A Series of Unfortunate Events

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I don't think there are actually any dogs in the show.
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S1
 E1
Only because they died.
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Count Olaf is psychologically and physically abusive toward the Baudelaires. He pursues them, frequently threatens to use weapons against them, and kills their loved ones—sometimes right in front of them. Other adults in the series are abusive and/or neglectful. *Notable depictions: A child is struck across the face (S1E1). A child is kicked (S1E7). Count Olaf attempts to get children burned at the stake (S2E6). Count Olaf poses as a doctor and plans to kill a child under the guise of surgery (S2E8). Count Olaf attempts to throw children to hungry lions (S2E10). A child is at risk of dying due to a deadly fungus and Olaf doesn't attempt to help (S3E3 and S3E4).
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Technically? There is a plot to cut off a teenage girl's head and this occurs in a full operating theatre. At one point everyone starts chanting "Cut off her head!" The characters escape the situation.
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The Baudelaires are terrorized by Count Olaf while they live with him and after they've left.
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Count Olaf acts as the Baudelaires' first guardian after their parents perish in a fire (Ep1 and Ep2, The Bad Beginning)--he forces them to do difficult chores with no help, makes them all share one tiny bed with no toys or fun things to do, and--most directly abusive--he backhands Klaus across the face for daring to speak out against the mistreatment.
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*Spoilers*

Count Olaf gets a minor redemption arc and is shown in a more sympathetic light, but the Baudelaires certainly don't forgive him.
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Count Olaf is psychologically manipulative. Adults consistently dismiss the Baudelaires or accuse them of lying when they speak up about being abused/targeted, even when there is obvious evidence that supports their claims.
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Count Olaf becomes violent after someone killing his father. Its Also hintes at violet and klause becomes affected by Olaf abuse
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I would disagree about it being always family-friendly and lighthearted. A dangerous killer stalks children to try to kidnap/murder them, and he shows sexual interest in Violet. Sometimes it's comedic and sometimes it's disturbing.
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Nothing serious but Count Olaf is implied to be alcoholic and drinks a lot of wine at the beginning of season 1, episode one and two.
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Count Olaf Drinks a lot of whine" as the children say. He is shown clearly drunk on multiple occassions.
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Smoking/drinking is seen on occasion, but no serious drugs.
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In "The Wide Window: Part 1", a taxi driver describes something as "as dead as the cat I ran over this morning". Mostly just played as dark humor. Some lions also possibly die.
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A small bird is grabbed out of the air by a large raven (S1E1). A crow is injured/killed by a harpoon (S2E6). A dead dove is shown (S2E10).
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S2 there’s a village where villagers wear dead crows on their hats

S3E6 shows crows being made into sausages
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Prufrock's mascot is a "dead horse", but it's a rather unrealistic-looking horse skeleton.
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There are no dragons in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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There are starving lions, but they are hungry due to roaming through the hinterlands, not abuse.
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No dogs.
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S3E1, in the cave
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In addition to the first season herpetology arc,
In the first two episodes of the second season, there is a crab-infested shack which, although not snakes/bugs/rats, are in the same ballpark of things-that-scurry-about.
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The Baudelaires live in the home of a herpetologist who owns countless snakes (S1E3 and S1E4). A large snake is shown approaching the Baudelaires (S3E7).
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S1
the reptile room episodes have one but they are not aggressive.
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Count Olaf accidentally stabs his finger while messing around with a knife (S3E3, no blood shown).
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One of Olaf's henchmen has no hands and he has hooks for hands
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A character has an ankle injury with visible bruising, but it is not specified whether this is a broken bone. The process of her getting injured is not shown (S3E7).
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S3
In one of the parts of "The Grim Grotto" (can't remember which, sorry), Fernald (the hook-handed man) .has a flashback to the day he burned down a laboratory. A piece of burning rubble is seen hurtling towards him, he raises his hands to shield his face, and the flashback ends. Given his hands are hooks in the present day, the implication is clear with no onscreen injury shown.
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Violet is knocked unconscious in prep for surgery in the Hostile Hospital episode
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Whenever the villains capture someone in this series, they tend to restrain them in a variety of ways (usually tied by rope or tape). Restraining via grabbing also happens often as well.
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no, but klaus is slapped by count olaf
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There are no depicted or confirmed deaths of children. However, there are some dangerous situations involving lots of people, and the show doesn't reveal what happens to everyone. (Note: a few important child characters whose fates are left ambiguous in the book series are confirmed to be alive at the end of the TV show.)
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Sunny gets abducted in the first 2 episodes of seasons one and three
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In "The Bad Beginning" (I don't entirely remember if it was part 1 or 2), Sunny is lifted into the air and is seen visibly distressed, and cries for a short amount of time. There are a few other instances of Sunny crying from what I remember, but it's not loud/extreme or focused on too much.
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a crow is shot down
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That depends how you define a major character. I'd say yes. Many recurring characters that I would not consider minor are killed.
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Practically everyone except the Baudelaire's and Lemony
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Usman Ally plays Fernald the Hook-Handed Man, and has two perfectly working hands in real life
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Adults/Guardians are frequently killed or murdered, with some dead bodies shown on screen.
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A lot of the Baudelaire children's possessions were destroyed in a house fire.
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Esme cheats on her husband (Jerome) with Count Olaf.
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The baudelairs are kidnapped by count olaf multiple times throughout the show
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Very minor, not terrifying
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Two characters are trapped inside hollow statues, only seen from the outside (S2E4, S2E5, and S2E6). A character is inside a crate that gets thrown from a truck (S2E7). Two characters hide inside a mail chute and then a ventilation system (S2E7 and S2E8). The Baudelaires hide inside a car trunk, which is shown from the inside but there is a big hole that allows them to look up and see the sky (S2E8). Three adults cram themselves inside a car trunk, only seen from the outside (S2E10 and S3E1).
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But in S1 Lumber mill episodes someone is under hypnosis and do terrible things unwillingly and kinda seems like they possesed
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Characters dine at a restaurant called The Anxious Clown, where there is clown decor and the waiter wears a clown costume (S1E5 and S1E6). There are clowns printed on wallpaper and hanging from a mobile (S2E8). A variety of clowns, some of which are pretty creepy, are shown at a carnival (S2E9 and S2E10). A cartoon drawing of a clown is shown on a bulletin board (S3E6).
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A fortune teller invokes "spirits" and some effects (lights flickering, smoke, etc.) hint at their presence. However, it is revealed that this is a trick/illusion.
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There is a brief scene where a person is carrying a mannequin down the street. Count Olaf steals a fur coat off the mannequin as he walks down the sidewalk.
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The majority of season one's "The Wide Window" takes place in a town called Lake Lachrymose, named for the lake it borders. Several scenes take place in boats on this lake.
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But larry the waiter says that something looks like a salmon is throwing up. I dont know if that disturbing to other emetophobias. As an emetophobia person it was just kinda weird i wasnt that disturbed. There is also a few gags on a few things but no vomit.
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Only audio gore I can remember is the sounds made when the contortionist moves in "The Carnivorous Carnival".
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SPOILERS-- "The Carnivorous Carnival: Part 2"

"Madame Lulu" the fortune teller saves the children from falling into a pit of hungry lions. Unfortunately, Olaf makes her slip into the pit herself--the last we see of her is her terrified face falling into the pit in slow-motion with a scream, but no aftermath is seen or heard.
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Carmelita mentions that she wants to learn how to spit.
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Not really but eyes Are a frequent theme in the series so If you Are freaked out by eyes beware
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No, but Count Olaf's teeth by the end of the show are nasty.
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In S1E3, a character is struck on the head by a falling object, though he does not sustain any visible injury.
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Intended but never carried out. In "The Hostile Hospital: Part 2," Olaf plans to cut off Violet's head in a fake surgery.
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While the Book 7 arc does have a majority of citizens treating authority as infallible, the series routinely mocks the authority system in place due to their inability to arrest Count Olaf.
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Part of "The Vile Village" takes place in an old-fashioned jail cell.
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The Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender is on the bad guys' side, but mostly just sits in the background and helps Olaf with evil schemes. They aren't any more wicked or predatory than the next henchperson.
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A character is hit with a tranquilizer dart (S1E2). A character is killed by injection with venom, and the syringes are shown (S1E4). A character is hit with a poison dart (S3E6).
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There are two episodes set in the hospital, but not a mental institution
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"The Hostile Hospital" parts 1 and 2 revolve around a hospital, and it's quite possibly one of the scariest parts of the entire series. Attempted surgery and a patient being put under are shown as well.
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I don't think anyone on this show is autistic
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People say that the kids are autistic but it isn't said.
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Many scenes throughout the show have chewing noises, they’re pretty minor from what I can remember.
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No one actually has an eating disorder.
When the children stay in the workhouse, the workers are only given chewing gum as food.
When the children go to the boarding school, the canteen food is disgusting and they don't eat on their first day.
I found these mildly triggering so I thought I'd put them here.
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However Olaf haves different personas which he plays as
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Babs in Hostile Hospital has frequent anxiety attacks with hyperventilating
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In S2E5 and S2E6, a noose is shown in a jail cell, though nobody is hanged.
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In the first episode, Count Olaf briefly chokes while eating, but he manages to survive. Also, some characters are infected with Medusoid Mycellium, a fungus that can be poisonous, and noticeably have trouble breathing (some wheezing/coughing can be heard, along with them mentioning that they're having problems breathing). There are a few deaths from it.
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S3
 E4
Count Olaf chokes the hook-handed man with the intention of killing him after he lets the Baudelaires go instead of torturing them. He is stopped.
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S2E7, during the scene where Babs is walking alone in the hallway (better described as flickering than strobe, but just in case)
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A good part of "The Grim Grotto" takes place in one of two submarines.

I have thalassophobia, and it was slightly triggered during a scene where the radar picks up something mysterious. The children hurriedly shut off everything on the sub to avoid making noise, and after a moment a large, dark eye peers through a porthole into the sub. The fact that that's all we see of the beast that lurks in the water freaked me out right good.
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The narrator speaks directly to the audience throughout the series
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In the very last episode of the series, Kit Snicket has a stressful labour but gives birth to a baby who is alive and healthy two years later.
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There is a scene where you think there will be childbirth, but that is not shown
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A character dies right after giving birth, though her death is not due to pregnancy/delivery complications.
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Sunny is a baby and is in every episode, and then a newborn is shown in S3E7
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'Sissy'
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In S2E2 count Olaf makes a small comment on the weight of the schoolchildren
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Not misgendering per se, but one of the members of Count Olaf’s theater troupe is an individual who looks “like neither a man nor a woman.” Each henchperson has a distinguishing scary/weird characteristic, and this individual is deemed strange because of being androgynous.
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There is a freak show at the circus, the "Freaks" are people such as a contortionist, an ambidextrous man and a hunchback. They are constantly humiliated and dehumanized, I feel as though this is ableism.
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"The Miserable Mill" has the main antagonist of the series crossdressing as part of a disguise, but it's not really treated as a joke.
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There are many possible but unconfirmed deaths in the show due to its open-ended/mysterious nature. This means some LGBT characters were last seen prior to disaster and the story doesn't follow up on them. There is also a passing mention of a woman and her deceased wife, though neither of the two were depicted in the show.
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In Carnivourus Carnival, “freakish” characters are mocked.
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while count olaf may appear to be an antisemetic stereotype, all the characters in the show are coded as jewish, not just the antagonist- so his extensive greed combined with his jewish-coding is not antisemetic
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The first people to die are the children's parents who are white, later many people of all different races die.
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Count Olaf tries to marry Violet (who is fourteen) in The Bad Beginning. Thankfully, he doesn't succeed.
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There are several little hints throughout the show that the characters are Jewish, as the author is and says as a result his characters default to Jewish
S1 E2 - a character tells the children to get into bed and "say your prayers. Unless you're Atheist." It's comical
Count Olaf wears a turban as part of his disguise in S2 E1&2, and mentions that he can't take it off to prove it's not a disguise due to "religious beliefs". This is, however, entirely a facade.
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[SPOILER] A character leaves a "suicide note" and is believed to have thrown herself out of a window into the ocean. However, it is soon revealed she faked her death (S1E6).
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The 5/6 episode of season 1 have a character fake her death and leave a suicide note, making it seem like she jumped out a window. However it is quickly revealed that this was note real
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Not as such but: The Beaudelaires eat peppermints to have an allergic reaction and escape Olaf.

S3E3: Olaf accidentally stabs himself in the hand
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There is a suicide note at one point from someone who is later revealed to have faked their own death.
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Yes, by a few of the adults in the show, however it is mostly in implications and done by the characters and not the narrative/show itself
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Kinda? In S1E2, Count Olaf attempts to marry Violet, despite being a relative (supposedly) and her legal guardian. He makes a series of creepy comments, like saying he'll "put his hands on whatever he wants" while leaning on Violet's shoulder. While his primary goal in marrying her is financial gain, it's nevertheless an upsetting dynamic.
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A couple small innuendos, but still entirely appropriate for older children.
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Count Olaf does make some uncomfortable remarks towards Violet, specifically in S1 E2
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An adult attempts to marry a teenager against her will, though.
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Count Olaf marries Violent against her will, tries to kiss her at the wedding, and in Ep 2 I believe says, "I'll touch whatever I want" as he touches Violet's hair gross. Then last I can think of would be the Bald Man in Ep1, during the dinner leans towards Violet and says, "Your a pretty one" which could be implied and is gross
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Never stated, but Mr. Poe is CONSTANTLY coughing--big, racking coughs that bother everyone around him. The books explain it as a nasty cold, but it's not really tpuched upon onscreen.
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The three main characters lose their homes very early in the series and have to repeatedly switch guardians to live with. At one point, they stop having actual guardians and essentially have to live on their own. In addition to this, The Bad Beginning parts 1 and 2 occasionally shows the main characters discussing living on the streets instead of staying with their abusive guardian.
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A very bittersweet ending where, despite lots of tragedy, the protagonists carry on with their lives.
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Two cars in a driveway are about to collide, so one driver swerves off the path and crashes into a large topiary, which smashes the windshield (S1E4). This is shown from the perspective of inside the vehicle that swerves. Nobody is injured.
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A plane is shown to be having trouble midair. The pilots anticipate "a bit of a rough landing," but this is not depicted. It is known that both of the pilots survive the trip.
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A very small amount. In the last episode a character gets shot in the stomach with a harpoon and it’s oretty graphic
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[SPOILERS] A character is shown falling into a pond and bubbles rise to the surface (S1E2). A character supposedly jumps out of a window into the ocean, though it's later revealed the death was faked (S1E6). A character is thrown into a lake and dies, though the cause of death may technically be bodily injury (S1E6). A wave is shown crashing down over a boat, though nobody dies (S3E7).
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A harpoon gun is given to a little girl, she shoots a bird out of the sky, Count Olaf gets hold of it and threatens many people with it, one man is shot and killed.
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Not really, but there are a lot of deaths in the books and show. Fernald- (the hook handed man) burns down a lighthouse and his hands and burnt too. Thats why he has hooks.
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The hook guy is instructed by count Olaf to torture the three kids with his hooks, he's about to but he ends up not doing. A bunch of kids are kidnapped and forced to work until they are in pain.
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in the last two episodes of season one a characters leg is movable but crushed
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Arson is a big part of the show, the main character's parents die in a fire, many other places get burned down. If you aren't okay with arson/fire i wouldn't recommend watching this show
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Though there is a brief reference to the Donner Party in one episode.
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S2E9 (very brief scene shaving, no nicks/blood)
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[SPOILERS] A character supposedly jumps out a window but is soon revealed to have faked her death (S1E6). Characters narrowly escape a house that plummets off a cliff during a hurricane (S1E6). A character falls into a pit of lions (S2E10). Two characters narrowly escape falling off a cliff (S3E1).
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S3E6 28:44 a man is hit by a poisoned dart and he slumps and falls down the stairs
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