Alana Bloom, Hannibal

Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas)

On psychological thriller–horror Hannibal, Dr. Alana Bloom was introduced in the first season as a psychology professor, Hannibal Lecter’s former student, and Will Graham’s colleague and friend. She is romantically attracted to Will, even kissing him, but avoids having a relationship with him due to his mental instability. In the second season she begins a sexual relationship with Hannibal until she finds out the truth about him in the season finale.

Season 3

Alana becomes the therapist of a woman named Margot Verger. Margot had suffered years of abuse at the hands of her demented twin brother, Mason, leaving her psychologically scarred and infertile. The two of them teamed up to steal Mason’s sperm to ensure that there was a Verger heir and retain the family fortune, before killing him in self-defense.

Though it was canon in the series that Alana and Margot met, fell in love and eventually married, they had little screen time together and most of their relationship happened off screen. However, in one episode they did share an on-screen sexual encounter.

At the end of Season 3, there was a three-year time jump and Alana, Margot and their son are seen fleeing for their lives in a helicopter, as Lecter had escaped prison and would likely make good on his threat to Alana that he would kill her family when he got out. The series was then canceled.

Appearances:

• 39 episodes. 1x01 - 3x13

Female love interests:

• Margot Verger (wife, Katharine Isabelle, recurring 9 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

Male love interests:

• Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen, main cast 39 eps)
• Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, main cast 39 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.