'Hannibal' Season 2 Finale: Where Was Abigail Hobbs? Bryan Fuller Explains Return Of Allegedly Dead Character [VIDEO]
It appears one is never quite dead on Hannibal, at least not until Dr. Lecter serves up more than just your ear.
The death of Abigail Hobbs (Kacey Rohl) was the springboard for the series second season, but it turned out that a phony killing helped to initiate Will Graham's (Hugh Dancy) incarceration. A pawn in Hannibal's (Mads Mikkelsen) cunning ruse, Abigail made a shocking return in the season 2 finale, alive and well despite her slight disfigurement. Well, alive and well until Hannibal decided to leave her in a pool of blood alongside Will and Jack (Laurence Fishburne).
As fans continue to reel from Hobbs unfortunate series of events, Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller has explained the reasoning behind Abigail's disappearance and seeming resurrection.
"Originally, we were going to have Hannibal flying away with Abigail Hobbs," Fuller explained to TV Guide. "When we started talking about it, we said, 'Oh, gosh, we brought Miriam back and we're brining Dr. Chilton back - does that seem like too much?' So we just thought, 'Well, let's just bring her back and kill her on-screen!'"
However, neither Hannibal not Abigail had a chance to explain exactly what transpired between "Savoureux" and "Mizumono." For all that you didn't see on TV, Fuller has an explanation.
"[In Season 1] when Hannibal was stroking her cheek and presumably about to cut her throat, he says to her, 'I'm sorry I couldn't protect you in this life,' which means he had to craft a new one for her," Fuller explained to TV Guide, pointing out that Ms. Hobbs probably spent the year residing in the same seaside cabin as Miriam. "It's about having Abigail take her life back - or take a life back. Hannibal felt truly responsible for what happened to Abigail. He called her father and said 'They know,' and that changed her life inexorably."
Find out who survived the good doctor's latest rampage when Hannibal returns to NBC for a third season.
