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The Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2

Every episode of A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2!

The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Genres:Action & AdventureFamilyComedyMystery
Network:Netflix

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Austere Academy (1)" is the best rated episode of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 1448 votes. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Daniel Handler, it aired on 3/30/2018. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Austere Academy (2)".

  • The Austere Academy (1)
    7.9/101,448 votes

    #1 - The Austere Academy (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Austere Academy (2)
    7.9/101,322 votes

    #2 - The Austere Academy (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Ersatz Elevator (1)
    8.1/101,260 votes

    #3 - The Ersatz Elevator (1)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2018

    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.

    Director: Bo Welch

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Ersatz Elevator (2)
    8.1/101,217 votes

    #4 - The Ersatz Elevator (2)

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Bo Welch

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Vile Village (1)
    7.7/101,167 votes

    #5 - The Vile Village (1)

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2018

    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.

    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Vile Village (2)
    7.9/101,160 votes

    #6 - The Vile Village (2)

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

    Writer: Daniel Handler

  • The Hostile Hospital (1)
    8.2/101,179 votes

    #7 - The Hostile Hospital (1)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2018

    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.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Daniel Handler, Joshua Conkel

  • The Hostile Hospital (2)
    8.2/101,153 votes

    #8 - The Hostile Hospital (2)

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Daniel Handler, Joshua Conkel

  • Carnivorous Carnival (1)
    8.4/101,155 votes

    #9 - Carnivorous Carnival (1)

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Loni Peristere

    Writer: Daniel Handler, Joe Tracz

  • Carnivorous Carnival (2)
    8.4/101,168 votes

    #10 - Carnivorous Carnival (2)

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/2018

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

    Director: Loni Peristere

    Writer: Daniel Handler, Joe Tracz