<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> TBC </Td> </Tr> <P> The first season adapts the first four books of the novel series: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window and The Miserable Mill . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Bad Beginning: Part One" </Td> <Td> Barry Sonnenfeld </Td> <Td> Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire receive the news that their parents have perished in a house fire from well - meaning but inept banker Arthur Poe . While exploring the ruins, Klaus finds a broken spyglass with an insignia of an eye embedded on the front . Shortly afterwards, they are sent to live with their distant relative Count Olaf, a cruel and vain amateur actor, who forces them into servitude . One night, the siblings prepare puttanesca for Olaf's theatre troupe only for him to demand roast beef upon arriving home . The children state that they were never asked to prepare roast beef, angering Olaf and prompting him to slap Klaus across the face when he protests about the sleeping arrangements . Meanwhile, a mother and father are held against their will by a mysterious captor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Bad Beginning: Part Two" </Td> <Td> Barry Sonnenfeld </Td> <Td> Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Baudelaires attempt to convince Mr. Poe of Olaf's actions, only to be sent away when Poe dismisses their claims . When Olaf gives Violet the starring role in his latest theatrical production, which ends with the two main characters being married, the siblings realize that Olaf intends to acquire their fortune by marrying Violet for real . Klaus confronts Olaf, who threatens to kill Sunny if Violet doesn't follow through with his plans . At the very last minute, however, Violet signs the marriage certificate with her left hand, invalidating the proceedings due to the fact that she is right - handed . Mr. Poe's mysterious secretary Jacquelyn reveals they were intended to be put in the care of their distant relative Montgomery Montgomery . Meanwhile, Jacquelyn's ally Gustav is mysteriously drowned, after being hit by a poisoned dart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Reptile Room: Part One" </Td> <Td> Mark Palansky </Td> <Td> Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Baudelaires are sent to live with their herpetologist uncle Montgomery Montgomery, who has recently come across a reptile he calls the Incredibly Deadly Viper . While attempting to learn more about Montgomery, Klaus discovers that the hedge maze in Montgomery's garden is exactly the same shape as the tattoo on Olaf's ankle . Olaf poses as Montgomery's new assistant Stephano and attempts to kidnap the Baudelaires, but Monty assures the Baudelaires that he recognizes Stephano as a threat . The four arrive at a movie theatre, where Monty deciphers a code sent for him through the subtitles of the film, using a spyglass identical to Klaus' . The message instructs him to bring the children to Peru . He fires Stephano shortly afterwards, believing him to be a spy sent to steal his research . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Reptile Room: Part Two" </Td> <Td> Mark Palansky </Td> <Td> Emily Fox </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Immediately after dismissing "Stephano," Montgomery notices that the door to his Reptile Room is ajar and investigates, only to be attacked by an unseen figure . The next day, the Baudelaires discover Olaf standing next to Montgomery's corpse . Olaf threatens to kill Sunny unless the siblings accompany him to Peru, but is prevented from carrying out his plan when Mr. Poe accidentally crashes into their car when they are trying to leave . Olaf's theatre troupe then arrives disguised as police and nurses, and claim Monty was killed by the Incredibly Deadly Viper, despite Monty's claim of it being completely harmless . While searching for proof of the snake's innocence, Klaus discovers a statue in Monty's hedge maze, and a photograph of Monty, both of them carrying spyglasses identical to Klaus' . Violet proves Olaf to be the murderer; however, he escapes via the hedge maze with Klaus' spyglass . While pursuing him, the Baudelaires meet Jacquelyn, who is posing as a statue . She tells them to seek answers on the spyglasses from their Aunt Josephine while she hunts down Olaf via underground passageways . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "The Wide Window: Part One" </Td> <Td> Barry Sonnenfeld </Td> <Td> Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Mr. Poe takes the Baudelaires to live with their Aunt Josephine, an irrationally frightened woman who lives in a dilapidated house overlooking Lake Lachrymose . She refuses to answer questions about their parents, so the siblings pursue answers themselves around her house, and discover their parents were members of a secret organization, with spyglasses being used as useful devices . They are also shocked to find out that Josephine was once fierce and formidable, and developed her phobias after the death of her husband . Olaf, who has followed the Baudelaires, disguises himself as a sailor named Captain Sham before pretending to fall in love with Josephine . Despite the siblings' warnings, Josephine accepts his invitation to take her out for a fried egg sandwich . Later that night, the siblings discover that Josephine has jumped out the library's bay window and left a note informing them that "Captain Sham" is their new guardian . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The Wide Window: Part Two" </Td> <Td> Barry Sonnenfeld </Td> <Td> Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> As Mr. Poe prepares to hand the Baudelaires over to "Captain Sham," the siblings discover the note has several grammatical errors, something Josephine would never do since she was obsessed with proper grammar . Mr. Poe takes the children to a restaurant and prepares to complete the transfer, but allows the siblings to leave after Larry, a waiter secretly a member of their parents' organization, triggers their allergy to peppermint . After returning to the house, the siblings decipher Josephine's suicide note and discover she is still alive moments before a hurricane sends the house teetering over the cliff . Escaping with a photograph of their parents standing in front of a lumber mill, the siblings find Josephine at a nearby cave, only to be confronted by Olaf, who abandons Josephine to be eaten alive by the leeches that inhabit Lake Lachrymose . Upon returning to shore, Olaf escapes after being unmasked in front of Mr. Poe while the Baudelaires sneak away and set out to find the lumber mill in the photograph . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "The Miserable Mill: Part One" </Td> <Td> Bo Welch </Td> <Td> Joe Tracz </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Upon arriving at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill, the Baudelaires are forced to work by the owner Sir, who blames their parents for starting a fire that destroyed the entire town . While investigating the workers' unnaturally happy behavior, Klaus' glasses are broken by the Hook - Handed Man posing as Foreman Flacutono, and he visits local optometrist Georgina Orwell, who puts him into a hypnotic trance . Later that day, the siblings learn that two visitors are waiting to see them . Believing that their parents are still alive, the three are shocked to instead find Orwell and her receptionist "Shirley St. Ives," who is a poorly - disguised Olaf . Meanwhile, the mother and father who were previously held captive are revealed to be the parents of the Quagmire triplets, with whom they are reunited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "The Miserable Mill: Part Two" </Td> <Td> Bo Welch </Td> <Td> Tatiana Suarez - Pico </Td> <Td> January 13, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Baudelaires discover the entire mill is under a hypnotic trance, ensuring they do not leave their jobs . Orwell and Olaf use a still - hypnotized Klaus to murder Sir's aide Charles, but Violet figures out how to break everyone's trance in the nick of time . The workers then storm the mill, causing Orwell to fall into the furnace and die . Sir, Olaf, and the Hook - Handed Man all escape in the chaos . Charles reveals the truth about the Baudelaires' role in the town, where they actually helped to fight the fire . The three siblings are reunited with Mr. Poe, and Jacquelyn sends Klaus the broken spyglass that Olaf stole from him . Poe then sends the three siblings to a dreary boarding school, which two of the three Quagmire siblings are also sent to, due to their house being burnt down by an unknown woman . The Quagmires' parents are revealed to be members of the organization . In the final scene, Lemony Snicket, Count Olaf, the Baudelaires and Mr. Poe sing the song "That's Not How the Story Goes ." </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr>

A series of unfortunate events season 1 episode 2