Hannibal/Secondo

Secondo
Season 3, Episode 3
Airdate	June 18, 2015
Written by	Angelina Burnett and Bryan Fuller & Steve Lightfoot
Directed by	Vincenzo Natali
← 3x02 Primavera	3x04 → Aperitivo
Hannibal — Season Three

Secondo is the third episode of the third season of Hannibal, and the twenty-ninth episode overall.

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

and Laurence Fishburne (Jack Crawford)

Guest Starring: Rinaldo Rocco (Professor Sogliato), Fortunato Cerlino (Rinaldo Pazzi), Tao Okamoto (Chiyoh), Julian Richings (Caged Man)

Co-Starring: David Calderisi (Signore Albizzi), Toni Ellwand (Mrs. Albizzi)

Plot Overview

In his pursuit for Hannibal, Will journeys to Lithuania. Coming to his Lecter's childhood home, he encounters a woman who has long been guard to a dark part of Hannibal's past.

Notes

Locations

• Florence, Italy

• Aukštaitija, Lithuania

• Palermo, Italy

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Will travels to Hannibal's old home in Lithuania. There he meets Chiyoh who stands guard over a man who allegedly killed Mischa.

• It's confirmed Jack survived Hannibal's attack.

Characters

• Hannibal kills Professor Sogliato. Bedelia figures out that he's drawing everyone toward him.

• Jack has travelled to Italy not for Hannibal, but for Will.

• It's still not clear what happened to Mischa, but Hannibal ate her as an act of forgiveness and likely accused an innocent man for her murder to see what Chiyoh would do.

• Will sets the caged man free to release her from her charge and allow her to help him find Hannibal. This leads her to kill him and Will arranges the body as a dragonfly.

• Bedelia has Hannibal realise that the only way to forgive Will for his betrayal is to eat him.

Trivia

The Show

• The headstone for Mischa Lecter has the word "mylima", which is Lithuanian for "beloved".

Behind the Scenes

• This episode introduces the character Chiyoh, a minor character from Hannibal Rising. In the novel she was attendant to Lady Muraski, Hannibal's aunt. Muraski was originally intended to be featured, but changed when Fuller wanted someone closer to the age of Hannibal, as she is described in the novel.

Allusions and References

• The crest at the top of the gates resembles the one featured on copies of the Hannibal novel.

Memorable Moments

• Hannibal, "impulsively," stabs Sogliato in the temple with an ice pick.

Quotes

• Bedelia: Why can't you go home, Hannibal? What happened to you there?

Hannibal: Nothing happened to me. I happened.