Both shows are about serial killers, one about a serial killer in his teen years before he was a killer, and one about a serial killer in action, undetected even though he is working with an expert on serial killers.
So, my impressions of Bates Motel so far: I like it, and it's interesting, but it seems really stupid that the show is modern instead of set in whatever era Norman Bates actually would've grown up in. It's less effective this way.
My impressions of Hannibal so far: The gifted prodigy imagining himself as the killer is a cliche. A lot of the stuff Hannibal did in the first episode didn't make any sense. Why warn another serial killer he was about to get caught? Why stay in the hospital with the killer's intended victim overnight? Are we supposed to believe that Hannibal has empathy? I don't understand. The show has potential, I'm just skeptical based on the pilot.
So, my impressions of Bates Motel so far: I like it, and it's interesting, but it seems really stupid that the show is modern instead of set in whatever era Norman Bates actually would've grown up in. It's less effective this way.
My impressions of Hannibal so far: The gifted prodigy imagining himself as the killer is a cliche. A lot of the stuff Hannibal did in the first episode didn't make any sense. Why warn another serial killer he was about to get caught? Why stay in the hospital with the killer's intended victim overnight? Are we supposed to believe that Hannibal has empathy? I don't understand. The show has potential, I'm just skeptical based on the pilot.
