The character feels out of place somewhat too. Am aware that the adults not being very bright is a recurring theme in both this and books, but this really takes the biscuit. The episode and the series really overdoes the character's ineptitude, and for things that are so simple and obvious, that he becomes a very annoying character (it is not just the overdone coughing either, it is a habit not that he is seriously ill), so much so one actually wonders how he got into the job he is in. Am really not a fan of Mr Poe in this series and throughout, not just this. What makes "The Wide Window: Part 2" a slight improvement over "The Wide Window: Part 1" is that things move forward, there is more progression and there is more momentum with things getting to the point quicker. Just slightly though because both are very good and have very little wrong with them. Even more so perhaps and for me this improves upon the first part. What was so well done and so promising in the first part is apparent too in "The Wide Window's" second part. The settled and hitting its stride feel that that had carries over though in "The Wide Window" and there is a sense of moving forward. As an overall adaptation it wasn't quite as good as "The Reptile Room", which (both parts) was one of the best adaptations of the 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' series. The first part of "The Wide Window" was very well done and captured the dark tone of the book perfectly.
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