Sob . We ’re down to Hannibal ’s final episode , and the recent William Blake - title ep , “ The Number of the Beast is 666 … ” , only mallet in the cold , hard truth that television is certain gon na be a plenty more wearisome when this creepy , juicy show exits the airwaves .
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We open up as Will Graham is induce a therapy session with Hannibal ’s former psychiatrist - turned - accomplice , Bedelia . Her role is as satiny and minimal as Hannibal ’s was ornate and unstinting , and she ’s matter - of - fact with Will , who ’s contend too process some fairly disturbing feel in the wake of the Tooth Fairy ’s flack on his folk : “ Hannibal give you three years to build a family , convinced that he would find a path to take them from you , ” she says , mask a bit of a smirk as she enunciate it . “ And he has , ” they accord .
But as Will prompt Bedelia , who ’s confident that she ’s safe from Hannibal ’s ire as long as he ’s behind bars ( because he only want her dead if he can do the killin , ’ and subsequent eatin ’ ) , “ If you play , you bear . ” He ’s played and pay up , and he ’s lento realizing why : Hannibal is in love with him , in Hannibal ’s own especial manner , and Will returns the feelings : “ Do you ache for him ? ” Bedelia demand . The look of repulsion on Will ’s facial expression affirms that it ’s true .
Meanwhile , a track - lower - on - patience - than - ever - before Jack Crawford visits Hannibal in prison to have it out over Hannibal ’s twisted mentorship of Francis Dolarhyde . But things get all Bible - metaphorical , degraded , and Hannibal advises Jack that the inevitable climactic showdown will come courtesy not of God , the Devil , or the Great Red Dragon , but by the Lamb of God . Nope , not Jesus in this context … but our own Will Graham .
But before Will gets to take center stagecoach , as he presumably will next hebdomad , there ’s still a serial slayer on the loose , and Jack , Will , and Alana Bloom strategize a architectural plan to pick up him . Will will be the bait and Freddie Lounds ’ trashy TattleCrime , which we already know Dolarhyde reads on the fixture , will be the vehicle . ( merriment detail : the tatter has a side business hawking tetraiodothyronine - shirt that scan “ The Tooth Fairy is a One - Night Stand . ” ) Key to this twist on the familiar Red Dragon plot is Dr. Chilton , still hum over being one - upped professionally by his most famous patient . Chilton tries to menace Lecter , but his ego wo n’t let him see what Alana reminded Jack and Will just one scene ago : nobody , but nobody , is in thrill here … only Lecter .
Still , the program comes together : Will and Chilton will stage an consultation for Freddie , pass water claim that ’ll piss Dolarhyde enough for him to strike outside of his usual rule ( full moon , whole families , etc . ) Stuff like , “ The Tooth Fairy is mad , ugly , and impotent . He ’s a vicious , perverted , intimate failure . An animal . ” Fighting words ! They photograph a photo in Will ’s “ Washington retreat ” that intimate its location , and the yap is coiffure . Will Dolarhyde bite again , as his hat nickname suggest ?
Oh hell yes he will , but it ’s not Will he goes after . It ’s Chilton . ( Major credit to actor Raul Esparza for making Chilton , whose worst crime of belated is being a smarmy prevaricator , easily the most disgustful fictitious character on a show that feature multiple brutish murderers . ) Chilton ’s nobble easily after his two bodyguard are popped , and awakens glue to a wheelchair in Dolarhyde ’s den . Just when he ’s about to get a most - unwanted looking at at the Tooth Fairy ’s face , the doorbell rings . It ’s Reba , checking on “ ergocalciferol , ” whom she believe to be ominous with the flu rather than a hardcore case of Red Dragon - itis . What timing ! While she ’s talking about her feelings and blah blah claptrap , Chilton wiggle , unseen , in the desktop , wisely following Dolarhyde ’s ordering not to make a cheep .
But she ’s away with an “ Enjoy the soup ! ” , and Chilton and Dolarhyde retain their tete - a - tete , which now has a visual assistance in the form of a slide show that mashes up William Blake images with photos of the Tooth Fairy ’s offence - scenery handcraft . Then , Dolarhyde makes Chilton tape his own television substance , which we do n’t get to see just yet . And Chilton dares to go for he ’ll be allowed to escape having lose just the skin that ’s adhered to the chair , but once Dolarhyde pops his special dentures in , we know Chilton ai n’t leaving without giving up a souvenir : his lips . Aaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Blood and tissue and innards and screaming all over the space , with the tv camera lingering just an extra beat long enough to make the whole thing even more repulsive ! ( And that , Hannibal , is just one reason why we love you so very much . )
And , natch , Chilton ’s lips are carefully enfold and mailed to Hannibal , who ( it ’s implied ) gobbles one and hand the other over to Jack and co. Our favorite cannibal is , course , absolutely chuff by this turn of events : “ I ’m sorry , Jack . The disaster of what ’s happen to Frederick has put me in an first-class humor . ” aside from Hannibal , Alana , Jack , and Will view the video of Dr. Chilton , second before his deformity . “ All that I say was lie from Will Graham , ” he insists , before deliver a warning to Will : “ There is much for you to dread . ” Oh indeed .
Back in Bedelia ’s agency , Will mull over over what ’s happened . Bedelia inquire if this what he was have a bun in the oven the Red Dragon to do , and he admits he ’s not surprised Dr. Chilton was hornswoggle . In fact , he may have subconsciously helped Hannibal engineer the attack by puzzle with his hired man on Dr. Chilton ’s shoulder on the TattleCrime cover . He participated whether he know it or not , Bedelia make vibrant sounds , and might as well have lit the mate himself .
Literally , as it release out , since Chilton ’s dress aflame while still lodge to the wheelchair … a torture method acting that ’s all to conversant to Will , of course , since he was once accused of doing the same to Freddie . But Chilton is still active , scarcely , and Will pay a visit to his charred husk in the hospital . Chilton may be 90 percent buffoon , but he knows that Will set him up . However , that does n’t forbid him from drop a huge nugget of information on Will and Jack : while he was being held captive , he saw a blind woman visit Dolarhyde . Reba !
… Who “ D ” has obviously kidnapped , tossed into his van , and carried into his house , where he inform the terrified womanhood she ’s about to learn the most crucial matter she ’ll ever find out . But first , pop quiz : has she accompany the news about the families who were “ translate ” by a certain magical being ( a.k.a . slaughtered in their homes by a psychotic killer ) ? Why yes , she has ! She starts to say “ Tooth Fairy , ” but he stops her , and thank goodness she remembers the other , much - preferred name . And it ai n’t “ viosterol , ” either . Dolarhyde puff up with pridefulness . “ I AM THE DRAGON ! ”
Next week , it all end with “ The Wrath of the Lamb . ” You ’re up , Will Graham ! Better make it count !
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