Hannibal Season 3 Episode 10 Review: Dragons And Tigers And Fists

We have finally arrived at the long awaited tiger episode. "And The Woman Clothed In Sun" should not be confused with the previous episode which was titled "And The Woman Clothed With The Sun". Why they named the two so closely, I have no idea. Anywho, Francis arranges for Reba to pet a sedated tiger at the zoo. That was a powerful scene-- especially when she touched his teeth and Francis freaked out. Reba later tells Frank how the other women at work describe him. It was all positive but he's not hearing any of it. Reba and Frank have sexy times. He envisions her as a golden angel. When he awakens, she is nowhere to be seen. He runs upstairs. She is in the "dragon room". He quickly hurries her out because the dragon says she's his next victim. Will Reba make it out alive?.

Uh, You Might Want To Avoid Being Alone With That Woman Will

Elsewhere Bedelia is thriving after her encounter with Lecter. She lectures to a packed house. She says Hannibal slowly brainwashed her into believing she was Lydia Fell. Will and Bedelia have a private conversation.

Its Not Paranoia If Its True

We see flashbacks to Bedelia counseling Neal (Zachary Quinto). We previously thought she had killed him in self defense. Remember Hannibal found her passed out in the floor next to him. It turns out to be a bit more complicated. Neal complains that he is worse instead of better after seeing Hannibal. At some point he begins to choke. Bedelia first looks concerned and tries to help. Then something snaps and she puts her arm (up to the elbow) down her throat. Well, that's one way to unobstruct an airway. Bedelia suggest Will do the same when he encounters Dolarhyde. She says "extreme acts of cruelty require a high level of empathy. The next time you have an instinct to help someone, you might consider crushing them instead. It may save you a great deal of trouble." So Bedelia "went black" long ago. Was she really in fear of Hannibal during their European vacation or was that all an act? Will also continues to struggle with his true nature. Will he cross over to the dark side as well?

Are We Really That Different?

Later Frank (pretending to be a lawyer) calls Hannibal and receives encouragement to continue his murder spree. Hannibal later uses the old gum wrapper in the phone trick (which apparently will NOT work since all phone systems are digital now). It was still fun to watch. Hannibal get Will's home address from Chilton's office. Uh oh.

Dolarhyde heads to the museum where he eats (yes, eats) "The Red Dragon And The Woman Clothed In The Sun" painting in an attempt to lessen it's control on him. Will catches him in the elevator thus seeing what Frank looks like. They fight. Frank slams him (that guy/dragon is strong) and narrowly escapes.

Favorite Quotes:

"Extreme acts of cruelty require a high level of empathy. The next time you have an instinct to help someone, you might consider crushing them instead. It may save you a great deal of trouble."- Bedelia to Will.

Grade: 4 Monsters (out of 5). There are only 3 episodes left in the series. I especially enjoyed Bedelia's return. She has always been a wild card. I know this half of the season is dedicated to the Red Dragon but I most enjoy the scenes with Bedelia and/or Hannibal.