Takiawase / Mukozuke

Hannibal's second season has gone beyond brilliance, and these two episodes really shape up this new season. The main basis for these episodes is Beverley Katz. Her character holds main importance in these episodes and causes consciences for the rest of the season.

In episode 4 (Takiawase) Jack and his people find a human body used as a bee hive, the most creative killer in this series. It is a very interesting story, finding out who is responsible and the preceding victim. The actress who plays the killer is Amanda Plummer (Catching Fire, Pulp Fiction). She was honey gold, beyond brilliant. When they meet, one of them clearly points out she is the killer but Jack puts it down, not that he doesn't agree, but that she feels she helped them. 

Another part in the story is Jack's wife goes through a critical point in this episode. It was great to see Gina Torres return. With the departure of Gillian Anderson after the first two episodes it was great to she her come back. Her character goes through a critical moment and we see how curious Hannibal gets about the subject of suicide.

Abigail Hobbs (played by returnee Kacey Rohl) makes a welcome return in a dream sequence with Will at the beginning of the episode. This is the first time we get to see her character again since her death at the end of season 1. 

But the real plot here is Beverly's discovery of who Hannibal really is. She confronts Will about her findings, the killer was stitched into his own muriel. Will says its Hannibal but warns Beverly to just find evidence, don't involve Hannibal. But she does and discovers hidden stitches under stitches, a moment of thought that occurred during the honey bee case in which the bee stings covers up the needle marks. She informs Will of what she found and he gets upset when she mentions Hannibal's involvement. She asks what Hannibal does with his trophies, if he is the killer, and this is the pinnacle point where Will discovers Hannibal has been feeding him human parts. 

The episode ends tragically as Beverly discovers the truth and her and Hannibal have a shoot out. 

The next episode, Mukozuke, follows the tragic events that follow. Beverly's murder is done in a hugely creative way, she is cut into slides as to show that the killer was slowly breaking down her layers to find what lies in the centre, in a sense she went digging and got too close. They also find a way to truly give Beverly's death justice, with Jack proclaiming there would be a true memorial for her. 

Freddie Lounds finds her body, in the space telescope seen in the first season. Jack is informed after Freddie takes photos for her site. He is now having a belief that Will may be more innocent than he might of thought as the site of the murder makes him realize the chesapeake ripper may still be on the loose. 

And this time Will wants revenge. He convinces Dr. Chilton to bring in the undead Abel Gideon (returning Eddie Izzard) to convince possibly Jack at to who the real killer is. But Abel convinces Will to just kill Hannibal. Will concocts a way to kill Hannibal. He uses Freddie's site to get his admirer who killed the bay-liff during his trail. After some conversation as to how the killer (Jonathan Tucker) came to hide in the mental house and that he did not kill the judge. 

Jack and Alana get wind of the plan and find Hannibal and the killer at the point that the killer was going to kill Hannibal (stocking him at the pool, drugging him, and then putting up like jesus on the cross with a rope around his neck. The killer goes for the kill, but not before realizing Will is not the killer he was led to believe and planned to take the role of the Chesapeake Ripper as his own. 

Hannibal was saved, but not before finding out that Will tried to kill him. 

Friendship now surely dead, what does Hannibal do as a come back? 

P.S 

Will did learn in Episode 4 that Hannibal was actually drugging him, causing his illness. He even remembers how he lied about Abel Gideon not being in place when he was, more doubt on Hannibal. He found this out through manipulating Chilton.  

In the end, I think Will in the end will believe he is becoming a serial killer (though not in the casual sense.) 

The season is going strong, with the death of a major character, this series is going on great. 

Both Episodes - A+