Welcome back to This Is Our Design, where we do our best not to kill people and turn them into mushroom fertilizer. We can't say the same about what goes on in Hannibal, though, so listeners beware. Also, beware: Awesome discussion ensues when listening to this podcast. This week, that awesomeness is derived from co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick's special guest, Les Chappell of The A.V. Club, who has returned to the insanity of This is Our Design despite his better judgment. Included in the discussion are some thoughts about the theme of connection in Hannibal, opinions of new characters, and OH MY GOODNESS, IS HE TURNING PEOPLE INTO MUSHROOMS!? Also keep an ear out for our recurring segments "Kate's Classical Corner," "The Devil in the Details," and "Spoiled Meat," the most spoiler-y of spoiler-y segments a podcast called This Is Our Design has to offer. Have a listen and feel free to join the discussion by leaving some comments.

Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick return to talk "Aperitif" with Sound On Sight editors Ricky D (Editor-In-Chief) and Justine Smith (Chief Film Editor). Tune in for some general impressions of the central characters and thoughts about why a show like Bryan Fuller's Hannibal exists, and why it is successful in its pilot. Also returning: "Kate's Classical Corner" and "The Devil in the Details," the two greatest and best recurring segments ever— A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES! Get. Ready. This season on This is Our Design, a spectacular new recurring segment joins the podcast. Make way for "Spoiled Meat," in which the panelists will twirl their metaphorical mustaches with all the spoiler-y stuff they know about Hannibal. Those watching the series for the first time, stay away!