A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Network:Netflix

Every episode of A Series of Unfortunate Events ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events!

The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
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25
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8.0
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  1. 8.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #1 - Penultimate Peril (2)

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    S3:E6

    Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?

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  2. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Penultimate Peril (1)

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    S3:E5

    Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.

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  3. 8.5/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - The End

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    S3:E7

    The final chapter takes the orphans to a deserted island: a place of lost lives, old stories and new beginnings. It all ends here.

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  4. 8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - Carnivorous Carnival (2)

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    S2:E10

    Still posing as conjoined carnival freaks, the Baudelaires brace themselves for a beastly fate. Will good fortune intervene ... for once?

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  5. 8.3/10(2.0k votes)

    #5 - The Miserable Mill (2)

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    S1:E8

    Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.

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  6. 8.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Carnivorous Carnival (1)

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    S2:E9

    Come one, come all to the creepiest circus the world has ever seen, a place where puzzling mysteries -- and a familiar face -- await.

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  8. 8.2/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - The Hostile Hospital (1)

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    S2:E7

    Life on the lam leads the Baudelaires to a horrifying hospital with an enormous library that could hold the answers to all of their questions.

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  9. 8.1/10(2.2k votes)

    #8 - The Reptile Room (1)

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    S1:E3

    After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.

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  10. 8.1/10(2.1k votes)

    #9 - The Reptile Room (2)

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    S1:E4

    Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.

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  11. 8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #10 - The Ersatz Elevator (1)

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    S2:E3

    Violet, Klaus and Sunny get new guardians in a fashionable building, where stairs are in -- and the elevator's out. Jacques Snicket trains a recruit.

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    Director:Bo Welch
  12. 8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - The Ersatz Elevator (2)

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    S2:E4

    The Baudelaires find their friends -- and then lose them -- at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Count Olaf conducts an auction in disguise.

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    Director:Bo Welch
  13. 8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #12 - The Hostile Hospital (2)

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    S2:E8

    A bearded Klaus and Sunny comb the hospital's crumbling halls for Violet, who's being held prisoner under Count Olaf's questionable "care."

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  14. 8.0/10(2.0k votes)

    #13 - The Miserable Mill (1)

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    S1:E7

    The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.

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  15. 8.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #14 - Slippery Slope (1)

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    S3:E1

    While Count Olaf makes his way to V.F.D. headquarters with Sunny, Klaus and Violet are exactly where we left them: careening toward the edge of a cliff.

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  16. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #15 - Slippery Slope (2)

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    S3:E2

    Sunny sends a signal from Count Olaf's camp, where a sinister duo is awakening old insecurities. A clue at V.F.D. HQ points the way to a fateful meeting.

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  17. 7.9/10(2.4k votes)

    #16 - The Bad Beginning (2)

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    S1:E2

    While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.

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  18. 7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #17 - The Austere Academy (1)

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    S2:E1

    The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.

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  19. 7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #18 - The Vile Village (2)

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    S2:E6

    The orphans find themselves under suspicion in the wake of a devastating murder. But time behind bars leads to an important realization.

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  20. 7.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #19 - The Austere Academy (2)

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    S2:E2

    While the Quagmires keep up the search, the Baudelaires struggle to balance their studies with a punishing workout schedule, courtesy of Count Olaf.

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  21. 7.8/10(977 votes)

    #20 - Grim Grotto (2)

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    S3:E4

    With Sunny's fate hanging in the balance, Violet and Klaus race to find a life-saving antidote and learn the location of the Last Safe Place.

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  22. 7.7/10(1.9k votes)

    #21 - The Wide Window (2)

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    S1:E6

    Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.

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  23. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #22 - The Vile Village (1)

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    S2:E5

    Mr. Poe brings the Baudelaires to V.F.D., a bird-loving village with an Old West vibe. Jacques and Olivia continue their search for the Quagmires.

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  24. 7.6/10(3.1k votes)

    #23 - The Bad Beginning (1)

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    S1:E1

    The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.

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  25. 7.6/10(2.0k votes)

    #24 - The Wide Window (1)

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    S1:E5

    The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.

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  26. 7.6/10(993 votes)

    #25 - Grim Grotto (1)

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    S3:E3

    A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D. reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esmé Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Penultimate Peril (2)" is the best rated episode of "A Series of Unfortunate Events". It scored 8.7/10 based on 1147 votes. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Joe Tracz, Daniel Handler, it aired on 1/1/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Penultimate Peril (1)".