Q: Was there any thought given to having them do more than embrace at
the end, or would that in some way be diminishing the very unique and
strange nature of their relationship?Bryan Fuller: Mads and Hugh, there were a lot of takes where they got very
intimate, and lips were hovering over lips. I definitely had the
footage to go there, because Mads and Hugh were so game. They
called me and warned me: “We really went for it!” And then I saw the
dailies, I thought there was a fine line from that #Hannigraham fan
fiction motive to give the hardcore audience exactly what they want in
terms of this actually being a homosexual relationship between these two
men, and what is authentic for the characters in that final moment. I
mean, it’s not “Brokeback Mountain.” Mads isn’t gonna be spitting on his
hand and getting to work. (laughs) We felt we had to keep it genuine to
the tone of the relationship as we’ve been telling it in the series,
and even in that moment when Will asks if Hannibal is in love with him,
and Bedelia says, “Of course he is, ya big queen!” Even in that moment,
it’s not quite dipping into the physical passions that would be the case
if they were both homosexual. But I feel one is ominisexual and
one is heterosexual and there’s a lot of influence going back and
forth, who knows with a six pack of beer what would happen.
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