Deconstructing Hannibal

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this special solo episode, I reflect on the many reasons that the character of Hannibal Lecter endures as a horror icon. Enjoy! 💖💖💖 Episode Links: “What Drives Our Curious Fascination With Serial Killers?” by Scott Bonn - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201710/what-drives-our-curious-fascination-serial-killer...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/vIaTNdwZ51I In this episode, Fannibal Max and I discuss the proxy killers of Season 2 - Matthew Brown and Randall Tier. We discuss their mirror-ness, their Will-ness, their Hannibal-ness, their Dolarhyde-ness, and their place in the story and the fandom, among many other things. Enjoy! 💖💖💖 Episode Links:...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/yhSS6l3_lLQ In this episode, Fannibal CassieRaven and I discuss one of the fandom's most beloved characters, Peter Bernardone. We discuss Peter's compassion, heroism, and how he acts as a mirror for Will Graham. Enjoy! Episode Links: Nimerfro, Scott, Bryan Fuller and Steve Lightfoot. Writers. “Su-...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/dg8cZXIEfDo In this episode, Quantifiably Bitchy's Rachela and I discuss the beautiful and badass Margot Verger. We discuss Margot's canon origins in Harris, how Bryan transformed her character, and her enduring legacy as a survivor. Enjoy! Episode Links Harris, Thomas. Hannibal. Delacorte Press,...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/0j_8Do6FmLs In this episode, Fannibal Donna and I discuss the true villain of the show, Mason Verger. We delve into his canon beginnings in Harris, his translation to the screen in Ridley Scott's film and in Bryan Fuller's show, and the Mason Swap from S2 to S3. Enjoy! 💖💖💖 Episode Links Harris,...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/sJDYnlriNjQ In this solo episode, I discuss another character we are introduced to in Season 2, Kade Prurnell. I discuss the fascinating origin of her character, her function in the S2 plot, and possibilities for her character in a hopefully eventual Season 4. Enjoy! 💖💖💖 Episode Links AV Club Interview w...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/OPq4gg2krWg In this episode, Lady Thunder and I dissect and discuss the next installment in our Movie Edition series, 2002's Red Dragon . We talk our likes, dislikes, and the influence we see from this film in Bryan's Hannibal. Enjoy! 💖💖💖 Episode Links " Red Dragon (2002 film)” at Wikipedi...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, my guest Petra and I discuss the character of Miriam Lass – a strong, brave, young woman who serves as a load-bearing character for the plot and a remix of past characters from both the Fullerverse and Harris canon. Enjoy! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/qTbhfWrDJn4 Episode Links Wikipedia article on Dead Like Me - https://en....

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/S1J0NXkAFG4 In this episode, my good friend and Fannibal Family member Natasha and I finish discussing the development of Hannigram in Season 2, covering Episodes 8-13. We discuss the text, subtext, and everything in between. Enjoy! Episode Links Nimerfro, Scott, Bryan Fuller, and Steve Lightfoot. Writers....

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK:  https://youtu.be/nqja0waL4-I In this episode, Fannibal Michaś and I discuss the development of the Hannigram relationship in Season 2A, which is episodes 1-7. We discuss the game between Hannibal and Will, the coded language between them, the Salmon Shirt of Seduction, and more! Enjoy! Episode Links “The Good Ship: The B.F...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/qoD4hwGa0Fc In this solo episode, I finish my discussion of the new settings of S2, by focusing in on four places - Will's cell in the BSHCI, Muskrat Farm,  the Natural History Museum, and the Pool. All of these places are significant or symbolic to the tightly woven plot of Season 2. Enjoy! Episode Li...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/wkNyCZBz3uc In this episode, we start a new climb up the hill of the S2 plot diagram, and so we begin with setting. The main settings from S1, Hannibal's office and home, Will's house, the BAU, and the BSHCI, continue - but we now add some new settings in S2 in the service of plot, character, symb...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO AVAILABLE AT: https://youtu.be/SHWASwkuYZM In this episode, I review where we left the plot at the end of Season 1 and where we start Season 2. I go over the Season 1 plot diagram, discuss some of the promos for S2 at the time, and discuss some of what Bryan and Hugh said about the "new status quo" of Season 2. Enjoy! E...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO AVAILABLE AT: https://youtu.be/kfvgNDdIKx8 In this last liminal episode before I begin Deconstruction of Season 2, I felt it necessary and wonderful to introduce you to my brother, Josh. He has been my tech support through my entire podcast journey - he designed my logo, my video animations, helped me find my theme music, helped...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, I talk to our Fannibal King, Bryan Fuller, about Hannibal, Dust Bunny, fate, circumstance, and much, more more! Enjoy!

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, I am finishing my discussion of the themes and motifs of Season 1 with three important motifs in the show as a whole: teacups, the Ravenstag, and the Stag-Man (or Staggie) as Bryan calls him. Enjoy!  💖💖💖 Episode Links  Hannibal by Thomas Harris - https://a.co/d/b4zFWgj Fuller, Bryan. Writer. “Apéritif.” Hannibal, se...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, Lady Thunder and I discuss Ridley Scott's 2001 adaptation of the novel Hannibal - the brain eating, the steering wheel licking and all. Enjoy! Video available at: https://youtu.be/qGjwRy3jX8I Episode Links Hannibal . Directed by Ridley Scott, performances by Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Giancarlo G...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode (part 2 of a 3-part series), I delve into the meaning of two more significant motifs in S1 of Hannibal - knives and scars and how they relate to themes of power and possession. Enjoy! Video episode available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHi6O2rWxc Episode Links Cirlot, J.E. A Dictionary of Symbols . Barnes &...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this solo episode, I delve into the motifs of mirrors, both physical and conceptual, and breakfast and the themes they communicate. Enjoy! Episode Links Ezell, Margaret J.M. “Looking Glass Histories.” Journal of British Studies , vol. 43, no. 3, 2004, pp. 317-338. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/383598 . Bryan Fuller 2013 Inter...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, Cassie Raven and I discuss the falling action of Season 1 - the breaking of Will Graham, the sacrificial veal, the smells of the BSHCI, and more. Enjoy! Episode Links:  Lightfoot, Steve, Bryan Fuller, and Scott Nimerfro. Writers. “Savoureux.” Hannibal , season 1, episode 13. Chiswick Productions, 2013. “Savoureux” DVD...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, O.G. Fannibal Nickie and I discuss the climax of Season 1, the joys of being a Fannibal, and some cool sociological stuff. Enjoy! Episode Links: Bryan Fuller 2013 Interview with AV Club - Part 4 of 4 - https://www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller-walks-us-through-hannibal-s-debut-season-1798239748 King James Bible Online - Acts...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this solo episode, I discuss the major plot elements of Season 1 on the way up to the climax - the inciting incident, the conflicts, and the events of the rising action. Climax next episode. Enjoy! Episode Links Reedsy Blog: The Six Elements of Plot - https://reedsy.com/blog/guide/elements-of-plot/ Bryan Fuller 2013 Interview with A...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, my guest Amber and I cover the last characters of S1 that will be discussed before we begin our climb up the roller coaster of plot toward climax. Amber and I have a deeply interesting and hilarious conversation about Franklyn, the Cheese King, and others. Enjoy! Episode Links: The Art and Making of Hannibal by Jesse M...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, Quantifiably Bitchy's Rachela and I big mouth about the killers of Season 1 - Stammets, Eva, Budish, Silvestri, and Wells - and a myriad other Hannibal-related topics. Enjoy! Episode Links: The Art and Making of Hannibal by Jesse McLean - https://a.co/d/cWWCeOc Paul Stamets TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/pau...

Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this solo episode, I discuss the four most consequential killers (other than Dr. Lecter himself) in Season 1 - Garrett Jacob Hobbs, Dr. Abel Gideon, Tobias Budge, and Georgia Madchen. They all had different but integral effects on the development of Hannigram. Enjoy! Episode Links: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris - https://www.amazon.co...