So, how did you interpret the very last scene, after the credits began to roll?
When I first saw it, my interpretation was that Bedelia had amputated and cooked her leg herself, as sort of a compromise with Hannibal- like, sure, you can eat me, as long as I get to live. But then I read that Fuller's intention was to show that Hannibal survived the fall (and getting shot and beaten)- her obvious fear, plus her grabbing the fork and hiding it, and the three place settings (one for Will? Lady Murasaki? Uncle Hannibal?) do support that.
I agree strongly with this. I was completely disinterested in the first half of the season. I think I recall hearing the news that NBC had cancelled really early in the season, otherwise I would hold the first six episodes responsible for dooming the show (I'm sure they didn't help the ratings to cause any second thoughts). There should have been one or two episodes worked to get Hannibal into custody, skip Mason completely, then on to the Red Dragon.My personal feelings -- having Red Dragon crammed into six episodes felt rushed. I wish they would have trimmed down the first part of the season instead and given it one or two more.
It reminded me of the Bugs Bunny gangster...
Despite being fantastically dark during its three-season run, Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal burned too brightly, and ended well before its story had reached a natural conclusion. While the image of Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter locked in an embrace, the waves of the Atlantic crashing hundreds of feet below them, nearly drowning out the good doctor’s final words of “This is all I ever wanted for you†were delicious and satisfying in their own right – and continue to be more so, as time after the finale marches on – there will always be a contingent wondering where the story would have gone if the series hadn’t been canceled by NBC or another network had immediately picked it up....