a series of unfortunate events

First Impressions: Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) Season Two (USA, 2018) is Wonderfully Inventive and Surprisingly Intense

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is finally back, successfully building on its premise by deepening its established gloominess and quirky antics with surprising maturity. The end of season one warned us through a sing-along that the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans is far from over, “You might dream that justice and peace…

Hayley Anderson

First Impressions: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (USA, 2017) is enchanting, but needs time to find its footing

Right from the opening credits, A Series of Unfortunate Events consistently reminds you this tale is not for the fainthearted. Author Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton) reiterates as the narrator of the series that the story is dreadful, melancholy and not for those looking for a happy narrative – but for Netflix, the self-aware entertainment bodes a mysterious and…

Meg Kennedy