sorry if i sounded too harsh, i am just so fed up with that particular goldberg variation…

I don't think we can rightfully compare the two. and Silence of the Lambs (where it was most famously heard) came out in 1991.

that is not what i'm aiming at, scoring and use of music is surely meant for us, the viewers. if they're using a piece of music that is all too easily recognizable as a signifier from a different (pop) culturally significant and resonant series such as Hannibal, it triggers an associative link which disrupts the…

to me it was, it took me out of the experience

it could and should have been changed to another, the aria in question is too recognizable.

is the toy important for some future developments or was it just a plot device to get to fergus?

Why do people keep using the same ubiquitous Goldberg variation /Aria over and over again? The same Goldberg variation Hannibal is known for (both series and film)? It's not the only one, Bach wrote 30 more. It's really lazy scoring and I'm a bit pissed at their musical supervisor for letting it slide.

he does. it's worth it.

who is JRM cast as? i almost said something disparaging about his acting lately but remembered he was quite good in dracula
(agreed)

yes, but did you notice Ivar using Ragnar's signature 'hmmm' and head jerks in the talk at the hunting lodge? personally, I was torn between Ragnar and Floki. he is a son of two fathers, in a way.

of course not

as much as i love Bjorn, i hate how Hirst played Porunn and Siggy

upvote for the elegant use of wander in discussion of an episode that ends with a wanderer returning…

Tahar Rahim gave a great performance. he's a joy to watch. Goran Bogdan on the other hand probably won't get the big international break he's gunning for. Goran Višnjić he ain't.
just wondering, is there nobody from Bosnia, Serbia or Croatia on here?

ehhhh…. i'm in two minds about this. the main reveal and its connotations (regarding the yugoslav wars) had me flabbergasted. i still cannot decide whether it was offensive or not but it was in markedly poor taste. the main revenge plot is…problematic. the writer(s) should have given it a bit more thought.

would you please care to elaborate on the plot developments and character choices you disagree with?

you mean tulku, surely

My expectations were way too high the first time I saw it (I was thrilled at the concept and the artwork) and found it underwhelming too, but then I watched it again next Christmas and liked it much much more. Give it a shot again.. it gets better year after year and there's always someone who hasn't seen it (so you…

Hogfather became my Christmas canon (and made me change my mind about Pratchett) when the tv adaptation came out and I watch it devotedly every year. Michelle Dockery as Susan is sublime (designer darkness indeed), the art direction, the music…love it all to bits, dodgy animated Death in particular.

Oh great, looking forward to it. A Christmas treat it is!