Doctor REACTS to Hannibal | Psychiatrist Analyzes Will's Mental Illness | Dr Elliott

[@tovezuiderveen4234]

You are too kind to us Fannibals. Thank you very much, and I hope you have a Happy New Year!

[@kkhorimoto]

Seriously! I've rewatched the show too many times to do it again any time soon, but these videos are a nice little burst of hannibal content. Plus they're really informative! I remember reading interviews about how Bryan Fuller was doing a lot of research to try to make the depictions of modern psychology on the show realistic (to an extent at least lol), but it's really cool to see an actual professional's interpretation of the story.

[@raythegod1781]

9:05 for that Hannibal isnt actually wills psychiatrist there just having "conversations" which lead a loop hole for jack to know what they discussed

[@LavenderViolet536]

Hannibal is an outstanding show with so much complexity. Glad to see you're sticking with it. I love these videos. Thank you so much!

[@nicodemusfleur]

This is one of my favorite shows of all time (basically tied for first), and I absolutely love that you are continuing on with this show! There are so many complicated and interesting ideas and dynamics brought up throughout this entire show, and I love hearing your perspective on it!

[@anuna116]

I'd be interested to know what the other show is! Hannibal is my fave and I haven't found another show yet that's on the same level for me!

[@raymondsims7042]

@@anuna116hannibal is a masterpiece imo one of the top 20-25 best shows ever

[@Cozm1k]

I’m happy that there’s still some people reacting to and creating Hannibal content. As someone just getting into the fandom, I’m excited to see more people who are also in the same boat.

[@Kamihana]

There is a lot to be said about Hannibal, Will and everyone else in the show, BUT Bedelia is THE most enigmatic and mysterious character in the show. Not even a spoiler.

[@AjayMomma]

I watched X-Files almost religiously when it was still airing, back in the day, and I always see Gillian Anderson as Scully. It was kind of interesting/funny to hear her referred to from a different show. Hannibal has an impressive cast.

[@thelovelycamille528]

Gillian Anderson is also in American Gods (Prime Video) and Sex Education (Netflix).

[@umgeorgia]

7:03 wow... my mum and i live with my nana who is at end of life right now and is on oxygen, shes also a smoker and last night while we were in bed she dropped her cigarette and it set the oxygen piping alight. luckily the firebreak's on the tubing stopped it from lighting up in my nanas face, setting the rest of the tube that circulates the house alight, as well as blowing the tank downstairs that is where i sleep. it was still horrendous to witness and she's been allowed back home with newly fitted oxygen parts as me and my mum promised she wasn't gonna touch a cig again. it's been less than 24 hours since its happened and shes asked thrice for a smoke... insane. also wanted to say thanks for coming back😭 really need my fave distractions rn

[@DoctorElliottCarthy]

Glad everyone is safe! I need the distraction of creating some more content too so I'll be around for as long as people watch 🙂

[@cooliam5667]

I am sorry for whatever challenges you have experienced in the last 3-6 months of this year. That said, I am so thrilled you are back! You are by far the most authentic with your reactions. Your education on mental illnesses and their treatment throughout the past decades and currently is a master class. My mom went straight into psychiatric nursing after graduating from an amazing hospital based program in the early 1960s. I followed her path after graduating with my BSN in 1990. My younger cousin became a board certified child-adolescent psychiatrist and continues to practice. Understanding mental illness has been invaluable both professionally and personally. Please continue your videos. You have an amazing ability to engage and educate. Cheers to a healthy, joy filled, & peaceful 2024! God bless and love you, too!

[@smomobami]

4:55 I love how offended Hannibal looks 😭😭

[@mschrisfrank2420]

If you read the origin story of Hannibal (truly horrific childhood trauma), your suggestion that it’s about control for him makes a lot of sense.

[@InvertedGoblin]

Happy to see you back but I'm glad you took the time you needed. Happy New Year!

[@castiels_trenchcoat974]

Thank you so much for another reaction! Hannibal is my favorite show and it’s always so fun to watch other peoples reaction to it, especially since you are a psychiatrist and can point out the flaws or the correct things in it😁 your reactions make my day any time you post so thank you so much 😁

[@georgerogers2120]

I was thinking about Cotard Syndrome recently after watching Godzilla Minus One. The main character in that story stuggles with insane amounts of survivor's guilt and as part of that, has episodes where he believes or worries that he might be dead and that his life is just the last thoughts of a dying man. Definitely recommend seeing it if you haven't already.

[@glazzygobbler]

hey i found your channel through your other hannibal videos just a week ago and im so happy there are still more coming.

[@KayosHybrid]

Yesss!!!!! Clicked this so fast! As a Fannibal and as someone passionate about psychology both criminal and treatment based!

[@mr6927]

Yessss!!! Another reaction so soon! I no longer have to wait 100 years for another vid!!

[@DoctorElliottCarthy]

🤣

[@bernimeincke9949]

Please I always come back when I see that you do the Hannibal reactions I literally love this show so much and your insight of it

[@cartertoro3902]

I appreciate being fed as a fannibal 😂😂

[@porgstarwars2622]

would be really interested to see you breaking down saltburn!!

[@rhondajohnson8310]

Yesss!! That would be an awesome deep dive!

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Hannibal has been telling Will that they're friends and just having conversations. And he's also treating them. But as a friend. Best buds! So. You know. Technically not a violation? 😜

[@sheilaabille1470]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! This is a great gift for us Fannibals, I get to learn new things from a professional and I also get to rewatch my top fav series of all time. Hope you’ll also do episodes from S2 and S3 when you have the time. 🙂

[@Nightlark100]

I love these videos. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of your thoughts on certain Season 2 characters and events :) Happy New Year!

[@ianoulton177]

Great to have you back! Another brilliant video. Not only are your reviews entertaining and informative, you've actually made me go and watch series that I didn't know existed. A very Happy New Year to you! ❤

[@erisbob]

So glad to have you back and doing this! I hope all is well with you and yours. I'm so intrigued by this Hannibal as a therapist.

[@U_KitKat840]

Omg I've been waiting on you to watch more! Yay!

[@xAnescox]

yeah more Hannibal!! happy new year! i love this so much.

[@anuna116]

I love these videos and I love that the Fannibals are always/still so active

[@SmilingSoulful]

Great video! You mentioned fever dreams & seizures... my TLE seizures are the same as episodes I have when I have a fever, and they both look like psychosis. My description of how I felt when I had a fever was actually how my psychologist & psychiatrist diagnosed my TLE.

[@queerlybeloved257]

AHHHH new hannibal vid from u!!! 🤩 also -- happy new year!!! wishing u a lovely 2024

[@FabianPerception]

Happy new year Doctor

[@Claire_by_the_Seashore]

I loved how you talked about defense mechanisms. As I was in graduate school and learning the theoretical basis for practice, of course we learned about Freud and how it related to modern practice, but I was hesitant to really embrace Freudian perspective. When I graduated and I practiced, I realized how much I did in fact embrace Freud. Defense mechanisms tell us a lot about a person and our way of going through life.

[@cowboytoy05]

This is a fantastic reaction series with genuinely beneficial insight! Thank you Dr. Elliot!🫶🏽

[@ClownTown01]

What a great start to my new year oml

[@Crow-Fly]

oh man this is great I just found your videos. S eason one is amazing, but I would love for you to do episodes form season 2 and 3. The relationships are very interesting!

[@Batwomanfanboy]

I just binged all these videos!! i love Hannibal and was always curious about the writing with mental illness and therapy since most plots involve therapy not really working and they love to say psychopath😭😭. Plus shows love adding mental illness for the plot/conflict. Also wills autism being in the show yet the creator said he isn't autistic???😭😭 So thank you for these videos i love the insight

[@Batwomanfanboy]

Will graham is literally me

[@FerretKibble]

Reminds me of a certain actor that insists that the characters they play aren't autistic, because he takes roles he can relate to... which are all very autistic-coded characters.

[@tomsgrexit]

I'm just wondering why you haven't reacted to Succession yet and WHEN you will!! There's so much in that show to dive into and explore! (Hope everyone had great holidays! ❤)

[@cassyterpstra3991]

Yay Yay Yay!!! I love it when you do Hannibal 😍

[@brent1222]

In the show they really were smart to not make Will an official patient of Hannibal for the first part. That way they could discuss it with Jack

[@lovelys0s01417]

I'm hooked please do more

[@patience5032]

I've just come across your videos and I'd be really interested to see your take on Clarice. The series takes place immediately after the Buffalo Bill/Hannibal situation.

[@sidnairain]

Ok i'm ready to wait another 10 years for your reaction to the episode where Hannibal confesses outloud he's in love with Will. (Don't consider it a big spoiler, it's more interesting to watch knowing that)

[@castiels_trenchcoat974]

It’s still a big spoiler as it puts everything in another perspective. It’s better to have a plot twist and get to rewatch it with the knowledge, than to get spoilers. Not everyone appreciates knowing things in advance. You might like it but when i get big spoilers like that about shows, i will immediately stop watching it out of frustration. Let people find stuff out on their own

[@caseyrogers573]

I grew up watching the X-Files and it still blows my mind that Gillian Anderson is English.

[@KuroiXHF]

Doc, I love your vids. Would you ever be willing to make a video reacting to Dr. Glaucomflecken exclusively? The psychiatrist is a huge character with the whole "(Specialist) goes to therapy". I also would love to know about your interactions working with some of the other specialties. How accurate are the stereotypes?

[@soniafddf]

YEAH, HANNIBAL!!🎉🎉🎉 im happy now

[@madelinelee4173]

If I hear someone say dementia is a symptom again I swear to all the gods im gonna scream

[@SkagulTV]

Remember that Hannibal is eating people he finds to be beneath him and that he's playing a dangerous game with the agents for the same reason, only his victims he sees as animals and the agents he sees like playthings. And speaking of eating, how about a video on the benefits of a proper diet vs a bad one, perhaps you could use clips from this show for it aswell

[@Claire_by_the_Seashore]

That’s really what made me so uncomfortable with this show that I had to stop watching- Hannibal’s going between ethical behavior and requirements and doing harm for his own pathological reasons. Not to mention, the intensity of his pursuit for people he desires. The show is beautiful in so many ways- cinematography, acting, writing. It’s just intentional at every turn. But that’s what I need space and a breath from. Thank you for covering this and giving space between the source and my senses.

[@96bmb]

Im not sure you ever touched on it, but is there such a thing as "Hyper Empathy Dissorders" like he diagnosed Will with that can make them see through the eyes of killers and stuff like that?

[@AnxietyRat]

No. There isn't such a disorder in real life. The supernatural Empathy superpower Will has is just fiction.

[@jijitters]

Will's ability to see into the minds of killers and see and envision things he has no reason to know/think is entirely fictional, there's no such thing as a hyper-empathy disorder or condition. The closest thing is that some mental illnesses and personality disorders can make people either deficient in or hyper-sensitive to their empathy; i.e. not really a difference in empathy itself but rather how they respond to it and value it. People who are considered "empathy deficient" *usually* aren't actually lacking in empathy, they just ignore and disregard it. Meanwhile people with ADHD, OCD, and BPD are examples of some conditions where people may be perceived as hyper-sensitive to the feelings and treatment of others because there is an obsessive component to their emotions and an inability to separate from their feelings as easily as others.

[@akelly4207]

There is such a thing as toxic empathy. Where your feelings for the suffering of others and their issues has a direct link to overwhelming you to the point it hinders your own life. Also a separate condition that is mainly felt by caregivers where your empathy towards the life and suffering of the person you care for causes depression, hopelessness and despair because there is no real solution.

[@TheSpyder52]

Yeah!!! Love it

[@emmajpatton]

I know that ect isn’t like in the movies anymore but I just found out my sister is going to be having it done soon and it’s really frightening me. She’s on board with it and has had to see several psychiatrists so plenty of checks and balances (we are in Australia). Shes been ill for many many years with mental health and addiction issues and then she’s had long covid causing physical issues too. I’m just scared she will lose all her memory or something will go wrong, do you have any info to make me feel better?

[@geraldineharrington6210]

My great aunt had ECT twice and it really helped her recover from severe depression. Not an expert but thought I'd share. Best of luck

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

when i watch this show it makes me think about how if someone in Hannibal's role, was working with their patients in this manipulative way, how damaging that could be? especially with the level of intelligence and subtly he has. Much of the show is more focused on external evils, killing, but the darkness present from Hannibal in how he manipulates people's minds to me is nearly as disturbing!

[@snuggies8037]

Rewatching this show has made me realize how weirdly protective and almost in love Hannibal is with Will. You can see how he reacts in previous episodes to others talking bad about will and seeing will alive. In his own weird way cares 😂 Somewhat spoiler; but later on Will realizes this in a not confirmed way and Hannibal just becomes so obsessive like full on stalking/giving himself to will.

[@annawagnerr]

Happy new year! Excited for what's to come on the channel in 2024 ❤🎉

[@harmoniewinters6208]

You should react to Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot. He's a very complex character.

[@valerieunsworth4038]

Fannibal! The perfect way to end the year!

[@JacobWilson-e7j]

Can you react to the move “to the bone” it’s about eating disorders

[@hayksargsyan4416]

You should definitely react to some Mr Robot episodes.

[@raymondsims7042]

Agreed!! That’s a masterpiece of a show

[@zackstoner4523]

Will has Encephalitis. Yes.... However his brain has always worked like this..

[@babyJes444]

*OMG YES YES YESSSS* ❤❤❤❤

[@RustinChole]

God I miss this show.

[@pharellbrown]

always ❤

[@moog67]

If you haven't seen "May December" yet it would be cool to see your reaction. It's a cornucopia of mental health issues and cringy comedy too.

[@GabesOtherAlias]

Could you do a movie reaction :) I would really appreciate it if you took a look at the film "Everything everywhere all at once" As someone who has ADD and depression the movie was the most amazing and inspiring film I've ever seen, the film made me laugh-cry and by the end I was covered in tears of joy, the film means a lot to me and I'd appreciate any insight you could give about the character! :D

[@aimeerat.]

FINALLYY

[@raythegod1781]

YAAY

[@zackstoner4523]

Hannibal is not his doctor of any kind. They just have conversations. So there is nothing illegal happening

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Cant stand the hannibal series. Is even wors than Manhunter which was mostly ruined by the soundtrack.

[@raymondsims7042]

Wow what was so bad about Hannibal? Honest question

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@raymondsims7042 I didnt' say it was bad, I said I couldnt stand it. Not the same thing.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@rimmersbryggeri how come you couldn’t stand it? Honest question