okayophelia:#i have a theory about this scene #it is called: ‘gid
okayophelia:#i have a theory about this scene #it is called: ‘gideon just saw will insist that he wasn’t there #and that he was a hallucination #and decides to attempt to manipulate will in the same way’ #the flaw in this particular theory is that gideon either has to have a death wish #expect will to join him #or not account for how will feels about alana #but there’s definitely an element of performance in how hannibal reacts to will’s breakdown #he very intentionally looks at gideon #sees him watching #chooses to manipulate will in a way that he knows will resonate with gideon #very intentionally looks at will when he tells gideon he can tell him where to find alana #knows that will will follow #there’s SOMETHING THERE #there is some part of that that is intentional #i keep getting stuck on how sad it is though that gideon’s last act is still mimicking the chesapeake ripper #hannibal / #and i gave my heart to know wisdom; and to know madness and folly; and i perceived that this also is vexation of spirit #agnus dei; qui tollis peccata mundi; dona eis requiem #ALSO WORTH MENTIONING: hannibal has now set will directly into the paths of two different men who either know who he is or hold the key to h #….his identity as the chesapeake ripper #this also is important #hannibal likes walking the edge; he loves the feeling of vertigo; that last little moment of secrecy before the discovery is made #he relishes it (borgevino)#yes yes yes i love this #this makes so much sense and explains so much about the stylized way gideon used his words #the way he played will so well; despite being in the grip of his own spiralling self-obsession and doubt #gideon is highly intelligent; despite his state of mind; he would have drawn pretty much everything #about the situation between hannibal and will from that conversation; even figured out #that hannibal was likely the ripper; before hannibal distracted him #i think gideon very well might have had a death wish; not in a conscious clear way #but he was tired; despairing of ever fighting out of the labyrinth inside his own mind #and was just on a rampage to destroy everything that had created that labyrinth #until something; someone cracked; or he did #augh hannibal actual genius manipulating two disintegrating minds simultaneously with the same words #i’m #!!!! ???? (okayophelia)this is a thing i need to think about more after i rewatch the ep bc i think it’s very very important but i can’t quite dig into it yet. -- source link
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