8.9/1060 votes#1 - Mizumono
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/23/2014
Springing their trap, Jack, Will and Alana face off with Hannibal in a bloody final showdown, but the doctor has a few surprises of his own.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.7/1039 votes#2 - Mukōzuke
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2014
The BSU investigates Beverly's death after her body is found displayed in a gruesome tableau. Abel Gideon returns to the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Will seeks a horrific revenge for Beverly's death.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.6/1039 votes#3 - Yakimono
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2014
As Miriam Lass begins her recovery, Will is released from prison and resumes his pursuit of Hannibal.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.6/1046 votes#4 - The Wrath of the Lamb
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 8/27/2015
In a desperate bid to slay Francis Dolarhyde, Will Graham engineers a cunning ploy utilizing Hannibal Lecter. Upon learning of his plan, Bedelia Du Maurier voices concerns that Will's actions may not only put his life in peril, but the lives of those around him. As the end draws near, Will remains unflinching in his game with Hannibal-even when it means coming face-to-face with his own darkest fears?
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.5/1047 votes#5 - Savoureux
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2013
Hannibal frames Will, convincing Jack and Alana that Will's the copycat killer.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.5/1039 votes#6 - Kaiseki
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2014
With Will Graham in prison, the FBI investigates his claims against Hannibal. A new serial killer emerges.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.5/1040 votes#7 - Hassun
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/14/2014
As Will's murder trial begins, a copycat killer sends a gruesome message. Jack is under pressure to wrap up Will's case while Hannibal hopes for his friend's exoneration.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.4/1032 votes#8 - Contorno
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2015
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.4/1048 votes#9 - Roadhouse Blues
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2019
While driving through Michigan, Frank stops for a beer at a roadside bar. But staying out of trouble has never been his strong suit.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.3/1039 votes#10 - Naka-Choko
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/2/2014
Will's readiness to go to dark places strengthens his bond with Hannibal.
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.3/1032 votes#11 - Digestivo
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/2015
Captured in Italy by police on Mason Verger's payroll, Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter are delivered to Muskrat Farm to await Mason's revenge. Alana, distressed that Will has been endangered along with Hannibal, plots a rescue. And Hannibal, once again in contact with his old patient Margot, finds it irresistible to remind her that Mason will never make good on his promises. Meanwhile, Jack informs Chiyo of Hannibal's location.
Director: Adam Kane
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.3/1032 votes#12 - The Number of the Beast is 666
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/20/2015
Will Graham and the FBI enlist the expertise of Dr. Fredrick Chilton in the hopes of luring Francis Dolarhyde into an ambush, using Freddie Lounds as their mouthpiece. As Will's empathy for Dolarhyde begins to affect his fragile psyche, Bedelia Du Maurier warns that the killer Will should be most concerned about at the moment is himself. Meanwhile, Dolarhyde senses that the FBI is closing in and launches a horrifying endgame.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.2/1039 votes#13 - Antipasto
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2015
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.2/1033 votes#14 - The Great Red Dragon
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2015
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.1/1032 votes#15 - And the Beast from the Sea
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/13/2015
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.1/1096 votes#16 - 3AM
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2017
Former Marine Frank Castle takes the law into his own hands while struggling to come to terms with his traumatic past.
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.1/1046 votes#17 - The Whirlwind
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2019
Frank, Pilgrim, Madani, Russo, Amy, Curt and the Schultz family. No bullet is left unspent as season two comes to an explosive conclusion.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.0/1044 votes#18 - Rôti
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2013
When Dr. Gideon escapes to terrorize Alana and Dr. Chilton, Hannibal and Will go on the hunt. Eddie Izzard guest stars.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.0/1031 votes#19 - And the Woman Clothed with the Sun
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/30/2015
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.0/1045 votes#20 - The Dark Hearts of Men
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2019
As Madani and Krista debate who's worth saving, Frank prepares to storm Russo's territory. A brutal encounter pushes Pilgrim back into old habits.
Director: Alex Garcia Lopez
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
7.9/1048 votes#21 - Our Man in Madrid
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/2016
President Gaviria has a new job for an old colleague. The Search Bloc's new tactics shake up Pablo, but also unsettle Steve and Javier.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
7.9/1048 votes#22 - Trou Normand
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2013
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
7.8/1062 votes#23 - Memento Mori
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/17/2017
As the authorities close in, an exhausted but unbroken Frank vows to put an end to the war that has consumed his life.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
7.8/1044 votes#24 - Flustercluck
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2019
A big bounty inspires New York's worst to pursue the Punisher. A restless Amy seeks help from a fellow grifter. Russo and Krista consider the future.
Director: Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
7.7/1040 votes#25 - Su-zakana
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/18/2014
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
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
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"Mizumono" is the best rated episode written by Steve Lightfoot. It scored 8.9/10 based on 60 votes. It was directed by David Slade. It aired on 5/23/2014 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mukōzuke".