—“Why did you tell Mason Verger I wanted to kill him?”
“I was curious what would happen.”

Did you really think she was above that sort of thing?

Mason’s paralysis at Hannibal’s hands pares down the finale back to its most basic element

I'm with Winston. The flay-grant gore was hard to stomach.

Will: What are you feeding my dogs?
Buster: It's MASON!

6 in 7 dogs agree.

That was terra-ble.

He'll bite your legs off!

That was absolutely thrilling!

I like to think the malleable continuity is because the show is set not so much in the 80s but it more of a hazy remembrance of the 80s. I'm okay with that rationale.

Ryan McGee did a piece for this show here a while back. And we get the occasional newswires. I hope this does get picked up for review next season. Though, judging by the comments sections of the newswires, there may not be enough of us to justify it. :\

Helena is insanely forgiving.

I was amused by the Rosemary's Baby watermark that persisted throughout the broadcast.

I loved the contrasts between the first few scenes. We first get what I assume is Will’s dream of being reborn in the belly of the stag into Stag Man Jr./Willdigo, as Stag Man Sr. looks on. The imagery is dark and cold and violent and the sound is shrill and cacophonous and sinister. Then cut to the next scene which…

This dish would be great for an AV Club Taste Test. That or balut.

I love Hannibal's long stare at whatever it is that annoys him, and can't help but grin at how Hannibal might handle the perceived slight. If Hannibal were my therapist, I'd read and memorize every book on manners and etiquette I could get my hand on.

Go home, Dan Harmon. You are drunk.

I wonder if Steve McPherson can get the same kind of deal Don got and return to work but only under Paul Lee and only by sticking to a script approved by whomever when interacting with female co-workers. Paul Lee isn't even adequate.

A friendly comment to point to Showtime's Penny Dreadful YouTube page where they uploaded the full pilot episode to watch for free: https://www.youtube.com/wat… .

Is it impossible for Norman to run in the woods without tripping?