Deconstructing Hannibal

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The podcast where we take Bryan Fuller's show, Hannibal, apart piece by piece. All the English major thoughts and feelings will be shared. Cannibal puns will be made. 

  1. 2D AGO

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 34: From France to Japan - Season 2 Preview

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO AVAILABLE AT: https://youtu.be/SHWASwkuYZM In this episode, I review where we left the plot at the end of Season 1 and where we start Season 2. I go over the Season 1 plot diagram, discuss some of the promos for S2 at the time, and discuss some of what Bryan and Hugh said about the "new status quo" of Season 2. Enjoy! Episode Links Wikipedia article on Kaiseki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiseki Entertainment Weekly Season 2 2014 Promo Image - https://ew.com/article/2013/10/01/hannibal-exclusive-bryan-fuller-season-2/ Season 2 Antler Promo Poster - https://thesecondtake.com/2014/02/19/hannibal-season-two-new-poster-trailer/ Season 2 Diving Cages Promo - https://www.reddit.com/r/HannibalTV/comments/1vehy5/new_hannibal_season_2_promo_pic/ Season 2 Masked Will Promo - https://www.slashfilm.com/529552/hannibal-season-2-poster-announces-february-premiere/ Season 2 Fancy Promo - https://www.spoilertv.com/2014/04/hannibal-season-2-new-group-cast.html Will in “Aperitif” - https://hannibalanalysis.tumblr.com/post/154196026312/hannibal-analysis-s01e01ap%C3%A9ritif Will in “Savoureux” - https://tenor.com/view/will-graham-hugh-dancy-hannibal-ember-gif-370107399448533122 Crave Online 2013 Interview with Bryan Fuller - https://web.archive.org/web/20131020052507/http://www.craveonline.com/tv/interviews/576433-exclusive-interview-bryan-fuller-on-hannibal-clarice-starling-barney The Week 2015 Interview with Bryan Fuller and Hugh Dancy - https://theweek.com/articles/450064/interview-hannibal-showrunner-bryan-fuller-star-hugh-dancy Link to S1 Plot Diagram - https://www.patreon.com/posts/finished-plot-1-157811034

    53 min

  2. MAY 9

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 33: Meet the Extended Fannibal Family

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 VIDEO AVAILABLE AT: https://youtu.be/kfvgNDdIKx8 In this last liminal episode before I begin Deconstruction of Season 2, I felt it necessary and wonderful to introduce you to my brother, Josh. He has been my tech support through my entire podcast journey - he designed my logo, my video animations, helped me find my theme music, helped me edit and improve hours and hours of podcast work. We talk about family, science-fiction, true crime, horror, Dust Bunny, Bryan Fuller, and a myriad other things. Enjoy!  (P.S. - I love you, Josh.) Episode Links Zilla’s Hannicat Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/zillabean/630791759958556672/the-adventures-of-hannicat-and-will Sihaya’s Dust Bunny Review and Analysis - https://www.patreon.com/posts/diving-beneath-146805646?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

    1h 33m

  3. APR 26

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 32: Bryan's Last Word on S1

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, I talk to our Fannibal King, Bryan Fuller, about Hannibal, Dust Bunny, fate, circumstance, and much, more more! Enjoy!

    1h 41m

  4. APR 11

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 31: Teacups, the Ravenstag, and Staggie - Final S1 Themes and Motifs

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, I am finishing my discussion of the themes and motifs of Season 1 with three important motifs in the show as a whole: teacups, the Ravenstag, and the Stag-Man (or Staggie) as Bryan calls him. Enjoy!  💖💖💖 Episode Links  Hannibal by Thomas Harris - https://a.co/d/b4zFWgj Fuller, Bryan. Writer. “Apéritif.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 1. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Schuur, Jennifer. Writer. “Oeuf.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 4. Chiswick Productions, 2012. “Does Fate Exist? According to Physics, it’s a Solid Maybe” by LittleWrenWrites - https://medium.com/illumination/does-fate-exist-according-to-physics-its-a-solid-maybe-99e360ad94c3 Gray, Jim Danger. Writer. “Amuse-Bouche.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 12. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Nimerfro, Scott, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Coquilles.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 5. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Brancato, Chris, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Releves.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 12. Chiswick Productions, 2013. Lightfoot, Steve, Bryan Fuller, and Scott Nimerfro. “Savoureux.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 13. Chiswick Productions, 2013.

    55 min

  5. MAR 30

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 30: Movie Edition - Hannibal (2001)

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, Lady Thunder and I discuss Ridley Scott's 2001 adaptation of the novel Hannibal - the brain eating, the steering wheel licking and all. Enjoy! Video available at: https://youtu.be/qGjwRy3jX8I Episode Links Hannibal. Directed by Ridley Scott, performances by Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Giancarlo Giannini, Frankie Faison, MGM, 2001. Wikipedia contributors. "Hannibal (Harris novel)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_(Harris_novel) Wikipedia contributors. "Hannibal (2001 film)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_(2001_film) King, Stephen. “Hannibal the Cannibal” - Book Review for New York Times. 13 June 1999. - https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/06/13/reviews/990613.13kingct.html Schmid, David. “The Kindest Cut of All: Adapting Thomas Harris’s Hannibal.” Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, 2007, pp. 389-395, https://www.jstor.org/stable/43797333

    1h 24m

  6. MAR 14

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 29: Knives and Scars: S1 Themes and Motifs, Part Two

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode (part 2 of a 3-part series), I delve into the meaning of two more significant motifs in S1 of Hannibal - knives and scars and how they relate to themes of power and possession. Enjoy! Video episode available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHi6O2rWxc Episode Links Cirlot, J.E. A Dictionary of Symbols. Barnes & Noble Books, 1993. Primacy definition -https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primacy Daniel Balderston. “The Mark of the Knife: Scars as Signs in Borges.” The Modern Language Review, vol. 83, no. 1, 1988, pp. 67–75. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3728544. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026. Violence Policy Center - https://vpc.org/revealing-the-impacts-of-gun-violence/murder-suicide/ “Scares and Scars” by Bradley Olson at the Joseph Campbell Foundation - https://www.jcf.org/post/scares-and-scars Dennis-Bryan, Kim, Nicola Hodgson, et al., editors. Signs & Symbols. DK Publishing, 2008. Fuller, Bryan. Writer. “Apéritif.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 1. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Fury, David, Chris Brancato, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Potage.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 3. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Schuur, Jennifer. Writer. “Oeuf.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 4. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Lightfoot, Steve, Bryan Fuller, and Scott Nimerfro. Writers. “Roti.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 11. Chiswick Productions, 2013. Lightfoot, Steve, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Mizumono.” Hannibal, season 2, episode 13. Chiswick Productions, 2014. Vlaming, Jeff, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Primavera.” Hannibal, season 3, episode 2. Chiswick Productions, 2015. Vlaming, Jeff, Angela LaManna, Bryan Fuller, and Steve Lightfoot. Writers. “The Number of the Beast is 666.” Hannibal, season 3, episode 12. Chiswick Productions, 2015.

    1 hr

  7. MAR 1

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 28: Mirrors and Breakfast - S1 Themes and Motifs - Part One

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this solo episode, I delve into the motifs of mirrors, both physical and conceptual, and breakfast and the themes they communicate. Enjoy! Episode Links Ezell, Margaret J.M. “Looking Glass Histories.” Journal of British Studies, vol. 43, no. 3, 2004, pp. 317-338. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/383598. Bryan Fuller 2013 Interview with AV Club’s Emily St. James - Part 1 - https://www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller-walks-us-through-the-first-three-episodes-1798239641 Dennis-Bryan, Kim, Nicola Hodgson, et al., editors. Signs & Symbols. DK Publishing, 2008. McAllister, Megan. “Food Culture in Hannibal.” Hannibal For Dinner: Essays on America’s Favorite Cannibal on Television, edited by Kyle A. Moody and Nicholas A. Yanes, McFarland & Company, Inc., 2021, pp. 163-169. Sihaya’s Lessons of Hannibal Blog S1:E4 – FAMILY DON’T END WITH BREAKFAST - https://www.tumblr.com/sihaya74/706825379994910720/new-the-lessons-of-bryan-fullers-hannibal-s1e4?source=share Fuller, Bryan. Writer. “Apéritif.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 1. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Gray, Jim Danger. Writer. “Amuse-Bouche.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 12. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Fury, David, Chris Brancato, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Potage.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 3. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Schuur, Jennifer. Writer. “Oeuf.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 4. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Nimerfro, Scott, and Bryan Fuller. Writes. “Coquilles.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 5. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Black, Andy, Chris Brancato, and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Buffet Froid.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 10. Chiswick Productions, 2012. Vlaming, Jeff, Helen Shang, Bryan Fuller, and Steve Lightfoot. Writers. “...And the Woman Clothed with the Sun.” Hannibal, season 3, episode 9. Chiswick Productions, 2015.

    1h 3m

  8. FEB 15

    Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 27: "The Offhanded Breaking" - S1 Falling Action

    Have any comments, questions, feedback? Send me a text! 💖💖💖 In this episode, Cassie Raven and I discuss the falling action of Season 1 - the breaking of Will Graham, the sacrificial veal, the smells of the BSHCI, and more. Enjoy! Episode Links:  Lightfoot, Steve, Bryan Fuller, and Scott Nimerfro. Writers. “Savoureux.” Hannibal, season 1, episode 13. Chiswick Productions, 2013. “Savoureux” DVD Commentary - Fuller, Bryan, David Slade, and Hugh Dancy. “Audio Commentary by Fuller, Slade, and Dancy.” “Savoureux.” Hannibal, directed by David Slade, season 1, episode 13. Lionsgate, 2013. DVD. Days Without Incident-Vide Cor Meum - https://dayswithoutincident-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/dayswithoutincident.org/2020/06/15/vide-cor-meum-by-patrick-cassidy-and-hans-zimmer/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17704970784021&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fdayswithoutincident.org%2F2020%2F06%2F15%2Fvide-cor-meum-by-patrick-cassidy-and-hans-zimmer%2F Bryan Fuller 2013 Interview with AV Club - Part 4 of 4 - https://www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller-walks-us-through-hannibal-s-debut-season-1798239748

    1h 25m
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The podcast where we take Bryan Fuller's show, Hannibal, apart piece by piece. All the English major thoughts and feelings will be shared. Cannibal puns will be made. 

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  • Creator
    Sihaya
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
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