Eat the Rudecast – A Podcast about Hannibal Lecter

As we prep season 3 of Eat The Rudecast, which begins early next week, we have an appetizer for you. Miko, Ophilia, and I were thrilled to join Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick on their show This is Our Design to talk S03E01: Antipasto. We have our own S03E01 episode coming as well, but isn't this a lovely way to get started? You should absolutely subscribe to their podcast as well. It's OUR favorite Hannibal podcast.

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This is 2015. This is the Year of the Sheep. This is the summer television season. This is Sound On Sight. This is Our Design.

At long last, Hannibal returns to NBC for its third season (a first for visionary creator Bryan Fuller). Accompanying its return is the dedicated podcast co-hosted by Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick. For the season three premiere, the crew is joined by the fellow Hannibal podcast crew of Eat the Rudecast: Cooper, Miko and Ophilia. An elaborate set-up for an elaborate series. Dr. Lecter would be proud (or he would eat all of us; both are acceptable, as far as we’re concerned). On this Italian excursion, the panel talks about storytelling, aesthetics vs. ethics, observation vs. participation, complicity, Dante and the inevitability of what’s to come following the events of “Antipasto”. But before that, feast your ears on the new recurring segment for TiOD: “Hannibal by the Numbers,” in which Sean does needlessly painstaking work and countless pauses during viewings to tally numbers of lines of dialog and scenes for his own nefarious purposes. Following the bulk of the discussion, the triumphant returns of “Kate’s Classical Corner” and “The Devil in the Details” round out your listening experience, which will be fully satisfactory or your money back! You can also contact the hosts at thisisourdesign666[at]gmail.com or leave a comment here or on iTunes (Twitter accounts are below). We appreciate all your feedback and, as a reward, are giving away a free copy of the first season of Hannibal on DVD, the winner of which will be announced on next week’s podcast. Ciao!

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We are joined at the table once again by Kate Kulzick from Sound On Sight, The Televerse Podcast, and our progenitor the This is Our Design Hannibal podcast. The reason for our expanded table is that we have arrived at the finale! Tonight, the throw down happens, and we get resolution that is both beautiful and horrible, painful and exquisite. Cooper unabashedly calls this the greatest episode of television he's ever experienced. The Jack/Hannibal confrontation we glimpsed 12 episodes ago comes to horrible fruition, the waters surrounding which side Will is on grow murkier, and there's a fateful date with a linoleum knife.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

This is the final episode of Eat The Rudecast for this season, but we will return next summer when the show returns. In the meantime, Damn Good Podcast is coming, as Cooper, Miko, & Ophilia deconstruct Twin Peaks.

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Mason Verger is disturbed to find himself not the star of a show called Verger, but merely the “little-bad” on a show called Hannibal. The final pieces are put in place for the epic season finale, and a guest star returns.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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We can barely contain our excitement as Hannibal has multiple sessions with Mason Verger, the reveal and deveal of Freddie Lounds fate occurs, the windego morphs into Shiva, and the game changes significantly for Will and Hannibal when it comes to Mason Verger.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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We're thrilled to meet Mason Verger, played by Michael Pitt, as our story kicks over into end game and mini-series blasts its way toward the fight conclusion. This episode offers one of the most unnerving tableaus in the sabertooth Randal Tier display, and a thrilling climax that involves Will cutting the ginger.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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From the opening fantasy sequence where Will uses his ravenstag to kill Hannibal/Wendigo, through the expansion of the Margot Verger subplot, to the most raw KOW (killer of the week) in Randall Tier, the beast, the mechanical cave bear, we adore this episode. Even if it does have one of the most unusual and abrupt endings of the series.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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A treat of an episode filled with guest stars Katherine Isabelle, Jeremy Davies, and Chris Diamantopoulos. We spend the first ten minutes discussing the character of Margot Verger and the differences between the books, movies, and this series, and Bryan Fuller's versions of a character that was a bit of a stereotype in Thomas Harris' work. Beyond that we get the strangest killer of the week scenario involving a horse and womb.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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Poor Frederick Chilton. After Will gets released and a severely damaged Miriam Lass returns to the FBI, Hannibal figures now is the time to pull the trigger on his “fall guy,” setting up Chilton.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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A hell of an episode advances all the plotlines while taking a significant turn to the beautiful surreal of experimental films. We discuss the validity of the Hannibal/Alana storyline, the reality of the cages in the BSHCI, and the beauty of the food at Hannibal's dinner party.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

Read the article we talked about regarding the cages at the BSHCI.

Check out Hannibal‘s food stylist Janice Poon's blog for sketches and stories of the creation of this amazing food.

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We return from weeks of illness and vacation and illness again to a really cracking puzzle box of an episode that unfolds and unfolds with more plot points than we can even be prepared for. We bid a farewell to Beverly Katz as she has been deconstructed by Hannibal. Cooper feels that this is the episode where Hannibal becomes magic, but is willing to make the leap. We're thrilled to see the returning Abel Gideon (“We thought you were dead!”) and Frederick Chilton continues to make Cooper giggle.

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

In Toronto? Planning a visit? Check out the vast information about Hannibal Locations on Tumblr.

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We marvel at the dichotomy that a very strong episode with a slammin' finale could have so many clunky scenes. Beverly behaving as a greatly dumbed down version of herself is a red flag. We all fawn over the naivety of Chilton and I put forth that Hannibal doing a Punch and Judy style hand-puppet show in a dream sequence in season 3 would be the best thing ever!

All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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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 on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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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 showcase for the curious performance of Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier. All on this episode of Eat The Rudecast, an unauthorized podcast about NBC's Hannibal, and the works of Thomas Harris.

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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 Design and The Televerse

Click here to see the “Leda and the Swan” painting in Hannibal's dining room. Warning, NSFW!

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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 even reluctantly looks forward to what season 2 might bring.

The beautiful and haunting Vide Cor Meum on youtube.

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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.

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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 HannibalLand, the greatest theme park of them all, you can do it here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/swingsetlife/works/12610212-visit-hanniballand

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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, and more.

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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.

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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 episode, but lament that it isn't better. Then we talk about the nature of reviewing episodes vs seasons of shows. In the middle of all this, we draw comparisons to Saved By The Bell, and the Goonies II NES game.

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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.

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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, and otherwise doesn't feel of a kin with those that came before and episodes that will come after.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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We gripe about the “killer of the week” CSI aspects of this episode, while praising the dialog exchanges developing between our main characters.

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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.

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