While I maintain my position of seeing no legitimate value in comparing Red Dragon and its film adaptations to Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal as a way of finding value (or lack of value) in the series, I will admit to being incredibly excited to see two specific scenes from the source material. The first of which we get in “And the Woman Clothed in Sun”: Francis taking Reba to see a tiger. The version that appears in this episode is, on its own, a strikingly beautiful and moving piece of work. The simple core of its power is as severe as it is obvious; Reba—a blind woman—gets to “see” something that most people don’t even get to literally see in person, thanks to her new friend and lover, Francis. The shooting of the sequence and the performance from both characters are immediately remarkable. As Francis describes the glow of the tiger’s…
Hannibal Season 3 Episode 10 Review: “And the Woman Clothed in Sun”