Last week it was mentioned, and quite rightly so, that Hannibal may suffer and lose its steam. Still excelling in look and feel, the plot seems to be caught in the undertow and may drown. Certainly, we are enticed by the first episodes action packed fight sequence. It is a thrilling destination that we are heading to. The problem is episode one towed the line between exciting and boring and episode placed a solid foot in the latter, causing Hannibal to wobble at the top of the television pedestal.
The problem with Sakizuki is it smatters of the same. Graham is still behind bars, Lecter is still eating people and Crawford is still angry that circumstances. There is nothing to grab onto here and the plot is starting to feel stale. The constant barrage of how stuck Graham is, how clueless the FBI is and how evil Lecter is no longer exhilarating. Instead, the cat and mouse game has petered out and the cat is now batting the cage that the mouse is cowering behind. It doesn’t make for an interesting show and if Hannibal doesn’t pick up its plot, it may start to become bland; a meal that even Lecter wont indulge in.
It’s middling because nothing greater or new has developed here besides Bedelia’s revelation. The thirty second preview was the most exciting thing as episode three sees Graham on trial and Hannibal ready to take the stand. While Hannibal is still a television show with a lot of bite, Sakizuki just floats slowly along in the water without offering much via plot or intrigue. It all rests on the next episode and hopefully, the interest will pique again.