Glad someone else brought up the parallels to "Pan's Labyrinth," since that's where my mind immediately went as well, as he seemed to descend into the cavern.

Actually, something that I thought was worth considering was how Crawford and Pazzi both have the same kind of…'appearance,' with a stubble-type beard, creating a sense of synchronicity between the two law enforcement officials. It's almost as if Pazzi is Jack Crawford before he was mortally wounded by Hannibal, and…

Wynn Duffy?

Especially given his…intimate knowledge of Diaz.

You nailed it with the description here of the Lecter estate seeming like a Transylvanian castle. I was thinking how fascinatingly similar it was to old Hammer horror flicks, and of course, the giallo-esque music so far.

The Wendigo figure also appeared as a silhouette when Will Graham went wandering on the Lecter estate, finding that gorgeous fountain.

Pacific Rim

The original Jurassic Park novel also had a terrifying scene that Stormare's character kinda sorta goes through, although the original victim was Hammond, who suffered a broken ankle from the fall. Creepy stuff.

I dunno though. Did Hurlbut screw it up? I always thought it was a gaffer or grip working under him that screwed it up. Granted, Hurlbut should have realized that whatever the crew member was trying to do could have waited, although it still seems to leave one ill at ease.

Cool stuff. I don't know how big the crew is for "Hannibal," although I imagine it must be fairly large to make each shot look so sumptuous and decadent. That must have been a razor-thin skeleton crew to avoid breaking the budget.

Because of the quality of food, right? No way he'd touch it

Sooo…that kind of party?

Looks to me like my book-buying budget just went up, in addition to my already exuberant interest in the book covering the art of "Mad Max: Fury Road."

"What would you have me do, Bedelia?"

For my money, the moment that was the most horrific was Hannibal's framing of Will with hypnosis and encephalitis. Seriously, watching that clock become more and more disorganized was unnerving.

Sounds like me after binge-watching most of "The Wire." Man, was that painfully bleak.

Definitely agree with you on that, although it would seem to me that they're only upping the game for everyone else, as the usual ping-ponging between two talking heads has been largely tossed to the wayside (or I'm just avoiding shows that overdo that particular format).

No matter if it was shot on location or not (although it seems as though it was). The nature of the show means that even if it looks unreal, it can still add a certain level of beauty to the episode, whereas in other programs it could come across as artificial.

Done, done, annnnnnnd in progress!

Is there a difference between his douchebag persona and monster persona?