In season one Hannibal and Jack has a good relationship. They start out as colleagues, but their relationship soon evolves to something more similar to friendship. One can see this in the numerous meals they share together. At first, there is a sort battle for dominance between them. Jack is the head of the Behavioural Science Unit and he sees himself as having great authority. This authority is questioned when Hannibal makes Jack wait outside his office, even though he is not with a patient. However, as soon as Jack shows Hannibal the respect he feels he deserves they develop a mutual respect. The relationship between them grows even stronger as Hannibal starts treating …show more content…
The second season of the series starts out with a foreshadowing, where we witness a fight between Jack and Hannibal. We know their relationship is doomed, yet we do not know why. Hannibal does everything in his power to prevent Jack from turning against him, yet he cannot do enough. Eventually Jack cannot ignore Will Graham’s pleas anymore. Jack starts out by questioning Hannibal, and eventually he brings in a piece of Hannibal’s meat to check if it is human or not. Of course, the test comes back negative. The negative test is not enough to satisfy Jack and he eventually starts plotting a plan together with Will for how they can catch Hannibal. This is the start of their abating …show more content…
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen plays the role of the cannibalistic serial killer, often referred to as the Chesapeake Ripper. Mikkelsen claims he used Lucifer, the fallen angel, as inspiration for the role. He wanted to convey an affinity for humanity and a love for the human condition simultaneously as he could be punitive in a hellish way. This is fitting as the name Hannibal could mean, “ba’al is my lord”. Ba’al is Hebrew and means Beelzebub, or Satan.
The character Hannibal Lecter is often perceived as a courteous and well mannered. He works as a psychiatrist and he is a former surgeon, a skill that seems to have helped him tremendously in his career as a serial killer. Hannibal lives a luxurious life, something his taste in food and his choice of clothes conveys. He throws grandiose dinner parties and his love for expensive wine is what gets him caught later in the series. Lecter is also known for wearing elegant suits and as some viewers have pointed out, he wears a watch worth close to 180 000$. He certainly has a taste for the good