Initially, I was a bit skeptical about Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal. Mikkelsen's performance was a bit inconsistent in the first episode(the pilot). The cold calculative demeanor, which we normally expect of Hannibal seemed quite forced. May be it is because, I expected Mikkelsen to reproduce Sir Hopkins' performance and as such this rigidness could be forgiven. But having said that, this was the only thing negative I could point out about Mikkelsen.

Mikkelsen's portrayal as Hannibal after this initial hiccup, brilliant.

I felt like having a shower, each time I watched him cook!! You have to be truly cold at heart not to feel terror and disgust each time he cooks. You have to be a true sociopath not to feel violated each time he calls for a dinner party!! Whew!!! That scene where Jack Crawford asks what the dish was and Hannibal saying it was rabbit or pork loin....I had to remind myself that this was just TV!

All in all, for a connoisseur of fantasy and fiction, I must say I have not been terrified this way after watching a movie or reading a book for a long time.

But,I wish the editing was a bit tighter . I could point out a few;but I will just mention this one instance of a goof up.

I noticed a goof up in Season Episode 7 when Miriam with a prosthetic hand. You can clearly see Miriam's fingers on the prosthetic hand move. Well, prosthetic fingers do not move the way they moved on her.