For me this season's problem lies with the incoherent plot that rarely makes meaningful sense, unsatisfying twists that felt more like letdowns than resolutions, and unnecessary random characters. I have no idea if it was exactly like that in the books, but following them was probably a wrong decision.

Especially compared to the "garden variety" who got caught and were forcibly put through therapy. This must be the most simple variety of criminally inclined sociopaths. Just very impulsive people.

Yeah you're right, I was too hasty in drawing my opinion. I merely assumed since 1st season that Hannibal was a sociopath\antisocial, mostly because of all his "person suit" talking, and I've seen some of those and they certainly don't need anyone and don't value friendship. I'm not outright mistaken either, it's not…

I kind of dislike the portrayal of the dragon, too, but not because it's bad. I attribute my dislike to the insecure feeling of revulsion and anxiety that I experience because of having to emphathize with someone so obviously insane.

I saw that show partially and it seemed so unrealistic to rely on microexpressions and body language in investigation, haha. Anyway, good to know, I'll see about buying Ekman's books and studying from them. And I'll tell my psychologist and see what she thinks. I didn't complain much about reading nuances of facial…

"the man's natural beauty"

That's nice to know! Live and learn, I guess. I'll look up these acting techniques to learn more.

Yep, this is answering my question, thanks! And it's very intriguing. Although for you it's not all that good…

Thanks for sharing. If I may ask, how do you perceive Hannibal characters' emotions?

Sorry if awkward question, but what kind of condition is that? Don't reply if I'm being intrusive! And how well did the "educating" work? I'm really just wondering how well people's lives can be bettered now by psychology.

I found an online questionnare on alyxithymia and scored high traits.
A lot of things sound familiar, but I'm not sure that's what it is. I've been diagnosed with depression in my teens and since then had it, ranging from mild to severe, for like 15 years overall. That's a more likely explanation for traits of…

I too have a problem with Game of Thrones, but not with all characters. Mostly with Daenerys and Jon Snow. Daenerys has such a naive vulnerable look that I don't find her believable as a queen, and that vulnerable naive look clashes so much with the stiff posture and commanding voice that the actress is trying to…

I think a lot of people express emotions in this subtle style, so it's believable and it's really alright. Just a little hard on screen to figure out. I'm pretty sure that's how I myself come off to people, judging by their comments. (Not as an actor, which I'm not, but in real life) It's definitely realistic.

Do you know how this super subtle style of acting is recognizably called? If it has a name, that is. I'd love to use the term in conversations, without trying to explain the whole thing from grounds up, which is quite difficult and can often confuse people. (I had a few such conversations before, as I now realize, and…

Does it mean that other actors are lacking something? I'm no judge of acting, but they're famous.

Thanks for your opinion, I was getting seriously confused. This style of show is great, true, I like how calm Hannibal in particular is.

I want to ask you guys a question. There are lots of comments discussing how great Hannibal's subtle expressions in particular are and how strongly emotions are portrayed in other characters. But I don't see any of them. To me it's often big a newsflash when I read how someone interpreted a scene in comments. To me…

Imho, in this season all other characters, not only women, serve as props for Hannibal-Will relationship. Take as an example a chat between Jack and that Italian detective in this episode. They're men, yet that conversation felt more like exposition done through a chat that a real chat between people. It happened so…

I felt the same. Maybe the people who make this show finally gave up on everyone who hasn't read Hannibal books, thinking that only die-hard fans would follow such a show, and so book references won't be explained anymore? I don't know. But from point of view of someone who knows nothing about the books, there's as…

It's most likely true, I feel the same way… And that makes me question: why does he care for Will? At the end of the first season I thought that he didn't. It was more like a rare opportunity to experiment with someone's organic madness. But then "feelings" appeared.