The Umbrella Academy
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But with the apocalypse looming, theres not a ton of time left for solo adventures.
So finally, near the start of this episode, Five calls for a full-blown a family meeting.
Yes: At long last, the Umbrella Academy is ready to reassemble.
(Even poor ghostly Ben, who no one but Klaus can see.)
Diego demands an apology from Vanya for something she doesnt even remember.
For a series this obsessed with the apocalypse, the stakes ofUmbrella Academycan feel perilously low.
Were routinely reminded that the end of the world is coming six days and counting, yall!
And what do Allison, Klaus, and Vanya decide to do with that terrifying knowledge?
Spend a whole day getting drunk and goofing around in a beauty parlor.
This is the danger of a time travel romance.
Next time, it seems, the family reunion will include dear old dad as well.
But thats a story for another episode.
Once there, they successfully blow up one of the assassins, leaving only a bloody foot behind.
One down, two to go.
But whatever their faults, its worth it for the Viking funeral that closes this episode.
Vanya: Arent we all brothers and sisters?
Klaus: If you have to use the word technically, were already in trouble.
At the end of the episode, Allison finally decides to tell Ray that shes a superhero.
Honestly: Not sure what the holdup was here!
Hargreeves sends Pogo to bed with a reading of HomersOdyssey.
(Specifically, the opening lines fromRobert Fitzgeralds well-regarded 1961 translation.)
If you want to hear the whole thing,Im pretty sure this is the cover the show used.
Everyone changes the world.
And its scary, but thats kind of the deal.
Diego, summing up one ofUmbrella Academys central ethos.
