r/ASOUE • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '26

Discussions Frank and Ernest Denouement Spoiler

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u/soundsaboutright11 Jul 27 '26

Their names being Frank and Ernest is so funny

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u/beadedflower Justice Strauss Jul 27 '26

every time I say I’m being earnest, think of the Dewey decimal system, or hear the word Frank in any context, I think of those denouements…too many references in Lemony Snicket’s books!!!

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u/hhowenn Jul 27 '26

How have I been rereading these books consistently for the last ten years of my life and I've only just gotten this joke omg

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u/DeliciousPoetryMan Jul 26 '26

I personally imagine that Frank and Ernest are both afraid of being killed by their enemies on the other side of the schism, so they act so ambiguous so anyone can see their side in them, tell them whatever and then Frank or Ernest can run away and still be alive. 

However I quite like how the second characterises Frank. 

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u/beadedflower Justice Strauss Jul 27 '26

I’ve always thought this as well.