A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
- Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys
- 13 wins & 62 nominations total
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Summary
Reviewers say 'The Umbrella Academy' is appreciated for its unique superhero action, humor, and family drama. The quirky characters and strong performances, especially from Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gallagher, are praised. The engaging storyline and music enhance the experience. However, some criticize inconsistent writing, pacing issues, and a disappointing final season. Despite these flaws, many find the series entertaining and innovative within the superhero genre.
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After season 2 everything went downhill. We had high expectations but we ended up with garbage. Season 4 is especially bad, you can practically feel the hate toward the viewers. Not to mention the contradiction galore and stupid plot.
!!! Anyone who forces others to listen to Baby Shark is an *'/+%*) and should be painfully and slowly tortured then executed. !!!
I recommend to watch only the first two seasons and forget about the other two. It will keep you calmer, saner, happier.
The ending is almost Dexter level bad and we still did not get every answer and because of that a real closure.
!!! Anyone who forces others to listen to Baby Shark is an *'/+%*) and should be painfully and slowly tortured then executed. !!!
I recommend to watch only the first two seasons and forget about the other two. It will keep you calmer, saner, happier.
The ending is almost Dexter level bad and we still did not get every answer and because of that a real closure.
Really enjoyed this show but the last season completely felt out of sync with the whole show. Ended in such a dumb way. It had potential but this seemed like a huge after thought. None of the characters except for Claude seemed like themselves. It's so sad they have so much trouble ending these shows on a good note. This season while it has some interesting parts there was so much missing and most of the characters did nothing. Why so short also. Getting really tired of these 6 episode season where the writing is crap and nothing happens and it's called a season much less a series finally. Blah.
While Season One of The Umbrella Academy had a tonal imbalance and took a little too long to get to the good stuff, it was still watchable and populated with fun, relatable characters. Season 2 manages to not only keep the best parts of its inaugural run, but fixes all of its missteps along the way.
Characters are further defined and have well-motivated arcs, the universe expands nicely, the tone is consistent while maintaining a powerful emotional through-line, and the weirdness factor is turned up to 11.
All in all if you can get through a rocky but entertaining freshman season, you'll be blown away and throughly satisfied with the wilder and wackier follow up.
Characters are further defined and have well-motivated arcs, the universe expands nicely, the tone is consistent while maintaining a powerful emotional through-line, and the weirdness factor is turned up to 11.
All in all if you can get through a rocky but entertaining freshman season, you'll be blown away and throughly satisfied with the wilder and wackier follow up.
Adrian Gallagher, Five, is a genuine standout for his acting in a series which is largely plagued by a storyline with rampant plot holes.
The writers had an initial idea that seemed to work but the series just never really comes together or finds a way to keep me truly interested. The plot drags on and the way they attempt to wrap up certain parts of the story is increasingly unsatisfying.
7/10 - Writing is just falling flat while, Five, is carrying the series on his back. Help the dude out.
The writers had an initial idea that seemed to work but the series just never really comes together or finds a way to keep me truly interested. The plot drags on and the way they attempt to wrap up certain parts of the story is increasingly unsatisfying.
7/10 - Writing is just falling flat while, Five, is carrying the series on his back. Help the dude out.
Robert Sheehan as Klaus for me is the best thing about this show. Overall it got better as it went on. Looking forward to a new season.
Did you know
- TriviaAidan Gallagher (Five) was not allowed to be on set during any gun fight scenes because of child labor laws. Instead a body double was used.
- GoofsLila has a thick British accent even though the Handler raised her from the age of 4 and no one else in the commission had an accent.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Good Morning America: Jussie Smollett (2019)
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- The Umbrella Academy
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- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada(location)
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- 1h(60 min)
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- 2.00 : 1
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