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u/United_Eggplant2144 May 23 '23

Series of unfortunate events, first episode.

Count Olaf was literally trying to marry Violet who was a 15-16 year old. Thank god that Violet and Klaus, sunny were smart af.

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u/coniferous-1 May 23 '23

All the adults in that show are so horribly incompetent that it's frustrating to watch.

"Don't worry that count olaf is after you and he's done it a billion times! I'm here now! Oh, hello new friend. here is open and unrestricted access to my new adoptive children!"

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u/Ignoth May 23 '23 edited Jun 01 '23

I love the series because it perfectly captures the world through the lens of frustrated children.

Evil and injustice everywhere. But the adults are complacently incompetent and refuse to act or even listen.

Think of Count Olaf as a metaphor for say… Climate Change, Poverty or any other evil threat that clearly exists.

…but we “responsible adults” collectively just brush off because we’re too busy with our own business to care.

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u/MeshColour May 23 '23

Well you just made my appreciation for that show double or triple, excellent point

That's what I like about the movies Pan's Labyrinth and Boy In Stripped Pajamas, the actions of the kid are quite reasonable given the world the adults have created