Warning: This post contains spoilers from the third and final season ofA Series of Unfortunate Events.
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(This explains why he’s been so invested in the orphans' tale.)

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It turns out that Beatrice II has been the one following Lemony this entire time.
We now totally understand why he’s been narrating the show, which is not in the last book.
I find the fact that we bookend three seasons with Lemony Snicket incredibly emotional."

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It feels like it’s the way Daniel should’ve ended the book."
And those who don’t know the book will just think, ‘What a perfect ending.'"
Surprisingly, this ending wasn’t planned from the beginning of the show.

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Below, Sonnenfeld addresses some of those changes and other major decisions in the third season.
That redundancy, it turns out, was on purpose.
Furthermore, this incident clarifies Olaf’s motivation for the three seasons.

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It sort of cleans up some of the reasons for people having such specific emotions."
What’s about to happen?!
How are they screwing with us the audience?’
You so don’t see it coming," says Sonnenfeld.
More importantly, Sonnenfeld also found the idea very moving.
“I just love it.
I love that it’s Warburton.