NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ season 3, episode 4 preview: What Chilton, Mason Verger’s return may mean

Tonight’s “Hannibal” episode is over, and as much as you may have enjoyed that, next week’s episode “Aperitivo” may actually find a way to take things to yet another level. How else do you describe a story that brings back Gina Torres, and also gives you more of Raul Esparza as Chilton? The reveal at Comic-Con that he was still alive was one of the best surprises of the convention last year … though we still don’t know how this will manifest itself on the show.

What we can give you right now is the synopsis for the episode, which brings you many welcome details, including getting to see more of the awful but incredible captivating Mason Verger. This time, he is spending time with Alana Bloom, which is probably enough to make you instantly worried when it comes to her fate:

“After surviving a disfiguring gunshot, Dr. Fredrick Chilton (guest star Raúl Esparza) is now focused on rallying support to capture Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen), using Will (Hugh Dancy) as bait. Jack (Laurence Fishburne) is distracted by Bella’s (guest star Gina Torres) failing health, but he implores Will to abandon the risky idea of finding Hannibal. Meanwhile, Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas) entertains a different approach, potentially partnering with Mason Verger (guest star Joe Anderson) to utilize his vast resources.”

After tonight’s episode, we are excited to see yet another series of flavors from this world, especially as we get closer and closer to the halfway point. The show has many loose ends to tie up before that point, given that this is when “Red Dragon” will begin.

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