It's a sad commentary on people that you can rest assured if there is a show that last for a very long time it is most likely bland and not to deep. It happens all to often where a smart and unique tv show is cancelled after a couple seasons. Every other show it seems now a days is either a medical drama or a police drama, Hannibal, while they are dealing with solving crimes isn't close to your run off the mill cop show. It is as visually stunning as it is deep and dark. The imagination behind the different crimes is jaw dropping. I am not sure many people could ever come up with the array of methods of killing in this show. Although he has played characters who weren't the villain Mads Mikkelson just seems made for the role of the "bad guy". He really made Hannibal his own. It would have been very easy for the creators to go with an actor and character more closely resembling Anthony Hopkins famous portrayal of Hannibal in the movie, but they and Mikkelson made it his own and unique.

Just another wonderful show brought down in it's prime while shows like Grey's Anatomy keep trucking along with the same stuff, heading into season when the show hasn't been good since season (Although I will admit the first 4 or so seasons of Grey's Anatomy were historically good and some of the best tv ever).