Mention of the words “sugar bowl” and “house fire” within the same sentence are sure to perk up anyone’s ears (especially the latter) but those who grew up engrossed in the “A Series of Unfortunate Events” books are sure to have their attention seized.

The Baudelaire children have captivated our lives throughout Lemony Snicket’s (a.k.a Daniel Handler) 13 novels portraying their unfortunate encounters with the one and only Count Olaf, but nearly 11 years after the publication of Snicket’s last tale “The End,” Netflix producers decided to enthrall us once more with their original adaptations of these lamentable books, but this time with a little twist.

On Jan. 13, Netflix released its new and improved rendition of the Baudelaires’ lives. Each book is thoroughly portrayed through two 50-minute episodes; the first season contains eight episodes to cover the first four books of the series and, according to junior Luke Goeckner, it seemed to be an exceptional representation.

“I felt like having two episodes for each book allowed for a bigger delve into the characters,” he said.

And so it did.

The first episode starts with a monologue given by none other than Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton) himself, and viewers can feel the nostalgia creep in as the words he emits are exactly those from the beginning of the written series. He warns his viewers to be wary of what they are about to see but, of course, they only yearn for what’s to come.

Soon, viewers get to meet all other characters within the first novel–including the villainous Count Olaf (played by Emmy recipient Neil Patrick Harris)–but it’s not until the end of episode two that an unexpected surprise is revealed.

Unlike within the books, viewers of the original series see more of what is happening within the Baudelaire parents’ lives while their children try to escape the clutches of Olaf. And as the ties between the parents, Snicket and Olaf manifest, the desire to learn more next season does as well.

“(The parents) definitely served a big role in keeping me on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what happens in the next episode, wondering if the parents will ever return and save their children,” senior Sam McCormick said.

But by the end of season one, there was no family reunion to be seen — not yet.

Luckily for Netflix producers and viewers alike, the original TV show has been confirmed for a second season which, according to Netflix, will consist of ten episodes (covering books five through nine) and hopefully a third season will follow to conclude  the troubling tales of the Baudelaires.

“I think that the Netflix series does an incredible job at displaying the awful, and sometimes hilarious, life of the Baudelaire orphans,” Goeckner said.

Now all we have to do is wait and hope that nothing calamitous (here meaning disastrous or tragic) will prevent us from seeing what more is to come.