#mr poe

[fanonical]

olaf: baudelaires? olaf: more like baudeliars olaf: i wouldn't trust these children at all! mr poe: hmm, yes, that seems reasonable klaus: are you FUCKING KIDDING ME

#A Series of Unfortunate Events #ASoUE #Count Olaf #Mr Poe #Klaus Baudelaire

[thermodynamic-comedian]

i cannot stop over-analyzing asoue netflix but guys. do you think that scene in hotel denoument when the baudelaires are trying to get everyone to leave the hotel that all of the side characters' reactions represent their fatal character flaws.

like how olaf's mentors immediately started berating him and calling him a disappointment just because they believed he didn't set the hotel on fire. so their fatal character flaw was cruelty.

and mr. poe and vice principle nero refused to take their blindfolds off, despite the situation, making their fatal character flaw their incompetence, which made them the series' definition of useless adults.

babs and jerome first tried to find a way out, but ended up panicking and staying in one place, so their fatal flaw was cowardice, the original reason neither of them were able to help the baudelaires in the first place.

with esmé and carmelita, it's a little more complicated, since olaf was able to trick esmé because of both her vengefulness and greed (which manifested in her obsession with the sugar bowl), but to some degree it was also about carmelita's stubborness and entitlement (which manifested in her choosing to stay with esmé)

and, finally, justice strauss, who attempts to stop the baudelaires from running away on the roof. i've always interpreted her fatal character flaw as naivety; she believes that all problems can be solved without breaking any rules. she trusts the system too much, which is why she couldn't ever fully understand what the baudelaires were going through, and that they really did not have a choice.

overall, this scene is so important to the story, because it's the exit of all of these characters. it's the last time we see any of them. that's why these negative character traits of theirs were put in the spotlight for this scene; even though these characteristics are flaws so fatal they literally end up being the characters' dooms, they're still aspects of the characters we need to remember in order to understand why nothing went right in the lives of the baudelaires: all of these characters were too cruel or incompetent or cowardly or greedy or arrogent or naive...to be able to help them.

so, as tragic as it is, all these characters end up dying (literally or metaphorically) because of the same flaws that made them useless to the baudelaires in the first place.

#ohh boy everybody watch out frey is having asoue thoughts....again.....like always....[sigh] #in my universe none of them died and they all escaped dont ask how. if i close my eyes i can ignore the canon and all its implications <2 #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #hotel denoument #snicketverse #lemony snicket #justice strauss #asoue babs #jerome squalor #arthur poe #mr poe #vice principle nero #esmé squalor #carmelita spats #count olaf #fritz rambles too much

[toolazytodecide]

#ASOUE #a series of unfortunate events #Lemony Snicket #Mr poe #count olaf #montgomery montgomery #Aunt josephine #Sir and Charles #Vice principal nero #esme squalor #jerome squalor #hector ASOUE

[unfortunatetheorist]

If Olaf is 'in any case' 'removed', why is he the first guardian the Baudelaires have? (NCT)

As ever, Mr Poe's idiotic refrains are a source of great intellectual stimulation for theorists like myself, @snicketstrange and @snicketsleuth.

In TBB, Poe remarks that Olaf is a cousin of the Baudelaires, but

'in any case, he's removed.'

If he's removed, why is he the first person to fulfil the role of guardian figure to the Baudelaires?

Well, this question is answered quite explicitly in the Netflix series, with Lemony giving viewers a flashback (and his definition of it)!

Olaf does his improv thing, making up Yessica Haircut right there on the spot, and granting himself access to Poe's office...

...but Poe has a choice. He can choose to ignore this idiot, who just waltzes in with no paperwork or permission, or he can choose to listen to him, and more importantly/dangerously, trust him with regards to:

The reliability of Haircut's 'friend' Olaf

Haircut's definition of 'closest living relative'

Unfortunately for the Baudelaires, Poe chooses the latter and this, ultimately, is the stimulant/catalyst for the entire plot of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' to occur.

This could also explain the Baudelaires' stay with the Poes - in order for Poe to finalise the paperwork, as recommended by Haircut, for Olaf to become their guardian.

If he DIDN'T do ANY of this:

The Baudelaires end up at Monty's house. Straight away. NO questions asked.

By the time Olaf sets up a plan to infiltrate, Monty and the children (and Gustav, who would still be alive) would be in Peru.

¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #lemony snicket #vfd #a series of unfortunate events #snicketverse #asoue netflix #theory #count olaf #idiot #mr poe #another idiot #arthur poe #yet another-- oh wait that's the same idiot #mulctuary money management #mr tamerlane #yessica haircut #monty montgomery #gustav sebald

[mr-mentally-ill]

Is Mr Poe an ex vfd volunteer?

We know that the baudelaire parents threw parties with very specific friend(s), Poe being one of them. All other friend(s) of the baudelaire parents are implied/stated to be ex/current vfd volunteers. Why would they be friend with just a random banker?

Adding on to this, Poe is always there when misfortune falls onto the baudelaire children. As if his presence there causes it. What if it actually did?

Think about it, what startles the baudelaires that leads to Dewey Denoument's death? Poe. Who gets Jacques Snicket arrested and killed? Poe. He is always there.

Who gets the news first? Poe. Who tells the baudelaires about the fire? Poe.

Adding on to @femmefatalegoth Poe is a villain theory, if he wasn't an ex-volunteer, why else would he insist on never listening to the baudelaires? He only listens when indisputable evidence is shown.

Mr Poe gets treated horribly by Olaf when they 'meet', yet he speaks of the count kindly while talking to the children.

If he was an ex-volunteer– he must've left vfd. Why, you may ask, would he have a reason to leave vfd as a volunteer? Easy.

His children. To protect them from vfd recruitment.

Also, what reason would he have to be at the Vile Village? He says he's "running with this crowd!" A vague answer. Likewise, he's familiar with the rules of the VFD village— an old vfd station.

This all makes sense if Poe is an ex-volunteer. Why he knows so much about the baudelaires personal lives? He knew their parents very personally.

A cause for his cough? One theory from popsugar.com suggests it could be from fires he might've helped set. Another personal theory of mine is that it could be to do with the medusiod mycelium. We know it makes you cough a lot as by what happens to Sunny when she ingests it.

Could a younger vfd volunteer Poe be on a mission when he was exposed to the medusiod?

In both the book and the show, one of the lines in "The End" is "at this time Mr. Poe was better known as his stage name" suggesting that he was an actor at some point. Acting is a profession that a lot of vfd volunteer take on.

It is also stated that the baudelaire(s) smell smoke around figuratively (and sometimes literally).

We know that sometimes ex-volunteers that join the 'evil' side of the schism will put on a dumb act as to not be caught. Could this be why Poe is always so stupid?

Anyways.. thats just my two cents!

#asoue #im gay and tired #mr poe #asoue mr poe #count olaf #vfd #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #volunteer fire department #a series of unfortunate events #asoue theory #a series of unfortunate events theory

[szczepan-homeless]

One of the better memes I've seen xD

#violet baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #mr poe #lemony snicket #series of unfortunate events #meme #call me maybe

[controversial-blorbo-bracket]

Controversial Character Tournament Round 1: Mr. Poe from A Series Of Unfortunate Events

#poll #round 1 #1 submission #mr poe #arthur poe #a series of unfortunate events #asoue

[veryfergaliciousdude]

in the bad beginning part 2 on netflix mr poe has a haircut when count olaf comes in BUT HE HAS NO HAIR!! sorry I just realized that that’s so funny I love lemony (daniel) snicket (handler)

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #count olaf #mr poe #lemony snicket #daniel handler #atwq #all the wrong questions

[sylkhi]

Mr Poe feeling like Count Olaf’s misdeeds were out of his control and beyond his scope of abilities and settling for blaming the Baudelaires for the trouble and miserable times Count Olaf brought them same as authority figures blaming those they have authority over when someone with more power messes everything up for everyone cause why punch up?

#Mr Poe #asoue #I really hope this makes sense

[amberkendslacy]

The Reptile Room Summary:

#a series of unfortunate events #mr poe #the baudelaire orphans

[jillyb2004]

Happy 53rd Birthday to Marshal Hall!

Based on this image

#fanart #redraw #sausage party #douche #juicy box #el guaco #twink #firewater #dr dairy #dorbees #digs #dig esquire #marshal hall #happy 53rd birthday #mr poe #und yogul #treat dorbee #walter concrete dorbee

[fanonical]

mr poe: why, that cannot be count olaf! mr poe: count olaf has an eye tattooed on his ankle, and a single eyebrow on his forehead mr poe: this man has an eye tattooed on his forehead, and an eyebrow on his ankle! klaus: ...gotta admire the dedication, at least

#A Series of Unfortunate Events #ASoUE #Mr Poe #Klaus Baudelaire

[thermodynamic-comedian]

mr. poe was actually based for just a little bit in part 2 of the reptile room only to go back to being mid for the rest of the series. babygirl who gave you likeability only to take it away immediately and never give it back

#daniel handler accidentally gave him common sense and then was like 'lol oops that was actually meant for another character my bad g' #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #mr poe #arthur poe #the reptile room #lemony snicket #snicketverse

[toolazytodecide]

#ASOUE #a series of unfortunate events #there is a correct answer #Mr Poe #Count Olaf #Uncle Monty #montgomery montgomery #Aunt Josephine #Sir ASOUE #Charles ASOUE #Vice Principal Nero #Esme Squalor #Jerome Squalor #Hector #asoue polls #i finished the series but my hyperfixation continues

[unfortunatetheorist]

Quote Debunk 10 - A Series of Unfortunate Debunks:

The Complete Works of Contradictory Logic in ASOUE: Volume I

Part 1 - The Bad Beginning: S1 E1

For Debunk 10, I'm going big: I shall list each and every statement that can confuse or distract viewers the first time around, but on closer inspection, actually make no sense.

12:42 - BAUDELAIRE MANSION DESTROYED (headline)

"But I thought it would cheer them up, the Gloomy Guses!" ¬ Eleanora Poe.

14:17 - "Our home is your home" (Arthur Poe); "But don't touch anything" (Eleanora Poe)

15:39 - "I remember how I was when I was your age" (Mr Poe); "We're all different ages" (Baudelaires)

15:49 - "And he's employed as an actor, so you know his excitement is genuine." ¬ Arthur Poe

26:43 - "I told them to cry using their inside voices" ¬ Olaf

27:51 - "I open my home to them and all they do is complain; the bathroom is filthy, the rat is noisy, the bed is cramped!"

Why are you opening a disgusting, rat-infested home to 3 orphans, Olaf?!

From the same scene, this piece:

"The plural of 'bed' is 'bed'." ¬ Olaf

29:02 - *Puts finger in mouth*; "The lamb was too salty"

30:43 - "Your secret tower room?"; "WRONG! My secret tower room."

33:28 - Pasta Puttanesca; "I wonder what that means in Italian" ¬ K.B.

NO, YOU DO NOT KLAUS! NO, YOU DO NOT!

34:00 - Something I picked up when reviewing the episode for this post: the trolley reads "THIS TROLLEY DOES NOT TURN ON RED LIGHTS"... why? A bit nonsensical if you ask me, but maybe Handler had his reasons...

35:58 - "N! For the knowledge, 'cause I'm very, very smart!" ¬ O.

So smart, you can't spell knowledge. Amazing.

37:25 - "...Like 2 pieces of a bread in the middle of a sandwich." ¬O.

Followed by Sunny's obvious correction.

As of 40:10 - From Olaf's monologue: "...for the purpose of plotting theater..."

Yeah. He told us from the start and we missed it.

40:41 - "There is no 'I' in acting..."

Except for the one right in the middle, of course.

40:58 - "There is only what the French call a certain... 'escargot'. "

What have snails got to do with acting?!

A noteworthy point: Only the villains give this counter-acting logic; maybe my hypothesis will still stand by TE...

¬ Th3r3534ch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #vfd #lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate events #snicketverse #asoue netflix #quote debunk #a series of unfortunate debunks #the bad beginning #olaf #mr poe #eleanora poe #arthur poe #the baudelaires #klaus baudelaire

[violetbaudelaire15]

One question:

why didn’t Count Olaf just kill Mr Poe? He is the one who is in charge of their fortune so why didn’t he just kill him? Seriously he’d be doing everyone a huge favor.

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #asoue books #asoue spoilers #mr poe #count olaf