Dr. Pilcher


Do you think Clarice ever went out with Dr. Pilcher for "burgers and beer... the amusing house wine"?
I think she did, but just the one time.

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In a double date setting

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Maybe.
But I have a feeling it was just the two of them.

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Imagine if Clarice agreed to go on a date with him, but when she showed up she was moody ginger Julianne Moore Clarice and he was like... ‘err... actually no thanks’

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LOL

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I never understood why some people find Moore attractive: https://imgur.com/a/Y7RhCq7

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Well, I think she's cute. But Jodie Foster is prettier.

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Because she is attractive.

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I get the feeling Clarice played for the other team, so no

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Really? I never thought about. Then, again my gaydar doesn't work.
Why do you think so?

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She just seemed kind of butch to me. And from what I understand that was Thomas Harris’s subtle intention. This was before filmmakers felt they had to make everything painfully obvious (although the feminism message was pretty on the nose)

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"feminism message".... eh, IDK about that.

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Jodie Foster is gay, Clarice Starling very obviously is not.

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Yes, Foster may have set off some gaydars, but honestly, I don't see that the Clarice of "SotL" gives any clues which way she goes. The movie never gives her a moment to relax, she's always tense, always professional, always trying to prove herself, always insecure about her background. She's afraid that if she ever relaxes and lets her true self show, she'll be revealed as the rube she is and be chucked out of the FBI and the middle class, and she's also obviously afraid that some man who outranks her will behave inappropriately, so she really stifles her sexuality and whatever femininity she might possess.

Plus, the only man who's really interested in her is Lechter, and that'd shut down anyone's hormones!

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She and Lecter end up being lovers, you know.

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Please, I've spent years trying very hard to convince myself that "Hannibal" doesn't exist!

As far as I'm concerned. "SotL" is a stand-alone film.

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Actually it's a sequel to Red Dragon.

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Same here. The book is all kinds of fncked up, I can't blame Jodie Foster for not wanting to do the sequel.

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That's what made it good, it wasn't catering to fan service, and I respect that. Jodie Foster is just full of herself, and her stubbornness in not wanting to return for Hannibal was very annoying and frustrating. She should've just taken the money and gave people what they wanted instead of being a baby about it.

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Give the fans what they want??? I'm a fan, and that's the last thing I wanted! I wanted Clarice to become an FBI agent and someone who tracks down and defeats other serial killers, not someone who becomes a serial killer's girlfriend!

Who the fuck wanted to see her corrupted.

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How was she "corrupted" in the novel? It was just being honest with how things would turn out for both of them and made things come full circle, considering the nature of both stories (Silence/Hannibal), it was never going to have a happy ending. Also, the movie didn't use that ending so she wouldn't have been "corrupted" so that's not a good excuse for her to not come back, it's just silly. The movie is also a much different animal than the novel and Foster should've known that before making any judgements on the film version by reading the script. "Who the fuck wanted to see her corrupted"....fans of the Hannibal novel lol, I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say in hindsight that they should've used the novel's ending instead of the sequel bait ending we got.

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Convince yourself all you want but it still exists. Silence of the Lambs is actually a sequel to Red Dragon in the book series and a very loose sequel to Manhunter. Hannibal isn't bad at all; people just don't seem to understand it.

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Somewhere in the film Hannibal says that Jack Crawford likes her and that she likes Jack Crawford. She ignores the line of questioning because Hannibal is being vulgar about it, and while it could just be Hannibal being cheeky, I'm more than willing to trust his expert opinion on the matter. And it wouldn't be so surprising if she was interested in the older man given her background with her father, and seeking a sort of father figure would make sense. On that basis I would probably rule out her being a lesbian at least.

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Lesbians can like or look up to a man, you know.

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I think you are correct. She is playing a character that was written as straight and obviously Hannibal would know right off the bat.

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I'm thinking more likely a restraining order was in play . . .

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LOL

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I doubt it. She was repulsed by him.

PS: This was explained better in the book.

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Hmmm...
I read the book not too long ago and didn't catch that. I'm gonna have to read it again.

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I read it too and IIRC it ends with her staying at a cabin with him. I don't know where the poster above you get's that she was "repulsed by him" in the book.

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She seemed flattered so it would be nice if she did. ☺️☺️☺️☺️

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