I think so, Don. It's not bad for NBC. Could turn out to be quite good. It's just a bit heavy on the symbolism (and slow-motion scenes).

PS: Yes, Mikkelsen's English is a bit hard to follow at times, but I'm glad he didn't bother hiding his accent, since Lecter is supposed to be Lithuanian after all.

Watched the first episode. Kinda meh so far, I'm not a fan of this style of directing and I wasn't sold on the script either. But I'll keep watching, Eddie Izzard and Gillian Anderson are in the show too. Maybe I should reread Red Dragon, but I'm so lazy...
LOL at the "Winston, meet everybody" scene. Those doggies are adorable. I hope they won't get eaten.

Ok, anyone here knows Bryan Fuller´s writing or shows? "Dead like me", "Pushing daisies" or "Wonderfalls"? Makes me wonder why he´s writing this show now.

While watching (trying to stop looking for Mikkelsen in the first few seconds) I thought, too "staged" (beautifuly filmed tho), not natural at all and I like natural but hey it´s Hannibal Lecter. I guess Fuller could only write this show in this way. Nobody wants Hopkin´s Hannibal again and again. And certainly, Mikkelsen is not playing that (oh boy this man, I even like suits now). They didn´t change his accent which is good I guess but hard to follow sometimes without subs (I don´t care just keep talking man). His face is...unflappable and he seems... happy? That´s funny. The lungs scene is so creepy and funny (and Mikkelsen with a cook's apron and that sexy skillet). Again, too staged. I guess I´ll have to adapt to the "pretty" untill I decide if I like this or not.

Hugh Dancy (Will Graham) is the opposite of Hannibal, of course, a nervous wreck. You just want to tell him "chill, it´ll be fun" but he´s, apparently, the reluctant hero or something like that.

There´s this scene I like when Hannibal bring Will the breakfast... I wish that scene had no dialogue. I fear we´ll hear a lot of those dialogues between them.

Some good acting all over the place of course. I´m still thinking about it.

Mushrooms! wut the feckity fuck?
"You've been terribly rude, what's to do about that?" Cut to "pork loins". Dammit, I thought the chick was toast.
"I'd love to have you both for dinner." Staaaahp it!

Oh no, not the fucking stag again. Did that stag have feathers on his arse, or was it just me? That stag ain't right.

So much for this episode.

So apparently episode 4 was pulled out and will only be broadcast outside the US? MUHAHA. I'll still be able to watch it then.
It seems they're releasing a few clips to make the transition between episodes more smooth, but this first video isn't available in my region. Bummer.

PS: I don't think I like the direction they're taking his character though. Him killing Abby's friend is one thing (she was rude to her mother) but the whole copycat thing...? Meh.

yep, wow, is getting transparent... well that´s not the right word for Hannibal but you understand. And yes, I just couldn´t stop thinking... that´s EDDIE IZZARD!!!... 3 seconds later, that´s EDDIE FUCKING IZZARD!!

Wait, I didn't think of that. Good catch, Don. The plot thickens. That scene seemed to come straight from Hannibal's memory, was there more to it? When could she have made that recording? If it was one a phone, wasn't there a receiver? And how could he have tricked/drugged her to record that?
I think he didn't play the whole memory, I think she saw the drawing and wanted to leave a message on Jack's phone, but was interrupted by Hannibal....who then broke into Jack's home and took the tape from his machine before he had the chance to play it? Of course, this whole theory is crap if she did the sensible thing to do and left the message on his mobile.
And what about the severed arm? I think it's fair to say that she's dead by now, but where did he keep her all this time?

Macha wrote:

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"Nothing here is vegetarian. Bon appétit!" Is it just me, or is this show getting better and better? This episode was almost perfect.

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  nop, that was good. Showing his weakness...  needs a friend... aw. So, how many people in that table...4? LOL

Praised be R'hllor!!!

Which reminds me, we have Ep.10 to watch. For this dinner, I want a special dessert. I wonder if ever bakes cookies.

EDIT: No cookies. And just when you think this show couldn't get any sicker...it totally does.

a glove made of human skin???you evil evil handsome beast. Those faces!!! Sick and wonderful!

Btw he actually knows how to cut the Iberic ham.

Don, didn´t understand that was a hospital but a private practice?

There are obvious plot holes in most episodes, but I can't be bothered. I'm in it for the food, Bryan Fuller's sick imagination and 's face.  But the way I saw it, Dr. Whatshisname might have sent everybody home on purpose (this was after-hours too, I think), since he was going to alter the test results anyway and maybe he was trying to be careful and not let anyone see anything suspicious. What I still can't decide on is - did Hannibal meant to kill him from the start, or was their dinner the trigger?

Eddie Izzard next week. Bliss!

Macha wrote:

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There are obvious plot holes in most episodes, but I can't be bothered. I'm in it for the food, Bryan Fuller's sick imagination and 's face.

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 that she said. Also, the whole episode worked space and time so who knows.

And yes! Eddie Izzard

This...episode...was....SO....badly written!

Hannibal and Gideon talking there with Will out of the picture? LMAO. Did he just doze off or something and slept on his feet like a freakin' horse? "Will, you're seeing things, nevermind you got here in a car that wasn't yours which you then presumably used to get to Alana's house, you'll never think that I was bullshitting you because you are such a crazy cookie but I care for you and let's be friends, though I'll totally make you think you are the Ripper next week." Come on, Bryan. Bit too much to swallow. And how the hell did Will manage to sneak up on Gideon? His panting would have woken an entire street! And Gideon just leaves with him? WHY? He could have easily overpowered him and he had no idea Will would eventually lead him to the Ripper.

Everything was a mess this episode. Except for the moment where Hannibal casually walks in again and takes off his coat. "That was really clever of me *chuckle chuckle*, I have to remember to write it in my diary before I go to bed."

My bad, there was a piece I read that only quoted this bit:
"As Hannibal has said [to Graham] in a couple of the movies, ‘You’re a lot more like me than you realize.’ We’ll get to the bottom of exactly what that means over the course of the first two seasons. But we’re taking our sweet precious time.”

So I only remembered the two seasons part, and not the whole context. Here is a more detailed article. Apparently Fuller has an outline for seven seasons. Riiiight, good luck with that. I wonder if he might change his plans now that he knows how hard it was to renew it for a second season.