Takiawase
An acupuncturist who lobotomizes her patients, and Katz in Hannibal's basement.
"Takiawase" is the fourth episode of the second season of Hannibal and the 17th episode overall. Written by Scott Nimerfro and series creator Bryan Fuller and directed by David Semel, it was first broadcast on NBC on March 21, 2014.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Hannibal
- Season
- 2
- Episode
- 4
- Director
- David Semel
- Writer
- Scott Nimerfro; Bryan Fuller
- Photographer
- James Hawkinson
- Editor
- Stephen Philipson
- Production
- 204
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Background
After an elderly man is found dead and lobotomized with his skull turned into a beehive, the BAU visits his acupuncturist when another of her patients, identically mutilated, turns up alive; she admits to lobotomizing both to give them "a dignified end". Bella Crawford, her cancer growing worse, takes a lethal dose of morphine before a session with Hannibal; he flips the coin she gives him and resuscitates her against her wishes.
Will realizes, through Frederick Chilton's strobe-light therapy, that Hannibal was preying on his encephalitis. Katz finds that the Muralist, James Gray, had his kidneys removed, and Will realizes Hannibal likely eats his "trophies". Katz breaks into Hannibal's house alone and finds something in the basement that horrifies her; he confronts her, she draws her gun, and several shots are heard.
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