#the reptile room

[free-my-boy-grumbot]

“omgggggg trans ppl are so wierd literally nobody has heard of ur 5 million genders” don’t care + didn’t ask + grow up + life is a conundrum of esoterica

#smh it’s like u didn’t even read the reptile room #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #the reptile room #montgomery montgomery #uncle monty #cameron monologues #trans #transgender #lemony snicket

[magnus-the-maqnificent]

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.”

- The Reptile Room, Lemony Snicket

#I just love grief related descriptions okay #the reptile room #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #lemony snicket #he is the most author of all time #idek if that even makes sense but I said what I said #mcd

[melodysbookhaven]

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.

Lemony Snicket, The Reptile Room

#lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate quotes #a series of unfortunate events #the reptile room #bookblr #bookish #book quotes #books #quotes #bookstagram #booktok #book tumblr #reading #book club #book lover #bibliophile #bookworm #book worm #readers of tumblr #booklr #book community

[hootybal-lecter]

Whenever someone thinks they won an argument just because the other person stopped replying I think of this quote from Lemony Snicket:

   “When somebody is a little bit wrong-say, when a waiter puts nonfat milk in your espresso macchiato, instead of lowfat milk-it is often quite easy to explain to them how and why they are wrong. But if somebody is surpassingly wrong-say, when a waiter bites your nose instead of taking your order-you can often be so surprised that you are unable to say anything at all.”

#ASoUE #a series of unfortunate events #the reptile room #Lemony Snicket

[quotespile]

It is very unnerving to be proven wrong, particularly when you are really right and the person who is really wrong is proving you wrong and proving himself, wrongly, right.

Lemony Snicket, The Reptile Room

#literature #quotes #Lemony Snicket #The Reptile Room #quote #books #lit

[unfortunatetheorist]

Is Jacquelyn at fault in the Netflix series? (NCT)

Jacquelyn Scieszka is one of the most notable differences between Book- and Netflix-Canon. Her character is often portrayed alongside Larry Your-Waiter, with the pair acting as 'noble', working against Olaf and his accomplices, throughout the series.

However, there is one point I have picked up on to argue that Jacquelyn caused the heinous events of The Wide Window to occur: Jacquelyn chased Olaf onto the SS Prospero, and this was, arguably, one of the greatest mistakes made in this show.

Of course, as viewers, we understand her intentions:

Bring Olaf to justice, as nothing can happen once he's in Peru (even he knows that!)

Bring back Klaus' half of the Baudelaire spyglass

But this act made Olaf jump into the water below, where he would've made it back to shore, to meet with his troupe, before taking a boat out onto Lake Lachrymose, where The Wide Window's events begin.

If Jacquelyn did NOT get onto the SS Prospero, this would've happened:

Olaf sails away to Peru on the SS Prospero, to (in his words) "wait for the manhunt to die down, eat some cuy"

The Baudelaires go to live with their Aunt Josephine

Poe gets his promotion (probably)

Manhunts take YEARS to die down; Osama Bin Laden's - for example - took 10-15 years, before the US Navy tracked him down to a compound in North-West Pakistan.

So, here's the real genius of this part: by the time Olaf returns because the manhunt has died down, the Baudelaires already have access to their fortune!

As the phrase goes,

"It [was] a wicked thing to do, for a noble reason."

Did she have a choice?

¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #lemony snicket #vfd #a series of unfortunate events #snicketverse #asoue netflix #theory #jacquelyn scieszka #count olaf #ss prospero #peru #the reptile room #the wide window #larry your waiter #the baudelaires #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire

[louisetaylor]

nobody in the ASoUE fandom seems to have noticed that lemony snicket went "ah yes, here's a character named MONTY, I shall give him some PYTHONs"

#lemony snicket #melony snicket #lemon snickers #he's the new binary genderbent #i mean beneficent communist #i mean benedict cookiebatch #monty python #monty montgomery #montgomery montgomery #the reptile room #a series of unfortunate events

[bombegranate-art]

I started rewatching A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix and I had to draw the best character, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery. Marker on sketch paper.

🐍🦎🐢🐸

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #the reptile room #montgomery montgomery #uncle monty #my art #micron #tombow #prismacolor #portrait #aasif mandvi

[eraofevermore]

Got these for Christmas

#hate those sticker but whatever #a series of unfortunate events #the bad beginning #the reptile room #the wide window #asoue #Netflix #count olaf #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #lemony snicket #books

[reptilesroom]

woevember day 6: the reptile room

What happens in a certain place can stain your feelings for that location, just as ink can stain a white sheet.

#asoue #woevember #the reptile room

[omega-red]

now, get in the damn jeep

#inspired by both the book version which i read yesterday and the netflix adaptation! #asoue netflix #asoue fandom #asoue fanart #asoue books #count olaf #countolaf #snicketverse #lemony snicket #stephano #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #a series of unfortunate quotes #the reptile room

[snicketstrange]

Why did famed VFD film director Gustav Sebald switch careers to become Uncle Monty's assistant?

Short theory:

Known for hiding VFD secrets in his movies, Sebald surprisingly pivoted to assist Uncle Monty during key ASOUE events. Uncle Monty had distanced himself from active VFD work to focus on his passion for science, seemingly disregarding the organization and its claim to his collection of unique creatures. In fact, he planned to reveal a VFD-trained specimen to the herpetological world. As long as VFD left him alone, it allowed an active member to oversee VFD assets, like the library and his array of reptiles and amphibians. Contrarily, Sebald sacrificed his beloved director's role to dutifully serve VFD's wishes by becoming Monty's right-hand man.

#asoue #asoue theory #uncle monty #lemony snicket #gustav sebald #lemony snicket the unauthorized autobiography #the reptile room

[free-my-boy-grumbot]

Ranking the ASOUE parts because I’m bored and my friend isn’t online

i would love to keep it extensive but i also don’t want tumblr to crash so i will keep it brief. spoilers, obviously. also charcater death.

13. The Grim Grotto

Listen just because it’s 13th doesn’t mean it’s BAD, it just means i’m kinda indifferent to it as opposed to obsessing over it like i do with the others. It’s just that I’m not THAT into nautical themes and I have 2 nautical-themed assignments to do in school today so I’m a little sick of it.

Also, I’m just not that big on Fiona as a character. I didn’t really like the two-girls-hate-each-other-for-no-reason thing that she had going with Violet (especially because it was really out of charcater for her), her romance with Klaus seemed out of place, and her being related to Fernald just seemed like it was pulled out of nowhere to get an emotional reaction. Again, I get why you’d like her and the part, it’s just not for me personally. Also esme’s worst outfit was featured here. Also in the netflix series it just wasn’t as funny as the other ones and that’s a huge thing for me

12. The Wide Window

Honestly didn’t expect this one to be so low, but it’s difficult to choose between these bc i love them all </3 anyways I actually liked Josephine as a charcater, I like the idea that she wants to help the children but is rendered basically incompetent because of her fear, they really popped off with that. HOWEVER they did a very similar thing with Hector but way better so alas </3 12th place

Also like I said, not a massive fan of sea-themed aesthetics. Also also I LOVE all of count olaf’s disguises but I’m kind of indifferent to captain Sham so that also might be why. Also, again, the rest of the netflix series was way funnier

11. The Carnivorous Carnival

Honestly, not much to say about this one. The “not really feeling strongly one way or the other” section has come early this year apparently. Esme and Olivia both SLAYED in their outfits and we got introduced to the circus crew which was cool as fuck. Sadly I have knocked SEVERAL points off for horny count olaf. The scene where he describes madame lulu as buttered really makes you appreciate how little force it takes to rip one’s ear off. It provides me with a new and informed understanding of the phrase “skin crawling”. other than that it’s pretty good :)

10. The Slippery Slope

Now I was one of those people who didn’t know what Mount Fraught syndrome was before reading this book, and the reveal of why the mountain was named that fucking eviscerated me. I was used to this series pulling shit like this constantly and yet this one destroyed me for some reason. If you already knew what mount fraught syndrome was before reading/watching this scene then you didn’t get the full experience and i’m sorry for you.

I also don’t LOVE quigley and violet. I know i just said that about klaus and fiona so it kinda seems like i hate romance, but i really dont. i hate forced romance. romance just isn’t daniel handlers strong suit but he insists on writing it anyway, and that’s fine. it’s what i do with basically everything i write about. Especially since in the netflix series duncan also has a crush on violet so it’s kinda ??? for her to end up with quigley. like do you guys think when quigley and duncan reunited quigley told him about this really cool girl called violet he met and duncan was like “…”. anyways imagine getting cucked by your presumed dead twin brother could not be me

9. The Austere Academy

okay so i felt bad putting this lower because i know someone that really likes this part but i’m sorry it’s just kinda there. i mean it was super funny and the dead horse bit is literally everything but that’s pretty much it. idk maybe there’s a metaphor in there that i’m missing who knows

also olivia was introduced so bonus points for that i guess. she reminds me of miss honey from matilda <33

8. The Ersatz Elevator

honestly i feel bad that this is only 8th but there are so many good ones imsorry. anyways esme and jerome got introduced in this one which gives is a LOT of extra points. i love esme and i pity jerome which makes me also love him. also shoutout to günther for being the only count olaf disguise that could theoretically get it.

my only issue with it is that jerome disowning the baudelaires was kinda forced yk?? like i know it had to happen for the plot to carry on but i don’t think he had a good reason to do it. i guess points for doing something other than just killing them off again?

7. The End

OKAY so you might be thinking “oh, this part is exactly in the middle! surely that means you’re neuteral about it” LMAO I WISH i have extreme positive and negative opinions.

okay so first off it took me a couple of rewatches to get this one because when i first watched it i didn’t know about the quote that it was referencing (“religion is the opium of the people”) but MAN they mentioned that quote in class and i was catatonic for like 2 minutes because oh my god. not only did the incredibly deadly viper come back (yippieee) but they also implied that in the bible adam and eve were actually saved from something by eating the fruit?? the 4chan atheist that lives in my head really likes this one, is what i’m saying. also i know i say that about all of them because my sense of humour is basically based on this series rn but it was so funny. i live and breathe for olaf’s lil christopher columbus moment.

sadly it does have its downsides (olaf and kit) (i really hate olaf and kit) (i don’t think they’re good together). i mean SURELY kit has better taste than that. i mean don’t get me wrong they’re both my favourite characters but they have no common ground on literally anything. plus this is biased but i liked him better with georgina or esme because they remind me of several songs i really like. they literally just pulled the kit x olaf thing out of their ass so that olaf would have some semblance of a reason to die. oh yea i also think olaf didn’t need to die, i know Kit didn’t eat the antidote because it would have affected the baby but olaf could have totally eaten it!! he was offered it!! he wasn’t pregnant!!! it was so out of charcater for him not to eat it!!

6. The Hostile Hospital

Okay this one is SUPER biased because as y’all probably know i love the mad scientist trope it is my favourite trope ever AND i love count olaf so seeing them get put together was so cool. I know I keep bringing this up but i really do love the aesthetics they’re so cool. also also loved all the horror film references. most importantly (actually not that important) esmes outfit went so fucking hard literally i will never recover from the sheer power and moxie of Knife Heels. When I become actually talented at textiles i will recreate her outfit and probably ruin my carpet with those heels.

5. The Bad Beginning

a classic <33 the netflix version of this was literally one of the funniest eps of anything i ever watched i could feel my brain chemistry being rearranged as i watched it. also count olaf’s best era idc what he did he was literally just being sillay. also it has one of the best songs in the series honestly. OH ALSO justice strauss <33 and the troupe <333 literally all the beloveds are here there are no flaws

4. The Reptile Room

MONTY <333 HIIII MONTYYYY <33333333 literally my fav character he has never done anything wrong in his life ever. Also I love his fucking house it’s so cool if I had that much money I too would base my entire house on my special interest. also one of the only parts of the nickelodeon movie i didn’t hate so that’s fun.

3. The Miserable Mill

Lots of cool shit here!! First of all Shirley served astronomical amounts of cunt she had zero bad lines. Also I honestly think Georgina and Olaf were so underrated they remind me of several songs i like also they’re both fucked up and evil <333 she’s like esme but without the ulterior sugar bowl motives. also the fact that her name is GEORGINA ORWELL like ok. queen of subtlety. Like I get it if I was named that I would prolly start hypnotising people too. I also kinda love orwellian themes yk those are always fun.

AND OMG HOW COULD I FORGET CHARLESSS i feel so bad for him constantly he has never done anything wrong in his life and is also inexplicably british i love him sm

2. The Penultimate Peril

I love a good reunion episode tbh i love seeing all the characters together <33 also like this episode is so fun to dissect? (is that the right word?) i loved figuring out who JS was i loved finding differences between Frank and Ernest I loved figuring out what the fuck was going on it was so fun it’s like the best thing about this series.

of course that’s only partially true tpp would be nothing without those sexy sexy monologues

1. The Vile Village

TVV BELOVED <33 I have a separate post about the but they literally have everything. it’s a metaphor for autism it’s a metaphor for religion it’s a metaphor for the school system is there anything they CANT do. Also this is like my 5th time saying this but there are 300+ characters and i’m an indecisive bitch so i will do it again. Hector the actual loml is literally my fav charcater hes so me. don’t worry dude i cant openly defy authority despite knowing its unjust either <3 literally we would be best friends irl. she’s RELATABLE she’s MORALLY AMBIGUOUS she has SEVERAL INTERPRETATIONS I AGREE WITH she’s STRANGE she’s everything you want in an asoue book honestly

Also detective dupin and officer luciana kinda slayed what was Wrong with them <3

#cameron monologues #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #the bad beginning #the reptile room #the wide window #the miserable mill #the austere academy #the ersatz elevator #the vile village #the hostile hospital #the carnivorous carnival #the slippery slope #the grim grotto #the penultimate peril #the end asoue

[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

[unfortunatetheorist]

The Complete Works of Contradictory Logic in ASOUE: Volume I (Quote Debunk 10)

Part 3 - The Reptile Room S1 E3

I wonder if Monty says anything out of order...

02:02 - Lemony: "...this ghastly new episode in the Baudelaires' unfortunate lives."

Poe, cheerily: "It's a brand-new episode in your lives, Baudelaires."

02:16 - "I'm beginning to think it was a mistake to listen to that oddly-dressed consultant who walked into my office with no references and no identification, and who suggested that I place you in Count Olaf's care."

Really, Poe? 'Beginning to'? Sunny's right, "You're a disgrace to your profession."

02:39 - Poe: "...there's an easy-to-read sign for Lousy Lane."

Uh, it's a sign? It has to be easy-to-read...?

02:56 - Lemony: "The authorities had not caught him, and would not catch him for a very long time."

Poe: "[By the way] the police tell me they feel very confident that Count Olaf will be caught in no time at all."

03:15 - Lemony: "...it encircles a horseradish factory..."

Poe: "...it's ginger, I believe."

N.B. The scene at 24:15 doesn't count, as viewers can easily see this is contradictory.

27:11 - Stephano: "I seem to have been very careless with the heavy glass reading lamp that was in my bedroom that fell out right when you were walking under it."

29:13 - Stephano: *eats every single pot sticker on the table*

Also Stephano: "They're all gone"

That's a really neat Supergirl reference - Malina Weissman ('Violet Baudelaire') played young Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in the TV show.

32:39 doesn't count either, as Monty's remark can be easily seen as sarcastic.

42:25 - White-Faced Women: "He's tougher than he looks; even tougher than 2 old ladies."

I'm sure the vast majority of people are tougher than 2 old ladies...

So, I think my hypothesis stands, that volunteers have less contradictory-logic moments than villains, or just other people in general.

¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #lemony snicket #vfd #a series of unfortunate events #snicketverse #asoue netflix #theory #the complete works of contradictory logic #the reptile room #trr #uncle monty #mr poe #count olaf #stephano #reference to the tempest by shakespeare

[hyp3rfr0g]

I just now realized that the Virginian Wolf Snake in The Reptile Room was named after Virginia Woolf. I have no idea how I'm just realizing that.

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #lemony snicket #snicketverse #the reptile room #virginia woolf