Comments on: NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ season 2, episode 7 review: The Frederick Chilton fiasco

By: Derrick Hassert

Derrick Hassert — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:50:00 +0000

In reply to sami. Ditto. I agree on all counts. Without Silence, Fuller wouldn't have a show.

By: Derrick Hassert

Derrick Hassert — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:49:00 +0000

In reply to Nathan. Exactly. Fuller should respect that material. Without it he wouldn't have a show.

By: Aly Welch

Aly Welch — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 06:23:00 +0000

In reply to Steven. Then the show would be hurting for female characters apart from victims, and would validate/reinforce early criticisms of the show. According to the actress playing Alana, the character was pretty minor to begin with.

By: Aly Welch

Aly Welch — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 06:21:00 +0000

In reply to Lily. I'm confident Jack knows he's innocent, but he still had to arrest him based on the evidence at his home. Doesn't mean a defense attorney would have a hard time picking the prosecutor's case apart had it gone to trial.

By: Aly Welch

Aly Welch — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 06:18:00 +0000

In reply to Guest. Overreact much? The bullet entered his cheek and exited his neck (trust me, plenty of slow mo gifs and diagrams out there now.) The only question is whether his spine was struck, and if he's paralyzed. People really need to watch how things play out before freaking out over an assumption.

By: Derrick Hassert

Derrick Hassert — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:42:00 +0000

In reply to Lily. Excellent point.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:41:00 +0000

The killing of Chilton is Bryan Fuller’s “hey, let’s kill Rita” moment. It took the show Dexter several years to get to such a weak place where they needed to shock us by killing a major character. It took Fuller one and a half seasons. Very sad. Mr. Fuller has clearly demonstrated that he has little regard for the source material or the fans. He’s now the George Lucas of the horror genre. A fiasco is a good way to describe it.

By: Lily

Lily — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:48:00 +0000

In reply to Guest. I agree, this episode was implausible. Last week it was noted Abigail's DNA was in the new set of fishing lures. Does it really seem possible that Chilton could have recovered so quickly from major surgery to have gone to Minnesota and killed her? I love this show, but this season is becoming over the top and annoying. I also dislike the Alana/Hannibal plot twist...

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:19:00 +0000

This episode was awful in so many ways. Chilton as the Ripper–especially after his disemboweling by Gideon–was completely implausible. If he is dead (and Fuller has hinted he isn’t) it is a miserable waste of a character, an unforgivable break with canon, and Hannibal’s “jump the shark” moment. The overkill with the wound man was also appalling over the top.

Dexteresquely bad form.

Wake me when Chilton returns. If not, please cancel the show.

By: Brian Hermosillo

Brian Hermosillo — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 19:24:00 +0000

It’s a different take on the books/movies. If it was exactly the same as them, then it would be very predictable and pointless. This is Brian Fuller’s adaptation of Hannibal and I am enjoying it. The Chilton loss was one that hurt me, but it’s the series’ way of saying “I AM NOT THE BOOKS NOR AM I THE MOVIE”.