tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2019360776685904132..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Hannibal: Amuse-BoucheBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12405844690394343062014-01-22T19:07:50.081-05:002014-01-22T19:07:50.081-05:00Nick!
That is an epic fail on my part re: the spel...Nick!<br />That is an epic fail on my part re: the spelling of Lecter. Thank you. That shan't happen again.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65477850494945535642014-01-20T13:41:14.162-05:002014-01-20T13:41:14.162-05:00I actually have a really strong stomach in real li...I actually have a really strong stomach in real life situations and with TV stuff. But something about mushrooms has always unnerved me.<br /><br />The rest of the crime scenes in this show didn't bug me though. Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5374175812093242762014-01-20T04:25:53.603-05:002014-01-20T04:25:53.603-05:00Exactly. In real life, I see two drops of blood an...Exactly. In real life, I see two drops of blood and I half faint. But on this show I'm like this guy turned comatose people into mushroom gardens; that's awesome. The way they do the food is amazing too. It's so disgusting and yet so appetizing looking at the same time.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42603505119873273202014-01-20T04:20:10.354-05:002014-01-20T04:20:10.354-05:00Oh I totally get what you mean. The way they visua...Oh I totally get what you mean. The way they visually depict all the dark and macabre stuff going on is the sort of thing that would make you puke if you saw it on a documentary... but somehow here, I can't help but note how stylishly it's done. And without giving anything away, some of the upcoming episodes will blow you away as well in this.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14545435342818455252014-01-19T19:53:27.498-05:002014-01-19T19:53:27.498-05:00So I guess I'm the only one who thought the wh...So I guess I'm the only one who thought the whole mushroom thing was sort of gorgeous in a macabre way? Eh, I'm fine with it. Seriously, the production design on this show...sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39793561366903135532014-01-19T17:47:59.508-05:002014-01-19T17:47:59.508-05:00Glad to finally see Hannibal being reviewed on thi...Glad to finally see Hannibal being reviewed on this site! It'll be nice to have something to tide myself over with until the next season comes along.<br /><br />BTW, isn't it spelled Lecter instead of Lector?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30498481557441397362014-01-19T02:06:04.920-05:002014-01-19T02:06:04.920-05:00Gah, this episode was by far the nastiest for me. ...Gah, this episode was by far the nastiest for me. I have an inexplicable aversion to fungal matter so my body was crawling all over the whole time.<br /><br />And Heather, your assessment of Freddie Lounds is spot on. And judging from what the showrunners have said about the timeline of the show, she'll be sticking around for quite a while.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26698405206810782022014-01-18T11:37:35.871-05:002014-01-18T11:37:35.871-05:00The mushroom garden is definitely one of the more ...The mushroom garden is definitely one of the more haunting death tableaus from this season. So, so unnerving. And yet, not the worst one for me. Some sick, sick minds work on this show.<br /><br />Fun tidbit: the woman that ends up in trunk is Gretchen, a guest character from Bryan Fuller's <i>Wonderfalls</i>. Not just the same actress, it is actually the same character. It's weird the way his universes intersect --- Marianne Beattle from the 'Muffin Buffalo' episode of <i>Wonderfalls</i> showed up on <i>Pushing Daisies</i> --- given that he likes to use the same actors and actresses over again. What would happen if Dr. Bloom had interacted with Gretchen? Would she have done some kind of double-take because she looks just like Jaye from high school?<br /><br />As you both note, this show does an absolutely fantastic job capitalizing on what the audience knows about Hannibal that his colleagues don't. I honestly think the tension in any meal preparation and eating scene gets to me more than the graphic deaths. Jack eating dinner with Hannibal had me squirming on the couch. Any dinner scene, really, has me squirming.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78613406474979820962014-01-18T11:10:23.354-05:002014-01-18T11:10:23.354-05:00This episode is creepy beyond the telling of it. ...This episode is creepy beyond the telling of it. People as mushroom growers. Dear God, but I am going to have nightmares about that.<br /><br />As you point out so well, a lot of the tension in this show lies between what the characters know and we, the audience, know will happen in the future. Every time Hannibal serves dinner, I just cringe.<br /><br />Great review, Heather, and thanks for getting me back into this show.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.com