he wanted to know if it was legit. he needed to see Will again and hear from Will's mouth what the plan is going to be.
i've gone back and rewatched the last few eps several times, and ever since i read a post talking about how Will's turn is when he hears Bedelia confirm that Hannibal loves him.
if you watch again with that perspective, suddenly you realize you can read every reaction Will has after that as if he is actively working to get Hannibal out. obviously that's the 'plan' but that's the brilliance of the plan. plans within plans within plans.
Will isn't shaken after watching Chilton's immolation because of fear, or disgust, or any other negative emotion. he is filled with the sense of power. he did it on purpose, and he can't deny that anymore. he is reeling with it. the ramifications of exerting his influence. Hannibal doesn't convince, he influences.
this is Will and Hannibal. they can communicate on a level beyond everyone else. Good? No. it wasn't good when Will first saw Hannibal again. because there is a glass wall separating them. Will put Hannibal there on purpose. to punish him. but no, actually, he doesn't enjoy seeing Hannibal in a cage. the beast needs to be freed.
this is the same man who adopt strays. and the man on the other side of that wall is the other half of him, however monstrous. the other side of his coin. they are Conjoined. if Hannibal is in a cage, then a part of Will is also caged. and he paces restlessly.
watching in this light, Will appears frustrated when the dragon appears to have killed himself. it's a shame that it cuts his time with Hannibal short, without any more intimate exchanges, or any chance of further violence or escape. he will have to wait for the next opportunity. so he leaves, reminding Hannibal that he put him there on purpose, so that Will would know where he would be whenever he needed him. puts his hand on the glass, acknowledging the wall between them. getting as close as he can. whispering intimately. letting Hannibal smell him. he taunts Hannibal. tugging the leash to remind him of who currently hold it. and then he leaves.
and the dragon comes to him. this is it. this is the moment. the dragon doesn't kill Will. so Will influences. and they plan. he pitches the idea to Jack who of course, runs with it. Will acts put out and reluctant. to me, he absolutely reads as faking it around Alana and Jack. he doesn't drop the veil once with them after that. he comes out flat. and so when he says please, it's easy. he comes, teasing. he gives Hannibal all the information he needs to prepare for what's to come. he winds him up and gives the cue.
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