History Fridge / Hannibal

** It's a little of both probably. Will can completely relate with him but he can't relate to Will. He wants friendship, but let's be honest...this is Hannibal Lecter.

* Eddie Izzard's acting style as Dr. Abel Gideon is closely mirrored on that of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in ''The Silence of the Lambs''. Which is brilliant when you realise that he's been coerced through psychic driving by Dr. Chilton into believing he is the Chesapeake Ripper, i.e. Hannibal. Given that the Hannibal of the show is wildly different from that of the films, this is the showrunners' attempt at creating contrast between them, and also carries the implication that the creepy scenery-chewing Hannibal mannerisms would be more typical from a man ''pretending'' to be a ruthless super-intelligent cannibal than from a real one.
** Add to that the symbolic naming - Abel was the first murder victim in Biblical history, and Gideon was the second leader of the Jewish people after their flight from Egypt. Both characters played second fiddle to the better-remembered Cain and Moses, just as Dr. Gideon is a pale reflection of two versions of Hannibal Lecter.

* '''''All''''' of "Fromage". [[spoiler:The entire hour is Hannibal manipulating people who are annoying the hell out of him into situations in which he can kill them without exposing himself. It starts with Franklin inadvertently passing on a "message" from the killer-of-the-week Tobias, which prompts Hannibal to invite Tobias for dinner so as to sound him out - only for Tobias to not only admit that, yes, he's a killer, but that he knows that Hannibal is the Chesapeake Ripper. Afterwards, Hannibal plays the situation like a fine instrument; Tobias admits that his latest killing (a trombonist made into an cello by chemically treating his vocal chords into strings) will draw the FBI to him simply as an expert in stringing instruments, and Tobias plans on killing them before escaping; Hannibal wants to keep Graham alive, so he passes on Franklin's "message" to keep him on his toes. When Tobias escapes from Graham and shows up at Franklin's next therapy session, Hannibal takes the opportunity to kill his annoying fanboy, knowing that Tobias will be blamed for it. He then engages Tobias in combat, and purposefully takes a few nasty-looking but otherwise superficial wounds before proceeds to '''[[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]]''' Tobias; first using a rope-a-dope on a rather conveniently placed ladder (that ''he himself moved'' during the course of the fight) to pin and break Tobias's arm, then an almost nonchalant larynx strike that drops Tobias like a sack of potatoes. Following that, he not only uses his handkerchief to pick up a heavy statue - [[ArcSymbol of a deer, no less]] - before smashing Tobias's head with it, he uses the handkerchief to tip over the table it was on - no fingerprints means it looks like Tobias fell against it, dropping the statue on his own head. Then he delicately folds up and tucks it back into his pocket, as neat as you please; you'd never think he moved it at all. Hannibal: 3. Tobias, Franklin, FBI: 0.]]

* '''''All''''' of "Fromage". [[spoiler:The entire hour is Hannibal manipulating people who are annoying the hell out of him into situations in which he can kill them without exposing himself. It starts with Franklin inadvertently passing on a "message" from the killer-of-the-week Tobias, which prompts Hannibal to invite Tobias for dinner so as to sound him out - only for Tobias to not only admit that, yes, he's a killer, but that he knows that Hannibal is the Chesapeake Ripper. Afterwards, Hannibal plays the situation like a fine instrument; Tobias admits that his latest killing (a trombonist made into an cello by chemically treating his vocal chords into strings) will draw the FBI to him simply as an expert in stringing instruments, and Tobias plans on killing them before escaping; Hannibal wants to keep Graham alive, so he passes on Franklin's "message" to keep him on his toes. When Tobias escapes from Graham and shows up at Franklin's next therapy session, Hannibal takes the opportunity to kill his annoying fanboy, knowing that Tobias will be blamed for it. He then engages Tobias in combat, and purposefully takes a few nasty-looking but otherwise superficial wounds before proceeds to '''[[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]]''' Tobias; first using a rope-a-dope on a rather conveniently placed ladder (that ''he himself moved'' during the course of the fight) to pin and break Tobias's arm, then an almost nonchalant larynx strike that drops Tobias like a sack of potatoes. Following that, he not only uses his handkerchief to pick up a heavy statue - [[ArcSymbol of a deer, no less]] - before smashing Tobias's head with it, he uses the handkerchief to tip over the table it was on - no fingerprints means it looks like Tobias fell against it, dropping the statue on his own head. Then he delicately folds the it up and tucks it back into his pocket, as neat as you please. Hannibal: 3. Tobias, Franklin, FBI: 0.]]

* '''''All''''' of "Fromage". [[spoiler:The entire hour is Hannibal manipulating people who are annoying the hell out of him into situations in which he can kill them without exposing himself. It starts with Franklin inadvertently passing on a "message" from the killer-of-the-week Tobias, which prompts Hannibal to invite Tobias for dinner so as to sound him out - only for Tobias to not only admit that, yes, he's a killer, but that he knows that Hannibal is the Chesapeake Bay Ripper. Afterwards, Hannibal plays the situation like a fine instrument; Tobias admits that his latest killing(a trombonist made into an cello by chemically treating his vocal chords into strings) will draw the FBI to him simply as an expert in violins, and Tobias plans on killing them before escaping; Hannibal wants to keep Graham alive, so he passes on Franklin's "message" to keep him on his toes. When Tobias escapes from Graham and shows up at Franklin's next therapy session, Hannibal takes the opportunity to kill his annoying fanboy, knowing that Tobias will be blamed for it. He then engages Tobias in combat, and purposefully takes a few nasty-looking but otherwise superficial wounds before proceeds to '''[[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]]''' Tobias; first using a rope-a-dope on a rather conveniently placed ladder(that ''he himself moved'' during the course of the fight) to pin and break Tobias' arm, then an almost nonchalant larnyx strike that drops Tobias like a sack of potatoes. Following that, he not only uses a tablecloth to pick up a heavy statue - [[ArcSymbol of a deer, no less]] - before smashing Tobias' head with it, he uses the tablecloth to tip over the table it was on - no fingerprints means it looks like Tobias fell against it, dropping the statue on his own head. Hannibal: 3. Tobias, Franklin, FBI: 0.]]

*** Also, Hannibal has made it clear on multiple occasions that he wants Will to quit profiling. This would not only save Will's sanity(which was decaying rapidly due to mental stress), but keep Will from discovering that Hannibal is a serial killer. [[spoiler:And if Will quits, Hannibal can easily treat Will's encephalitis with medication(Treatment includes immunotherapy—a heavy-duty dose of steroids and other drugs aimed at suppressing the body’s attack on itself. Typically, Dr. Najjar said, the treatment is effective, and most severe symptoms improve within three to four week after treatment begins.) which Hannibal could falsely label as anti-depressants, supporting the whole, "profiling is bad" diagnosis Hannibal's been pushing for months.]]

* Hannibal's psychiatrist, colleague and confidante is named Bedelia DuMaurier. The surname is an obvious reference to writer Daphne DuMaurier, creator of "Jamaica Inn", "Rebecca" and "The Birds", the latter two of which got used as the basis for Alfred Hitchcock films. Given that Hannibal allegedly got a patient who attacked DuMaurier to swallow his own tongue, is it that much of a stress to notice that, as when the Hopkins-Lecter did this, he was protecting a young woman whose surname is connected to birds?

* When Hannibal hid the body of the man whom Abigail killed in self-defense, he wasn't merely trying to protect her. He knew that covering up the killing would give him leverage with Abigal that he could use to manipulate her later. Time will tell if his relationship with Abigail will be [[PetTheDog fatherly]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], or both.

** In Episode 10 it's hard to see how the killer [[spoiler: being a sick woman, would have the brute strength necessary to drag her victim under the bed the way she did, even ignoring the fact that fitting two struggling bodies under a normal-sized bed would leave very little room for her to build up any leverage or momentum.]]

* Hannibal claims that Will is his friend, and yet he manipulates and deceives Will without remorse. [[spoiler: For example, he knows that Will's mental state is deteriorating due to encephalitis, but he withholds this information.]] Hannibal may be lying about being Will's friend, or, because Hannibal is a sociopath, it may be that he ''has no clue what friendship actually looks like.''

** In Episode 10 it's hard to see how the killer [[spoiler: being a sick woman, would have the brute strength necessary to drag her victim under the bed the way she did, even ignoring the fact that fitting two struggling bodies under a normal-sized bed would leave very little room for her to build up any leverage or momentum.]]
* Of course Will loves dogs, he can figure put exactly what the dogs want to communicate to him thanks to his super-empathy, and with dogs being way simpler than people, he doesn't feel uncomfortable with them.

** In Episode 10 it's hard to see how the killer [[spoiler: being a sick woman, would have the brute strength necessary to drag her victim under the bed the way she did, even ignoring the fact that fitting two struggling bodies under a normal-sized bed would leave very little room for her to build up any leverage or momentum.]]

* Miriam Lass [[spoiler: discovers that Hannibal is the Ripper because she]] found a copy of ''The Wound Man'' in his office, just like Will did in the books. In ''Sorbet'', Will shows a slide of ''The Wound Man'' to his class right before a slide of Miriam.

* Miriam Lass [[spoiler: discovers that Hannibal is the Ripper because she]] found a copy of ''The Wounded Man'' in his office, just like Will did in the books. In ''Sorbet'', Will shows a slide of ''The Wounded Man'' to his class right before a slide of Miriam.

** It's a little of both probably. Will can completely relate with him but he can't relate to Will. He wants friendship, but let's be honest...this is Hannibal Lecter.

* Hannibal claims that Will is his friend, and yet he manipulates and deceives Will without remorse. [[spoiler: For example, he knows that Will's mental state is deteriorating due to encephalitis, but he withholds this information.]] Hannibal may be lying about being Will's friend, or, because Hannibal is a sociopath, it may be that he ''has no clue what friendship actually looks like.''

* In "Buffet Froid" we finally get some insight into why the Angel Killer saw Will with his head on fire. [[spoiler:Will have severe encephalitis, which means his head is ''literally'' inflamed.]]

* In "Buffet Froid" we finally get some insight into why the Angel Killer saw Will with his head on fire. [[spoiler:Will have severe encephalitis, which means his head is ''literally'' inflamed.]]

* When Hannibal hid the body of the man whom Abigail killed in self-defense, he wasn't merely trying to protect her. He knew that covering up the killing would give him leverage with Abigal that he could use to manipulate her later. Time will tell if his relationship with Abigail will be [[PetTheDog fatherly]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], or both.

* It only makes sense that Abigail's a ManipulativeBitch when you consider the fact that [[spoiler: she recruited girls for her father to kill. She's had a lot of practice in lies and subterfuge.]]

** What more some people thought Hannibal really should have [[spoiler: done better in the fight (Tobias did seem to have an edge until the end), but he was making sure that he looked beat up when the law arrived. After all, an opera-loving psychiatrist shouldn't be able to easily dispatch a psychopathic murderer who took down two cops. Hannibal: 4. FBI: 0.]]

* It only makes sense that Abigail's a ManipulativeBitch when you consider the fact that [[spoiler: she recruited girls for her father to kill. She's had a lot of practice.]]

'''''All''''' of "Fromage". [[spoiler:The entire hour is Hannibal manipulating people who are annoying the hell out of him into situations in which he can kill them without exposing himself. It starts with Franklin inadvertently passing on a "message" from the killer-of-the-week Tobias, which prompts Hannibal to invite Tobias for dinner so as to sound him out - only for Tobias to not only admit that, yes, he's a killer, but that he knows that Hannibal is the Chesapeake Bay Ripper. Afterwards, Hannibal plays the situation like a fine instrument; Tobias admits that his latest killing(a trombonist made into an cello by chemically treating his vocal chords into strings) will draw the FBI to him simply as an expert in violins, and Tobias plans on killing them before escaping; Hannibal wants to keep Graham alive, so he passes on Franklin's "message" to keep him on his toes. When Tobias escapes from Graham and shows up at Franklin's next therapy session, Hannibal takes the opportunity to kill his annoying fanboy, knowing that Tobias will be blamed for it. He then engages Tobias in combat, and purposefully takes a few nasty-looking but otherwise superficial wounds before proceeds to '''[[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]]''' Tobias; first using a rope-a-dope on a rather conveniently placed ladder(that ''he himself moved'' during the course of the fight) to pin and break Tobias' arm, then an almost nonchalant larnyx strike that drops Tobias like a sack of potatoes. Following that, he not only uses a tablecloth to pick up a heavy statue - [[ArcSymbol of a deer, no less]] - before smashing Tobias' head with it, he uses the tablecloth to tip over the table it was on - no fingerprints means it looks like Tobias fell against it, dropping the statue on his own head. Hannibal: 3. Tobias, Franklin, FBI: 0.]]