SCP38 – Hannibal – S03E04 – Aperitivo – “The Gang’s All Here”

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The gang’s all here for the fourth instalment of Hannibal in season 3, Aperitivo, and this time the theme is not forgiveness but revenge. This was a catch-up episode in which the audience had a chance to see what’s been going on with Alana Bloom, Jack Crawford, and Mason Verger in the eight months since the previous season’s finale. This week Jamie and Jenny discuss that theme of as well as the return of her self-proclaimed boyfriend Dr. Chilton along with the series’ other core characters. They also have some interesting things to say about the noticeable difference in Alana this season compared to the last.

Aperitivo Recap

Dr. Chilton

Aperitivo opened up with Dr. Chilton visiting Mason Verger and discussing the disfigurements Hannibal left them with last season. They discussed revenge and Mason’s desire for help from Dr. Chilton. Chilton respectfully declined and later went on his own post-Mizumono tour to try and recruit his own revenge army. He visited both Will Graham and Alana Bloom in the hospital, but they both blew him off. Poor Dr. Chilton – he can’t even use the post traumatic stress syndrome everyone on the show must be experiencing as a way to make friends.

Jack Crawford

It seems that Jack’s brush with death has made him more comfortable with Bella and gave him the desire to be with her during her last days. We first see Jack after he has healed and visited Will to make sense of everything that happened in Mizumono. Jack wanted to know why Will warned Hannibal; Will answered it was because Hannibal was his friend and he wanted to run away with him. It’s apparent that this was this moment that allowed Jack to let Will go and focus on Bella instead.

Chilton visited Jack at the FBI in an effort to recruit him for his revenge scheme, but Jack also blew Chilton off by telling him he is now focusing on being with Bella. This is where the audience saw the greatest change in Jack. All last season he was willing to ignore his dying wife in order to find and catch the Chesapeake Ripper. He was so focused on this that he wanted her to delay her death until he had accomplished his goal; only afterwards could he give her his full attention. This changed as he sat in Hannibal’s pantry, realized he was dying, and called Bella so that they could be together for whatever remained of their lives. He said just that to her during a flashback of him in the hospital after he survived Hannibal’s attack. For the rest of Aperitivo Jack was focused on Bella, spending time with her and caring for her until he realized her peace was more important than his need to be with her. Jack did for Bella what she asked Hannibal to do for her last season. He gave her a lethal dose of her medication and laid with her until she died in his arms.

Jack’s story this episode ends with him receiving a condolence letter from Hannibal while sitting in the church where Bella’s funeral took place. Will visits him and they discuss their shared knowledge of what Will is going to do and what’s coming.

Mason Verger & Alana Bloom

Alana and Mason’s storyline are intertwined in this episode; it seems this will continue for much of this season. Alana visited Mason and agreed to become his therapist and join his “let’s get revenge in Hannibal” team. She is not only Mason’s therapist but also his profiler in order to help him catch Hannibal. During their first meeting, they had a strong discussion about revenge. Alan assured Mason that although she was raised with religion she is no shrinking violet when it comes to the idea of getting revenge on Hannibal. In their second meeting Alana seemed like a black widow spider spinning a web with Mason in order to catch their prey. They spoke about where Hannibal might be and she uses her FBI profiler skills like never before, providing Mason with a spot-on prediction of where Hannibal is hiding out. Later, we learn of Mason’s plans for Hannibal through a conversation with his nurse Cordell. Mason tells Cordell he wants Hannibal to be eaten alive and Cordell agrees to help him make that happen.

Will Graham

Will is not present for much of Aperitivo, but when he is there his appearances are more powerful than they have been all season. There was the aforementioned Jack flashback, but the most powerful scene was between him and Alana. After being released from the hospital, Alana visited Hannibal’s home to try and make sense of everything. She finds Will alone sitting in the kitchen; he tells her he is building his memory palace and visiting old friends. In this scene, Alana delivered the best line of the episode and the ultimate summation of Hannibal’s character: “Friendship with Hannibal is blackmail elevated to love.”

The episode ends with Jack and Alana meeting at Will’s house and Alana telling Jack that will has already left. The last scene is Will on a sailboat apparently sailing to Europe.

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