Hannibal Season 2 Spoiler: Will Graham Remains ‘Drawn’ To Hannibal? Series Aiming To Go Up To The Silence Of The Lambs Era!

Hannibal season 1 ended with Will Graham (played by Hugh Dancy) ending up in jail for crimes he didn't commit. He was sent there by the show's main antagonist, Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), who was also his confidant, personal psychiatrist, and friend of Graham. When Hannibal season 2 starts on February 28, Will remains locked up in a cell and he will do everything in his power to capture the real killer, the real cannibal, which is Lecter.

IGN's Eric Goldman sat down with Hugh Dancy for an interview, hoping for some Hannibal Season 2 spoilers. While the 38-year old actor did release some teaser, he also shared some information about how Hannibal feels about Will's jailing as well as how his character feels about his nemesis.

IGN: So besides the fact that he obviously wants to get himself out of there, what does he think of Hannibal as far as the betrayal? Even if Hannibal, in his skewed mind, thinks he's doing something for Will, Will understandably wouldn't see it that way.

Dancy: No, and I think even Hannibal isn't pleased with the fact that Will's in jail. I mean, it was an inevitability because that was Hannibal's defense, right? But he wasn't plotting that from the word "go," I don't think at all. Now, if anything, Hannibal is just as upset as Will that Will's locked up. I think Will despises Hannibal because of who he now realizes he is, but also, as you say, because of his betrayal. But again, out of that comes a kind of strength, which is the strength of self-reliance. Ultimately, not to get too far ahead or give anything away, but I think Will, after trying various tactics, realizes that the only way he's ever going to outmaneuver Hannibal is by reengaging with him. You can't lie to Hannibal -- he'd see through it; he's too clever. So the only way Will can do that is honestly recognize for himself that he is drawn to Hannibal, that there's some part or some connection that still exists.

While the second season hasn't started yet, Dancy revealed that show creator Bryan Fuller is already thinking of further seasons, specifically, an ambitious walk though of the Silence of the Lambs era and beyond. However, the problem here is that Will Graham was left out in this part of the story. But according to Dancy, Will might still be there.

I think he's mentioned in Silence of the Lambs and in Hannibal -- in the books, that is -- as having been this kind of legendary profiler in the FBI who basically got burned out and is now an alcoholic, like, a Diesel mechanic; he's retreated down to Florida, and he's boozing. I've heard Bryan voice various, different versions of where he might get to. We would obviously have to get through Red Dragon, first of all. I think there's a question as to how fully you would dive into the books, because it's one thing for people to know the canon and to enjoy seeing us move away towards it. It's another thing to then just go back and slavishly reenact it, having created such a rich world of our own making. So my guess is it would become part of a bigger story perhaps.

 

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