Best Episodes
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 22, 2023.
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The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.
The episode was rated 7.77 from 781 votes.
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behaviour, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 1932 votes.
Sunny sends a signal from Count Olaf's camp, where a sinister duo is awakening old insecurities. A clue at V.F.D. HQ points the way to a fateful meeting.
The episode was rated 7.81 from 428 votes.
The Baudelaires find their friends -- and then lose them -- at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Count Olaf conducts an auction in disguise.
The episode was rated 7.81 from 621 votes.
Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 1709 votes.
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 1460 votes.
A bearded Klaus and Sunny comb the hospital's crumbling halls for Violet, who's being held prisoner under Count Olaf's questionable "care".
The episode was rated 7.83 from 549 votes.
Life on the lam leads the Baudelaires to a horrifying hospital with an enormous library that could hold the answers to all of their questions.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 575 votes.
Violet, Klaus and Sunny get new guardians in a fashionable building, where stairs are in -- and the elevator's out. Jacques Snicket trains a recruit.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 638 votes.
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
The episode was rated 7.93 from 1446 votes.
Come one, come all to the creepiest circus the world has ever seen, a place where puzzling mysteries -- and a familiar face -- await.
The episode was rated 7.97 from 566 votes.
Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.
The episode was rated 8.05 from 427 votes.
Still posing as conjoined carnival freaks, the Baudelaires brace themselves for a beastly fate. Will good fortune intervene ... for once?
The episode was rated 8.10 from 542 votes.
Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?
The episode was rated 8.10 from 423 votes.
The final chapter takes the orphans to a deserted island: a place of lost lives, old stories and new beginnings. It all ends here.
The episode was rated 8.15 from 448 votes.
