Hannibal/Primavera

Primavera
Season 3, Episode 2
Airdate	June 11, 2015
Written by	Jeff Vlaming and Bryan Fuller
Directed by	Vincenzo Natali
← 3x01 Antipasto	3x03 → Secondo
Hannibal — Season Three

Primavera is the second episode of the third season of Hannibal, and the twenty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Hugh Dancy (Will Graham), Mads Mikkelsen (Dr. Hannibal Lecter), Caroline Dhavernas (Dr. Alana Bloom) (credit only), Gillian Anderson (Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier) (credit only)

and Laurence Fishburne (Jack Crawford) (credit only)

Guest Starring: Fortunato Cerlino (Rinaldo Pazzi)

Guest Starring (end credits): Kacey Rohl (Abigail Hobbs)

Co-Starring: Anthony Massullo (Poliziotto Lamanna), Davide D'Izzia (Inspector Donaggio), Dwight Ireland (Doctor), Paul Sturino (Poliziotto Officer)

Plot Overview

8 months after being left to bleed to death, Will is in Italy in search of Hannibal. There he finds himself at the Norman Chapel where a heart-shaped body has been left. Still feeling Hannibal's pull, Will is approached by Chief Investigator Rinaldo Pazzi who believes Lecter is the killer he sought 20 years ago: the Monster of Florence.

Notes

Locations

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Palermo, Italy

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• It's confirmed Will survived Hannibal's attack. Abigail did not.

Characters

• Will has been visiting the Norman Chapel for some time in the past eight months since Hannibal's vicious attack, recalling it being a part of his memory palace. He knows the heart was left for him.

• Chief Investigator Rinaldo Pazzi is introduced who follows Will because he can lead him to Hannibal whom he believes is Il Mostro.

• Will tells Hannibal that he forgives him for killing Abigail.

Referbacks

• This episode picks up from the events of "Mizumono".

Trivia

The Show

• While this episode does continue the tradition of meal related titles, it also doubles as a reference to the Sandro Botticelli painting Primavera, which plays a significant role in the episode.

Allusions and References

• The introduction of Rinaldo Pazzi on the trail of Hannibal whom he believes is the Monster of Florence is from the novel Hannibal with the killer in question being based on a real case of unsolved murders. However, in both the novel and a deleted subplot from the film, Hannibal is not the killer. This should be obvious in the case of the show since the first murder was in 1968 and Hannibal would be far too young to have committed them if one conflated his and Mikkelsen ages.

Memorable Moments

• The image of the body unfurling itself and growing the hoofs and antlers from Will's wendigo and walking toward him.

Quotes

• Abigail: Do you believe in God?

Will: What I believe is, uh, closer to science fiction than anything in the Bible.

Abigail: We all know it, but nobody ever says that g-d won't do a g-d damn thing to answer anybody's prayers.

Will: God can't save any of us because it's inelegant. Elegance is more important than suffering. That's his design.

Abigail: You talking about God or Hannibal?

Will: Hannibal's not God. Wouldn't have any fun being God. Defying God, well, that's his idea of a good time.