tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6600876666027071069..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Hannibal: ...and the Beast from the SeaBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76082605421547065282023-04-10T11:06:12.665-04:002023-04-10T11:06:12.665-04:00She took away his bucket lol. Good for her, he sho...She took away his bucket lol. Good for her, he should learn a lesson about insisting on evil promises like an asshole.<br /><br />' Will: "I'm just about worn out with you crazy sons of bitches." ' <br />I love Hannibal's response to that even more: "The essence in the worst of the human spirit is not found in the crazy sons of bitches. Ugliness is found in the faces of the crowd."<br />The show still sucker-punches me with these lines... wow. I could kind of apply it to Jack. The things he can rationalize making Will suffer through is to please the crowd of innocents. Well, to be fair, maybe they wouldn't accept it if they knew.<br />KILL YOURSELF... SAVE THEM ALL.<br /><br />Loved the way Dolarhyde delivered the lines about his night with Reba-chan. "A living... breathing... WOMAN! How bizarre..." The dragon is in your belly now. You can choose to keep her alive, you don't have to worry about feeling love for her.Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31665325971996026892023-04-10T10:50:58.564-04:002023-04-10T10:50:58.564-04:00What am I missing, why can't youse just adjust...What am I missing, why can't youse just adjust the brightness settings? It's not like it's going to reveal any shortcuts the show took advantage of with the darkness (so I'm not sure why they made it so dark to begin with, outside of scenes depicting graphic violence). They still look really goodOnigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86457919835098980172023-04-10T10:48:49.141-04:002023-04-10T10:48:49.141-04:00Not to defend the show's darkness but is it th...Not to defend the show's darkness but is it that cumbersome to temporarily adjust your screen's brightness? Don't squint, bad for the eyes..Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34678052821408224012015-08-23T10:59:09.351-04:002015-08-23T10:59:09.351-04:00Yeah, I noticed that as I've become re-engaged...Yeah, I noticed that as I've become re-engaged in the show, some of the folks who were so high on it before seem to be enjoying it less. That seemed to happen last season, too, as the show shifted between modes/tones at the halfway point. It's kind of cool that it has this ability to appeal to different audiences, but it can be a bit frustrating as it shifts from show you enjoy, to show you don't enjoy as much. It forces you to wrestle with how long you are willing to hang in through the mode you don't enjoy to see if it shifts back into the show you liked.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15755188746891653992015-08-23T03:05:42.917-04:002015-08-23T03:05:42.917-04:00Both Heathers, I completely agree. This show has g...Both Heathers, I completely agree. This show has gotten so dark that, before watching, I have to adjust all the lights in my living room. I would add a complaint: the score is very loud, and the dialogue is very quiet.<br /><br />Jess, I found your comments on the past few episodes very interesting, as I know you were almost at the breaking point with this show. I'm still watching, but I have become oddly disengaged. I think I might miss the Will/Hannibal exchanges, or something. But the Red Dragon plot isn't doing much for me.<br /><br />Although I did discover something fun. I've been rewatching <i>Arrested Development</i>, and my brain started to supply a narration for <i>Hannibal</i> in the ironic tones of <i>AD</i>'s Ron Howard. It was hilarious. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65295379563173031812015-08-19T23:59:16.647-04:002015-08-19T23:59:16.647-04:00Jess,
I feel like we're seeing the Hannibal we...Jess,<br />I feel like we're seeing the Hannibal wear and tear on Jack through his lack of empathy for Will and family.<br />It's like he isn't just harsh and driven anymore, he's indifferent to the consequences of bringing Will back in. There's something sad but real there. He's always leaned into denial as self-preservation and I think life has made it necessary for him to immerse himself fully in it.<br />Yess about Alana. I agree that she even knows she can't quite keep up but she's also aware she has the power (at the moment) and that fortifies her nonetheless. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3716558007703766152015-08-19T10:27:33.729-04:002015-08-19T10:27:33.729-04:00Hannibal is indeed a total dick, and I do blame Ja...Hannibal is indeed a total dick, and I do blame Jack Crawford for what happened to Will's family. A LOT. And he doesn't even seem that sorry about it! Didn't what he's doing to Will used to bother him a lot more? <br /><br />I loved the scene between Will and Molly at the hospital. So weighted with a thousand mixed emotions. Even if the Red Dragon didn't finish them off, Hannibal (and Jack) sure did manage to wrench up Will's family. Hell hath no fury like a Hannibal scorned.<br /><br />Isn't it funny how familiarity with the source material can be a double-edged sword? Sometimes all you really want is to see your favorite moments brought to life on screen, and you thrill to see them play out. But other times --- if they've established a pattern of changing things up with the adaptation --- devotion to the source feels too predictable and you wish they would have done things differently. I'm not familiar with the source material here, but I've had that same experience Heather1 described watching some of my other shows. It sucks.<br /><br />Loved, loved, loved Alana carrying through on the toilet threat. Her confrontations with Hannibal this half season have been fantastic. Even though she really can't play the game at his level, she gets her digs in. I'm so glad Caroline Dhavernas is getting more of a chance to tap into her harder-edged side as the series winds down.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49194566188771648812015-08-18T12:50:03.281-04:002015-08-18T12:50:03.281-04:00Heather1,
I hear you. I took 30 or so screencaps a...Heather1,<br />I hear you. I took 30 or so screencaps and not even all of the ones I ended up using work well because they're so dark! But I just thought oh well, if you've seen the ep, you'll get the gist. This ep was the darkest yet I think. <br />I know what you mean about knowing something is coming and dreading it and expecting it all the same. It's a strange line projects with source material must walk. This ep in the arc to me had the highest infusion of what's come before. I was happy to see in some ways that the underlying concept of the attack was shifted to: mother bear v. Dragon because that felt like a new twist. Before (in the films) it seemed a little random since Dolarhyde had no connection at all to Will -- that he was as much a marionette of Hannibal's as Will was.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5620895215348995872015-08-18T06:00:35.004-04:002015-08-18T06:00:35.004-04:00I have a confession to make: I skipped through mu...I have a confession to make: I skipped through much of this episode, with the intention of going back and savouring it. But I haven't. The attack on Molly and her son was simply too expected. I know they are following "Red Dragon", but this is a show that has always zigged when you thought it would zag, while incorporating source material. And yes, I was dreading the attack. So, perhaps I don't want to go back because I don't want to put myself through that. But one other thing: Hannibal's visual environment has become so, literally, dark... that it's a lot of work just to figure out what's happening sometimes on screen. And I'm tired of squinting my eyes. I had thought that maybe it was simply my screen, but Heather, I look at your screen caps and I realize that no, it's not my screen. Oh dear. I love this show, but...Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.com