#hannibal is an overdramatic bitch and i love him

[phoenixkaptain]

The funniest part of NBC Hannibal will always be Hannibal getting Will incarcerated and then loudly complaining about it to literally everyone.

“I miss him” YOU WERE THE ONE WHO FRAMED HIM FOR MURDER

[bedeliainwonderland]

hey k, a little birdie told me you wanted the question :)

Do you think Hannibal was in love with Alana and Bedelia? The same way he was in love with Will? Or how do you see Hannibal's relationship with Alana and Bedelia compared to his intense love for Will?

😘❤️ aww thank you, you didn’t have to send it haha. I was just being overdramatic because I am annoyed.

But since you asked… *adjusts glasses and takes a sip of pink g&t, Lidl’s finest* WARNING: VERY LONG, read at own risk 💀

Soooo, let’s start by saying that Hannibal “loves” a lot of people. He loved Jack, he loved Abigail. In his own way, of course, and it’s not such a good thing to be loved by him. Can prove quite fatal. Not one of these 3 relationships are alike for many reasons. It’s like comparing apples, oranges and dog food.

Alana: Hannibal was absolutely fond of her and loved her in a way. She was a strong and intelligent woman and Hannibal has a thing for strong women, starting from his aunt (a thing that’s NEVER discussed by the fandom). Their connection was limited for obvious reasons: Hannibal could have never showed her his true self, she would have never accepted him for who he was. She wasn’t like him. When she asked if she could have ever understood him and he said no, it was actually a rare moment of truth from him. Yes, their romance was a form of a distraction, very useful for Hannibal, but he treated her well. Whether that excuses the lies and the deception, it’s up to everyone’s personal judgment. (I would have still slept with him 😏)

Will: *sighs* I am obviously not a fan, mainly because of the fandom and how the show turned into a bad fanfic by season 3 (because the creator loved being worshipped by a small group of people and ignored plot coherency in a process). Does Hannibal love Will? Yes. Does he love him in the way the fandom claims? Absolutely not. Will and his empathy are such a perfect thing for Hannibal. He’s a narcissist and what he loves most is himself. Will and his “gift” makes him an ideal clean slate Hannibal can project himself onto. He doesn’t care for Will on a personal level. He loves him the way one loves a favourite book or other object. You love it and you don’t want anyone else to have it, but you don’t expect the book to return your feelings. I imagine Hannibal had several other “projects” before Will, but no one them were so “pliant” to Hannibal’s tricks. Plus Will’s push back made Hannibal more and more obsessive. Would taking Will and Abigail to Europe work? Absolutely not, because again, Hannibal has never considered their own feelings. He has never considered them as persons. It would have blown up in his face and he would have probably killed them both (unless they escaped somehow). My biggest issue with the show is that Hannibal would have never forgiven Will his betrayal (or anyone else’s for that matter). Mizumono was a perfect break up with all his “relationships”. And don’t give me the “Hannibal loved Will so much he forgive him”. No, it was a creator’s choice to cater to the fandom and very OOC.

Bedelia: my biggest pet peeve is when people say she was “Will’s substitute”. Bitch please… if you must consider this in those terms, Will was the substitute. But you shouldn’t because those relationships have nothing in common. But the “brides of Frankensteeeein”?? I hear you scream. That was just Bedelia having fun toying with Will (and actually it was fan service…). She has never felt jealous about his relationship with Hannibal (she did find him a loose cannon though and was wary of what he might do to her). I once did a full on breakdown on their relationship throughout the episodes and wish I could find it again (search option here is… ughh). I will try to keep it short this time. Bedelia’s presence in Hannibal’s life is unique. When we meet Bedelia for the first time, it is being said that they have known each other for years at this point. Longer than anyone ever!! Hannibal is not a creature that keeps people around. So there’s something about Bedelia that makes her special. He is clearly enamoured by her and it’s an ongoing thing. If he “loved” her and then stopped, he would have killed her. What makes Bedelia special is that she is the only person that Hannibal treats like, well, a person. She is the only one on his “level”, the only one he respects. And it’s the respect that makes this so important. Hannibal has zero respect for anyone else, most people are just possible meat to him. He doesn’t respect Will or Abigail. It’s like Bedelia is a little pedestal above all others in Hannibal’s mind. But most importantly, she KNOWS. We don’t know how much she knows at the time of season 1, but she knows enough. Enough to know what he is. And she is not afraid or repulsed. Quite the contrary. And Hannibal senses she is like him, that’s why he sends her a wounded bird to kill. She does, proving him right, yet is not ready to embrace her dark side. Hannibal is: fine, I’ll wait. Again proving how special she is to him. She warns him, he doesn’t listen, she leaves, he lets her! But he wanted to kill heeer… no, he wanted to see if she was were really gone and if she had betrayed him (he’s fixated on betrayal in general). She didn’t, she left him a gift, once again proving how well she knows him and telling him they’ll meet again. Both his romance with Alana and his plan to get away with his “projects” only started AFTER she left. Bedelia wasn’t a plan B, she was plan A but she left. Let’s skip an essay on Florence since this is already ridiculously long, just a few points. Fandom’s obsession with pointing out that he only talked about Will: yeah, because FAN SERVICE, we had like 4 conversations between them, out of hundreds that would have taken place. Literally ALL the characters talk only about them. It has zero relevance to their relationship. The writers weren’t interested in developing any other storyline. But even so, we still got more than enough to see how much they meant to each other. Dimmond’s death: Hannibal literally (oops again that word) gives her an out. She could have left and he would have not followed. But she stayed and this was a moment when Hannibal realized he fucked up. His reckless behaviour has already ruined their life in Florence and now he finally see that Bedelia accepts him fully, like no one else ever did (NO, WILL DOESN’T). Things reach their boiling point, she patches him up (lovingly) and sends him away. And he ACCEPTS it! Even more so, he promises to support her story. This is HUGE, Hannibal has only cared about telling his own story and plotting his own way, and here he is like sure babe, I will say whether you want me to say. If that doesn’t make Bedelia a queen of his heart, I don’t know what does. Finally, contrary to what fandom says, Bedelia has NEVER betrayed Hannibal. She has covered for him and she has tried to help him. Bedelia is the only person who understands Hannibal. She is quite like him (same interests, same tastes) Hannibal never wanted and would never hurt or kill her. He feels protective of her, after all.

I ran out of space. If you got this far, I kiss you on the forehead 💋 thank you for reading!

[dunyashas]

Dregs fave tv shows

kaz: huge peaky blinders fan: literally a tv show about a 20th-century gang leader. also loves crime shows, obvs, esp white collar and the mentalist. into some dark thriller shit. american horror story. hannibal. doesn’t care for bates motel a lot (not enough blood) but watches it anyway. likes game of thrones, for all the political power play. also how could i not mention mr.robot.

inej: prefers physical competition reality shows: so you think you can dance, survivor, american ninja warrior, the amazing race. take the money and run. reruns of the olympic gymnastics. thats it thats literally it kaz will b stayin up late watching murder shows, nina watching baking shows, jes watching alien shows and then there’s inej, glued to the screen playing olympic reruns from 20 years ago.

jesper: can get down w most tv shows. he likes comedies (brooklyn nine nine, arrested development), action (anything with a lot of guns), and reality competitions (survivor, so you think u can dance, wipeout). also, trashy reality shows like real housewives and dance moms. a ho for cryptid hunting. will definitely wake wy up in the middle of the night to tell him all the alien sightings in the last five years. also wylan and jesper don’t argue much but wylan once password-protected the poker network and jesper didn’t come home for a week.

wylan: a big fan of the flash. also, the gifted. eyewitness af. loves paranormal/ghost hunting shows. so does jesper, but wylan likes the real ones and jes likes the overdramatic fake ones. claims he hates the shows kaz watches but will find ways to be in the same room as kaz watching them anyway. will end up with his face buried into kaz’s shoulder when someone gets decapitated but won’t leave. 

nina: once upon a time. huge crush on captain hook. loves the holiday baking championship and the voice. also loves reality shows like the bachelor and real housewives. once tried a real housewives drinking game with matthias to take a shot every time someone throws something (shade or a drink), and so settled the debate on which one could hold their alcohol better (matthias passed out halfway through the episode and nina won’t let him forget)

matthias: “hates” watching the bachelor/ette with nina but shows up anyway………also likes boring documentaries abt trees and war. loves wilderness survival shows like man vs. wild. tries to hide his enthusiasm for most tv shows but will cut a bitch if you get in the way of him watching the amazing race with the rest of the dregs. 

kuwei: SCIFI SHIT. his fav is stranger things, but he can get down to x-files and doctor who all the same. will watch anything w aliens (@jesper hmu) also, dexter’s lab and danny phantom. 

talk to me abt soc!

[shieldofapollo]

Complete agree with this feeling.

The funniest part of NBC Hannibal will always be Hannibal getting Will incarcerated and then loudly complaining about it to literally everyone.

“I miss him” YOU WERE THE ONE WHO FRAMED HIM FOR MURDER