Chekhov's buried treasure will somehow be really significant, as will the radio transmitters.

I am not an expert on prison culture or sexual violence, but I don't think that your understanding is quite right. Homosexuality and pedophilia may be verboten, but sexual violence is not necessarily considered to be either of those things. Joe's creep, behind bars, would be far more likely to be raped than shanked.

Carol and Tyrese will need a Judith-sitter in order to wreak havoc effectively. Perhaps her captors are the good guys?

Yeah, I was primed by the scavenging of the personal belongings, then the looks and discipline of the perimeter guards (accurately missing), then the demeanor of Gareth while instructing his prisoners. Entering the train was very Schindler's List-ish.

I am not a reader of the comics, and have just recently placed faith in the writers of the TV program. Cannibals, really? And not just cannibals, but ritualistic religious cannibals, with Nazi overtones. "People become part of us, we get stronger…Invite people in. That's how we survive."

"42" is a very special episode for me, and the trailer at the end as well. Back in May 2007, I was still only semi-aware that Doctor Who had "rebooted." I grew up with the 4th Doctor, and lost track after the 5th regenerated and I went off to college.

But then how can she join the casts of Game of Thrones and The Americans, while succeeding Capaldi as the 13th Doctor?

Dexter: When they say "clusterfuck," that must mean they didn't understand the intricacies of our plots. We were too subtle.

No, Maria LaGuerta was an honorable and dignified character. Mocking her Memorial Bench defiles the memory of her crime solving genius and personal awesomeness.

Due to this show's occasional subtlety and understated style, many of these comment threads are cluttered with people who "missed" something. For example, someone didn't understand why Crawford shot the nurse.

I would call it a satire account, and it's pretty clever.

Elephants and Mads, all the way down.

Fuller's summation of Hannibal's attitude toward Will is also great. “Attaboy. That’s the spirit!” I think he may have been subconsciously quoting Roy Batty as he taunted Deckard to kill him in Blade Runner.

I can't decide whether Viggo Mortensen should be the Cronenberg Will or the Cronenberg Hannibal. But so long as we're using Eastern Promises locations, Tatiana Maslany sure as hell better be Clarice.

It is interesting how Fuller describes Will's perspective of his post-incarceration relationship with Beverly. Will is "kind of heartbroken that she’s just there to talk about the case." So over the early episodes of the season, they develop a trust that transcends their previous working relationship, to the point…

Well, I'm pretty sure we can take U-Conn, so if you guys can handle Kentucky, we play on Saturday. At least they had the decency to schedule the important game so that it doesn't conflict with Hannibal.

Fair enough, it is much more fun to write than "hermeneutically complex."

I'm not sure that it's so easy peasy. We are privy to Will's thinking, and circumstances force us into sympathizing with him. But does that make him the protagonist? After all, the show is titled Hannibal. I suspect for reasons still unfolding.

I'm an MSU grad, but I sure as hell didn't want to miss this. Priorities, son.

How do you distinguish anti-hero from devil? Is it a matter of degree, or type?