I'm not 100% convinced that Abigail is dead at all. The more convincing evidence is actually the suggestive: Hannibal's tears, the veal; the supposedly concrete stuff could all have been faked. Hannibal could certainly have removed an ear and even slit her throat without killing her. It is a bit of a stretch, but I…

Not to say they're guiltless, but I saw this at an AFI screening with the writer, director and Ewan McGregor and they were all very aware of the skewed perspective.

Not to say they're guiltless, but I saw this at an AFI screening with the writer, director and Ewan McGregor and they were all very aware of the skewed perspective.

Time Cat, perhaps?

Time Cat, perhaps?

Your head was in the right place in that case. Memento premiered at Venice in September 2000, and opened wide in the US in March 2001. AV Club placed it 5th on their Best Films of the 00's list. Hardly a "fucking travesty."

Your head was in the right place in that case. Memento premiered at Venice in September 2000, and opened wide in the US in March 2001. AV Club placed it 5th on their Best Films of the 00's list. Hardly a "fucking travesty."

Always nice to see my namesake referenced. I think the episode resembles Le Samourai more in terms of tone, but the scene with Spike playing alone in an Academie de Billard is straight out of Le Cercle Rouge. I applaud your JPM influence-spotting, regardless.