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kvetchinglyneurotic · 1 year ago

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I'm rewatching Hannibal now that I have a bit more free time and one of my favourite things about the first season is how much fun the show has with the fact that virtually everyone watching already knows that Hannibal is a cannibalistic serial killer — the cannibal puns, the cuts between Hannibal's victims and him preparing meals, the way he's so consistently but subtly manipulative in a way you can't fully appreciate without knowing who he is. I think creators adapting popular stories/characters can fall into the trap of writing or directing the same way they would for a narrative that isn't already entrenched in the popular consciousness, but Bryan Fuller and co. really leaned into that awareness and wove it into the narrative in a way that produces some truly spectacular dramatic irony.

#nbc hannibal #hannibal lecter #bryan fuller #i say “virtually everyone” because it is theoretically possible though unlikely that someone would find the show #without knowing who hannibal is beforehand #incidentally this is why i'm not usually bothered by spoilers — sometimes knowing the twist lets you appreciate the story more #also that bit where he tells freddie lounds she's being rude and then it cuts to him cooking one of his victims #as this wonderful bit of foreshadowing for how he chooses his victims #already know what to expect gore-wise on the rewatch so i'm less distracted by being squeamish #and can appreciate how well-constructed the show is #kvetch oc

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