My initial impression of this show was that it tricked people into thinking an incredibly poorly written procedural was prestige television through great acting and neat visuals, but now the writing in real life is much dumber. This means that Hannibal now requires relatively little suspension of disbelief to enjoy and is in fact more true to life than many arguably more intelligent TV shows. Well worth your time (it may even encourage you to take up fun new hobbies- like cooking and fly fishing!).