tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3466594648727548361..comments2024-03-28T09:13:28.499-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Hannibal: ...and the Woman Clothed in SunBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89022555259029742732023-04-09T16:29:16.839-04:002023-04-09T16:29:16.839-04:00"Extreme acts of cruelty require a high level..."Extreme acts of cruelty require a high level of empathy"<br />So good ;-; I'm still dining out on it<br /><br />@FlopHairedWuss: "Has he ever tried to persuade you to kill anybody? He will.<br />And it will be somebody you love.<br />And you will think it's the only choice you have."<br />It always sounded like Alana to me, coupled with her admirably severe look this season it feels practically telegraphed. Hannibal's threats makes it look like he'll kill her personally but that still might mean he could get Will to do it, to make it really hurt. Though it feels too outlandish even for this show, within the timespan that's left. <br />Hey maybe it might've been Abigail. Hannibal did give him an out but Will thought he absolutely had to peg him down. Nah, even with a guilty conscience it's too much of a reach. Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75320274677644933982015-08-19T02:03:47.715-04:002015-08-19T02:03:47.715-04:00I know..the painting upset me too..odd after all t...I know..the painting upset me too..odd after all the deaths they show that it's the destruction of a priceless artifact that makes so upset.<br />Beverly's death and Abigail's did upset me most though. <br />Oh Bedelia..I love the line about Will having a more passionate relationship with Hannibal than she did. Ha. They so are the brides of Hannibal. Gillian is flawless as Bedelia. <br />Great review. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57388240324111658302015-08-18T23:24:30.324-04:002015-08-18T23:24:30.324-04:00Jess,
Your comment about the consumed painting mad...Jess,<br />Your comment about the consumed painting made me nod my head emphatically -- it really was so disturbing. In a show that frequently leaves extraordinary examples of culture not only untouchable but transcendent of this cruel world, they really did a number on the Blake. (That painting really is locked away at the Brooklyn Museum because I was going to sneak a non-flash photo of it for this review when I found out it was not on display. I wonder if they did it after Thomas Harris' book came out in 1981?) That does happen in the book and it is reasoned that he did it to try and stop the dragon from transforming him further. FWIW, I do not think you are desensitized to the gruesome nature of the show, commingled with that scene was both witnessing the grotesque desire behind a human being doing something like that in earnest AND the utter shock that someone has disgraced a piece of art in such a way.<br />As for Gillian Anderson who I could talk about for hours (!), I will miss her, too. I truly cannot imagine any other actress who could have played this part with the level of complexity she contributes.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42673108336220632332015-08-17T14:06:00.720-04:002015-08-17T14:06:00.720-04:00Bedelia is fascinating and absolutely transfixing....Bedelia is fascinating and absolutely transfixing. I love the way she's always so rigidly structured in both her appearance and body language, when the notion of whether she's really in control of her actions has always on the table. (Although perhaps a bit less so after this week's revelations.) I will really miss this incarnation of Gillian Anderson when the series is done.<br /><br />The eating of the priceless painting was really upsetting. Of all the stuff on this show to get upset about, it was the destruction of the painting that disturbed me the most this week (especially after seeing how carefully it was preserved and handled). Oy. What <i>does</i> that say about me? Perhaps I've become desensitized to the show's more macabre horror?Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51586641881956910332015-08-13T00:30:23.571-04:002015-08-13T00:30:23.571-04:00FlopHairedWuss,
I like your style. Particularly yo...FlopHairedWuss,<br />I like your style. Particularly your focus on Dr. Du Maurier. More on that in a moment but first... as for the realism thing, at times I, too, marvel at the things people point out as being a bridge too far because they so often fall into the category of logistics -- i.e. how did an 'older adult' erect a human totem pole by himself? Where people get stuck probably reveals a great deal about the way their own mind works.<br />I have that line of Bedelia's written down in a document of my favorite lines just waiting (hoping) for the right time to use it in a review. I truly hope something comes of it. There aren't many loose ends in this show I find and when there are, it very deliberate. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28875784086222996272015-08-12T20:07:34.198-04:002015-08-12T20:07:34.198-04:00While I haven't 'enjoyed' this season ... While I haven't 'enjoyed' this season as much as the last (best of 2014), it's still been the best show of 2015 so far. <br /><br />A lot has been said about issues with realism but this show has always had one foot out of reality. It's just been dipped more into the fantasy side this season.<br /><br />Bedelia seems to be in much more control than it initially appeared. The hand down the throat seemed almost sexual. But she initially did seem genuinely concerned for his life. I love that they're keeping her loyalties and motivations relatively ambiguous.<br />It's looking like Will may have to also deal with his own wounded bird by the end of the season.<br /><br />Do you think anything will come of Bedelia's line from last season:<br /><br />"Has he ever tried to persuade you to kill anybody? He will.<br />And it will be somebody you love. <br />And you will think it's the only choice you have."<br /><br />Considering that Bedelia was working with Hannibal at that point (as far as I remember), it's questionable what her motives were with that line. FlopHairedWussnoreply@blogger.com