This second season of The Disastrous Adventures of the Baudelaire Orphans picks up where season 1 ended. It is therefore the staging of volumes 5 to 8 of the saga that we will discover in this new season.
Violette, Klaus and Prunille are now in the boarding school where Mr. Poe left them in the previous season. They meet the orphans we had seen at the end of the first season. Isadora and Duncan Beauxdraps have just lost their parents but also their brother. Children realize that all 4 parents have a bond through the two parts of the same spotting scope that they each inherited from their deceased parents. The five decide to join forces to understand what happened to their families.
Isadora has a gift for poetry and Duncan for codes. They exploit them like the Baudelaires to get out of their conditions.
Unfortunately, Count Olaf disguised as a sports teacher continues to hunt down Violet, Klaus and Prunille. However, he is once again flushed out. In revenge, he kidnaps the new friends of the Baudelaire Orphans.
Mr. Poe then decides to entrust the children to another guardian. Meanwhile, a manhunt for Count Olaf continues in the city.
Our trio of heroes is now under the responsibility of a broker, Jérôme and his wife Esmé. The latter is very friendly with Count Olaf disguised as a rich foreigner interested in art. Only the Baudelaires seem to recognize the count. However, they manage to find out where their former guardian hid Isadora and Duncan. Sensing danger coming and taking advantage of an auction, the Count flees with Esmé, his accomplice, and the Beauxdraps. Following the departure of his wife, Jérôme decides to no longer be the guardian of the Baudelaire children.
Mr. Poe takes them to a mysterious village filled with crows. The orphans quickly realize that this place has a link with the organization since the logo to the eye is present in the enclosure of the saloon.
Once again, Count Olaf managed to track the children and get his hands on them. This time, he is disguised as a policeman and hides the Beauxdraps children in the village. The Earl passes off Jacques Snicket, brother of the narrator, a taxi driver and member of the secret society, as Count Olaf and the murderer. He then chose the Baudelaire children as the culprits. Count Olaf is now free from manhunting and the Orphans are in prison.
However, the children join forces and escape from prison. They rescue the Beauxdraps and flee the village with the fire truck. They are unfortunately separated because they will be caught by the villager who considers them murderers.
Their escape leads them to a strange hospital. His library is full of documents related to VFD, the secret society of which their parents were members. Count Olaf and his troop find them once again and disguise themselves as hospital staff members to return easily. The count discovers in one of the documents, the revelation of Jacques Snicket on the fire of the Baudelaire house. Indeed, according to him, there would be a survivor. Drunk with anger, the odious actor decides to start a fire in the library. The latter spreads throughout the hospital.
The Count and his team flee again, but instead of doing the same, the Baudelaires choose to follow them by slipping into the trunk of the car.
The car takes them to the circus of Madame Lulu a clairvoyant. Count Olaf questions her about the mysterious survivor. As for the Baudelaire children, they disguise themselves and join the team of circus monsters.
Count Olaf discovers the deception of the Baudelaire Orphans. He also wants to go to the old VFD landmark where the count but also the children hope to find the famous survivor of the fire. Count Olaf then chooses to kidnap the children by taking Prunille with him and abandoning Violet and Klaus on the mountainous path to the old landmark.
In this new season, Lemony Snicket reveals himself a little more as a character. We discover his brother Jacques and that they are both part of VFD. This season reveals in half-words who Beatrice is, the woman to whom Lemony dedicates each episode.
The secret society whose logo is the eye tattooed on the ankle of Count Olaf but also of Jacques Snicket guides us little by little in this new season. We have real answers to the questions we had in season 1. However, many mysteries remain to be solved.
The new characters like the Beauxdraps children but also the librarian of the boarding school and Jacques Snicket bring a breath of fresh air to the universe.
The diversity of the new characters makes us see less of the excesses of the character traits of some characters like Mr. Poe.
The Baudelaire children are more proactive than in season 1 in the search for their freedom. For example, they take the truck after fleeing the city of crows. They also follow Count Olaf despite the fear. One has the feeling that they are no longer afraid to face danger.
The cliff-hanger is excellent. We want to know if the trio will meet again and if Jacques' information about the fire in their parents' house is accurate.
The universe of the series, still as aesthetic and original, darkens more and more. The Baudelaire Orphans become even more endearing. Count Olaf's performances are as funny and scary as ever. We really want to see the sequel to The Disastrous Adventures of the Baudelaire Orphans!
