hannibal sent will to prison and has the audacity to sit there in his office being sad about it, staring at the empty chair … YOU CREATED THIS PROBLEM!!
y'know, sometimes i can't get over how impulsively hannibal acted in mizumono like, baby girl, he called you to warn you the FBI knew!!! maybe wait two seconds before whipping out the knife and gutting the love of your life because maybe, just maybe, there's an explanation that isn't "will betrayed me, i must forgive him the way God forgives."
and then i remember.
hannibal didn't give a fuck about garret jacob hobbs when he called and said, "they know." he was just curious about what would happen. it was for his own amusement.
so of course when will calls and says the same exact words, hannibal doesn't see it as the genuine gesture will meant it to be. how could he? all he knows is that will lied to him about freddie, refused to run away with him and insisted on confronting jack, and is now calling hannibal to taunt him and see what he does. all of will's actions have been for his own amusement.
and oh boy, does hannibal put on a show. "you want to see what i'm capable of? fucking watch me."
sorrie but hannibal's fuckass act in savoureux (s1e13) is so.... unconvincing, the way he turns round in DISGUST from the ear in the sink like, yeah you never saw mutilated body parts and you're feeling queasy looking at an inconspicous lil ear in the sink? of course. of course. how did that ear end up THERE? who could do such a terrible thing? how could anyone?