Science
The biological process of splitting cells for the purpose of repair and growth
Mitosis
The name of the main character, an autistic criminal profiler for the FBI
Will Graham
“I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.”
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
The most power child of Gaia, and the father of Zeus
Cronos
A miam-based blood spatter expert who lives a double life as a serial killer
Dexter (2006)
The eukaryotic organelle which performs phagocytosis and digestion inside the cell
Lysosomes
The man that Will shoots and kills in season 1 (S1E9)
Garrett Jacob Hobbs
“Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.”
[All For The Game:] The King’s Men, Nora Sakavic
Son of the King Peleus and the God Thetis, the hero that killed Hector during the Trojan War
Achilles
The origins of iconic League champions, set in the utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun
The Arcane (2021)
Newton’s first law of motion
a body remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by a force
The antagonist of season 3, who Will and Hannibal kill together in the finale
The Red Dragon, or Francis Dolarhyde
“In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
The Song Of Achilles, Madeline Miller
The weaver who is turned to a spider after challengoing Athena to a weaving contest
Arachne
A teenager’s reality begins to crack after a friend introduces him to a mysterious late-night show, depicting a supernatural world below their own
I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
A eukaryotic cell formed from two gametes, made up of 46 chromosomes
Zygote
The infection that Hannibal induced in Will
Encephalitis
“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.”
Mad Girl’s Love Song, Sylvia Plath
The war between the Achaeans and the city of Troy that lasted 10 years long, depicted in the Iliad
The Trojan War
a new priest begins to perform miracles, renewing the religious vigor of a disgraced man’s home island
Midnight Mass (2021)
The metabolic process by which cells convert biochemical energy from nutrients into ATP
Cell respiration
The title of Hannibal’s season 2 finale (S2E13)
Mizumono
“Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”
The Iliad, Homer
A flower was named after this lover of Apollo’s who was killed during a game of discus by the jealous Zephyrus
Hyacinthus
The subject of death and grief is ironically and humorously explored through the lense of a family running a funeral home in Los Angeles
Six Feet Under (2001)