#will saying it wasn't good to see hannibal locked up <3 then helping him escape <3

[rocktheholygrail]

2x05 || 3x13

[k-s-morgan]

Hi Hi!!! How are you???!! Soooo I have two questions and sort of a rant I want to get off my chest, please bare with me. First I'm a huge hannibal fan and I absolutely adore Hannigram but I kinda hate how Bryan dangles season 4 in our faces sometimes. Like I want season 4 BADLY, but the reality is who the heck knows if we will ever get it. I know he wants to keep hope in the fandom alive and I know he wants to show that he still loves and supports us but I feel we are an endless cycle of limbo where we hope for season 4 and then we mourn it then we hope again and then mourn it again. I hate it so much. I kinda wish he just let season 3 be the end (even though it wasn't his full vision) just so we can be content with what we have instead always feeling like the story is incomplete. You know what I mean.... Anyway my questions are..

Why do you think Hannibal slept with Bedelia, becuz he wanted to or becuz he wanted to please her I guess idk? He clearly doesnt have feelings for her not like he does with Will. Its almost like he is playing a role or he is just spiraling out of control and doesn't care about anything anymore idk. Why did Hannibal pick Dr. Fell of all aliases, why would he want to pick someone who is well known, did he want to get caught?

I hope this isn't too long, I love your fanfics :)

Hello! Thank you so much - and don’t worry about ranting! It always feels good)

1) Season 4

Like you said, I think Bryan is doing everything he can to bring more attention to the show in the hope of getting his chance to do S4. The problem is in fans’ expectations: back when the show was brought to Netflix, many newer people became wildly enthusiastic, and some older fans tried to warn them not to expect anything because it’d just hurt worse in the end. And this is exactly what happened. After all these years, I think that it’s better to convince yourself that no S4 is coming and be content with S3 ending. If there is more, then it’ll be a fantastic surprise, but if there isn’t, at least you won’t be locked in this constant cycle of waiting and disappointment. Bryan will likely keep the hope alive for years to come, and that’s the right approach for a director of a cancelled show. But fans shouldn’t get their hopes up every time he does it because realistically, the chances aren’t good. Bryan is also pretty honest about this: he said repeatedly that no one contacted him and that no one is interested as of now. It might change or it might not, so it’s better to let go and enjoy what we have. This way, we won’t lose anything. 

That said, personally, I’ve passed the stage where I really wanted S4. I don’t like how Bryan’s newer ideas sound, and my honest opinion is, if this is what he pitches, it’s no wonder networks aren’t interested. It feels like he’s more interested in finding new ways of artistic expression than in the actual plot, which will result in a very expensive yet ultimately unnecessary season that most people won’t like. Imo, he’d have more chances if he pitched the idea of Murder Husbands’ adventures, which is what he used to describe soon after the show ended. 

You can always imagine the worst possible version of S4 - this could help with reducing your disappointment about S3 being the last one!  

2) Bedelia

I actually don’t think Hannibal slept with Bedelia. And yes, I’m aware that Bryan said they did, but what’s not shown/stated directly in canon is usually up to interpretation, and I doubt they had sex as per the show. I could imagine them sleeping together before Italy - and if they did, I would say that it happened because they both wanted it. Hannibal wanted to distract himself, to lose himself in something pleasant, to forget about Will for at least a moment, and Bedelia was the only person he could get that with. He respects her, she sees him more clearly than most people, and he can open up to her because she senses when to push and when to back off. What stops me from being convinced is the way they kiss in E6. It definitely feels like the first kiss to me, with all the hesitancy and awkwardness. Then there is how Bedelia tries to seduce Hannibal in E1 by slowly unzipping her dress and turning to look at him demurely, and he just turns and walks away. Their interactions are sometimes so intimate that it feels creepy (the bath scene and the oysters, when Hannibal and Bedelia are in half-dressed states), but they don’t feel like interactions between lovers to me. 

In Italy, from E1, I definitely don’t see them sleeping together. Hannibal goes back to suffering over Will, and most importantly, Bedelia grows terrified of him. All she wants from this point on is to escape. She’s not there willingly now, she doesn’t want to play any longer - she just wants to survive and avoid being arrested, so she’s forced to keep playing. I don’t see her trying to initiate sex with Hannibal after learning he wants to kill her while still worshipping Will - she has more self-respect than that. I also don’t see Hannibal going along with sex when he knows how scared she actually is. This would be OOC for both characters, at least from my perspective. 

3) Dr. Fell

As for Dr. Fell, I don’t think he was that well-known, especially not in Italy. He was known in certain circles in France, but that’s about it - since Hannibal keeps using this alias for months, we can assume that most people didn’t know the real doctor. I think Hannibal wanted to steal the identity of someone very educated and prolific to get a good job - he wanted to flourish in a new scholar-like environment. But there was also a degree of self-destructiveness in it, yes. Hannibal is depressed, and by E5, he’s downright suicidal, with what he does and how he lets Jack almost kill him. He can’t enjoy life because after Will, it feels empty to him.