May 19
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A secret series fan discord I made
Check out the ~ The secret series fan server ~ community on Discord - hang out with 10 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
It lied to me
If I had a nickel for every children’s book series I’ve read about a young boy with daddy issues (well technically big brother issues for one of them but said big brother did end up raising him because their parents suck so still counts) ending up at a summer camp for kids with magic powers, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Do people seriously think this?
The “intrusive narration” is what gave the Secret Series its charm, and downplaying it was one of the many reasons why the Bad Books just weren’t that good.
Honestly, it feels more like one Troper was salty about the Secret Series
They did it again…
I bet you ten bucks that the same Troper wrote both sections
(not gonna check though, I don’t feel like it lol)
Tragic villains beyond redemption
To me, one of the most interesting parallels between ASOUE and the Secret Series is how the main antagonist is written.
Both Count Olaf and Ms. Mauvais are introduced as plain, absolute evil who will stop at nothing to get what they want. They are devoid of compassion, self-centered, manipulative, controlling, and always careful to set up a glamorous, awe-inspiring image of themselves. Plus, they're super creepy toward children and have ridiculously over-complicated schemes.
But the way they freak out when they're upset hints early on that their mental health might not be the best. And then, we suddenly learn about their past and realize that they, too, are human.
They were children taken by a cult that taught them their needs didn't matter, and their only purpose in life was to serve said cult. Most likely, they have suffered from trauma: Olaf's parents were murdered by the people he grew up with, including the love of his life. And Ms. Mauvais lost her family at an early age, leaving her with Itamar as her only human connection. He made her grow dependent on him and put her through constant emotional abuse.
At some point, they must have fallen for the convenient delusion that one accomplishment will magically relieve them from their pain. For Ms. Mauvais, it's immortality and power. For Olaf, it's vengeance on the Baudelaires. They sacrifice anything and everything to achieve this, to the point where they lose their grip on reality. And when they finally realize they'll never succeed, they choose death because they can't possibly live with themselves.
What makes villains like these so powerful is there's a tragedy to them without redemption or forgiveness. They chose to commit horrible crimes because it was their easy option. They experienced misery, they inflicted misery, and they died in misery. Props to writers who trust readers with a straight descent into hell.
THE NARRATOR VS. PSEUDONYMOUS BOSCH
(Geez the image is small...oh well)
On the left we have a rather cantankerous fellow who gets upset when he is not listened to, and on the right we have a mysterious chocoholic author!
Who wins?
The Narrator
Pseudonymous Bosch