Yeah, good point. It's been awhile since I've read the books (I'm re-reading them now) but my memory is that her inventions get increasingly implausible, so I trust Handler's decision in this Netflix version to make them, and the action, a little more fantastical from the get-go.

This has caused me to laugh uncontrollably for two minutes straight. It's the sort of absurd detail that would cap a 30 Rock joke. But it's real.

That is, of course, the point. There was an interview recently with Paste where Handler said Freeman's take on the character inspired him enough to include him more on Season 2.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Snicket describe the waiter as being disappointed by their response to his statement, as if he was expecting something more? Or was that in Cafe Salmonella?

If they stick the landing on Austere Academy, you'll be hooked. The ending is where the series gets truly dark and tragic.

I started re-reading the books and aside from the fact that I assumed everyone was English, I actually think the child actors nail the tone perfectly. It's a little stoic and removed, but that's kind of how they are in the books as well.

For me, Wide Window was the low point of this season, almost entirely due to Alfre Woodard's cartoonish portrayal of Aunt Josephine (I mean, I know you can't top Meryl Streep, but even so I found this lacking) and the bizarrely whimsical take on her house collapsing. Other than that it was still a fun couple of…

I thought the same thing. I understand that they couldn't compete with a setpiece from a big-budget film, but they kind of went too far in the other direction. The film really nailed this scene, for all the reasons you mentioned. However, it's probably smart, in the long run, to establish some cartoon physics early on…

But that's not possible because if the album is 15 years old that means I'm….at least 16 years old.

I mean….I though it was funny. But proooobably not cool to tweet, especially if you're employed by a major TV show.

I thought of the Witcher as well!

It's almost as if Mike Meyers took an otherwise fine film and turned it into a dumpster fire.

Yeah, I'm not saying it was the intent of the character originally, but it's hard not to draw parallels in 2017. It's like Star Wars. It was created in the 70's but all of a sudden the Empire has a lot more resonance now.

This was a brilliant episode all around, but can we talk about Kevin Kiner's score? Because that was some next level stuff. He took it into territory Star Wars music hasn't been before while still dropping in some fun references to past films (specifically the coliseum scene in AotC)

There's a lot of things to hate about Cat in the Hat, but the production design is astounding.

It had better be the last season. This is a show that was made to end. Without the promise of actually seeing his house of cards fall, what's the point?

I think I figured it out, guys. Jacqueline Scieszka.

I agree. Not EVERYTHING has to do with Trump. But if you don't see the Olaf parallels then you're blind.

I would really recommend watching the Miserable Mill at the very least. It's actually an improvement on the source material, and feels every bit as smart as the books. I almost feel as though they had to get books 1-3 out of the way.

Ehh, I don't see it that way. Jacquelyn has messed things up at every turn.