Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 11: Abigail Hobbs - The Modern Iphigenia

In this episode, I go on a mad rant about how Abigail Hobbs compares to the Greek mythological character of Iphigenia and how her portrayal can be viewed through that lens. Enjoy!

Episode Links

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris - https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Hannibal-Lecter-Thomas-Harris/dp/0425228223

The Art and Making of Hannibal by Jesse McLean - https://a.co/d/cWWCeOc

Lightfoot, Steve and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Mizumono.” Hannibal, season 2, episode 13, Chiswick Productions, 2014.

Vlaming, Jeff and Bryan Fuller. Writers. “Primavera.” Hannibal, season 3, episode 2, Chiswick Productions, 2015.

Bryan Fuller 2015 IGN Interview with Eric Goldman - https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/25/hannibal-bryan-fuller-on-abigail-alana-miriam-chilton-and-more-on-whats-to-come-in-season-3

Hannibal Episode 302 Post-Mortem “Primavera” - Hannibal Episode 302 Post Mortem: “Primavera"

Wikipedia article on Iphigenia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia

Aeschylus' Agamemnon on Project Gutenberg - https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14417/pg14417-images.html