#esmé squalor

[aseriesofunfortunatetexts]

asoue + tumblr

#lemony snicket #jacquelyn scieszka #mr. poe #count olaf #fernald widdershins #henchperson of indeterminate gender #esmé squalor #carmelita spats #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #asoue edit #text post meme

[may-or-whatever]

i finished a series of unfortunate events yesterday, i cried for half an hour and i made some memes (here is my favourite)

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #esmé squalor #asoue netflix

[thermodynamic-comedian]

i cannot stop over-analyzing asoue netflix but guys. do you think that scene in hotel denoument when the baudelaires are trying to get everyone to leave the hotel that all of the side characters' reactions represent their fatal character flaws.

like how olaf's mentors immediately started berating him and calling him a disappointment just because they believed he didn't set the hotel on fire. so their fatal character flaw was cruelty.

and mr. poe and vice principle nero refused to take their blindfolds off, despite the situation, making their fatal character flaw their incompetence, which made them the series' definition of useless adults.

babs and jerome first tried to find a way out, but ended up panicking and staying in one place, so their fatal flaw was cowardice, the original reason neither of them were able to help the baudelaires in the first place.

with esmé and carmelita, it's a little more complicated, since olaf was able to trick esmé because of both her vengefulness and greed (which manifested in her obsession with the sugar bowl), but to some degree it was also about carmelita's stubborness and entitlement (which manifested in her choosing to stay with esmé)

and, finally, justice strauss, who attempts to stop the baudelaires from running away on the roof. i've always interpreted her fatal character flaw as naivety; she believes that all problems can be solved without breaking any rules. she trusts the system too much, which is why she couldn't ever fully understand what the baudelaires were going through, and that they really did not have a choice.

overall, this scene is so important to the story, because it's the exit of all of these characters. it's the last time we see any of them. that's why these negative character traits of theirs were put in the spotlight for this scene; even though these characteristics are flaws so fatal they literally end up being the characters' dooms, they're still aspects of the characters we need to remember in order to understand why nothing went right in the lives of the baudelaires: all of these characters were too cruel or incompetent or cowardly or greedy or arrogent or naive...to be able to help them.

so, as tragic as it is, all these characters end up dying (literally or metaphorically) because of the same flaws that made them useless to the baudelaires in the first place.

#ohh boy everybody watch out frey is having asoue thoughts....again.....like always....[sigh] #in my universe none of them died and they all escaped dont ask how. if i close my eyes i can ignore the canon and all its implications <2 #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #hotel denoument #snicketverse #lemony snicket #justice strauss #asoue babs #jerome squalor #arthur poe #mr poe #vice principle nero #esmé squalor #carmelita spats #count olaf #fritz rambles too much

[when-we-drive-away-in-secret]

ASOUE Character Playlists

You can find the list of ship playlists (both romantic and platonic) here

Violet Baudelaire

Klaus Baudelaire

Sunny Baudelaire

Beatrice II

Quigley Quagmire

Carmelita Spatz

Count Olaf

Esmé Squalor

Beatrice Baudelaire

Dr. Georgina Orwell

Kit Snicket

Jacques Snicket

Lemony Snicket

Jerome Squalor

Geraldine Juliene

Olivia Caliban (Book!Verse)

Olivia Caliban (Show!Verse)

Jacquelyn Scieszka

VFD

I am constantly editing/changing these, most of them aren't really in a coherent order yet and some of them are currently ridiculously short because I haven't quite found the niche of songs for that character yet, but hey! Here you go ^.^ (also I will be making and linking a masterpost for each one explaining why I chose all of the songs, but if anyone ever has any song recommendations or wants to know about a specific song that's already on there, feel free to send me an ask!)

#i did not test literally any of the links so if they're broken let me knowww #also i haven't looked at some of these in forever so i may or may not stand by my choices #a series of unfortunate playlists #asoue #asoue playlists #kit's is basically the only one that's in order atm #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #beatrice ii #quigley quagmire #count olaf #esmé squalor #beatrice baudelaire #georgina orwell #kit snicket #jacques snicket #lemony snicket #jerome squalor #geraldine julienne #madame lulu #olivia caliban #jacquelyn scieszka #vfd #very aware vfd isn't a character but. it feels right to put it here

[generalmoony]

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #Netflix #beatrice baudelaire #esmé squalor #beatrice x esmé #esmé x beatrice #rare pair

[emmettverhoogen]

book esmé already knew that the hotel denouement would have to be burned down (they went there for that in the first place); netflix esmé didn't know anything about burning down the last safe place, nor did she hesitate to believe olaf's words

book esmé was blindfolded in the second floor; netflix esmé was in the sixth, not blindfolded

book esmé could either go down the stairs or jump out of the windows; netflix esmé could've found out about the fire midway and gone down to the ground floor instead of the laundry room

in short, she is alive (the beatrice letters is proof enough) and the fact that justice strauss managed to escape death (netflix!canon bc in the books she's definitely dead) by going down the roof to stay outside the hotel makes it possible for literally everyone who was inside the hotel to have survived

#esmé squalor #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #asoue netflix #justice strauss #the penultimate peril #the beatrice letters

[curiouscreationss]

ASOUE characters: How popular are they on Ao3?✨📚😎😮🫢

No.of fics with each character in them

Baudelaires:

Beatrice: 417

Bertrand: 257

🔧Violet: 977 🏆

📚Klaus: 822

🍳 Sunny: 662

👶 Beatrice II: 192

Quagmires:

Mrs Quagmire: 34

Mr Quagmire: 28

🖋️Isadora: 369 🏆

🗞️ Duncan: 367

🗺️ Quigley: 332 (Surprising tbh, I thought he’d win out of the triplets at least)

Widdershins:

⚓️Captain Widdershins: 40

🍄 Fiona: 114

🪝 Fernald: 166 🏆

Olaf+his troupe:

🎭 Count Olaf: 722 🏆

🍸 Esmé Squalor: 379

Woman with hair but no beard: 30

Man with beard but no hair: 25

👓 Georgina Orwell: 143

Henchperson of indeterminate gender: 84

Bald man: 57

White-faced women: 56 (just mildly less popular than the bald man yet there’s TWO of them- that’s gotta blow 😔-)

🎪[The Freaks] 🎪

Kevin: 14 🏅

Hugo: 13

Collette: 12

Denouements:

Frank: 76

Ernest: 92

🦄: 102 🏆

Snickets: (Take this with a grain of salt bc they have a whole other series -ATWQ- going for them)

Jaques: 347

Kit: 410

Lemony: 536 🏆

Guardians+the likes:

🏦 Mr Poe: 104

🗞️ Eleanora Poe: 14

📰 Polly Poe: 1

🐑 Edgar Poe: 10

💰 Albert Poe: 6 (Why is Edgar more popular??)

🐍Uncle Monty: 114

🐍 Ink/The Incredibly Deadly Viper: 8

🪟 Aunt Josephine: 72

Ike Anwhistle: 26

[🚬 Sir: 30

Charles: 54

👓 Georgina Orwell: 143 🏅

😃 Phil: 10 ]

[🎻Vice Principal Nero: 37 (That’s less than the bald man who has maybe 3 lines total, take that!)

Mrs Bass: 4 (Damn.)

Ms. Tench: 2 (Double damn)

Mr Remora: 3

📚 Olivia Caliban: 237 🏅]

🍸 Jerome Squalor: 104

(✨Esmé Squalor: 379 but I put her in the Olaf’s troupe section. This is just for quick comparison to Jerome. Poor guy. Ish. I don’t actually feel that bad for him tbh.)

🦅 The Council of Elders: 4

🎈 Hector: 48

Hal: 8

Babs: 9

Phil: 10

[🍎 Ishmael: 17

🐟 Miranda Caliban: 8

🕶️ Friday Caliban: 26 🏅

🚢 Thursday: 5 ]

Miscellaneous VFD members:

😎 Jacquelyn Scieszka: 172 🏆

🎥 Gustav Sebald: 78

🐟 Larry Your-Waiter: 85

👑 Duchess R of Winnipeg: 61 or 64 (3 are under ‘Duchess R’

Uncategorised:

Ben: 4

🚲 The Paperboy: 3

💃 Carmelita Spats: 149

Top 3:

1~ Violet Baudelaire! 🔧💜 (977 fics on Ao3 are tagged ‘Violet Baudelaire’! 🎉)

2~Klaus Baudelaire!!📚💙(822 fics!)

3~ Count Olaf! 👁️ 😈 (722 fics!)

Loser:

Polly Poe (with a disappointing 1 fic!😱)

#asoue #asoue fic #a series of unfortunate events #soue #ao3 #asoue fanfic #klaus baudelaire #Violet Baudelaire #Sunny Baudelaire #beatrice baudelaire #bertrand baudelaire #lemony snicket #kit Snicket #Jaques Snicket #quagmire triplets #Baudelaire children #Baudelaire orphans #fiona widdershins #fernald widdershins #count Olaf #esmé squalor #jerome squalor #Charles #sir #jacquelyn scieszka #olivia caliban #the denouements #dewey denouement #ernest denouement #gustav sebald

[mr-mentally-ill]

Jacques: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat?

Beatrice: >:O language

Kit: Yeah watch your fucking language

Esmé: OKAY WHO TAUGHT KIT THE FUCK WORD?

Olaf: 'The fuck word'.

Lemony: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time

Kit: Oh my god they censored it

Olaf: Say fuck, Lemony.

Kit: Do it, Lemony. Say fuck.

#im gay and tired #gay <3 #incorrect quotes #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #a series of unfortunate quotes #jacques snicket #beatrice baudelaire #kit snicket #esmé squalor #count olaf #lemony snicket

[themetallicnemesis]

Some more asoue character doodles :]

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #esmé squalor #isadora quagmire #duncan quagmire #quigley quagmire #art #my art

[ven10]

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #Baudelaire guardians #uncle monty #aunt josephine #jerome squalor #esmé squalor #vice principal Nero #polls #asoue poll

[aseriesofunfortunatetexts]

asoue + tumblr

#lemony snicket #esmé squalor #count olaf #frank denouement #jacquelyn scieszka #olivia caliban #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #asoue edit #text post meme

[may-or-whatever]

please tell me that someone else thinks esmé squalor (a series of unfortunate events) and stella (helluva boss) are actually somehow similar

i mean... they're both evil, rich, influent and they both speak with a british accent. and i feel like even in their physical appearance there is 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 similar but i can't explain it...

#esmé squalor #stella goetia #asoue #helluva boss #oh and i forgot: they both can't stand their husbands

[greengrasscolor]

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #polls #girlboss #justice strauss #sunny baudelaire #isadora quagmire #violet baudelaire #kit snicket #esmé squalor #carmelita spats

[when-we-drive-away-in-secret]

“But even if the meal had featured a variety of foods, all cooked deliciously and brought by a waiter dressed in a simple, comfortable outfit, the Baudelaires would not have enjoyed their dinner, because the thought of Gunther spending the evening alone with their guardian made them lose their appetite far more than too much pink, flavourful fish, and Jerome was simply not willing to discuss the matter any further.” - The Ersatz Elevator, Chapter Five

Do you ever think about how the Baudelaires were genuinely terrified that Olaf was going to murder Esmé? How experience had taught them that it was their responsibility to protect their guardians, and not the other way around, because time and again the adult in charge would be left alone with Olaf and would end up dead

Monty, Josephine, (almost) Charles, even Georgina's death will have left a(n understandably) massive impact despite her villainy. And they always tried to warn the adults and they were never believed. And then the Quagmires were taken when they were left alone with Olaf and once again, the Baudelaires blame themselves for the kidnapping

And then they meet Esmé and Jerome—a shallow woman married to a kind but spineless man—and despite her faults, despite her supposed indifference to them or their well-being, the children are terrified that she's going to die

And I just think about it a lot. How they were so worried, and then she was fine, the how that relief overshadowed any of them asking why Olaf didn't hurt her until it was too late for asking to make any difference. How they still trusted her completely—enough to try and get her on side by telling her Olaf's plan. And how Esmé was the last adult that the Baudelaires completely trusted for a long time—because later, they always wondered if this person might be working with Olaf, too. They always had to second guess themselves, and they were so young, and had already seen far too much, but despite that they always tried to see the good in people

And I don't really know where I'm going with this but I've made myself sad

#Various Fastidious Dissections #asoue #esmé squalor #the baudelaire orphans #a queue of unfortunate events #was looking for something else in my drafts and found this #fuckin SAD but i'm RIGHT

[milf-lover42]

This is niche as in literally only a thing in my house niche, but everyday I wake up and have the instinct to check ao3 for Esmé Squalor and Pavi Largo fanfiction,,, of course it doesn’t exist so that’s a stupid thing to look for. If you understand these words… seek help!!! If you don’t understand, keep it that way for your own sanity :)

#esme and the pavi #repo the genetic opera #esmé squalor #pavi largo #the pavi #why am i posting this #milk talks

[emmettverhoogen]

a very specific headcanon about esmé's and beatrice's careers as actresses: the local media and their fans compared esmé to beatrice like twitter stans do it daily with popstars and, depending on how one interprets the timeline of events between the sugar bowl theft and lemony’s critic incident, at some point the press fabricated a narrative that their relationship was something like bette davis x joan crawford

#esmé squalor #beatrice baudelaire #headcanon #asoue #a series of unfortunate events