And the creatures/reptiles themselves are like characters of their own (have sort of a thing for that it seems). The wonderful opening credit sequence is indicative enough of that, but the standout is that utterly amazing reptile room, the design and incredible attention to detail are a sight to behold. Like "The Bad Beginning" though, "The Reptile Room: Part 1" is visually a wonder. K Todd Freeman never really gelled for me as Mr Poe though and doesn't seem to fit. Part of it may be down too to the source material, have always felt that 'The Reptile Room' was the better book of the two as well. Despite liking both parts of "The Bad Beginning", for me "The Reptile Room" (both parts) is quite a bit better where things felt even more settled and 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' had started hitting its stride. Which continues and is built upon in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' third and fourth episodes in "The Reptile Room" two parter, an adaptation of the second book in Lemony Snicket's popular book series 'The Reptile Room'. Both parts did very well handling the basics and setting up and establishing the characters and atmosphere. There were issues, not all the dialogue and pacing was perfect and generally found Mr Poe to come over as somewhat out of place in this adaptation despite him being an important character. "The Bad Beginning" was a far from bad beginning, quite the opposite, to 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', with the second part being the better half.
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