Cabinet of Curiosities Episodes Ranked

Ranking every episode of Cabinet of Curiosities (hopefully season one)
Netflix really dropped some heat with this show, even the episodes I didn't like all that much were still like objectively really good, amazing acting, storytelling, camera work, everything.
I just had to hop on this as soon as possible to try to get it out by Halloween. (As of upload, I've made the cutoff, but copyright may have something to say about that)
Gotham Joker video is in the works but was paused for this to make an October release.
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[@FateViews]

Hello everyone and Happy Halloween! I'm posting this video exactly on Halloween, but by doing so I'm also not giving it a few days to make sure it doesn't get smoked by copyright, so let's hope that doesn't happen. This show is fantastic and I had to cover it, and in order to release by Halloween I had to put in some extreme hours, as the last episode only aired on the 28th. It would really mean a lot to me if you could leave a comment or even subscribe, I have possibly one of my biggest projects ever coming up soon and I'd love to see you all there. Thank you and enjoy the video.

[@OriginalSarn]

I also felt like Autopsy was the best. All of them felt solid with a few ups and downs. Either way it was fun and I hope they continue it for another season.

[@SteveNami616]

Totally agree

[@nailinthefashion]

I didn’t like any of them except that one and the birds one. They felt so masturbatory with no depth or realism to guide emotions. Just fun to look at. That might work for some people but for me, there's no point

[@himbaerno1]

@@nailinthefashion you should definitely be making/direct more movies and series yourself. Great vision you got there.....

[@nailinthefashion]

@@himbaerno1 I'm working on some screenplays and going back to school so hopefully you get to see my visions on screen one day 🥰

[@oliverhardy9464]

I think the autopsy was the only one that had everything. Compelling characters, a strange accident that created a good setup for the story, believable struggles with tension, a "victim" that didn't fulfill the dumb horror main character trope fot once and a well executed reveal for the final bad entity. The reveal for what exactly the bad guy really like was, felt a bit outlandish but the reason why that didn't bother me and why it worked in favour of the story was because it was outlandish for the main character as well. And for that reason he tried to understand it in order to know how to deal with it. The pacing was executed good as well. I'm not too much into gore but that's just personal taste. So that doesn't really count. Still haven't seen the murmuring so I'm excited to see what happens and if it can beat the autopsy for me

[@indradbachrie]

The Coroner in The Autopsy has the most bad ass scene before he has to go... feels like watching T800 saying goodbye to the Connors in T2

[@nailinthefashion]

"There's something you forgot." The little arrogant squid thing scoffed away his own freedom. So good

[@imogenenyx3690]

The autopsy, pickman's model and the murmuring were all three pretty solid ones for me personally. In the murmuring there is finally a sense of peace in a horror skit where the main characters don't suffer but actually heal. There was horror for sure, but it left a wholesome feeling to it in the end and no signs of your typical "sike" trope. Pickman's model disturbed me for it wasnt much about the painting but the question on whether Pickman cursed his paintings with his witchcraft heritage, or if the main character simply went mad. Finally the autopsy (very deserving of that number one spot), is your classic body/mind control trope turning from the villain's triumph to it's own worst nightmare. Gotta give credit to Alo Glow though as an honorable mention. It was disturbing. For me, the way she was looking at the camera is as if her true personality was trying to peer through this dumb new persona but she cant stop smiling from the outside. Plus the idea that all those women went through the same transformation as our protagonist because they were all a bit too familiar with the brand before hand. Just my opinion there :D

[@skyrevanvalor2128]

The Autopsy definitely is my favourite to I agree with what you say but I also like it because of how scary the monster is I find most things that rob you of your sense of self unnerving.

[@maiavanwaes7590]

I think you missunderstood The Outside's ending, and part of the message. It's about mental health, and social norms and I think there's 2 ways to see this episode. She kills her husband because he loves who she is on the inside. By killing him she kills the Inside, so only the outside is left. She never learns how to do her make up or cut her hairs, she snaps. None of the ending is real, she's insane. Lost on the inside of her mind in a way. The other way to see it is that the guy in the TV is actually the devil or something, and she makes a pact with him, and the price for her good looks is the goodness in her, symbolized by her husband. The theme was a bit more serious and realistic but I liked it because there's several ways to read it. It was more of an intellectual satisfaction compare to the other episodes.

[@bernardsoul5186]

If she was mentally ill, the husband was pretty neglectful and I have no sympathy from him, because she was literally harming herself in front of him and saying the craziest things. If there was something actually supernatural, I have no sympathy from her, because honestly, I can't relate to wanting to fit in with those 4 ladies so badly...prioritizing popularity to that extent is some middle school / early high school shit, and I don't have the patience for that. And honestly, WHY would the devil (or whatever he was) focus his energies on something as petty as that? Stylistically, it was cringey and squicky, and just not enjoyable to me in any way.

[@nailinthefashion]

Good comment is good

[@maiavanwaes7590]

@@bernardsoul5186 You're obviously not the target audience Bernard.

[@bernardsoul5186]

@@maiavanwaes7590 judging by the reviews, neither were most reviewers

[@dblock523]

This was my favorite episode as well. I’m not sure if she died before getting to the bank or if she showed up there w/ burns but there so much to unpack.

[@charlesheck6812]

I agree The Autopsy was the best one and it was awesome seeing F Murray Abraham give himself over completely to such an outrageous story

[@aNsWeRkEy02]

autopsy & pickmans are my top two .. Hopefully we get some Junji Ito stories for the next season..

[@miked9466]

That’s a solid list you have, I agree the autopsy is a great entry. Thank you for sharing and Happy Halloween 👌

[@Unus1Mundus]

The Murmuring was the best one for me. But I agree with the rest of the list...

[@AshDub86]

The Wilddeoren beast from BBC's Merlin did a great job acting in the "Graveyard Rats" episode.

[@Efinem3787]

great review i definitely agreed with a lot of your viewpoints

[@sr0407]

As soon as i saw lot36 at 6th, thought this ranks are pretty messed up..🤣🤣

[@FateViews]

all the episodes are so good some had to be low ranked!

[@ryanr9299]

No matter how different everybody else are from each others the autopsy is always number one LOL

[@TravisNorton-zg1pk]

Although I largely disagree with your list, its order and have an opposing taste for what makes certain episodes great, The Autopsy being number one is indisputable. What a crazy and compelling story! I’ve never seen anything like that ever before.

[@d.hunterphillips74]

What's so funny is that my ranking order is basically the complete opposite from yours. I thought The Viewing was brilliant, the soundtrack and cinematography just really sold it.

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

I don’t prefer smelling my own farts, but you do you.

[@dickdingus775]

Viewing, Autopsy, and Murmuring were the best, rest were just decent except dreams in the witch house which was awful

[@OpeningsOpenings]

I agree I put the Murmuring slightly under the Viewing and the Autopsy but I will say the Murmuring made me shed an actual tear I liked Pinkmans more than most and feel Outside is way over rated by most though it was fun. I honestly enjoyed all of them - each in their own way- even The Witch House (once I put my mind in a more childlike state as if watching Harry Potter) The Viewing is the ONLY one I watch over and over again though. I’m even planning a viewing themed birthday party for myself.

[@OpeningsOpenings]

I was shocked to see The Viewing as your least Favorite. That is on my list of favorite things ever. That one and The Autopsy are the best to me - by aeons

[@nickl9317]

The least favorite here is my favorite. It’s supposed to be funny and it’s a middle finger to pseudo intellectualism. It’s not about the horror, it’s about assholes. As for pickman’s model it is textbook lovecraft and is perfectly fine. It respects the novel and is probably one of the best adaptations of lovecraft. Murmuring and witch house sucked imo. Sentimental bs. The cabinet of curiosities is at its best when it presents short weird stories with a brutal ending that leaves you feeling strange, or unease.

[@Lifesizemortal]

I thought the Murmuring was so generic!

[@nailinthefashion]

Generic but like... the execution was just so immaculate to me. The haunted wife trope will never die, so to see it done justice is all I expect

[@Lifesizemortal]

@@nailinthefashion I agree with that too. I don't think the collection had a single bad short.

[@jamminwithmatt5313]

Well said Sir. It was soooo generic and has been done so many times. I knew the ending not half way through. Hands down the worst episode for me and the acting was average too.

[@MourningCoffeeMusic]

3 & 5 are the two best in my opinion. The story, acting, and themes are all so damn powerful in these two.

[@neil1982]

Agree with the rankings - Mainly because I only really rated the autopsy and the murmuring. Every other episode had very over saturated tropes and were predictable. The autopsy and murmuring, despite not being entirely original were definitely worth watching and the autopsy especially had a pretty satisfying ending.

[@nailinthefashion]

Those two saved this series for me. The satisfaction of those, I mean, wow. The murmuring is going to stick with me for years, I'll recommend it to my friend who loves a really rich, deep spook. The graveyard rats could have been more fascinating if anything bad been explored more, but I get that these are supposed to be a slice and not a cake.

[@oliverhardy9464]

​@@nailinthefashion Graveyard Rats for me felt like someone took a writer for Cartoons like Tom&Jerry and asked him to create a horror movie. The ridiculousness of the story and the characters really was too much for me

[@nailinthefashion]

@@oliverhardy9464 it definitely felt like a Halloween special of Looney Tunes or Tom n Jerry, etc Like obviously fun, but kind of like eating a piece of candy when you're actually hungry for a snack, right place wrong time

[@arkinyte13]

Maybe Netflix will allow Del Toro to make his version of the mountains of madness.

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

Yes!!!

[@moePAN]

Ironic this is what your new video was. I was watching the AloGlo and the Lovecraft episodes with Matt while waiting on MHW to install. I think a really cool idea for a Cabinet of Curiosities episode would be a mystery where people are dying because of a curse put upon them by somebody that's dead and the only way to lift the curse is to "kill" the dead person. However, they appear to be completely alive so they have to solve the mystery before they all die.

[@singinwhatimdoin]

Haven’t even watched them all and I already know the Viewing can’t be number 8. As soon as you said it was all talking, I stopped before I got spoiled. Loved every second of it. Based on what I am reading in other comments, I have to assume the rankings for anyone will be very subjective and different.

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

If you like style over substance, it’s for you.

[@StephonST]

The Viewing being #8 on your spot is surprising. There are a LOT of interesting vibes in visual, music, casting, and Tarantino like conversation. HOWEVER, once the "sci fi" is introduced, this episodes hella loses steam and any point it may had to begin with, so I understand why it got placed how it did

[@jdog929]

Yea it was my favourite until the whole alien ending. Ruined the episode

[@mrbluesummers]

The Viewing was my favourite. It could've been a Tarantino flick..they even casted a guy who looked like David Carradine. Second was Lot 36, pure occult intrigue!

[@lulubee2306]

The filmmaking was pretty decent throughout the episodes, I think the ranking depends on what themes are more appealing to us.

[@HighStrangeDrifter]

Graveyard Rats 3rd? It belongs in 8th. I had already started forgetting that episode by the next day. Lot 36 has so much potential, but it couldn’t close the deal. Both Del Toro’s episodes felt like PG13 kids shows. What’s happened to him? Cosmatos might be an acquired taste because I would have ranked The Viewing 2nd or 3rd. An alien entity is awakened by weed smoke & then merges with the highest guy in the room? I need a full movie of this.

[@nailinthefashion]

The Viewing imo needed just a pinch more realism. The characters were a little too chill, too into it. I wanted a little more resistance. But the billionaire acted his ass off, I HATED him. Whenever he had something snarky to say I rolled my eyes. I wanted more from the rock lore too-- why did he know they shouldn't smoke in there? Had it absorbed some before? It made me curious so it was successful, but it could have been more satisfying for me

[@tibbygreene]

Voici mon classement : 5. The Pickman Model 😍😍😍😍😍 8. The Murmuring 6. Dreams in the Witch House 2. Graveyard Rats 4. The Outside 1. Lot 36 3. The Autopsy 7. The Viewing

[@firedragonslayer865]

Episode 4 was the worst for me the acting wasn't bad but the themes didn't resonate with me. While the autopsy and pickmans model were my favorites the themes of the story were very interesting and just led to me wanting more.

[@eolay4411]

I agree with your ranking but would have swapped out The Murmuring (your number 2) and placed The Outside and Lot 36 higher. Like many of the comments below I think the ending of the Outside was saying a lot more under the surface.

[@nailinthefashion]

I love that the Outside tried something extremely different. It almost felt like if Juno was horror, if that makes even a slight bit of sense.

[@bernardsoul5186]

I honestly thought "Graveyard Rats" was the most predictable of them all. And the dialogue (all 10 minutes of it, unless you count the religious exclamations in the half-hour climax) irritated the shit out of me. That episode tied with "The Outside" for the episode I liked the least. I haven't seen "The Viewing" yet, though, so we'll see.

[@Necrow_Productions]

You have some skewed opinions my dude, you only were correct with your number 1 and 3... (3 should have been 2 but I will let you go this time...)

[@MissBliss818]

I watched the movie pearl and the next day I watched the outside episode.. the movie and episode ended in the exact same way -- and I'm not talking about the plot (no spoilers).

[@nailinthefashion]

That's interesting since I was reminded of Pearl's trailer when watching that episode. There's something about feminine madness that is so enthralling when done right

[@naoko_999]

You should've mention Episode no. instead of the Episode names

[@jackcarver5412]

The Autopsy is the best, it was very clever and well acted, the one with the Lot 36 was good but predictable, the rat one was enjoyable for the acting and set piece

[@ralphwheat1536]

Episode # 1 was indeed the best. I watched the series Halloween nite. The others not scary and not original. I expected more from del Toro. I liked the director's little statuettes.

[@ryanr9299]

I love the viewing LOL

[@skin_bro]

"The Autopsy" was my favorite and then "The Murmuring" happened. The final episode of the season really touched me and the actress is so good. I think I really needed this to watch.

[@FateViews]

it's pretty close between the two of them in my heart

[@nailinthefashion]

It was beautiful. The kind of horror that only pops up once every few years. The last line, where she finally opens up after all that-- SO good. The pacing was just as rollercoaster like as a feature film, we just didn't get more about the past-- but I liked that. Why did she feel so trapped by her family? What fears did she hold as she leapt? It'll stick with me longer than the Autopsy which felt like a perfect capsule of suspense. A crystal, as opposed to the haze and muck of the Murmuring. I'm grateful for Del Toro platforming these stories.

[@DasKame]

"The Murmuring" is really nice but NOT a "Horrorstory" in. the. slightest.

[@DasKame]

2:40 But her name is "CHAPMAN!" Because Beatles???

[@mohamedsiraj9875]

Same black mirror. Scientific cabinet of C more spiritualistic

[@shogunjo]

No WAY!! "The Outside" (ep.4) was the best episode of the entire series by a formidable margin. Everything in this episode was a treat.. The music. The atmosphere and scenery, the sets were immersive and believable, I've "met" Stacy and her husband before, I was familiar with that "type" of person.. down to the dialogue and use of phrasing, putting a glaring spotlight on her contrast from before and then after and her choice of words and even inflection while bantering with the gals in our final scene. Not to mention to the amazing acting by her, Keith (husband), Gina and the clique.. The specific song choice and how fitting that particular mix blended with the episode and the blatant message of vanity and social acceptance. Idk, definitely my favorite episode and top choice by far.. Where as "The murmuring" in my opinion, was a snooze .. incredibly flat and dull from pacing to it's result. The relationship drama as a filler subject to divide up the obvious ghost story.. the most redeeming quality of this episode was the acting on both leads. Now "The autopsy" was easily tied with "The outside" for my favorite episode, it was original and genuinely frightening with a satisfying result. I could go on, but won't. I was just inspired by shock purely from a reaction to your dislike and perspective on episode 4. Naturally neither of us are right nor wrong, or more accurately defining these works of art. Appreciation is purely subjective, and here's proof lol. Good video. I enjoyed listening to your review for this show . Hopefully a season 2 will follow.

[@FateViews]

I love hearing different opinions on a show that's so open to interpretation, thanks for the very high effort comment it was a treat to read!

[@Deloneys]

What, best I can do is 6th best. She transformed and didn't look too much better. I agree with this video, it lost me in the beginning and wasn't interesting.

[@dblock523]

Episode 4 was easily the best. It seems like the ambiguity at the end went over peoples heads.

[@senthilvelan544]

I'm so far in 4 episodes. And The Outside absolutely takes it for me. I was creeped out, laughing, crying, horny all within the span of an Hour.

[@Deloneys]

The outside wasn't that great either.

[@sonicfreak04]

Episode six was the worst for me

[@juanmartin631]

bad review of the viewing

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Episode 7 was by FAR THE WORST. ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. Almost made me hate the entire show smh

[@sea_triscuit7980]

I mean it was meant to be campy and silly like 70's grind house films... But it's your opinion, I just think it's silly to hate a whole show, each with different directors due to one episode

[@jmcg2246]

Agree, makes me regret that I wasted 1 hour of my life watching it. It's one of the worst thing I've ever seen.

[@Hydro-od2rt]

It’s was my favourite

[@tommyatkins2527]

@@jmcg2246 I regretted watching it

[@DasKame]

it's a very "spiritual" Episode. Some people like this art of Horror (i not, but i can see the appealing)

[@tamalchakraborty5906]

Episodes 4 and 8 were the best for me....some actual horror stuff going on there. Episodes 5 and 7 were the worst.....ya ya!!! there's a morale to the story in ep 5, some deep inner meaning about social norms, succumbing to peer pressure, the cost of beauty etc but goddamn it was boring to watch.....Kate MIcucci did a fine job though. For episode 7 a lot of the conversation could have been skipped, it was literally 30 mins of people doing drugs lol.....the actual horror part was short and done abruptly. Overall a pretty good watch.

[@ItsGawky]

🤔

[@Deloneys]

Honestly, overall this series was nowhere near great. It was an interesting one time watch. None were great but felt better compared to the worst (Episode 7 & The Outside) Its all opinion but I doubt I'd recommend or rewatch.

[@jmcg2246]

The Viewing is definitely the worst, it's boring, too slow and the ending is so bad. I don't know why people rank it higher than The Outside and The Dreams in the Witch House. It's so terrible I wish I could take back the one hour of my life that I wasted. Probably the worst thing I've ever seen.

[@dillbinkens9846]

Your taste is the worst

[@sophisticatedluna6503]

Calling it the worst thing you've ever seen is a stretch 🤣 you need to get bonked for that

[@jamminwithmatt5313]

The murmuring was hands down the worst episode for me. I didn't like how selfish and cold she was toward her husband. Just gives credence to modern day selfish women with no thought for anyone but themselves. Also very predicable and just all round a boring been done before episode.

[@TheGoldenNostril]

Autopsy is so overrated

[@DasKame]

It's "fine" and the best of the Bunch. The show is very medicore, more style then substance

[@dblock523]

Episode 4 the outside was the best IMO. It seems like the ambiguous ending went over people’s heads. The whole “is she delusional” or “is this real?” I think what keeps you hooked. My interpretation is that the ending was not real and she died sometime after killing her husband.

[@edwardmcdonald7940]

I love this show and yes episode 3 is my favourite too, the self sacrifice at the end was honestly unbelievable!!

[@Lachdonin]

Two literal Lovecraft stories, and Graveyard Rats is the one that gets the Lovecraftian callout...

[@FateViews]

lovecraftian influence!

[@Lachdonin]

@@FateViews In the interest of being less flippant, and more engaging, i'll elaborate more on why i disagree. Graveyard Rats, despite having direct references to Lovecraft (you can actually see a Cthulhu idol in the Black Church) and clearly having a visual association with the statues and amulet, is actually very much not Lovecraft inspired. Or, if it is, misunderstands Lovecraft entirely. It's far more Edgar Allen Poe. Poe's works were more about personal failings and the consequences of those, with the gruesome ends of many of his characters being a direct result of their own actions. The end was often a sort of karmic kickback for the actions, sins or guilt of the characters. Lovecraft, in contrast, focused more on our own powerlessness in the face of an unforgiving and uncaring cosmos. It didn't matter if we were good people or bad, the universe and the bigger things in it simply didn't care. Our ruin has nothing to do with our deeds, and is instead just an unavoidable consequence of a universe that doesn't see us or our accomplishments as worth considering. While significantly expanded from the actual short story, Pickman's Model is a perfect representation of this. Nothing that happens in the plot is a direct result of anyone's actions, rather it is a product of simply being exposed to some glimmer of the truth behind the façade. Both Thurber and Pickman are made of slightly sterner stuff, able to stand in the face of such darkness and not be instantly consumed by it, which is why Pickman values his relationship with Thurber so much. But in the end, even they are inconsequential next to that darker reality, their own ability to maintain some semblance of sanity only leaving them more vulnerable to the fragility of others around them. THAT is prime Lovecraft.

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

@@LachdoninLovecraft was more Poe than anything else until he started getting into Lord Dunsany’s work.

[@raemontargaryen3005]

episode 1 : wrath episode 2: greed episode 3:gluttony episode 4: envy episode 5: episode6:sloth episode 7:pride episode8:

[@thirdmonkeyent_llc]

Man. The Viewing in last place. These rankings are all over the place. No one agrees.

[@FateViews]

that's the beauty of the show isn't it