A Series Of Unfortunate Events Season 2 Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

4. The Loving Literaryisms

A Series of Unfortunate Events is like a love letter to the written word, and the TV show doesn't disappoint in that regard. Patrick Warburton's delightfully dry take on Lemony Snicket frequently pops up to explain words and phrases to the audience in some valuable formal digressions, which help form part of the show's USP (an acronym which stands for unique selling point, which here means a feature of a product that makes it different from and better than all its competitors' products).

It goes above and beyond that in displaying its love for all things literature though, including a paean to libraries and the knowledge they can wield, the wisdom that can be found in great literature, and that those who don't have a love for learning are the villains. As one VFD message goes:

"In a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance, it can be difficult to stay true to one’s philosophical and literary principles."

There are a number of more specific references to works of literature as well: The Horrible Hotel pays homage to everything from The Shining (taking cues from the adaptation too, which is fitting for an adaptation) to Shakespeare.via Wuthering Heights.