Just when I think Hannibal cant get any more macabre, it proves me wrong. I'm not sure how this show is still airing on basic TV (NBC) since much of the subject matter is WAY out there. The "case of the week" involves a human totem pole comprised of 17 bodies with the most recent kill at the top (kinda like a Christmas tree topper). A crazy named Lawrence Wells killed all the victims over the years and wants everyone to know about his "legacy". The totem is a human jigsaw puzzle that Will needs to solve. Apparently Larry doesnt mind going to jail since it will be better than his current living arrangements. He's not too smart though since he ended up killing his own son. Oops. Other happenings:- More vocabulary words: a "Trou Normand "is a shot of old Calvados poured on an apple sorbet and usually served in a steel cup right after the main course" and is intended as a palate cleanser per http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=773664
- Will and Alana briefly discuss last week's kiss. Apparently there is no lovin' in Will's immediate future. Alana says "I think you are unstable and until that changes I can only be your friend."
- Will is having more and more dissociative episodes but Crawford doesn't seem to care. Will says he cant stop because he's saving lives.
- Abigail is back. Will finds out that she killed Nicholas Boyle. Hannibal convinces him that it was in self defense. Crawford is still suspicious of her though. As is no one suspicious of Hannibal yet? Alana says " Any reservations I have about Abigail don't extend to Hannibal." I dont know how Alana is still alive. She is not very smart. And as we all suspected, Abigail is not as innocent of her father's crimes as she claims to be.
- Freddie is still buzzing around causing trouble. I predict the vegetarian will become the main dish soon.
From Wikipedia:
Episode 9 "Trou Normand"
A totem pole of human bodies ranging from freshly killed to decades old are found on a beach and while Graham is investigating the crime scene, he suddenly finds himself in Lecter's office, three and a half hours away, with no recollection of how he got there. Lecter theorizes that Graham's mind is trying to escape from having to investigate such brutal murders. Freddie Lounds convinces Abigail Hobbs to let her write a book about Abigail and her father, which is met with grave concern from Graham and Lecter. The body of Nicholas Boyle (whom Abigail had accidentally killed) re-surfaces and with it re-emerge Crawford's suspicion that Abigail knows more than she is letting on. The freshest totem pole victim is identified as Joel Summers, who had been adopted as a child by Fletcher Marshall, the oldest body on the pole. The killings are traced to Summers's biological father, Lawrence Wells (Lance Henriksen), who confesses that he created the totem pole as a kind of retirement plan. Prison would be a luxury compared to the only nursing homes he could afford to live in. Graham examines Boyle's body and deduces that he was killed by Abigail. He confronts Lecter, who reveals that he helped Abigail hide the body in order to protect her future. Graham reluctantly agrees to keep her secret so that she won't inherit her father's brutal legacy. Abigail herself reveals an even greater secret to Lecter: that she actually did, as Crawford suspected, know who her father really was and even helped him to procure his victims by befriending the young girls.
Grade: 3 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). This episode was way up there on the gross factor but a bit lacking in the storyline department.
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