I honestly didn't think this series would add anything to Silence of the Lambs or Manhunter. I was so wrong. This series is by no means perfect but it is completely captivating to watch. Very slick, very polished and very pleasing to the eyes, which makes for a hugely watchable series. The direction alone makes it seem more fitting to the movies than television. The psychology and mind bending games played here make this unlike anything else on TV and give it a depth not found on many TV shows. Depth is what the series is striving for as it plums the depths of, the main character, Will Graham's mind as it tries to find out how serial killers think. I will not lie this not a show for the faint of heart as it is very bloody and very gory. I don't know it aired on prime time? This show seems more comfortable on cable than it does on the major networks, not that I'm complaining mind you because I had a bloody good time watching it.
Who would have thought that someone else could have played Hannibal Lector than Anthony Hopkins? I sure didn't but Mads Mikkelsen surely fits into Lector's shoes with an ease and grace giving him a likableness that makes him thoroughly compelling and interesting in every scene he's in.
I like how this series didn't revert to serial killers of the week with each episode. Now there were some episodes where they were tracking down serial killers but the focus of the show was always on the after effects of the first episode as its roots crawled throughout this entire season and played games with Will Graham and Lector. I don't find many shows on prime time television that want continuity over the serialization of their series. This show strives for continuity of the psychology to see how actions affect a person and how it does is both startling and interesting but that don't feel gimmick-ed or cheap.
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