# Hannibal Has Jumped The Shark **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557 "2014-05-03T02:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/1 "2014-05-03T02:44:34Z")
Started out strong with a compelling storyline, shocking visuals, and a wonderfully spooky background sound. Now it’s like Andy Warhol was brought back to life and in Clockwork Orange like fashion, was forced to consume countless condensed hours of 2010s culture, given copious amounts of acid, and given free rein to “create”. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/2 "2014-05-03T15:39:42Z")
Yikes, I just started watching and am on episode 6. I hope this isn’t true. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/3 "2014-05-03T16:33:20Z")
I was going make a joke about an elephant but after reading the OP it would be even more pointless… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/4 "2014-05-03T21:29:15Z")
I hate it when a series falls apart. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/5 "2014-05-03T21:36:47Z")
I just started watching it this season. I was persuaded by all the accolades about the strong visuals, great performances, etc., to put aside my lack of enthusiasm for gory ghoulishness and give the show a try. But last night, with the entry of the “I only feel _truly_ alive when killing!!!1!!!” cliché, I am back to being highly doubtful. Someone please tell me that this isn’t being played straight (in other words, that it’s some sort of wheels-within-wheels plot of Graham’s to catch Hannibal). ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/6 "2014-05-03T22:05:00Z")
Of course it’s not being played straight. Freddie is still alive and that’s actually leftover frozen Randall that they’re eating. We’ve known for weeks that Will is playing a long con against Hannibal, using himself as bait. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/7 "2014-05-03T22:06:50Z")
Well, that’s good. “leftover frozen Randall,” snort. I’m still annoyed at the cliche, though. And you’d think that Hannibal would be too sophisticated to buy it. But we shall see. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/8 "2014-05-04T04:10:39Z")
Yeah, I wasn’t a fan of that line either. Or the surreal meshing together of the sex scenes. I could see what they were trying to do, but I don’t think it quite worked. Also, I could be completely wrong about that theory, at which point I’ll be just as thoroughly disappointed in the direction this series has taken! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-has-jumped-the-shark/687557/9 "2014-05-05T11:31:54Z")
> [@Headrush042](#): > > Yeah, I wasn’t a fan of that line either. Or the surreal meshing together of the sex scenes. I could see what they were trying to do, but I don’t think it quite worked. > > Also, I could be completely wrong about that theory, at which point I’ll be just as thoroughly disappointed in the direction this series has taken! I’m thinking this is all an elaborate plot of Will’s to ensnare Hannibal, that Jack is in on it, but not entirely aware of the extent of Will’s actions. Now I’m wondering… is Alana Bloom in on it? So when is the “Margot is lesbian & this is a betrayal of the integrity of her character” cry going to rise up? I think the main defense would be that she wants to have the male Verger heir, but also that her & Will’s damage as well as being ‘patients’ of Lecter give them both a bond that could transcend her “proliclivities”.