No, he hasn't. If the character originated in Silence of the Lambs (Jame Gumb, Raspail, Clarice Starling), he doesn't have the rights to them. Characters like Jack and Chilton (and obviously Will and Hannibal) appeared in Red Dragon before Silence.

Bryan Fuller says that Franklyn is a Benjamin Raspail analogue. So, is Tobias Raspail's boyfriend? Or is he HANNIBAL's Jame Gumb?

I'm quite surprised that "Babylon Squared" and "War Without End 1 + 2" aren't mentioned. I love your list, but I would always assume this little trilogy of episodes would always get onto these kinds of lists.

I'm quite surprised that "Babylon Squared" and "War Without End 1 + 2" aren't mentioned. I love your list, but I would always assume this little trilogy of episodes would always get onto these kinds of lists.

Because of the music they played as the lights were going down - the theme from CASINO ROYALE.

Because of the music they played as the lights were going down - the theme from CASINO ROYALE.

I enjoyed the fact there were two James Bond themes in this episode: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE for the final montage - and just a hint of the theme to CASINO ROYALE (1967) in the cinema with Don and Peggy. I think that was a clever way to hint at two versions of the same person: YOLT being the official James Bond film of…

I enjoyed the fact there were two James Bond themes in this episode: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE for the final montage - and just a hint of the theme to CASINO ROYALE (1967) in the cinema with Don and Peggy. I think that was a clever way to hint at two versions of the same person: YOLT being the official James Bond film of…

So funny that you mention the "toad hit by lightning"joke - as that one was written by Joss Whedon! He says the problem with that joke on film was the delivery - he wrote it to be a tossed off aside, but Halle Berry delivers is like it's a big deal!