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‘Hannibal’ 1×07 Recap: Consistently Theatrical

Hannibal, as with virtually every incarnation of the character, deplores rudeness.

12:00 PM EST on November 18, 2025

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Hannibal Season 1, Episode 7
"Sorbet"
Original airdate: May 9, 2013
Writer: Jesse Alexander, Bryan Fuller
Director: James Foley
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Gillian Anderson


Now that Jack Crawford has renewed his hunt for the Chesapeake Ripper, he is particularly unwilling to stop. Last week's episode focused largely on the arc of Hannibal as a killer and his willingness to psychologically manipulate and dismantle his "friends" at the FBI. This week, we get to see the aftermath of that dismantling, as Jack attacks the problem head on, bull-in-a-china-shop style.