Hi, just popping to ask your opinion about the last casting news in Hannibal. I'm sure Tao will be fantastic but i can't stop myself to think that if Bryan said the truth and the writers cast her essentially to do some (presumably badass) stuff that only a young actress could do, that's maybe because they needed to replace Abigail, to redistribute pieces of the role that she could have played if she had been on the plane. I'm sill looking for her and her storyline in every new spoiler despite
the evidences and the fact that itās been 5 months already, how long does it take to stop mourning a fictional character?
Hi there! Iām tentatively excited to hear that Tao is cast as Chiyoh, not Murasaki, because that could mean we get to see both ladies on the show (and what is better than one new lady character, is two new lady characters). See, but I hadnāt thought about Chiyoh being a replacement for Abigail. I hope not, but I guess she could be, as theyāre of similar age. However from what I remember of Chiyoh in the book she is more gentle and well-behaved than Abigail, so I canāt imagine her committing violence or participating in manipulations in the way that Abigail might.Ā
I had assumed that they were using Chiyoh rather than Murasaki because they wanted to explore some sexual elements with Hannibal (maybe in flashbacks) - and having a sexual relationship between an older family member and a young man would be too controversial. Whereas a relationship between Chiyoh and Hannibal would be more socially acceptable. Though I might be totally off-base about that.
Regarding Abi, I havenāt moved on to the mourning stage yet, Iām still in denial. ButĀ I agree that the signs about her future on the show do not look good :/