The consequences of Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier leaving Hannibal are staggering. Hannibal only had one person that had an inkling of his true nature and now that his confidant has abandoned him there is no moral anchor. Could this mean an even deeper monstrous descent for Hannibal, and does the conversation that Bedelia and Jack Crawford share last week lead to the knife fight that kicked off the season? Sadly, Bedelia does not play a role in this episode. This episode also sees the return of Freddie Lounds and her giant red quaff. The dishonest true crime reporter returns to point the finger of guilt at Will. Will’s lawyer pounces, driving home the fact that Lounds is a woman who does not stand on the side of truth. It’s good to see Lounds again, just so perhaps we can see Hannibal finally chow down on her lying ass. Is it wrong to root for the devil sometimes?  Lounds is followed by a woman who sees too much truth, Alana Bloom, who must practice her testimony before the trial because her personal truth is wrapped up in Will’s innocence. The characters of this show each serve their purpose on Hannibal’s chessboard, as he brilliantly weaves their motivations and damages. This is why fans tune in, that and the putrid moments of severe atrocity, along with, of course, the prospect of Lounds becoming part of an entrée.  The show is an episodic character symphony underscored with insane amount of gore for TV. For instance, Will’s lawyer opening a letter containing a severed ear. The ear kicks off Hannibal and Will returning to their role of last season, this time, with prison bars between them. After the ear incident, Hannibal and Will share another jail house meeting as they both fall into the role of crime solvers once again. It seems, a bailiff checked out Will’s knife from evidence, the same knife that was found to have severed this latest ear. Jack and company arrive to the bailiff’s house as it explodes.The bailiff is found mounted on a stag’s head, burnt, and missing an ear. This sheds doubts on Will’s guilt, as the bailiff was killed in the same way Will supposedly killed his victims.     Many can’t see Will’s innocence because Will is so beyond the norm that no one can imagine his perspective. Will Graham is someone so removed from the cultural definition of normal that he can only be imagined as a killer because what else is someone so beyond perception supposed to be? This is a wonderful portrayal of the public’s view of mental illness as the show continues to present challenging characters in the most unusual of places, network television.     As the episode ends, and Dr. Bloom proclaims that she is motivated to save Will, Will has a rare human moment, one very difficult for someone on the autism spectrum, he takes his potential saviors hand. The portrayal of Will as someone with autism is very daring and welcome. It gives viewers an idea of how someone with social or personality disorders must fight to be allowed to exist in their own realities and not be judged as monstrous. Will is in this position because most people cannot relate to how he views the world, how he cannot experience joy or sorrow, but must endure the violence and blackness in his own mind to help others. Will is one of the most damaged and fascinating protagonists in modern television history and viewers are lucky to have him.   Body parts consumed: None, but an ear, a brain pan, and a brain are all removed. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!