Oops. It seems that I have fallen out of character. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" on Netflix, adapted from the children’s novel written by Lemony Snicket, is brilliant! The series is able to not only stay true to the book series but also adapt new elements to enhance the storytelling. This is made possible by Daniel Handler, who serves as the shows writer and is the mind behind Lemony Snicket (Handler’s pen name) himself.

But do not take the wonderful storytelling and beautiful cinematography lightly; the tale of the Baudelaires is, and always will be, an unhappy ending. As Lemony Snicket shares with the audience, both in the book and the series, the Baudelaires become orphans after their parents "perished (a word here meaning killed)” in a fire and are sent to live with a horrible and despicable man named Count Olaf, whose main concern is the Baudelaire fortune.