Loved that line, and the music was perfect, too. Just the right amount of pathos without seeming overplayed (especially given the tragic context it was placed in during Mizumono.)

It was liable to go off at any second!

I like your idea here. I could see Will succeeding Jack, depending on how well he manages to negotiate his way through the Tooth Fairy. Plus, as many intelligent people have said here before me, Clarice could be one of the few individuals to cut through Hannibal's manipulations.

Oh, whoops. I completely forgot about them (and how Hannibal completely obliterated most of them).

Not to mention the Vergers have plenty of money. It wouldn't take too much effort to smuggle them aboard a cargo shipment of pig carcasses (which seemed to be the case, given the final shot).

Not to mention the guy who framed him for killing Abigail.

Regarding Hannibal's bathroom and the dining table where he was cutting Will's head open: Did he have two separate apartments, due in part to the 'disappearance' of the other scholars? I can't help but wonder if I'm missing something, since I knew that he couldn't be in the same spot as Bedelia after she threw him out.

With plenty of double entendre to go around!

I haven't looked through all of the comments (because I had a meeting to attend when this episode aired and didn't have time until tonight to comment), but didn't Chiyo initially push Will off of the train in order to ensure he didn't choke when it came to killing Lecter? That was my initial assumption when I first…

Splice as well, if that's up your alley.

I liked that final twist on the source material, in its own horrific way that left me slack-jawed, were it not for the deductive skills of the corrupt Florentine police. Who needs Krendler when you've got those two?

Oh my gawd, that looked fantastic! Having seen "Manhunter," I'm rather excited to see what they do with this particular character, even if part of me can't help but scratch my head regarding the Red Dragon and what makes him so potent. After Season 1's cavalcade of serial killers-as-performance-artists, I wonder how…

I have to say: If this show does not survive for another season, this will be one of the things I miss the most from this comments section.

You're goddamn right.

Absolutely. I can already say that Hannibal is shot on cinema-grade digital cameras, whereas Arrested Development is only shot on broadcast cams, which presumably lessens the production workflow.

Oh God, now I'm flashing back to Jeremy Davies on Justified saying: "Now, h-h-h-h-h-hold your horses."

Better wash that out. Care for some Ortolan that's been drowned in brandy?

Not the comedian?

Perfect! And having Freddie Lounds transforming from a woman to a man fits in with Harris' thematic occupation of transformation!

It has to do with EVERYTHING