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nerdynikki94 · 1 year

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I loathe Mason Verger with a fiery passion. Every time he says 'Papa', my eye twitches.

Despite Gary Oldman being my favorite actor, I undoubtedly prefer the series' interpretation of him. In the movie Hannibal (my least favorite of the films, though I've never seen Hannibal Rising), Mason is portrayed to be queer-coded, passionately obsessed with Hannibal.

I remember when I watched it with my friends as a teenager, we unanimously agreed his character was definitely gay.

Yet, according to the books, he's explicitly noted as a pedophile. Still, in the film, his sexuality feels indescribably perverse, but not quite nefarious, as it's meant to be. It's not faithful to that true villainy, and knowing all that now, it bugs me.

Though the show doesn't outright call him a pedophile, it prioritizes specific language and innuendo to assert the core of his character: Mason Verger is a predator.

I appreciate how they trust the audience to infer from context clues without it feeling like a cop-out or omission.

#ngl I've skipped some of his scenes in a couple of my rewatches.#i always skip the scene where he mutilates Margot.#every time I watch his entrance I can’t stop myself from muttering 'I hate him. I hate him. I hate him.'#hannibal nbc

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