#i do believe the fundamental point tho that will's arc is a transition arc | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

bedrotboy · 3 months

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while i totally believe cannibalism in nbc hannibal is a metaphor for love i also believe it's a metaphor for transition (not intentionally written that way but it just happens--it could also be a metaphor for coming out as gay)

bc think about it

will has this side to him he has to suppress

he then goes through stages of exploration, self-acceptance, and embracing who he is

this involves killing as an act of transition towards his true self (similar to how we have "deadnames", some people may even view transition as a sort of "killing" their pre-transition self so their true gender self can be born)

he is literally scared of how good it feels, which is very trans--being terrified of what it means to let that shell crack, fearing you are a monster for enjoying these things (which, the "monster as metaphor for queerness and social outcastedness" is a classic horror trope)

not to mention rituals, consuming/growing/literally having new substances inside the body that you did not experience before (human flesh as hrt), and engaging in acts that the world finds heinous but nourishes the body

his cannibalism is him becoming god-like ("Killing must feel good to God, too. He does it all the time") and we all know trans ppl are gods and goddesses and godexxes of the mortal realm

rly the list goes on

but basically season 1 will graham is eggy as fuck and season 3 is him finally becoming his full self and accepting love for who he is and thats so sexy and cool and transgender of him

#hannibal #this is at least partly a shitpost and i dont believe all the things im saying and u shouldnt either #i do believe the fundamental point tho that will's arc is a transition arc #and i dont think it should be limited to just gender transition as there are many transitions in life but it applies well to gender #esp considering the overall queerness of the show #hannibal is the gay daddy we all wished we had guiding us through the transition process #or maybe thats just me lmfao #anyway #hannibal nbc #nbc hannibal #hannigram #gay cannibals #queer #gay #i think it could also easily be a metaphor for autistic unmasking #or rly again any kind of transition and i think thats why the show appeals to so many #bc everyone can relate to the joy of seeing someone transform #into a more authentic self #uhhh #yeah ✌️#this is all strictly relating to fiction btw obligatory “killing is bad folks”#shouldnt have to say that but this is tumblr #honestly im just giggling to myself about human flesh as hrt #im just going through some gender shit rn and hannibal is helping me through

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