Hannibal spends too much time on superfluous storyline and too little on Dolarhydes convergence with our protagonists.
This episode meandered, but not in the hypnotically compelling wayHannibalso often pulls off.
It is a fine line, perhaps one dependent on novelty.
Here, the novelty has worn off.
Why is Will visiting Bedelia when he should be focusing on Dolarhyde?
What purpose does their conversations serve in the world of the narrative?
The episode didnt sell us on the relevancy of this plot.
The story of Francis Dolarhyde falling in love with Reba McClaine worked much better.
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How can you have compassion for one killer and not another?
Hannibal asks this question with the comparison between Hannibal and Dolarhyde.
For Will, perhaps it does not.
He has empathy for all things, which I suppose is different than compassion.
He is able to understand them, if not sympathize with him.
Does he sympathize with Dolarhyde?
At the beginning of the episode, we see more of that conversation between Hannibal and Dolarhyde.
Rating:
3 out of 5
