In addition to its blood-chilling subject matter, the series upped the ante in other ways. Notably, one episode even featured real human bodies as part of a crime scene. The entire show revolves around an infamous cannibal and serial killer, so any viewer could reasonably be expected to accept a certain level of violence and gore as part of the experience.
However, there was one episode that was deemed too violent for TV. Ultimately, the episode was deemed unacceptable for television. It featured the violent deaths of two different families, and it was pulled just hours before it was set to air. As Mental Floss reports, the episode can be viewed on Amazon Prime along with the rest of the series.
I asked the bufferingcast folks if I could join them for their EARSHOT episode because I wanted a chance to re-visit what life was like in when the entire country stopped in its tracks after a school shooting. An abbreviated multi-part version was posted to the NBC website. The full episode was later released through iTunes and appears on the home video. A series of family murders takes place, and Will determines they were conducted by each of the families' missing children, who were abducted and brainwashed into killing their old families for their "new family.
Two families are found murdered, both with the mothers killed last and the only link between the families is that they both have sons who have been on the missing persons list for approximately a year. Lecter is looking after Will 's home and pet dogs while he is away on the case, and takes time to explore the house and its order. Abigail is staying at a home under the supervision of Alana Bloom , where she seems composed, but vulnerable.
Alana consults with Lecter over Abigail's treatment and finds his suggestions are opposite to hers as he suggests she be released and allowed to deal with her issues in the outside world. At an evening meal, Lecter feeds Jack an elegant 'rabbit' dinner where he reveals he suspects Abigail was an accomplice to her father's murders.
The team identifies that there are four people committing the murders, and at least three are children. Following the investigation at the second murder house, Graham concludes the "lost boys" are killing their old families to bond more closely to their new family.
Graham continues his sessions with Dr. Lecter and confides that even if he finds the boys he will never be able to give them back their families. In a diner, we meet the three children and woman calling herself their mother, who explains that they are a family. The eldest boy is entirely comfortable with the killings, but one of the youngest boys is obviously traumatized by what he has seen and done.
Many Hannibal fans were upset at the time, arguing that the plot of "Oeuf" bore no real resemblance to the real-life tragedy. Still, it seems fair to say Fuller had the best of intentions, and this was hardly the first or last TV episode to be postponed or shelved due to a similarity to real-life violence.
For example, an episode of Haven scheduled to air mere hours after the Sandy Hook shooting was postponed, and an episode of American Horror Story: Cult featuring a mass shooting was re-cut after the Las Vegas massacre. In the near-term, the parts of "Oeuf" not dealing with the killer kids were offered on NBC's website, so that fans wouldn't miss any other developments. The episode has since been included in its original form on home video and digital releases of Hannibal season 1.
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