Hannibal “Sorbet”

Finally we see Hannibal’s true nature.  With NBC still deciding whether to sign Hannibal for a second season an episode like this was needed, an episode that gives the fans what they want, more of Hannibal killing and eating people.  Hopefully this episode will draw more attention to the series because this isn’t a show I want cancelled.  Its intellect and class are hard to come by in television today.

“Sorbet” pits Crawford and Graham against The Chesapeake Ripper, who, unbeknownst to them, is Hannibal.  This show handles their character arcs really well.  In this episode Crawford is haunted by The Chesapeake Ripper because he lost an agent in the search for the killer.  Crawford suffers from hallucinations and nightmares driven by his need to catch The Chesapeake Ripper.  The show makes it clear what is troubling Crawford, but they only mention it in passing, which is more subtle than most shows.

Out of all of the disturbing images on Hannibal, the images that have affected me the most is him preparing the organs for cooking, which Hannibal is wont to do.  In this episode he hosts a dinner party that is not for Vegetarians, which is so much fun. 

Short blog tonight, but I have public events to attend.  In short, every episode draws me further into this show, and seeing it end now would be heartbreaking so I ask NBC to KEEP HANNIBAL RUNNING.  Please.  For the love of everything holy.