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The Umbrella Academy [Netflix] [SPOILERS]

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Based on the acclaimed Dark Horse comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy follows an estranged family of superheroes that investigate the suspicious death of their father Reginald Hargreeves who had adopted the wayward orphans as part of his titular academy to hone their powers and save the world. As they work together to find out the truth behind their wealthy benefactor’s death, the group begins to unravel due to their divergent personalities and hard to control abilities.

Arriving on Netflix Feb. 18, 2019, The Umbrella Academy stars Ellen Page, Mary J. Blige, Tom Hopper, Cameron Britton, Robert Sheehan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Adam Godley, Aidan Gallagher, David Castañeda, John Magaro, Ashley Madekwe and Colm Feore.

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Agent Coulson

Netflix announced today season 4 will drop August 8th

Brief_Lives

Brellies... 🤣 i like that

CastorTroy

Post made yesterday to celebrate the group's birthdays.

Release date narrowed down to 2024

https://twitter.com/UmbrellaAcad/status/1708497004546977918

JP Liz V1

Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and David Cross join the final season - EW

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119741747#Comment_119741747

Finally, finally finished season 3 after a long time gathering dust and yeah I think you cut to the chase here. I really struggled to finish this - clearly by the dates of my posts - but as you point out there were a lot of filler episodes, even if some like those with Klaus gave him much needed fleshing-out.

cdgalwegian

Season 3 not as enjoyable as first 2 in lots of ways, such as really really annoying characters (sparrow Ben), but mostly because it felt like it was treading water, until the finale's revealing of daddy Reggie's (quite interesting) motives. This made it all feel like a season of filler episodes. I did enjoy the filler opportunity to flesh out Klaus' story though, because it did need fleshing out.

I want to know more about Reggie's home world now, and the machinery of the multiple universes.

Penn

Probably for the best that they wrap it up. I enjoy it as a bit of fluff, and Five is just such a great character, but it's also wearing itself out a bit.

pixelburp

Must actually finish that season; enthusiasm kinda waned quickly once it became Yet Another Apocalypse plot. With a lot of sitting around the hotel bar.

While in general, there was always this lingering niggle in my head that the show struggled to commit to its tone. It was always most enjoyable when it just leant into the craziness; thinking here if the guy with a fish bowl for a head. Never any explanation given, just .. there it was - but then they killed him off after an episode. Probably too hefty on the FX budget.

And this season, there's a distracting use of vignetting in every scene. Really distracting in some locations that makes it a very ugly watch.

peteeeed

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1562794697952997376?s=20&t=6Naf02sfV-CUvx6YUy-tnA

SourSessions

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119399259#Comment_119399259

My bad, I misunderstood. His long and short hair were bad this season!

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119399246#Comment_119399246

I just figured it a wig 'cos Elliot had his hair short, but had to keep it long for a spell while still playing Vanya.

SourSessions

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398659#Comment_119398659

I don't think it's a wig, I think it's just a really bad haircut

pixelburp

Completely forgot about this show; somehow just dropped off the radar against so much out there. Caught the first two episodes and I like the Sparrows: "like" in the sense they're all kinda awful people by the looks of things; shades of a more PG version of The Boys, with that díckhead energy of being superheroes living above the rest of us. Liked the way they handled Victor; it was a bit abrupt but also quiet deft at the same time.

The CGI was horrendous though, as I see others spotted. Especially awful use in those rooftop scenes. Smacks of laziness they couldn't construct a convincing rooftop scene. Elliot Page's wig was also pretty terrible, now that I'm picking apart the bad visuals.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119295672#Comment_119295672

She's a nawful wagon.

youcancallmeal

Just finished it, pretty good overall but definitely had some pacing issues. Far too much of the let's all split up into groups and have some chats scenes. Looks to be well setup for season 4 anyway

Penn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119334167#Comment_119334167

For me the biggest issue is always trying to remember what Diego's power is. Probably the most bland power out of the lot of them (except maybe Luther's strength), but he rarely uses them to any interesting effect.

Slydice

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119334167#Comment_119334167

I don't think it's happened to me.. enough to remember.. or maybe I just don't remember 😁

Slydice

Finished season 3! I can't say this had a huge moment that jumped out for me. More that it put in a lot of groundwork and character development for a next season. They did keep a general Umbrella Academy feel to it throughout though.

Wasn't keen on turn Alison baddie but ok.. let's see where it goes.

3.10: Well, I felt this was by the numbers and starting thinking to myself.. if this was like the last seasons.. what would happen and sometimes it did.

I think Sloane caught me a bit. When Klaus turned up I was like.. ah there's number 8 so if they wanted to drop a not-Umbrella-Academy member, this could be how. Then it didn't happen but she was gone in the end... but maybe not fully gone.

which I think is hinted by the Double Ben existing. Cue funny encounter next season I'm guessing.

Five lost his arm but got it back!

Oh! and this Abigail from the moon. I wonder if she's like the father... Also big Lexcorp / Wayne Industries vibes off the city buildings they have.

Future: Yes indeed I can't see them not having planned a season 4 way in advance of this.

fritzelly

Am I the only one who mixes up characters/powers with Doom Patrol?

Slydice

3.9: Oh no! Ooooh No! I need to see the next episode!

I think the biggest question I have revolves around Klaus. What happens to one who can't die when Kugelblitzd!

I assume there gonna be some big fight over the other side and at the least that five is gonna lose his arm... although.. from the Dad maybe?😲

Had a big awwwwe moment when

The Hotel Clerk was taken. He kinda grew on me.

Slydice

3.8: Awe... shur g'wan, I'll allow it.

A wholesome moment at the end of existence.. why not 🙂

Even if every is currently doom, pointing to different dooms or potential new dooms on the horizon.

The wedding and music scenes all felt proper Umbrella Academy

Real hook to know what happens next feeling at the end there.

Slydice

3.7: Oh it's so wierd! What gives, it's like..

there's no way to fix the kugelblitz.. not that it looked all the fixed anyway.. especially with Lurther up sitting on the balcony with the travel book overlooking the destroyed city

plus old five told young (ish) five not to save the world and it looks to be going that way anyway.

Seems like maybe the oblivion place might be safe from it.. maybe they can go there.. and ride it out or something

and then what's this plan that Ben and the Father have. Seems to be include Klaus at least. Maybe to get Klaus to take out whoever is in the Oblivion side.

All the same, it feels like a decent setup for the last three episodes.

Slydice

3.6: Oh my goodness! 😲

Diegos fingers!! The slicing off of them just came as a bit of a shock!

So... the white buffalo hall mattered! It feels like there's maybe two world enders on the go at the same time.

Everyones stories are so messed up as well.

Oh and losing Stanley after all that! 😁

Fysh

One thing I think the show's writing generally does well is have the plot depend on the dysfunctional family dynamic and lack of communication within the group; to some extent it's more like a clever lampshading of the trope but it's done with some aplomb. So in that context I'm hoping that one of next season's plot strands will be challenging Alison's "Me being a wagon is fine because it got me what I wanted" attitude, and possibly seeing her side with Hargreeves against the rest of the group...

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119302017#Comment_119302017

Yeah, it's the non-reaction that the writers completely botched. No one called her out on her bullsh1t.

From her abuse of spouse and kid to killing Harlan? Barely a whisper.

On top of that, she blames Victor for his actions. Was she not the one suppressing their powers all along?

yabadabado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119295672#Comment_119295672

I never thought much of her character, didn't feel she added much to the show.

This season though it went up several notches.They made her an awful person/character but the rest of them seemed to just let her unbelievable behavior off without a second thought.

Thought it was a really weak part of the season.

retalivity

Didnt think the rest of them acknowledged her at all...she appeared to get out and was away to LA, before the rest came through the lift to the garden/park

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119297868#Comment_119297868

I imagine so but the writers really dropped the ball on it. Everyone seemed to forgive her actions, without a second thought.

I know it was implied that she mind controlled her husband into loving her but this season you actually got to see her sexually assault someone, with romantic music in tow...

Busi_Girl08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119295672#Comment_119295672

Looks like she could be the big bad for next season

[Deleted User]

How the feck does Allison get a happy ending.

Rapey, murderer, manipulation, betrayal, abuse, and assault.