This is a fairly strong inaugural episode, and a respectful spiritual successor to The Silence of the Lambs. I like that we get to see the fallout of the events from that film, which is something we never got in the Hannibal movie. In particular, I'm interested in how they are handling PTSD with respect to the characters of Clarice Starling and Catherine Martin. I also really liked the irony of the therapy session, where Clarice is now the case study subject who is being deflective to a psychiatrist that is trying to coax information from her. I also liked how the title of the episode has a double meaning, which becomes evident when the motive of the antagonist is revealed in the climax. All in all, a very solid start. Interested to see where this goes.

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