As Season 2 of Hannibal moves into the courtroom drama phase, the girls both really like what's being offered up, while Cooper grumps about the show not feeling enough like itself. We talk of the gory murders, guest star defense attorney, the return of Dr Chilton and Freddie Lounds, and more gloriously gory tableaus. All... The post Hannibal S02E03 – Hassun – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We revel in a Killer of the Week (2 weeks) that we actually enjoy. After a tremendous bit of gore and intensity in the open, Episode 2 of Season 2 has dramatically upped the game, stripping away every bit of fat and introducing a lean story on all fronts. This episode is also an outstanding... The post Hannibal S02E02 – Sakizuke – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
It's a new season, and we start it with an ultimate throw down between Jack Crawford and Hannibal Lecter. The killer of the week is extended and creepy, Will is behind bars, and there's lots of wonderful and horrible all around. We are joined by Kate Kulzick, from our favorite Hannibal Podcast This is Our... The post Hannibal S02E01 – Kaiseki – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We discuss a listener's thoughts on Will's hallucination during his time at the cabin with Abigail in S01E12, then dovetail into a greater discussion of the season as a whole before we take our time deconstructing the use of unreliable narrators, the beauty and the horror of the finale for Season 1 of Hannibal. Miko... The post Hannibal S01E13 – Savoureux – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We praise the acting in this episode where the wheels come off, Will takes Abigail back to the cabin, and Hannibal begins to throw absolutely everyone and anyone under the bus as possibly being the copycat. The post Hannibal S01E12 – Relevés – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
The primary storyline is building speed as Will is becoming unhinged, Dr Chilton and Dr Gideon are back, and there is no killer of the week. Ahhh. Take it in. Then stick around for a crazy discussion of our HannibalLand Theme Park idea. And if you, for fun, wanted to buy a shirt for... The post Hannibal S01E11 – Rôti – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We're so excited to find an episode where the KOW (Killer of the Week) actually feels essential to the episode in perhaps the scariest episode of the entire series. We also invent a hashtag to describe Jack Crawford's interaction with Will: #angricerned. We get a bit silly and sidetracked with serial killer statistics, American Psycho,... The post Hannibal S01E10 – Buffet Froid – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We completely dismiss the KOW (Killer of the week) as pointless, despite an amazing tableau in the totem pole and the presence of Lance Henriksen. We also debate the ethics of good and evil in a really great episode of Hannibal. The post Hannibal S01E09 – Trou Normand – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
Our episode about dueling killers is thrown into a bit of relief after the fabulousness of our Sorbet course last week. There's a lot to enjoy here as will begins auditory hallucinations. A romance between Alana and Will is shoehorned into the script. And that whole Franklin problem is taken care of. We like the... The post Hannibal S01E08 – Fromage – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
The key question, is it better to know more or less about our villains is a key discussion tonight as we revel in our favorite episode of the series thus far. Chock full of guest stars, humor, brilliant dialog, and shocking food preparation, we dig in deep to this wonderful episode. The post Hannibal S01E07 – Sorbet – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
In a conceptually awesome episode, we meet Anthony Hopkins AS Hannibal Lecter simulacrum Dr Abel Gideon played by the awesome Eddie Izzard. I defend my love of Dr Frederic Chilton to Ophilia. We also get a Clarice Starling proxy. There's a lot to like about this episode, unfortunately it's marred by poor writing, poor CGI,... The post Hannibal S01E06 – Entrée – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
The first killer of the week that intrigues us also leads to the most implausible and hacky ending we've yet seen, but an entirely metaphorical killer plot introduces so many new and interesting threads. The post Hannibal S01E05 – Coquilles – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
In this difficult to pronounce episode, we finally stray from our scene by scene deconstruction in an attempt at brevity, and wind up with almost twice as much content. We disparage the KOW (Killer of the Week) but praise the familial theme of the episode as well as guest star Molly Shannon. The post Hannibal S01E04 – Oeuf – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett ....
We return stylistically to the first episode, with returning director David Slade, and spend the entire episode with Abigail Hobbes, resolving her feelings (and possible connection to) her father's murders. The post Hannibal S01E03 – Potage – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
We gripe about the “killer of the week” CSI aspects of this episode, while praising the dialog exchanges developing between our main characters. The post Hannibal S01E02 – Amuse-Bouche – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
We launch, headlong, into the breach and discuss our first encounters with Hannibal Lecter, and then take on the first episode of NBC's Hannibal. The post Hannibal S01E01- Apéritif – Eat The Rudecast appeared first on Cooper S. Beckett .
