10 Best Hannibal Episodes

10. Digestivo

Ending on the cliffhanger that Hannibal has started sawing into Will's skull, Digestivo immediately earns points for having audiences on the edge of their seats before a single scene has been shown to them. Following Mason Verger's bribing of the Italian police, both Hannibal and Will are seized and brought to the one-time Lecter patient.

Seeing the genuine terror in Crawford's face as Hannibal slices into Will's head in the opening sequence is more than a little bit heartbreaking, but even when the torturing is ended by the police there's never a sense of things getting better for the good guys here.

Once again Mason Verger proves himself to be a wonderfully horrible character, but seeing Alana Bloom meet up with Will again does at least offer a heartwarming moment or two. Nevertheless, Verger's plans of eating Hannibal by using Will's own sawed-off face makes this whole dinner party one to keep away from.

For fans of the 2001 Hannibal film, Digestivo is perhaps the greatest homage to go to for a recreation of the Hopkins-Oldman portrayals of Lecter and Verger. Hannibal's slightly curious, almost amused response to Verger's terrifying threats is a testament to the legendary character he is, and the final fates of each of these major players in the show at the end of the episode makes Digestivo one of the most important moments in the season.