
The three Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with a distant relative called Count Olaf, who turns out to be a filthy and cruel actor, and not at all a capable guardian. Poe is in charge of it until Violet comes of age. The deceased Baudelaire parents have left their children a considerable fortune, but Mr. Their mansion has been destroyed in a fire. Poe, arrives to tell them that their parents have perished (a word which here means, "died in order to put the plot in motion"). Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are enjoying a foggy day on Briny Beach, when their family banker, Mr. Unfortunately, I am here to remind you of just what happened in that sinister series, from The Bad Beginning all the way to The End. Or perhaps you have a faint memory of one Count Olaf, but you have repressed the full extant of his villainy and poor personal hygiene. Or, you might recall Violet's keen mechanical mind, but maybe you need to be reminded of the time she built a frozen waterfall climbing device out of cutlery.

Poe, but you might have forgotten about his terrible, incurable cough. However, if you are simply too distressed to re-read the entire series before the Netflix show arrives, allow me to refresh your memory on the miserable lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire: here is a Revolting Recap of A Series of Unfortunate Events.Īfter all, you might remember that the orphans were acquainted with a Mr. If you, like me, were a morose child who enjoyed reading about other morose children in bleak situations, then you are probably familiar with A Series of Unfortunate Events and its thirteen luckless books.


I'm sorry to say that this Friday the 13th marks the release of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix (a word which here means, "the online streaming platform that is swiftly killing cable television").
