

This dinner party had been planned and heavily mentioned in the previous episode. The episode opened with Hannibal writing an invitation to a dinner party to Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne). It will be interesting to see where the writers choose to go from here now that Hannibal has been renewed for a third season, but the finale secured that indeed no focal character can go back to their previous lives. It was clear that there was no coming back once the last 10 minutes of this week's episode began to play.

This finale, however, seems to ensure that there will be no phoenix rising from the ashes in terms of their friendship - this is the end. Throughout the two seasons, Hannibal's friendship with Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) has evolved, however it some ways it has never truly been severed. Initially, the show might seem focused on Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelson), his persona, and it is however the narrative has always followed the theme of friendship. The photography is carefully placed and significant, the season finale provided no exception. Hannibal is a show that is artfully done. There will be spoilers, so do not read ahead if you have yet to watch the episode.

It answered a few of this season's most perplexing questions, but raised a few more. Last night NBC's Hannibal aired its season 2 finale and boy, was it a shocker.ĭirected by David Slade and written by Steven Lightfoot and Bryan Fuller, the episode was almost perfection.
