[more random hannithoughts]

*The interaction of Will with Pazzi is one of many things that I'm looking forwards to in S3.I've seen a few of Fortunato Cerulino(the actor playing Pazzi)'s tweets and..I like him.

I think he's quite well cast for Pazzi-he certainly has the right look!

*Episode 4 is the Kill Bill episode-we find out what happened after "The Red Dinner".Bryan has said that the people at the "Red Dinner"(and by extension the Vergers) are going to be dealing with the scars that Hannibal gave them.A lot of people are going to want a piece of Hannibal when he finally gets caught.

Initially, I can see Will getting a lot of resistance from Kade Purnell, but eventually I think she is going to come  under a lot of scrutiny for letting what happened happen.

*Bryan has said that the first few episodes of S3 function as a pilot for a show about Hannibal and Bedelia's relationship, and I am OK with that.Because there was so much that was left unsaid at  the end of S2-we certainly could speculate about whether Bedelia was brainwashed or not.

Also, is Bedelia going to come to her senses and be one of the people that helps get Hannibal caught? If he really *has* brainwashed her, that's easier said than done. On the other hand, she *did* tell Will that she believed him, so maybe she is conning him the way that Will did? who knows.

*The second half of the season is going to be Red Dragon and I'm excited for that(it also means that we REALLY need to get  S4 so we can see the whole Red Dragon storyline-and(if they get the rights) Silence Of The Lambs.

Seeing as how we're getting a year time jump between seasons(though as I mentioned earlier we're getting a flashback). With the Red Dragon storyline, it's possible that they could have Molly(the woman who becomes his wife) meet Will somewhere during the hunt for Hannibal-it doesn't make sense for them to have another time jump to signify the start of another storyline but YMMV.

Another reason we need  S4 is to finish out the Red Dragon  storyline(and also:It's anyones guess if Bryan will go with the book ending.Given how S2 ended, it would seem..searches for a word and settles on "derivative". However, given the fact that Bryan wants Will to stick around for a while, I rather doubt it(if you've read the book you know what I'm talking about!)

*NBC has a lot of faith in Hannibal..their faith in Hannibal bothers the fans of shows who feel "their" show hasn't gotten a fair shake.

But continuing to complain about  their show being cancelled 6 months later seems like sour grapes.There.I said it.

Granted,  some of these shows have gotten(marginally) better ratings than Hannibal.

Look,I'm not disputing that some of those shows get better ratings than Hannibal.I'm not. But Hannibal is working for NBC in ways that those other shows aren't.