Will the Quagmire triplets come back? and Is there a connection between the Quagmire family and the Baudelaire family? and If so what is it exactly?
Question posed by Chrysta C
These are a couple of interesting questions that Chrysta sent to me, and I sent back a reply to her with my thoughts on the matter, and I decided to share them with you. If I get a reply back as to what her thoughts are, I'll put them up here as well.
Question the First, Will the Quagmire Triplets come back?
Possibly. They left with Hector in his self sustaining hot air mobile home, Deus Ex Machina, at the end of VV, and as we know, thanks to LSUA, Hector is a member of VFD. So, presumably, he keeps tabs on other members of VFD, and thus on Count Olaf. Perhaps the name of his ship will fit in after all. You remember that Deus ex Machina is a latin phrase that means "Vehicle of the Gods." It was used in ancient theater, whenever a character got stuck in a situation from which it would be impossible to extradite himself. A golden chariot would descend from the gods, and he would climb aboard, and escape.
Perhaps the Baudelaire's will get into a jam that they won't be able to get out of, and Hector and the Quagmires will sweeping out of the sky in the Deus ex Machina and rescue them, a lá Yoda and the Clone Troopers in Episode II. That makes a lot of sense, and sounds like something that might happen with Lemony Snicket at the helm.
Sorry. Couldn't resist the Star Wars plug.
TGG gives us some interesting new information on this matter.
TGG p.120:
"A citation for bravery is nothing more than a piece of paper stating that you have been courageous at some time, and such citationw have not been known to be very useful when confronted by danger, whether deep underwater, or, as the Baudelaires would eventually learn, high up in the air."
The only thing we have seen that was high up in the air was Hector's self-sustaining flying machine -- I wonder if this is a reference to that device, and the Baudelaires will be meeting Hector, Duncan, and Isadora soon.
Question the Second: Is there a connection? The only thing I can think of in connection between the Bauds and the Quags is VFD. Far fetched? Perhaps, but remember this, LSUA, pg 70. Picture down on the bottom. Who are those adorable kids, and why are they in the file for Zombies in the Snow? It's an interesting possibility, but I can't really see any other connection between them. I don't think they are related to the Baudelaires by anything more then they are both wanted dead by Olaf for their fortunes. Another tenuous connection between the two is found in LSUA on pgs 170, and 42. The references go as follows:
Pg 170: "Our special Emerald Lumber was used for years by a variety of organizations for the construction of their green headquarters and for a few green homes, including the mansions constructed by the Snicket, Quagmire, and Baudelaire Families." This would seem to imply that the Baudelaire parents, as well as the Quagmire prents were in VFD, as well as the Snickets (who we already know were in it.)
Pg 42: "J:But how did tha terrible reporter discover our location? We stopped inscribing the insignia on the outside of our buildings a very long time ago, and we haven't used green wood as construction material for quite some time." More proof that VFD uses green wood, and tying a conection between the Bauds and the Quags.
All of this proof we have here is Tenuous, of course, but remember that even the strongest rope is made out of many tenuous, a word which here means "fragile," threads. (Thanks Andy and Sophie for these two quotes)
Question posed by Chrysta C
These are a couple of interesting questions that Chrysta sent to me, and I sent back a reply to her with my thoughts on the matter, and I decided to share them with you. If I get a reply back as to what her thoughts are, I'll put them up here as well.
Question the First, Will the Quagmire Triplets come back?
Possibly. They left with Hector in his self sustaining hot air mobile home, Deus Ex Machina, at the end of VV, and as we know, thanks to LSUA, Hector is a member of VFD. So, presumably, he keeps tabs on other members of VFD, and thus on Count Olaf. Perhaps the name of his ship will fit in after all. You remember that Deus ex Machina is a latin phrase that means "Vehicle of the Gods." It was used in ancient theater, whenever a character got stuck in a situation from which it would be impossible to extradite himself. A golden chariot would descend from the gods, and he would climb aboard, and escape.
Perhaps the Baudelaire's will get into a jam that they won't be able to get out of, and Hector and the Quagmires will sweeping out of the sky in the Deus ex Machina and rescue them, a lá Yoda and the Clone Troopers in Episode II. That makes a lot of sense, and sounds like something that might happen with Lemony Snicket at the helm.
Sorry. Couldn't resist the Star Wars plug.
TGG gives us some interesting new information on this matter.
TGG p.120:
"A citation for bravery is nothing more than a piece of paper stating that you have been courageous at some time, and such citationw have not been known to be very useful when confronted by danger, whether deep underwater, or, as the Baudelaires would eventually learn, high up in the air."
The only thing we have seen that was high up in the air was Hector's self-sustaining flying machine -- I wonder if this is a reference to that device, and the Baudelaires will be meeting Hector, Duncan, and Isadora soon.
Question the Second: Is there a connection? The only thing I can think of in connection between the Bauds and the Quags is VFD. Far fetched? Perhaps, but remember this, LSUA, pg 70. Picture down on the bottom. Who are those adorable kids, and why are they in the file for Zombies in the Snow? It's an interesting possibility, but I can't really see any other connection between them. I don't think they are related to the Baudelaires by anything more then they are both wanted dead by Olaf for their fortunes. Another tenuous connection between the two is found in LSUA on pgs 170, and 42. The references go as follows:
Pg 170: "Our special Emerald Lumber was used for years by a variety of organizations for the construction of their green headquarters and for a few green homes, including the mansions constructed by the Snicket, Quagmire, and Baudelaire Families." This would seem to imply that the Baudelaire parents, as well as the Quagmire prents were in VFD, as well as the Snickets (who we already know were in it.)
Pg 42: "J:But how did tha terrible reporter discover our location? We stopped inscribing the insignia on the outside of our buildings a very long time ago, and we haven't used green wood as construction material for quite some time." More proof that VFD uses green wood, and tying a conection between the Bauds and the Quags.
All of this proof we have here is Tenuous, of course, but remember that even the strongest rope is made out of many tenuous, a word which here means "fragile," threads. (Thanks Andy and Sophie for these two quotes)