Hannibal (2013) Is a Macabre and Underappreciated Stroke of Brilliance

Hannibal is too dark for many viewers, but earns a proud spot for me as one of the greatest TV shows of all time

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Anthony Hopkins may always go down as the face of Hannibal Lecter. Despite the three others who played him since 1986’s oft-overshadowed Manhunter, it’s the dead-eyed, smooth-talking, and mercurial Hopkins who will likely forever hold the title of Hannibal in the eyes of the masses.

But to be brilliant isn’t to leave no room for improvement. Just beca…