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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hannibal Season 3 Episode 4 - Aperitivo
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #1 - Aperitivo

    S3:E4

    After surviving a disfiguring gunshot, Dr. Fredrick Chilton is now focused on rallying support to capture Hannibal, using Will as bait. Jack is distracted by Bella's failing health, but he implores Will to abandon the risky idea of finding Hannibal. Meanwhile, Alana Bloom entertains a different approach, potentially partnering with Mason Verger to utilize his vast resources.

    Director:Marc Jobst
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Nick Antosca

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  2. Hannibal Season 2 Episode 8 - Su-zakana
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Su-zakana

    S2:E8

    Will resumes his therapy with Dr. Lecter. The FBI investigates the murder of a woman whose body was found sewn inside a dead horse.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Scott Nimerfro

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  3. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 3 - Secondo
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #3 - Secondo

    S3:E3

    Will Graham continues his search for Hannibal Lecter, making his way to Hannibal's childhood home in Lithuania. Meanwhile, Jack Crawford arrives in Italy, hoping to find Will and intervene before tragedy strikes again, and Bedelia warns Hannibal against unraveling his new life.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Angelina Burnett

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  4. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 6 - Dolce
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Dolce

    S3:E6

    With Bedelia securing her alibi, Hannibal prepares to leave Florence just as Jack and Will begin to track him down. With Pazzi murdered, Mason and his cohorts consider a different course of action. However, Chiyoh has arrived in Florence with her own agenda.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Don Mancini

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  5. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 3 - Potage
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Potage

    S1:E3

    Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:David Fury

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  6. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 4 - Œuf
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    #6 - Œuf

    S1:E4

    A series of family murders takes place.

    Director:Peter Medak
    Writer:Jennifer Schuur

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  7. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 5 - Coquilles
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #7 - Coquilles

    S1:E5

    Jack and Will search for a killer who turns his victims into angels.

    Directors:Guillermo Navarro, Peter Medak
    Writer:Scott Nimerfro

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  8. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 1 - Apéritif
    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #8 - Apéritif

    S1:E1

    When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:Bryan Fuller

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  9. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 2 - Amuse-Bouche
    7.9/10(70 votes)

    #9 - Amuse-Bouche

    S1:E2

    Will and Jack race to apprehend a serial killer using humans as fertilizer.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:Jim Danger Gray

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  10. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 9 - Trou Normand
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #10 - Trou Normand

    S1:E9

    Will, Jack and the BAU team hunt for a serial killer who creates a totem pole out of his victims' bodies.

    Director:Guillermo Navarro
    Writer:Steve Lightfoot

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  11. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 10 - Buffet Froid
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    #11 - Buffet Froid

    S1:E10

    Will tracks a killer with mental instability similar to his own.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato, Andrew Black

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  12. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 2 - Primavera
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    #12 - Primavera

    S3:E2

    With his wounds now healed, Will Graham heads to Europe eight months after the horrific event that almost took his life, in search of closure with Hannibal Lecter. Meanwhile an Italian inspector thinks that Lecter and a killer he pursued 20 years earlier are the same person.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Jeff Vlaming

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  13. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 6 - Entrée
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #13 - Entrée

    S1:E6

    The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writer:Kai Yu Wu

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  14. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 11 - Rôti
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #14 - Rôti

    S1:E11

    When Dr. Gideon escapes to terrorize Alana and Dr. Chilton, Hannibal and Will go on the hunt. Eddie Izzard guest stars.

    Director:Guillermo Navarro
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Scott Nimerfro

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  15. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 9 - And the Woman Clothed with the Sun…
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #15 - And the Woman Clothed with the Sun…

    S3:E9

    The FBI's search for elusive serial killer Francis Dolarhyde intensifies as Will Graham begins envisioning himself in Dolarhyde's tormented psyche. Wading deeper into dangerous territory, Will enlists the help of Hannibal Lecter to assist with the killer's profile. Meanwhile, Alana Bloom reminds Will that the last time that he and Hannibal worked together things didn't end well, but Will sees no other option. Elsewhere, a new woman comes into Dolarhyde's life.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Helen Shang, Jeff Vlaming

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  16. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 11 - And the Beast from the Sea
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #16 - And the Beast from the Sea

    S3:E11

    Convinced that the Red Dragon will strike at the next full moon, Jack and Will grow desperate, and Alana turns to Hannibal for help.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot

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  17. Hannibal Season 2 Episode 2 - Sakizuke
    8.1/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Sakizuke

    S2:E2

    As the FBI seeks Will's help in tracking a killer who turns his victims' bodies into art, Will plots to reveal the truth about Hannibal.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Jeff Vlaming

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  18. Hannibal Season 2 Episode 9 - Shiizakana
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    #18 - Shiizakana

    S2:E9

    Margot Verger seeks out Will as she tries to understand Hannibal. The FBI searches for an animalistic killer who tears his victims' bodies apart.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Jeff Vlaming

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  19. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 8 - The Great Red Dragon
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #19 - The Great Red Dragon

    S3:E8

    Dr. Hannibal Lecter has been under lock and key for three years at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, when a new villain arises in Francis Dolarhyde, also known as "The Tooth Fairy." As the investigation unfolds Jack Crawford approaches Will Graham to help catch this vicious serial killer who is targeting families.

    Director:Neil Marshall
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Nick Antosca

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  20. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 10 - And the Woman Clothed in Sun
    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #20 - And the Woman Clothed in Sun

    S3:E10

    Carvings symbolizing the Great Red Dragon, retrieved from crime scenes, help Will Graham and the FBI shed light on Francis Dolarhyde's disturbing psychology. Meanwhile, Dolarhyde finds ways to communicate directly with Hannibal Lecter regarding his "becoming." Will feels his bond with Hannibal growing uncomfortably stronger, and seeks out Bedelia Du Maurier, the only other person who fully understands the complexities of such a relationship.

    Director:Guillermo Navarro
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Don Mancini

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  21. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 7 - Sorbet
    8.2/10(57 votes)

    #21 - Sorbet

    S1:E7

    Will races to stop a rogue surgeon extracting organs from his victims.

    Director:James Foley
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Jesse Alexander

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  22. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 1 - Antipasto
    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #22 - Antipasto

    S3:E1

    After the devastating bloodbath at Lecters home Hannibal establishes a new life for himself in Italy along with the company of his own psychiatrist Bedelia.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot

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  23. Hannibal Season 1 Episode 12 - Relevés
    8.3/10(51 votes)

    #23 - Relevés

    S1:E12

    Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.

    Director:Michael Rymer
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato

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  24. Hannibal Season 2 Episode 10 - Naka-Choko
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #24 - Naka-Choko

    S2:E10

    Will's readiness to go to dark places strengthens his bond with Hannibal.

    Director:Vincenzo Natali
    Writers:Kai Yu Wu, Steve Lightfoot

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  25. Hannibal Season 3 Episode 5 - Contorno
    8.3/10(36 votes)

    #25 - Contorno

    S3:E5

    The hunt for Hannibal begins. Will travels via train with Chiyoh to Florence, as Alanna and Mason use Hannibal's fine tastes to track his whereabouts. Pazzi tries to get in close to find out if Hannibal is the man he's looking for, but his greed may get the better of him.

    Director:Guillermo Navarro
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Tom de Ville

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Aperitivo" is the worst rated episode of "Hannibal". It scored 7.3/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Marc Jobst and written by Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Nick Antosca, it aired on 6/25/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Su-zakana".