The Bad Beginning: Part Two
- Episode aired Jan 13, 2017
- TV-PG
- 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.4K
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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.
Malina Pauli Weissman
- Violet Baudelaire
- (as Malina Weissman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor some scenes, a "jelly" or a fake baby was used as a stand-in for Presley Smith (Sunny Baudelaire). This is mostly due to the fact that they couldn't put an actual baby in a cage. Presley was photographed, and when the prop baby was ready they sat the baby actress next to her stand-in. She did a double take and laughed very hard to see herself like this.
- GoofsWhen 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.
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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.
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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- Jan 13, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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