The Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 1

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

Director: Bo Welch

Writer: Daniel Handler, Tatiana Suarez-Pico

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

Director: Mark Palansky

Writer: Daniel Handler

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.

Director: Mark Palansky

Writer: Daniel Handler

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

Director: Bo Welch

Writer: Daniel Handler, Joe Tracz

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

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer: Daniel Handler

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.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer: Daniel Handler

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

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer: Daniel Handler

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

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer: Daniel Handler