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Grim Grotto: Part 1

Original title: The Grim Grotto: Part One
  • Episode aired Jan 1, 2019
  • 44m
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7.6/10
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Malina Weissman and Louis Hynes in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
AdventureComedyDrama
A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esme Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esme Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esme Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
843
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    • Director
      • Liza Johnson
    • Writers
      • Daniel Handler(based on the books by)
      • Joshua Conkel(teleplay by)
    • Stars
      • Neil Patrick Harris
      • Patrick Warburton
      • Malina Weissman
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    • Director
      • Liza Johnson
    • Writers
      • Daniel Handler(based on the books by)
      • Joshua Conkel(teleplay by)
    • Stars
      • Neil Patrick Harris
      • Patrick Warburton
      • Malina Weissman
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    • 1User review
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Lucy Punch and Kitana Turnbull in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Kassius Nelson in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Chris Gauthier in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Neil Patrick Harris, Lucy Punch, Usman Ally, and Kitana Turnbull in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Kassius Nelson in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith 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
    Lucy Punch
    Lucy Punch
    • Esmé Squalor
    Dylan Kingwell
    Dylan Kingwell
    • Quigley Quagmire
    Allison Williams
    Allison Williams
    • Kit Snicket
    Usman Ally
    Usman Ally
    • Hook-Handed Man
    Kitana Turnbull
    Kitana Turnbull
    • Carmelita Spats
    Kassius Nelson
    Kassius Nelson
    • Fiona
    Flossie McKnight
    • Submarine Rental Clerk
    Chris Gauthier
    Chris Gauthier
    • Phil
    • Director
      • Liza Johnson
    • Writers
      • Daniel Handler(based on the books by)
      • Joshua Conkel(teleplay by)
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    • Trivia
      In the book, Captain Windershins is actually still on the submarine when the Baudelaires arrive. Fiona takes charge and begins to imitate his way of saying "Aye!" after he disappears when they all get back from the grotto. That's also when she changes the motto from "he" to "she who hesitates is lost."
    • Goofs
      The preprinted telegrams headers include the phrase "RECIEVED AT". 'Received' is spelled incorrectly.
    • Quotes

      Count Olaf: [undercover with Esmé, Carmelita, and the Hook-Handed Man] Yep, just an normal, regular, ordinary family.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening theme song includes a new verse: "The Baudelaires are deep below the surface of the sea Hoping to avoid Count Olaf's horrid company But of course he finds them and of course it's very awful This show's so grim it really ought to be unlawful."

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    8/10
    Far from grim
    Season 3, in my opinion, started off a little shakily with "The Slippery Slope". Still very much watchable with a lot of great things, but did feel a bit dull and bland. Also didn't find Season 3 in general on the same level as the consistently solid Season 2 (which consisted of the series' best two episodes, "The Hostile Hospital" and "The Carnivorous Carnival", and on the whole the best of the three seasons). The season is still very much worth watching, especially for "The Penultimate Peril".

    Despite as of now being lower rated than "The Slippery Slope", for me "The Grim Grotto" was actually superior. Also consider both parts equally good and definitely worth the look, and while not a 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' high-point there is more than enough to it to show what is so appealing about this series. And 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' is a series with a lot of appeal, it's not for everybody but it is from personal opinion a very enjoyable, well crafted and laudable adaptation of all thirteen books and goes worthily with the entertaining film version.

    "The Grim Grotto: Part 1" looks suitably grim and eerie as ought, with one of the creepier looking settings of the series in a series full of them (like with "The Wide Window", "The Austere Academy", "The Hostile Hospital" and "The Carnivorous Carnival"). The music is both quirky and haunting, and the writing is a mix of absurdist, darkly humorous and with the right amount of tension and edge. The story, again showing respect to the source material while having enough of its own touches, generally goes at a better and more urgent pace than "The Slippery Slope" and a little more so than Part 2, though like some episodes it's a little bit of a slow starter.

    On the most part the character relationships are very well done, with the animosity between Fiona and Violet being one of the more striking examples. Likewise with the suitably creepy one with Count Olaf and co, a sinister and fun lot but more so in the previous episodes. That between Klaus and Fiona in both parts felt very underdeveloped though. The moral dilemmas in both parts are very interesting and surprisingly well balanced, and really love that the Hook-Handed Man is a more fleshed out character in Season 3.

    All the performances are just fine, Kassius Nelsons' spirited performance in a headstrong if not what one calls likeable (not the intention though) being a standout. Lucy Punch and Usman Ally also.

    In conclusion, a lot to admire here. 8/10
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      • January 1, 2019 (United States)
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