At least it was actually entertaining and stuck to the spirit of Snicket's interruptions in the books. Not all the narration was necessary either and sometimes explained too much or spent too long describing something. Although Mr Poe is not the brightest bulb on the block in the books, he is not this inept and he is certainly not this irritating, the more the series went on the more unnecessary he and K. Hated Mr Poe from the very beginning in the previous five two parters and the hatred continued here and in the succeeding episodes to his last appearances. An already darker, more mysterious and more engrossing (compared to the first four books and adaptations in the series) story expanded/built upon so those qualities are even stronger here in "The Ersatz Elevator: Part 2". With more going on, the intrigue and suspense mounting and expertly setting things up for what was to come in the later adaptations, the second part of "The Ersatz Elevator" is even better. Bringing out everything that was good about one of the better books in the book series too from the page to the screen with ease. One character and the odd reservation with the narration aside, which were general problems with the overall series in general though too. "The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1" started off one of the better adaptations of Season 2 (where the quality had improved by quite some way, although Season 1 was promising but not quite as interesting) excellently.
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