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[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015)

1x02 || 3x09

#freddie lounds was the number one hannigram shipper

[flock-of-cassowaries]

Theory: Having grown up in North America, Will Graham has only the foggiest conception of what a mongoose is.

Will Graham’s North American subconscious, trying to conjure an image of a fearsome creature with “goose” in the name.

friendly reminder that Hannibal Lecter straight up admits he thinks of this creature when he thinks of Will (in the first episode, no less):

and idk abt you but if i was Will i wouldnt to be able to decide if im pissed off cuz i just got compared to natures cute and cuddly snake wrangler or that Hannibal is kinda right.

edit: art inspired by this post

[bloodydancy]

“It's beautiful.”

Hannibal 3.13 The Wrath of the Lamb | Kiss alts

[pesky--dust]

Everyone moved on, but I'm still here.

Like— This implies that Mads and Hugh first met on set during the scene where Hannibal babytraps Will!

[trashwithvariety]

so this has probably already been talked about in great detail since the end of the show (hannibal) but I just did a rewatch and I can't shut up about it. the incredible level of subtle details in this show is already insane but I noticed it much clearer in my rewatch during season 3 part two how quickly we see Will change.

during *The Great Red Dragon*, Will is back to mostly his pre-Hannibal self. We see him married with a family out in the country with his dogs and more specifically his clothes (I am going to be very specific about what he wears in this because it's these details that are so subtle but make his change so much more crispy). He's wearing very practical, warm weather clothes, looks like an outdoorsman.

like, reminder that this ↓

is how he shows up to meet Hannibal again for the first time in years. Glasses, coat, clearly clothes he would not think twice about wearing anywhere, kind of like how he dresses in season one. It's also in his expression and his stature (which bless Hugh Dancy for his portrayal of Will because I don't know who else could have done the subtle changes so eloquently)

now let me take you to the episode directly after (And the Woman Clothed with the Sun) he first sees Hannibal and has to come back to talk to him

i'm sorry??? Immediately with the crisp button down, tucked in, with the top buttons undone, hair slicked back, NO GLASSES and look. Look at how he stands and his expression and how comfortable he is, hands in pockets.

okay further evidence. And honestly arguably the scariest piece

it's the dead-eyed stare for me. We all know what happened to Chilton after this, and it's the fact that he knew what he was doing. God, Will was never more like Hannibal than he was at the end of season three. Clothes are not much different on purpose because he's playing the game now.

Sidebar that in almost all the scenes that he's bitchily talking to Bedelia, he's also very well dressed as if he's taking Hannibal's place in his manipulation of her.

By the time we see him in The Wrath of the Lamb, he has already decided that he wants Hannibal back. Vaguely suggesting to Jack to use Hannibal as bait for the Dragon, as if he didn't very well consider all the outcomes would likely lead to Hannibal escaping. The way they're looking conspiratorially at each other in the back of the van. How Will isn't even remotely surprised he walks out unscathed or how he doesn't question letting him drive them to wherever they're going to meet the dragon.

And once they get to the cliffside house, and they get settled and Will?

His shirt is tight, his expression is the SAME as the one Hannibal had in episode ONE season ONE, as he watches Hannibal BLEED OUT and wonders probably what they will do.

There are plenty of ways everyone that worked on this show displayed how Will was changing but I loved how they used his clothes to do it and how Hugh used his expressions to differentiate pre-Hannibal and post-Hannibal Will.

I could write a dissertation on this show it's insane and I will never shut up about my murderous gay husbands.

[devoted2consumption]

It’s so depressing that Abigail really had nothing ahead of her.

Even if Hannibal, Will and Abigail had escaped to Florence together, she would never truly be safe, or happy. The rest of her whole life would be a continuation of…

“I didn’t know what else to do, so I just did what he told me.”

Even if she followed Hannibal like a stray dog, obeying his commands for some sort of structure or family in her life, she also would’ve been living in fear of what Will could do to her, as he resembled so many aspects of her father.

On the other hand, if she somehow survived and was safe from Will and Hannibal, she would have no sense of belonging. She would have no friends, no family, no home.

All Abigail ever wanted was to go home, but without a family (Will and Hannibal) she would be totally lost. Miserable.

[helthebolter]

“you’ve tasted love and it tasted sweet

you drank the blood and bit the meat

you hold it, you hold it, but you’ll never know

you close your eyes and cry to me

don’t sink in me with your dog teeth

we’re better off if you let go”.

[linusbenjamin]

Hannibal 2.01 × Kaiseki

[logray]

THE SHINING (1980) HANNIBAL (2013-15) THE SUBSTANCE (2024)

[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015)

[flock-of-cassowaries]

The rare instance of Will matching not just Hannibal’s freak, but also, his level of bullshit.

WILL GRAHAM + fatherhood in Hannibal 2.11 / Hannibal 3.09

[willgrahamscock]

how many times did Will fantasize about getting pushed against this ladder for him to have a visceral reaction to Hannibal cornering him like this? slut, whore, harlot.

[trashwithvariety]

hold on shut up I need to talk about this moment right here

I made a post about Hugh's minute changes in expressions and stature when it comes to how quickly Will changes throughout the end of season three.

That very subtle but totally deranged cunty smile that he makes before saying "I need you, Hannibal."

William Graham.

You little slut.

How quickly he masks his smile as he says it. He's not hiding it from Hannibal, because Hannibal already has a sense of Will's mind. He's hiding it from everyone else standing behind Hannibal, and he's trying to subtly indicate to Hannibal that he has a plan. Or at least, he's going to set him loose and see what happens.

I kept seeing that smile and I was frothing at the mouth because excuse me???

[not-psychotic]

[louisbxne]

HANNIBAL

Rôti | 1.11 (Gag Reel)