History WMG / Hannibal

* A re-imagined Paul Krendler, where he had become a {{Vigilante}} SerialKiller of sorts.

The ''Red Dragon'' novel, ''Manhunter,'' and the ''Red Dragon'' film took place in 1980, 1986, and 1989 respectively, so having Dolarhyde work in a film lab and select victims in home videos worked for those years. In modern times, however, he would select his victims from photos and videos on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. He probably masturbates to women in photos and videos posted on the internet.

* ''Relevés'' lends credibility to this theory: [[spoiler:it's revealed that du Maurier's patient was manipulated into swallowing his own tongue, and, aside of this method mirroring what Hannibal did to Miggs in SilenceOfTheLambs, her choice of words and conversation with Hannibal heavily imply that it was him.]]

[[WMG: Hannibal Lecter is an avatar of [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]]]]

...Was Abigail Hobbs, incapacitated but alive, sans one ear. The rest of her body was never found, and there are theories saying that Hannibal saw something of his [[DeadLittleSister younger sister]] in her, which would preclude him killing her.

*** [[Spoiler: Confirmed]] by the season 2 finale.

Better yet, there could be some ActorAllusion and he could be a serial killer known as "The Big [[DoctorWho Bad Wolf]]." This would also be an allusion to ''The Silence of the Lambs'' due to the expression "a wolf in sheep's clothing." After all, lambs become sheep and Buffalo Bill tailored suits out of human skin. David Tennant is a really big name, and Bryan Fuller was really impressed with him when he auditioned for the role of Hannibal Lecter. Richard Armitage is playing Francis Dolarhyde, and Fuller wants Lee Pace to play Jame Gumb, so Tennant could end up playing a serial killer who lasts several episodes as Dolarhyde and Gumb are expected.

[[WMG: Hannibal Lecter is a [[MageTheAscension Nephandus]]]]

[[WMG: The ending will be like ''TwinPeaks.'']]
Here is how it goes down: Will Graham goes into his memory palace, where he and Hannibal are sitting in chairs for a therapy session. Hannibal says, "Would you like some tea? Some of your friends are here." Abigail Hobbs appears and says, "Hello, Agent Graham. I'll see you again in twenty-five years. Meanwhile." A cup of tea is given to Will, and he notices the change in the tea's density. He may drops the tea cup, breaking it. Hannibal says, "This is my design," and then there is a firey explosion. Strobe lights flicker. Will follows the raven-feathered stag. To his left, he sees the Wendigo. Exploration through the memory palace reveals Mr. and Mrs. Leeds dead in bed. Mrs. Leeds turns into Molly. Will relives the memory of Hannibal stabbing him in the abdomen with a linoleum knife. The motion is reversed, and The Great Red Dragon (computer generated) appears and breathes fire upon Hannibal, scaring Will enough to make him run away. Francis Dolarhyde appears beside the dragon, and they both laugh maniacally. Will is chased by Francis Dolarhyde. Will sees Garrett Jacob Hobbs, who says, "I didn't kill anybody." Francis chases Will, and the two struggle, and Will ends up with a disfigured face. We then see the memory palace disappear as Will lies unconscious next to Francis, whom he has killed. Will wakes up in a hospital, asking Jack, "How's Molly?" Jack says that she is still in the hospital. Hannibal sends a note saying that he hopes that Will does not look very ugly. Will goes to ''TheShining'' referencing bathroom from "Aperitif" to brush his teeth. He moves his teeth in a fashion similar to that of Francis. He examines his disfigured face and then bashes his head into the mirror, breaking the glass. In the mirror is the computer generated projection of The Great Red Dragon. He picks up a shard of glass and sees the Wendigo. As Will grows the wings and the tail, he repeats "How's Molly?" over and over, laughing maniacally. The end credits will be accompanied by a shot of a cup of tea with Abigail Hobbs' face in it.

* BryanFuller retweeted [[https://twitter.com/BryanFuller/status/455490739737477121/photo/1 this]] graphic outlining almost that exact scenario, compared to his unequivocal statements that Beverly Katz was dead.

And it will be called ''[[HeroesReborn Hannibal Reborn]]''.

* Confirmed at the start of the "Red Dragon" arc.