Series of Unfortunate Events - Netflix Original

- Their attire is far too cheerful, the characters explain far too much, the symbolic eye is not the same representation nor is the ironic housing scenario of Count Olaf who was placed far back in isolation yet appears right at the edge of the street. The monocular has a code on it and was found by Sunny rather than Clause and the house within which they will be staying is far more detailed then them just being placed in the attic.
- I must admit that it makes more sense for Uncle Monty to be of Indian decent due to his love for snakes however, due to the movie I have a preset idea that he should be the warm hearted, musical enthusiast, white man. Also, I am slowly starting to like that the series builds on the secret society within which the Bouldalaire parents are members, although I do not completely agree with the topics it has made the series slightly more appealing as well as the theme song is catchy but also ever changing.
- Why, may I ask; is Aunt Josephine a black woman? I do not mean this in a racist way although now that I have read it back it is extremely racist; I mean it more so that the family does not appear to have African heritage and she is supposedly their Aunt..... the time period doesn't quite fit although nowadays family is more than blood......... oh well back to the review of it... She is meant to be a delirious older woman is she not? Instead she seems far more like an insane cat lady. Also, she is far more willing to enter her husband's study and view the lake through the large bay windows. She also is very telling of their history rather then being on the brink of losing herself to distress. (Also the irony put into the series by referencing the situation that may have happened or is bound to happen is tremendous.)
- The sixth episode is where the movie ended and it will be interesting to see what is in store. Why is it that Count Olaf looks better as a female? Or why it is fully implied that Sir and his partner are gay? Or if the parents shown seem to be the Bauldelair parents but end up visiting other children? Why is there two halves of the same story in two halves of mirror families? Why does the series end here?! I swear to God Netflix is such a disappointment. Also, why do the parents have so many friends in the secret organization yet only two people agree to take care of them? Others from the organization would understand why they face such outcomes and would want to protect them, not belittle the situation nor say they will be too much trouble. God I hate Netflix now.

Long Nights

White lips, pale face. Breathing in the snow flakes. Burnt lungs, sour taste. Light’s gone, days end. Struggling to pay rent. Long nights, strange men.

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               Reality is, many people must do quite a number of ‘embarrassing’ things to stay alive. Ed Sheeran’s song, A Team; depicts the rough life of addicted teens and mothers who had to leave their homes due to lack of support. The first two phrases create an image of desolation and a job which has no assigned time frame, even amid a snow storm she stays out on the corner. Her burnt lungs and sour taste allude to something such as smoking in the cold or possibly the act of giving a blow job and deep throating to the point of exhaustion and quite possibly death. Continuing on with these arduous acts is the all-night job, she cannot go watch her darlings sleep or get any rest of her own because she must work through the night to earn enough money to live through the day.

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               The long nights I spend awake staring out the window are nothing of that resemblance. I can see through my window, that lady who stands under the street light. She hides her face in the shadows just as we hide our mental issues behind a smile. She makes her life better to the best of her ability while we dwell on the past and sink further into the black hole.

               We are forcing ourselves to believe we are like that person out there who made a wrong mistake or two that led to her unruly demise. But she will never be the same as us and our delusional mental illnesses.

               Only we can fix what we broke. Only we stand a chance at redeeming what we threw away.

BEST NIGHT AROUND THE WORLD

There is always something going on around the world, some things are more significant than others, obviously. For instance, wars are a bit more significant than a butterfly flapping its wings; at least it is in the moment. But the flap of that singular butterfly’s wings can cause a ripple around the world that starts a tsunami which in turn starts another world war because we all know that countries will seek any reason to fight… Regardless there are multitudes of these small, immediately indeterminant events in the world and entismal more in the universe. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have an impact in the long run. Tonight, there was meant to be a tripod of some of these events; the moon was full, there was an eclipse (slightly unnoticeable due to the earth blocking the sun from the moon rather than the moon blocking the sun from the earth), and meteor P45 visibly passed across the night sky at 3 am. To not see these rare accomities is nothing detrimental but to experience them is a world of other possibilities; quite literally. It makes you question every scientific aspect of life and venture into the possibility of there being more than us in this existence.