Welcome back to Hannibal and This Is Our Design, where everything is sunshine and rainbows. That's right, Will wakes up in the hospital to a surprise party! Abigail is there. Alana is there. Jack is there. And even Hannibal is there. It was all a practical joke! Ha ha, silly Will. Your brain must have been flaring up again. Either that or someone has a case of the Mondays. Whoa, that got away from us. But few things get away from co-hosts Kate Kulzick and Sean Colletti, who are joined this week by Sound On Sight film and television critic Simon Howell to break down "Primavera" and all its not-creepy-at-all goodness (*insert hart pun*). Have a listen as the crew says goodbye to old characters and hello to new characters, along with discussing flashbacks, loneliness, and forgiveness. Stick around for "Kate's Classical Corner" and "The Devil in the Details," where nothing escapes scrutiny. And, should you feel moved to do so, feel free to post a comment below, hit us up on Twitter or send us an e-mail at thisisourdesign666[at]gmail.com.

This is 2015. This is the Year of the Sheep. This is the summer television season. This Is Our Design At long last, Hannibal returns to NBC for its third season (a first for visionary creator Bryan Fuller). Accompanying its return is the dedicated podcast co-hosted by Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick. For the season three premiere, the crew is joined by the fellow Hannibal podcast crew of Eat the Rudecast: Cooper, Miko, and Ophilia. An elaborate set-up for an elaborate series: Dr. Lecter would be proud (or he would eat all of us. Both are acceptable, as far as we're concerned). On this Italian excursion, the panel talks about storytelling, aesthetics vs. ethics, observation vs. participation, complicity, Dante, and the inevitability of what's to come following the events of "Antipasto". But before that, feast your ears on the new recurring segment for TIOD: "Hannibal by the Numbers," in which Sean takes on needlessly painstaking work and countless pauses during viewings to tally numbers of lines of dialog and scenes for his own nefarious purposes. Following the bulk of the discussion, the triumphant returns of "Kate's Classical Corner" and "The Devil in the Details" round out your listening experience, which will be fully satisfactory or your money back! You can also contact the hosts at thisisourdesign666[at]gmail.com, leave a comment here, or reach out via Twitter (below). We appreciate all your feedback and, as a reward, are giving away a free copy of the first season of Hannibal on DVD, the winner of which will be announced on next week's podcast. Ciao!

Welcome to 2015 and to another episode of This Is Our Design, the Hannibal podcast that just won't go away. Ever! Seriously, if we find out there's a final season of this show, we're going to record those podcast episodes over the course of several decades (not really: Sean might die by then, because he has doubts about how long he can live without this show airing new episodes). Concluding the second season of This is Our Design, which analyzes the first season of Hannibal, is no small task. Thus, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick have brought back the big guns wielded by Noel Kirkpatrick of TV.com in a podcast that is long. Very long. Extremely long. Too long? No. But to preview the topics discussed would be a fool's errand. Take it from us that this podcast is comprehensive. As with our podcast on the season two finale, there's a bunch of best-of goodies towards the end. That doesn't mean, though, that we neglect our recurring segments, "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat," which is featured here for a final time. Adieu, "Spoiled Meat": We loved you unconditionally. We will, of course, be back to discuss season three of Hannibal in all of its Italian glory. Thanks for sticking with us, especially through all of our technical difficulties. You listeners are the best, and we greatly appreciate all the feedback and interaction. Have a great beginning to the year, and we'll be back in the recording booths soon! Feel free to join the discussion by leaving a comment below.

What do co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick do when they're not wielding combs and setting each other on fire? (It's a common activity 'round here.) (It's not, really.) They talk with intelligent people about Hannibal, such as Sound On Sight's own Simon Howell. This week's discussion features—among other things—thoughts on cliffhangers, Abigail as a narrative device, and technical flourishes (visual and aural). Also, enjoy Sean trying to say things in French. As always, expect an excellent "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat" to round out this penultimate episode of Hannibal season one. Please feel free to join the discussion by leaving a comment.

It's another in-depth podcast that you have in front of you, but if you were expecting anything else at this point, you are literally insane. We recommend a Dr. Lecter. We also recommend you take into careful consideration what co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick have to say, because special guest Sarah D. Bunting from Tomato Nation brought out the best in them. Tune in for discussions of the seen and unseen, Freddie Lounds' place in the series, and issues of identity. Also stick around for your podcast staples, "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat," because why wouldn't you? Seriously, why? Feel free to join in the discussion by leaving some comments.

Hello, good evening and welcome back to This Is Our Design. Is it not the evening for you? Wrong! It's the eternal night for Hannibal with this episode, which redefines creepy. We couldn't find three people with strong stomachs and high tolerances for horror to discuss this episode. Instead, you'll have to settle for co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick as they take turns peeking from behind corners to see if anything is under the bed across the hallway. Joining them in paralytic fear is Libby Hill from the Los Angeles Times. Is Jack Crawford bedrock? How prevalent is mental illness in this series? Is it taken seriously? All the questions—and more—will be answered. If you aren't too terrified, you might be around long enough to catch "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat," but we can already sense your anxiety and fear as you read these words...these words...written...FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE! Wait, Halloween was a couple weeks ago? Whatever. This stuff is still scary.

Like the image of a totem of bodies, This Is Our Design is here to haunt your waking moments. You thought you could be done with all this Hannibal discussion already. You thought you would be safe once the summer finished. But you were dead wrong. Moving on to people who are hopefully not dead wrong each week, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by Myles McNutt of Cultural Learnings and The A.V. Club to talk about "Trou Normand" and things not disturbing in the slightest. Join the crew as they break down themes of disappearing, the use of killers who aren't Hannibal Lecter in his series, and the roles of Alana Bloom and Jack Crawford in this memorable first-season episode. Also, don't sleep on the segments "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat." In fact, don't sleep at all. We sure don't. Feel free to join the discussion by leaving a comment.

Just when you thought Hannibal was a nice, quiet character drama in which people talk about stuff while sitting in chairs...BAM! Full-on, hand-to-hand combat action! Yeah! The folks here at This Is Our Design brought our karate belts to show off for the occasion. Unfortunately, Sean's white belt caught fire while recording. This week, co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are joined by Randy Dankievitch from Processed Media (and several other TV-related publications). Many monumental things occur in the discussion, not least of which is finding TV correlations to Shakespearean tragedies. If that's not enough for you, then certainly "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat" will be, right? If not, you can find us. We'll be there...in the shadows...playing vocal chords like a cello.