Hannibal s01e02 trt Continue One television critic said of Hannibal: NBC doesn't know what he has with this show. He's absolutely right. While it has some procedural attributes (a case of the week familiar make up for quirky forensic detectives, a kind of you can't handle the truth! refren), Hannibal rises to three things. It's incredibly stylish (but not cartoonishly as CSI: Miami may be), it has two big leads (Mads Mikkelson and Hugh Dancy) and it has built-in anticipation with the development of Hannibal's character, because we know where he and Will end up, something that adds a lot of tension to the screen proceedings, even if they're not too (like that little dinner). NBC, don't screw it up. Hit the jump for more information on why you should always ask about where the loin came from. Hannibal, even in original novels, is a foil to other people, a cold and self-confident presence that nurtures dark desires. Will is still haunted by the murder of Garrett Jacob Hobbs, not because he regrets it, but because he realized maybe he liked it a little bit. While like may not be the right word - as Hannibal suggests him to close the episode: it's power. Will's talent falls into the minds of the killers, but until now he could only imagine how they feel when killed. He is confused by the fact that he can no longer present them as joyful, as he now imposes his own feelings. This tangled mental dance helps together Hannibal, who gets some of Will's confidence, rubber-stamping his mental eval, but coaxing him into another kind of session, making him everything you need to be. Will also certainly admire Hannibal's atypical tactics, the ones he can't guess or work so easily, or perhaps he just feels more comfortable given their budding intimacy. It's getting harder to shock us to crime VIEWERS - if the crimes aren't horrific, then they should be twisted so that the result is not obvious. Hannibal manages both in Amuse Bouche with a pharmacist who keeps a very strange mushroom garden that allows the fungus to speak for comatose victims (one frighteningly tries to speak for himself, although Will mentions in passing he died on the way to the hospital). The case of the pharmacist ties in loose that Abigail Hobbs, also comatose, who is believed at this time to potentially be an accomplice to her late, horn-loving father. At the same time, Will stays close to her bed, pondering the unknown (mostly his feelings). What Hannibal has done so far, and will probably continue to do, illustrates the fear of every day monsters. Garrett Jacob Hobbs seemed just like a normal suburban dad, a pharmacist was a kind of friendly-looking neighborhood, Hannibal himself is well loved and respected - but like these others, he is capable of wild things. What Will, Jack Crawford and the rest of quantico want to do is profile other would-be killers, but the worst of them seem to be hiding in plain sight. Amuse Bouche takes it one step further: Will may have a monster lurking inside him. Amuse Bouche also introduced us to an unscrupulous tabloid journalist (is there any other species?) Freddie Lowndes, transformed from a man (in books) into a relentless redhead. Lounds is already receiving a warning from Jack this week for falsifying investigations to get her scoop, and of the two law enforcement officers she uses (one in the FBI, the other a police detective), one has already ended up dead. Is that going to slow Freddie down? Probably not for long, but Hannibal has his eye on her as well as the nuisance that has been spying on his sessions with Will. You may feel Hannibal regarding her as a prey, expecting her to present enough interest to justify his pouncing. This episode flew past for me, and when the credits popped up I couldn't wait for next week's episode - something I find quite rare in most procedural shows. I chalked this up to The Influence of Brian Fuller - Pushing daisies is essentially a crime drama, too, but what a wonderful world that was. Hannibal is much darker, but he also has a stylish beauty to it. I like it. Episode Rating: Reflections and Miscellanea: - Always nice to see the kids in the alum hall! Hey, Scott Thompson. - Lara Jean Chorostecki (Freddie) has fantastic hair. - I was going to have mushrooms with my dinner... But now ... - Violence in Hannibal remains somehow removed; even with the pharmacist shot by the detective, basically what was seen was blood spatter on Freddie. The same with the bodies in the ground, besides the lips are removed from one (ai hi hi ...) we should not look too closely at the corpses. It's appreciated. Episode 2 of the first season of HannibalAmus-Bush Gannibal episodeEpisod No. Season 1Episode 2Director Michael ReimerSignation Jim Danger GreyProduced Sidonie Dumas Riendi Cathy O'Connell Elise Roth Sarah Collton David Slade Chris Brancato Jesse Alexander Martha De Laurentiis Brian Fuller Recommended MusicBrian ReitzellCinematography byJames HawkinsonEditing byStep PhiliphensonProduction 2013 (2013) -04-11) Running time42 minThe appearance of (s) Scott Thompson as Dr. Jimmy Price Aaron Abrams as Special Agent Brian Celine Casey Roll as Abigail Hobbs Lara Jean Horostecki as Freddie Lowndes Aidan Devine as Eldon Strommets Hobbs Richard Chevolleau as Detective Pascal Chelan Simmons as Gretchen Speck Liam McDonald as Troy Graham Jokic as Steve Cayman Torres as Jason Michael Toronto as Diane Johnstone as Nurse Episode Chronology ← Previous Aperitytif Next →Potage List hannibal Amuse-Bouche episodes is the second episode of the first season of the psychological horror thriller series Hannibal. The episode was written by Jim Danger Gray and directed by Michael Reimer. It was first aired on NBC on April 11, 2013. The series is based on the characters and elements appearing in Thomas Harris's novels Red Dragon and Hannibal, with a focus on the relationship between FBI Special Investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. The episode revolves around Will Graham, who is currently a special investigator for the FBI. He is then recruited by Jack Crawford to inspect Garrett Jacob Hobbs' hut in the woods when they are assigned to a new case: nine bodies that were buried alive, and the killer made mushrooms grow from their bodies. However, their attempts are getting thwarted by Freddie Lounds, a tabloid blogger who wants to get information at all costs to get the opportunity to post on his blog. Meanwhile, Graham's therapy with Lecter continues to evolve. The episode received a positive response from critics who praised the chemistry of Dancy and Mikkelsen in the episode, as well as the development of writing and character. Plot Graham (Hugh Dancy) shoots in range when Garrett Jacob Hobbs (Vladimir John Kubrt) replaces a target that is gradually approaching him. He then wakes up Crawford (Lawrence Fishburne), revealing that they are in Chippewa National Forest in order to investigate the murder. Graham, Crawford and the FBI arrive at Hobbs' hut in the woods to find dead animals filled with horns. Crawford adds that Abigail is a suspect in the case, with the possibility that Hobbs used her to attract the girls. Graham discovers a strand of hair in the floor, confirming that someone other than Hobbs was there. Elsewhere, a red-haired woman (Lara Jean Chorostecki) is found to possess photos of the cabin and uploads it to a blog called Tattlecrime.com. After lectures at the FBI Academy, Graham informed Crawford and Alana (Carolina Dhavernas) that he would need psychiatric help from Dr. Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). Despite Crawford's insistence, Lecter declared Graham sane so he could return to work. Nine bodies found in Elk Neck State Park; the bodies were buried alive while comatose and used to grow mushrooms. While Graham uses her powers at the crime scene, the red-haired woman appears, photographing the scene and questioning the officer to uncover While using the ability, Graham discovers that one of the bodies is still alive. Graham returns to therapy therapy Lecter, who claims that Hobbs may not be a problem for him and claims that perhaps the killer wants a connection. Their meeting is recorded by a red-haired woman, who is Lecter's next appointment. Despite using a false identity, Lecter correctly guesses that she is Freddie Lowndes, a tabloid blogger. He then discovers that she has recorded Graham's meeting with him and forces her to delete the conversation. In BAU labs, an autopsy shows that the body has kidney failure along with diabetes due to a change in medications, resulting in the killer having to be a pharmacist. After discovering the pharmacist where the patients went missing, Graham and Crawford are raiding the FBI market to confront a pharmacist named Eldon Stammets (Aidan Devine). Stammets escaped, but left the woman in his car covered in mud. By checking Stammets' internet browser, the FBI discovered that Stammets had discovered all the information from Lowndes' blog and managed to escape thanks to the blog. Crawford has her team raiding The Lounds' hotel room and confronting her by ordering her to stop writing about Graham, or she will be arrested for obstruction of justice. The next day, Lowndes confronts an officer that she lied on the spot when an officer killed Stammets, who demands to speak to Graham. Police arrive and Lounds reveals that Stammets wants someone who thinks just like him to understand him (Graham) and will lure him with Abigail's (Casey Roll) body.