This post contains spoilers for NBC's Hannibal.

One is to explore the impulses of a brilliant, yet perverted mind, and the other to mirror such a complex character with someone who shoots the seams with radical empathy. In Brian Fuller's "Hannibal", FBI's special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dansi) helps investigations with reluctantly putting in the shoes of the infamous killers, but this professional obligation quickly turns into obsessive itching after crossing the track with D. -Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). This court meeting begins as a game with cats and mice, because initially the unconscious Will finds himself attracted to Hannibal's darkness, without consciously understanding what really represents.

However, the essence of Hannibal is not about how Long The title therapist/killer is able to strengthen the will and keep his secret hidden. It is about how it will react visceral to this truth and over again, reflecting Hannibal's soul until their destinies become inseparable as snakes coiled to each other. In simpler words, "Hannibal" has been convicted of a love fowel story, filled with unforgettable pictures of old friends cooked for dinner and loud wires exposed to forming a musical instrument. After all, "Hannibal" is an uncompromising exhibition of beautiful disturbing picturesWhere these strange, violent events exist somewhere between reality and unrealistic. This surreal bent produced some truly brutal, disturbing sequences, but Fuller's vision has He never moved away from the poetic philosophy that came to define the ethos of the show.

Fortunately, none of these episodes of gossip/violence were withdrawn or censored at any time, and Hannibal undoubtedly pushes the boundaries of what topics can be displayed on network television. However, a particular episode of an early season She was not broadcast on NBC because her theme inadvertently echoed a tragedy in real life a few months ago. Here's what happened.

Episode 4 of the first season of the show, titled "OEUF", represents Will with a new case, in which the killing of two seemingly unrelated families is causing awkward questions. After further investigation, Will realizes that both family units have a missing son and that these boys kill their families for some reason. By the end of this disturbing episode, we learn that these missing boys are manipulating a woman named Eva (Molly Shannon), who invites them to shoot their parents/brothers and sisters to prove their loyalty to her as newly adopted children. Although "OEUF" was supposed to be just another episode with high stakes that followed the "Week case" format, Fuller felt that the story of murderous kids who branded guns would be bad in the light of the sandy hook. happened a few months ago.

The time of this episode was pretty sad, as the first season of the show was filmed in a full way before the tragic mass recording appeared. Fuller contacted the NBC five days before the broadcast date (April 25, 2013) and asked them not to broadcast, the episode said because of the "cultural climate" in the United States at the time. Fuller also clarified his attitude by issuing the following statement to Diversity:

"I didn't want anyone to come to the show and have a negative experience. Whenever (write) a story and look at the sensational aspects of storytelling, you think: "This is interesting metaphorically, and this is interesting as a social comment. 'With this episode, it was not about graphic images or violence. These were the associations that came with the subject I felt would inhibit the enjoyment of the overall episode (...) it was my sensitivity. "

Although the episode was not aired in the United States, part of the UEUF dealing with Hannibal and his paternal character fixation named Abigail was available to fans of the NBC website, as well as some media. The full episode was eventually available from April 19, and you can still rent, buy or transfer it in its entirety.