and the last write-up for Red Dragon Con! Sorry for it beingā¦ soā¦ long?
I had already bought my ticket before Mads was announced (because science bros) so that wasā¦ well, I donāt know what that was. Me and my girl had joked around about either Mads or Hugh attending, saying that they wouldnāt anyway, and then whoop, there he was. It was nuts. So I went to the con a little nervous and a lot excited and just dead curious as to what he was going to be like.
But let me tell you about Mads fucking Mikkelsen.
Mads fucking Mikkelsen is a CUPCAKE OF LOVE. I am not kidding. He is the friendliest, sweetest, nicest man. Heās super gentle. Heās constantly smiling. He couldnāt be any less like any of the characters heās played. Heās a FLUFFY DANISH KITTEN. Over the course of three days I watched him console people who had panic attacks, greet everyone, everyone, with a friendly smile and a handshake, watched every autograph session he did run incredibly late because he insisted on giving everyone there a moment of personal attention, and watched him make sure that everyone knew they would have a chance to speak with him and ask the questions they wanted to ask. In short, I watched a man who knew exactly what this event would mean to people, and watched him treat this with the most kindness and respect possible. Heās fantastic, he really is. He actually remembered peopleās names, for fuckās sake.
I cuddled him for the photo op (when I say ācuddledā I mean āfondled his abs because my hand just kind of ended up there and eh I went with itā), and he shook my hand and we talked briefly as I got my autograph. He signed the picture weād taken, which had both me and my girl in it, and she told him it was kind of like an early wedding gift to ourselves. That made him smile and he wrote āIād love to have you both for dinnerā on the picture (I died).
(also because I know people will want to know - he is actually even better looking in real life, and he smells nice, just kind of clean with a hint of cigarettes. He smokes seriously a lot :P also he has a really soft, gentle handshake? Itās so cute. And he has reading glasses he keeps pushed up in his hair oh gosh)Ā
letās just start with the one I know everyone is going to want to hear about anyway - the fanfic. Yes, it came up. Yes, someone asked, which isnāt something you ought to really do (thereās a line between actors and fans and thatās kind of crossing it) but the question was asked and his answer to it was actually shockingly respectful and deeply hilarious. Yes, heās read fanfic. Not a lot, but some. He laughed and said āitās pretty sexual? But apparently Iām very goodā and he just GRINNED THIS MASSIVE GRIN. And then the real kicker - yes, he did actually say that Hugh Dancy is the one who sends it to him. Which is disturbing on many levels and I was shrieking with laughter and I donāt even know how I survived that panel is what Iām saying.
his favourite outfit from the show is the plastic murder suit, because it looks so cool. He does think itās a really stupid thing for Hannibal to wear, because itās REALLY HOT, heād get drenched with sweat, and itās SUPER NOISY.
he doesnāt think Hannibal and Bedelia had sex. I quote: āThey really liked brushing each otherās hair, you know.ā
Mads likes giving hugs, but does think they should be special, so he doesnāt just hug anyone.
someone asked him if Hannibal would let Will keep the dogs. He says he thinks Hannibal would, as every relationship requires that kind of compromise - you get to keep those ugly curtains if I can keep keep this ugly carpet, etc etc. He was then asked what Hannibal would name one of the dogs. His answer wasā¦ Encephalitis.
my girl asked him what Janice Poonās food tasted like. He said she always made two versions of every dish - an actual meat one, and a pasta version for the vegetarians. He says him and Laurence Fishburne would always go for the meat ones, and theyād be amazing? For one particular dish (sadly he didnāt mention which) they even purposefully screwed up a take so theyād get to eat more of it.
he confirmed that Hannibal did genuinely turn himself in because Will said he wanted to forget him and he was worried Will actually would. Will wouldnāt have chased after him, and it would have been easier for Will to let him go if he didnāt know where he was. So he made sure Will would know where he was, knowing Will wouldnāt be able to resist the temptation and would, eventually, come see him.
he hasnāt seen season 3. Like, at all. He didnāt even know what the final scene looked like all finished.
Carrying Will bridal-style was impractical. He mentioned that if you have to carry someone you really ought to do that fireman-style, but you know, thatās hardly ~*cinematic*~ so they went for the bridal-style thingā¦ except Hugh Dancy is not actually as tiny as he looks and is pretty heavy, and Mads had thrown his back out the day before, and the whole thing was really difficult.
Someone asked if he felt Will and Hannibal were really in love. He gave a really insightful answer on how being āin loveā would be too simple for Hannibal, too banal. What he feels for Will goes beyond this. He really feels theyāre soulmates, and (his words, not mine!) that Will is the light of Hannibalās life. He also feels that Hannibal would feel this was obvious, that Hannibal honestly assumed Will knew Hannibal felt this way about him. This was why he was so hurt when Will turned on him at the end of season 2. Not only did Will break his heart, he also suddenly realised Will never understood just how deeply he felt for him. He killed Abigail because he knew it would break Willās heart as badly as Will had broken his.
he doesnāt know if Will and Hannibal survived the fall, but supposed they might have landed on āsome soft rocksā. If they did survive, he thinks theyād probably go into hiding for a few years, maybe hang out with Hannibalās uncle, listen to some music, just chill.
even though Hannibal kind of planted that seed, he hadnāt expected Margot to actually go and get herself pregnant by Will. If the baby had been born, he wouldāve probably been pretty jealous.
Hannibal saying to Alanna that her life, her wifeās life, and her son belonged to him meant that, yes, he would kill Alanna, would maaaaybe kill Margot, but he would NOT kill the boy. Heād probably just kind of take him and raise him. When he said her son belonged to him, he meant that literally.
Will is rude. Hannibal usually hates rude people. He doesnāt mind Willās rudeness, however, because (again, his words, not mine!) love makes blind. Also Will isnāt necessarily rude on purpose., heās justā¦ socially inept.
on Hannibal being able to take out more than one person at once in a fight - Hannibal isnāt necessarily a top-notch fighter. Heās just very clever and always one step ahead of people, so he just sort of blindsides them. On taking the two police officers at Chiltonās door - Hannibal would have the element of surprise there, as they wouldnāt be expecting a dude in a plastic suit opening the door. Heād just swing it open and āspank spank!ā. Yes. His actual choice of words was āspank spankā. Let that sink in for a moment.
he compared Hannibal to a cult leader in regards to his treatment of Abigail - he could see where her weaknesses were, and knew how to exploit them to his benefit.
he didnāt think Hannibal would have actually eaten Willās brain. It was a spur of the moment thing. He would have probably regretted it, too.
he brought a huge pint of beer to the first panel. I love it. Everybody else had, likeā¦ Starbucks, and he just comes on all happy with a pint.
he asked us where the hell the flowercrown thing came from. Someone explained it was a meme in other fandoms too but that Hannibal stuck with it, and Kacey Rohl mentioned Supernatural and Sherlock. Mads then asked the room if those fandoms were big, and if we might be able to take them in a fight (which the room confirmed that, yeah, we could)
at the closing ceremony he thanked everyone for coming, for supporting them and the show, and he said he felt grateful for all of us. And then he got a little emotional. Just a little. Teeny bit. Teeny Danish emotions.
