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So this one starts off with what? DINNER??? Chilton again over at Lecter's Wonder who they are eating?? Oh I mean 'what', not 'who', of course! :)

We revisit the Totem Pole, in Will's bizarre dreams of course...

+1 Star for that Sequence.

We have Gideon escaping while being transported. Why are all these crazy killers involved in the medical industry? They trying to tell us something???

I love Izzards performance as Gideon in this. +1 Star here for Gideon's lovely treatment of Dr. Caruthers..

+1 Star again for Gideon's complete sadistic - ness, so very entertaining!!!!

And here we go again with the FBI guys storming a building.....Crawford again grabs and wields a shotgun for the event. At least he's consistent!!! That's always a plus!!!

Gideon serves up such a beautifully wrapped...or unwrapped? Present for Crawford to find!!!

Oh wow! What a mindFubar Lecter throws on Graham. Haha!!!!

Okay this one ends with a 8/10.

I am glad they followed up the previous introduction of Dr Abel Gideon with this episode that makes the most of the character. The writers use him effectively as a main antagonist but also in conjunction the continuing focus on Will Graham's mental deterioration. Eddie Izzard is great in the role, but I still think he is miscast as I cannot disassociate myself from his comedy. That being said, when Gideon is used for the purpose of jet black humour (lines about marriage etc), I see the advantage of it being Izzard.

For me the strongest aspect are the scenes involving Graham. The filmmakers and Hugh Dancy portray his physical and mental state compellingly. It is almost too realistic in some moments as you feel like shouting at Crawford or Bloom to pull him out of situations and march him strait to a hospital for a second opinion.

The writers continue to use Lecter in a clever manipulative way in his interactions with others.

I don't find gore particularly entertaining and it's hard to argue against certain moments being gratuitous, but visually it is impressive as always. In addition to the body horror the psychological scenes involving Graham's hallucinations are strong. Generally the suspense created by what we see and hear is great.

This episode goes back to a previous character.. Gideon! This is one of the few cases where the killer from an episode returns in later episodes!

Izzard does a great job as Gideon! An obviously insane man, who knows what he is doing, and id not stupid! He captures the determination of the character well! This makes for one of the more memorable characters!

We also start to see Hannibal's intensions with Will, as Will is only getting worse, and how does Hannibal respond? Very well written manipulative game! This is what Hannibal wanted, and is so well at desciving those around him!

Now it is all great from here!