The opening vision shows one wendigo looking on coldly as another grows horns and breaks out of the womb, about as literal a representation of Hannibal-as-serpent the show has given us thus far.
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“Ko No Mono” initially reads like the official beginning of Will and Hannibal’s partnership.
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Hannibal slips into the role of mentor with ease, telling Will that his ability to kill without so much as getting his pulse up shows promise. “Ko No Mono” breaks with that pattern almost immediately, as Hannibal answers Will’s “slim pig” with songbirds cooked alive and consumed in a “rite of passage.” That’s about when Will drops the act entirely, openly discussing his murder of Freddie Lounds. The characters speak in abstract, talking circles around one another over elaborately plated meals without much in the way of scheming or confrontation. Hannibal‘s writing is often maddeningly indirect. Sure enough, this was the episode that snapped the entire back half of season two into focus, letting us know just what the hell has been going on since Will got out of the hospital.
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There are just two more episodes left in season two, making “Ko No Mono” the perfect opportunity for Bryan Fuller to reveal his hand, lay out the endgame for this season, and set up the next. First things first: Happy Hannibal renewal, everyone! We may not have Community anymore, but at least NBC has ordered thirteen more episodes of elaborate food porn and charred-corpse-‘n’-body-part shrines.