A Series of Unfortunate Events – Season 2 Review

The 2^nd season of A Series of Unfortunate Events was released on Netflix recently and I just got a chance to complete the full season. I was pretty excited to watch it after having enjoyed the 1^st season last year. Season 2 picks up where the last one left off and covers books 5-9 of the novel series by Lemony Snicket.

For those unfamiliar with the show, it is a fictional series that has a unique visual style and almost a world all its own. The 3 main characters, the Baudelarie siblings lose their parents and are bounced around from guardian to guardian as the notorious Count Olaf tries to figure out how to get their fortune they stand to inherit.

The series has a good amount of humor, creative characters, an adventurous story line, and is just overall fun to watch. I had not read the books prior to watching the show so it is all new to me, but as I understand, it follows the original material very well and fans of the books seem to enjoy it as well.

Violet and Klaus, the two older siblings do a great job as they strive to find decent living conditions and find out more about the organization their parents belonged to. Their baby sister Sunny is one of my favorites who is super cute and surprising helpful and talented when she is needed. Neil Patrick Harris plays Count Olaf with an over the top personality who is evil yet funny at the same time.

There are many new stand out characters such as Carmelita, the rude obnoxious girl who they meet at their boarding school. Also Esme Squalor who makes a great addition to Count Olaf's troupe as is the Librarian who joins forces to help the Baudelaries.

The 10 episodes cover the middle 5 books of the series and each one takes place in a different location so there is a good amount of variety throughout the season. It should come as no surprise given the title of the series, that it seems the Baudelarie orphans just cannot catch a break. They are resilient though and one can only hope one day some good fortune may come their way.

So should you watch this show? As the theme goes “Look away, look away.” But really you should watch it because it is a great show! If you are looking for a creative and imaginative family friendly series that is fun and has great characters and visual style, I highly recommend checking out A Series of Unfortunate Events!