I'm a huge ASOUE nerd and I will never shut up about it
I love explaining the lore to newbies, I would love to put some of my homies on to this. The content of the plot is enough to have a grown man who grew up on it invested in it like crazy. This is not just a silly tale for children, it's art; a symbol of resillience among three talented and sharp-witted children. Violet(14-15), Klaus(12-13), & Sonny(a literal infant, mind you) were smarter than the people who were supposed to be investigating the infamous Count Olaf and his goons. Those 3 children faced moments of pure terror and adversity with bravery, sharp Intellect(and teeth lol). They survived a hypnotist teamed up with Olaf at a lumber mill who could've very well abducted them under the guise of them being "adopted" by Count Olaf dressed in drag and nobody would have questioned it, instead Violet knew Georgina Orwell(1984 mind control symbolism) was up to no good so she put a stop to that, saving Charles in the process. Also the old timey aesthetic looks so cool to me, and the secret society/1940's spy elements are also very cool IMO.