Did Lemony write 'That's Not How The Story Goes' (Netflix canon)?
***N.B. This theory is based on the Netflix canon***
We first hear the sombre melody of That's Not How The Story Goes at the end of The Miserable Mill: Part Two. Everyone from Lemony to Olaf to the (creepily cheery) Mr Poe joins in as a part of this song, before at the very end of the song/episode, we see that the song came from Mr Poe's radio, when he says "Mm, that's nice."
My theory is that Lemony wrote this song as a part of his depressed chronicling of the tragic story Baudelaire orphans:
We know right from the start that the song is about the Baudelaires, as Lemony['s verse] starts,
"You may think that the Baudelaires ought to prevail, and be tucked someplace all safe and sound"
Given that:
"My name is Lemony Snicket and it is my solemn duty to investigate the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, because if I do, [typewriter dings] I may be able to find them again." ¬ L.S., The Penultimate Peril, Part Two
it makes sense that he opens the song referring to the three protagonists.
However, the reason I think it's Lemony, and not anyone else, is because of the verse:
"I once loved a girl, and she thought well of me, we thought we'd be happy together;
But now I'm alone, as you can well see, and she's cold in her grave forever"
There are a few people Lemony could be referring to here:
His Beloved Beatrice Baudelaire
Kit Snicket
Duchess R of Winnipeg
Ellington Feint
Moxie Mallahan
Firstly, we can more-than-safely assume that Lemony is NOT referring to Ellington or Moxie. His relationship with both of them has never reached that extent, to the point where he loved them so much he considered a future with them...
His Beloved Beatrice Baudelaire
Kit Snicket
Duchess R of Winnipeg
Ellington Feint
Moxie Mallahan
He could be referring to Kit... but why would he start a future with his sister? Ugh.
His Beloved Beatrice Baudelaire
Kit Snicket
Duchess R of Winnipeg
Ellington Feint
Moxie Mallahan
Yes, Lemony did have quite a close relationship with Duchess R... but if Duchess R is the swimming woman from The Grim Grotto (@snicketsleuth amazing theory), it can't be her, as R is not dead by the time Lemony writes the verse in the song. Beatrice is the only dead one (assuming, of course, that Ellington and Moxie are alive).
His Beloved Beatrice Baudelaire
Kit Snicket
Duchess R of Winnipeg
Ellington Feint
Moxie Mallahan
But... if Lemony wrote and published A Series of Unfortunate Events in-universe, why would he need to write a song as well?
This has a very simple answer - ASOUE was banned from Prufrock Prep at the time Kit was teaching, so the only way Lemony could get his point across was by song.
Under a pseudonym of course - no enemy of his should know he's alive.
¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist
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Me @ each and every one of the children in ASOUE/ATWQ: These poor kids. Sure they’ve messed up, but they’re children! With no stable parental/guardian figures! We can’t hold these actions against their character because they’re CHILDREN!
Me @ Stuart “Stew” Mitchum and everything he stands for: Horrible. Disgusting. Terrible man. Perish in a fire.
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I'm sorry but I will never get over the 'Get scared later' thing from ATWQ and how could you aspect me to
Also this official thing that is adding my brainrot
"Overheard Saying: 'Get scared later.'
Recently Seen: Getting scared"
Spoilers below
Also the one scene in Why is this Night Diffrent form all Other Nights, where after Lemony tells the Association about Qwerty's murder and after telling Moxie "Theres nothing wrong with mourning the death of a librarian" and she asks him why is isn't crying and his responce is "I planned on doing it later" and then they all cry. THAT SCENE HURTS ME SO MUCH OW
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Moxie for the blorbo bingo? :)
Look she’s just such a sweet girl and so it was hard to select a lot of options bc I just realised this is a slightly violent Blorbo bingo. Anyway, she deserves sm better than she got :(((
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Um so yall know that audio that's like "yea, u ever just watch something and think, 'omg everyone in this is gay' that's how I felt watching this movie" that was me reading all the wrong questions.
Lemony is definitely pansexual
Same w Ellingtondef a pansexual
And moxie gives such nonbianary vibes its not even funny
kellar is gay 100%
The Mitchums were the exception
Jake is definitely bisexual
And cleo feels omniromantic n asexual
Pip and squeak..... gay-
Sharon Haines n Theodora Markson , lesbians
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