Were Hannibal's mind games with Clarice therapeutic or purely manipulative?

Hannibal Lecter's Psychiatry Sessions
Hannibal
The Silence of the Lambs
Movies
Hannibal Lecter's Psychiatry Sessions poll options
Hannibal Lecter's Psychiatry Sessions
Hannibal
The Silence of the Lambs
- Genuinely helpful despite dark methods
- Completely manipulative from start
- Both therapeutic and manipulative
- Neither—just entertainment for him