A BRILLIANT way the show demonstrates Franklyn’s escalating obsession with Hannibal is by having him dress more sharply (aka more like Hannibal) as their sessions go on. In the climax during 1x08, he’s even adopted Hannibal’s taste for paisley ties!
The first person to say "Lestat-Lestat-Lestat" in the show was Daniel. And as soon as he said it, he started having flashes of what happened in San Francisco.