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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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The Bad Beginning: Part Two

  • Episode aired Jan 13, 2017
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 4m
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Neil Patrick Harris, Jacqueline Robbins, and Joyce Robbins in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
AdventureComedyDrama
The Baudelaire orphans try and escape the grasp of the evil Count Olaf.The Baudelaire orphans try and escape the grasp of the evil Count Olaf.The Baudelaire orphans try and escape the grasp of the evil Count Olaf.
IMDb RATING
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    • Barry Sonnenfeld
    • Daniel Handler(based on the book series by)
    • Joe Tracz(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Neil Patrick Harris
    • Patrick Warburton
    • Malina Weissman
    • Barry Sonnenfeld
    • Daniel Handler(based on the book series by)
    • Joe Tracz(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Neil Patrick Harris
    • Patrick Warburton
    • Malina Weissman
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    • 3User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    John DeSantis, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins, and Matty Cardarople in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris and Malina Weissman in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris and Louis Hynes in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris and K. Todd Freeman in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris and Sara Canning in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Joan Cusack in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    K. Todd Freeman in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Weissman, and Louis Hynes in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Joan Cusack, Neil Patrick Harris, and Louis Hynes in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Joan Cusack and Louis Hynes in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

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    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Count Olaf
    Patrick Warburton
    Patrick Warburton
    • Lemony Snicket
    Malina Weissman
    Malina Weissman
    • Violet Baudelaire
    Louis Hynes
    Louis Hynes
    • Klaus Baudelaire
    K. Todd Freeman
    K. Todd Freeman
    • Arthur Poe
    Presley Smith
    Presley Smith
    • Sunny Baudelaire
    Will Arnett
    Will Arnett
    • Father
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Mother
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Justice Strauss
    Usman Ally
    Usman Ally
    • Hook-Handed Man
    Matty Cardarople
    Matty Cardarople
    • Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender
    Cleo King
    Cleo King
    • Eleanora Poe
    John DeSantis
    John DeSantis
    • Bald Man
    Jacqueline Robbins
    Jacqueline Robbins
    • White Faced Woman #1
    Joyce Robbins
    Joyce Robbins
    • White Faced Woman #2
    Sara Canning
    Sara Canning
    • Jacquelyn
    Luke Camilleri
    Luke Camilleri
    • Gustav
    Kim Turnbull
    Kim Turnbull
    • Ballerina
      • Barry Sonnenfeld
      • Daniel Handler(based on the book series by) (teleplay by)
      • Joe Tracz(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      The hook-handed man tells Count Olaf that the cake is a little "lemony" and count Olaf says back "I told you never to say that word." This is a reference to Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler, the book's author.
    • Goofs
      When Sunny wins in Poker against Count Olaf's henchman, you see that she wins with a Straight Flush (Same suit and consecutive numbers) with an A/K/Q/J/10 of Spades. However, a Jack of Spades is also in the henchman's hand, and there is only one of each card in a traditional 52-card deck.
    • Quotes

      Hook-Handed Man: Get into your pajamas and say your prayers, unless you're atheists.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Dom Reviews: A Series of Unfortunate Reviews, the Bad Beginning (2017)

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    8/10
    An Improvement, but Still Stumbles
    The second episode benefits simply because it comes after the first. The tone is established, we've already spent an hour with the characters and the plot can finally start to really move forward.

    The Baudelaire children are much more grounded in this episode, with their skill sets coming into play (as they will throughout the rest of the series). Count Olaf is less out of place, and he gains control of the world that he'll stalk the children through for the remaining episodes to come.

    All the tropes are set up, the running gags. The "death" of the Baudelaire's parents is explored a little more heavily, and, with it, the main goal of the series. We as an audience now have something hopeful (though Lemony Snicket will tell you it's not so) to look forward to.

    Though Olaf's house is a disgustingly gorgeous set piece, it will be nice to move on. It took a couple of hours, but I'm now fully interested to see the rest of this world. I'm sure with the next episodes that the story will find its pace, and I'll suddenly find myself racing through these episodes at a break-neck speed.
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2017 (United States)
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • The Sonnenfeld Company
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      • Paramount Television
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    • 1 hour 4 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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