Violet Baudelaire is the eldest of the orphans who has a knack for engineering incredible inventions and has a strong bond with the youngest of the orphans, Sunny. Klaus Baudelaire is the middle child and only boy who has a voracious appetite for literature and retains every bit of information he reads from books, but the mystery surrounding him and his sisters has him at a loss. Lemony Snicket is the narrator who explains the plight of the Baudelaire orphans as he tries to escape the clutches of mysterious persons who are enemies of the secret society he is a part of. Count Olaf is an accomplished actor with a theater troupe at his command to help him reach his ultimate goal of getting his hands on the Baudelaire fortune by any means necessary.

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Gothic comedy with dry wit that can be enjoyed by every member of the the family. I know that the series will be compared to the film of the same name, but due to it having more time to flesh out the characters you are allowed to let their quirkiness grow on you. Neil Patrick Harris’ version of Count Olaf is creepier than Jim Carrey’s version which works better for episodes, but I must admit to liking Jude Law as the narrator more than Patrick Warburton. Daniel Handler writing most of the installments has helped to keep the show flowing in the right direction and seeing that he wrote the books they are based on it there is a feel of verisimilitude in certain lines. I loved every episode directed by Barry Sonnenfeld as it brought back found memories of the Addams Family movies. If there were any faults I would have to point out, I guess it would have to be the amount of meta moments they decided to throw into different scenes as the fourth wall breaking began to feel like filler.

I rate this season of the series a 4 out of 5.