Watching Hannibal

[przed]

Lured by the evil temptresses halotolerant, norfolkdumpling and dorinda, I decided to give the first episode of Hannibal a go.

Never have I been so conflicted with a show.

On the one hand, it's gorgeously shot, well-written, and Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen are fantastic individually, and an even better double act.

On the other hand, there are two scenes (just quick ones, involving a corpse and body parts) that got under my skin and had me obsessing over them whilst trying to get to sleep.

I should just call it quits there, but the good stuff is sooo good. And the promised slash looks, forgive me, delicious.

Damn you, Bryan Fuller, and your gorgeous, horrible show.

Comments

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's why I avoid shows that focus on the terror of the (usually female) victims, like Criminal Minds.

My bff knows me really well and has been hesitant, because of the fandom basically being about serial killers living happily and winning, but apparently it's just too canonically slshy (the actors and showrunners are all for it) to not give it a go.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I watched one episode of Criminal Minds, and it gave me nightmares for two weeks solid.

But everything I keep reading/seeing about Hannibal makes me think it might be worth a shot. And Halo has assured me that the gender balance of victims is pretty even, so the violence is not aimed exclusively at women, which helps.

Still...

[sarren.livejournal.com]

i have been wrestling with this dilemma for like a year.

Last time I visited my friend she showed me carefully selected episodes that showcased the Morgan/Reid relationship while avoiding as much as possible the eps with themes I would find upsetting.

I plan to have her tell me when I should not watch the screen (in fact, she will probably fast forward through them for me)