The Best Episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(1547 votes)

   #1 - The Austere Academy (1)

   S2:E13/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Daniel Handler
2. 

   7.8/10(1420 votes)

   #2 - The Austere Academy (2)

   S2:E23/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Daniel Handler
3. 

   8.1/10(1357 votes)

   #3 - The Ersatz Elevator (1)

   S2:E33/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Bo Welch

   Writer:Daniel Handler
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   8.1/10(1312 votes)

   #4 - The Ersatz Elevator (2)

   S2:E43/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Bo Welch

   Writer:Daniel Handler
5. 

   7.7/10(1260 votes)

   #5 - The Vile Village (1)

   S2:E53/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Daniel Handler
6. 

   7.9/10(1253 votes)

   #6 - The Vile Village (2)

   S2:E63/30/2018

   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

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Daniel Handler
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   8.2/10(1274 votes)

   #7 - The Hostile Hospital (1)

   S2:E73/30/2018

   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

   Writers:Joshua Conkel, Daniel Handler

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   Director:Allan Arkush

   Writers:Joshua Conkel, Daniel Handler
8. 

   8.1/10(1242 votes)

   #8 - The Hostile Hospital (2)

   S2:E83/30/2018

   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

   Writers:Joshua Conkel, Daniel Handler

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   Director:Allan Arkush

   Writers:Joshua Conkel, Daniel Handler
9. 

   8.3/10(1244 votes)

   #9 - Carnivorous Carnival (1)

   S2:E93/30/2018

   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

   Writers:Joe Tracz, Daniel Handler

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   Director:Loni Peristere

   Writers:Joe Tracz, Daniel Handler
10. 

    8.4/10(1259 votes)

    #10 - Carnivorous Carnival (2)

    S2:E103/30/2018

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

    Director:Loni Peristere

    Writers:Joe Tracz, Daniel Handler

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    Director:Loni Peristere

    Writers:Joe Tracz, Daniel Handler