10 Best TV Shows of 2014 (Plus 2 Bonus Picks)
EW's critics' list includes familiar faves like ''Game of Thrones'' and ''Mad Men''--but No. 1 is a rookie
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10. Hannibal (NBC)
This engrossing transmutation of Lecter pulp into TV serial dared to depict pop cult’s loony romance with evil as a literal doomed one. Hugh Dancy’s Will tried to beat Mads Mikkelsen’s cannibal at his own game—and wound up gutted by his adversary. Along the twisted path, the show explored themes of transcendence and transgression in intimacy, religion, art, and dining. The audacity of the subject matter was matched by the inventiveness of its presentation. Hannibal is like the roasted bird Will and Lecter swallowed during their last supper, ”a rare but debauched delicacy.”
Image Credit: Sophie Giraud/NBC
December 5 2014 — 12:00 AM EST
