Honestly, I cannot stop thinking about that we know slow heart rate while killing is a standard for Hannibal (episode Ko no mono; “A low heart rate is a true indicator of one's capacity for violence.”), book Red Dragon; “His pulse never got above 85, even when he ate her tongue”), because I'm unable to stop imagining that while killing Francis Dolarhyde in The Wrath of the Lamb his heart rate was quite normal and it quickened only when Will laid his head on Hannibal's shoulder.
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Will: Fire destroys as it creates. It's mythical. [Freddy] wont rise from the ashes, but her killer will.
Hannibal, looking at Will: He's the one to be noticed now.
Jack:
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Ko No Mono contains one of my favourite scenes between Will and Hannibal (bear with me on this dumping of all my feelings).
This is one of the first (and only) times that Hannibal really does let Will see him. He tells him about Mischa, and you can tell he's likely never told anyone about her before.
They talk about Abigail, and Will is visibly still distraught over her death and Hannibal looks genuinely upset that he's caused Will this pain, to the extent that Hannibal can't even look at him.
It's the first time we see Hannibal so vulnerable. He's opening up about everything, he's showing real, genuine emotion and he actually apologises to Will for taking Abigail away which is unlike him anyway because when would he ever apologise for killing someone? And this is also probably the nearest he's ever got to admitting to a murder to Will. He is letting Will know him, SEE HIM!!
And when he does apologise, his voice is barely above a whisper, and he genuinely means it. I think this conversation is what makes Hannibal decide to plan a future for himself, Will and Abigail far away from Baltimore and the FBI, so that he can give her back to Will.
And I think this is the first time since Will's villain era that Will has been genuinely open and honest with Hannibal. It's the first time that Will has been able to drop the pretence and speak to Hannibal on a sincere, human level.
Then Hannibal has the little speech about dropping a teacup, hoping one day it'll come back together. He's letting Will see what's inside of his mind, letting him know how he thinks and sees the world.
He puts so much trust into Will in this scene, which makes Mizumono all the more heartbreaking because Hannibal is led to believe that rare trust that was given was misplaced, which is why he was utterly devastated by Will's betrayal.
It's just such a beautiful, raw, heartbreaking scene. Mads and Hugh bring so much to this scene. The lip curl that Mads so often adopts when his characters are upset, the look of absolute heartbreak in Hugh’s eyes.
I could honestly talk about this scene for hours. 🥲
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daily reminder that in the scene in ko no mono in which hannibal and will are talking about abigail, will cries for hannibal, not himself.
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Hannibal, Apéritif, 1x01 / Hannibal, Ko No Mono, 2x11
"Would you protect this child the way you couldn't protect Abigail?"
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