Skip to main content

Umbrella Academy (season 2) - funny adventures

The Umbrella Academy - Season 2

Last season's finale left us at the edge of our seats, and this second one didn't disappoint. A new apocalypse to avoid, new persecutions to escape, and a lot of new craziness.

Five (Aidan Gallagher) was able to rescue his family from the apocalypse and time travel with them. The problem? The siblings landed in the same alley, in Dallas, but in different years of the early 60s. 

This separation could be a disaster, but at least for the show, it was a great choice. In the first season, they didn't have the time to explore who they were outside their family, their powers, and responsibilities. Now, they found a way, an alternative, and they generally seem happy. That makes it even more difficult to abandon this new life to save the world and go back to their time.

The true Hargreaves

The big scary daddy, Hargreaves (Colm Feore), has more secrets than his children could have dreamed.

He is involved in all sorts of things: conspiracy, time-traveling experiences, space exploration, Ape's experiences, and more. Let's face it, little Pogo was the cutest thing! 

The experiment with Pogo explained a lot of his origins, but how about Mom (Jordan Claire Robbins)? Grace was a human being in the 60s, wasn't she? Curious? Unfortunately, that wasn't fully explained yet.

Funny fact: Mr. Hargreaves was an excellent fighter! Poor Diego…

Best Developments

There were interesting developments for all characters. This season allowed us to know them better, individually. In my opinion, the most interesting ones were Five, Ben, and Vanya. (I also liked to know that Hazel (Cameron Britton) survived and had a good time with his love).

Let's start with Five. He can be a little annoying sometimes, yet I found him funnier this season. I always thought about Klaus (Robert Sheehan) as the most amusing of the group. I'm not sure anymore. The side effects of looking at yourself produced a few laughs, but the best of all was Five's fighting with himself.  

Ben (Justin H. Min) was another character that grew significantly. We knew very little about him, and he became more important in this season. I loved it. His goodbye was beautiful.

As for Vanya (Elliot Page), she isn't one of my favorites, but it was good to see her develop. She shared a real connection with Sissy and the kid, and it was good to see her happy. What was really touching, though, was seeing her connect again with her siblings. The scene when they all try to fit in the car to help her and be supportive is delicious.

Funnier

Perhaps Vanya wasn't that hard to control after all. She only needed to be loved, but love wasn't exactly the cup of tea of Mr. Hargreaves, was it? 

I would say this season was lighter; even in the worst moments, there was always a bit of humor that enriched it. Almost nothing in the Umbrella Academy is logical or rational, and that's part of the fun.

That last episode raised a few questions. The one that bothers me the most: what else changed in that alternative future?

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Handmaid’s Tale – From Brilliant to Frustrating

  When The Handmaid’s Tale first aired, it felt sharp, terrifying, and painfully necessary. I wrote about the first season as a dark and brilliant adaptation, one that used restraint, symbolism, and dread to tell its story. Now that I've finished the third season, my opinion has shifted — not wholly, but noticeably. The show is still good . Sometimes very good. But it also became frustrating, uneven, and less powerful than it could have been. June Osborne: From Survivor to Exhaustion Let’s talk about June (Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men ). I understand the idea behind her arc. She was meant to evolve — to become more confident, more assertive, more dangerous. A woman shaped by trauma who stops surviving and starts fighting back. On paper, it makes sense. On screen, however, it often doesn’t work. June becomes reckless to the point of irresponsibility. She repeatedly puts others in danger without seeming to fully care about who might be caught in the crossfire. Her actions feel impuls...
Post a Comment
Read more

Gangsta Granny – Hilarious and Surprisingly Moving

  I have a ten-year-old daughter, and one thing we like to do is read the same books so we can talk about them afterward. Gangsta Granny was a birthday gift for her, and she read it so quickly that it immediately made me curious. When a child finishes a book that fast, you know something is working. When I finally read it myself, I was pleasantly surprised — and completely charmed. A Story That Is Funny and Moving At first glance, Gangsta Granny is a crazy, over-the-top, and very funny story. David Walliams clearly knows how to make children laugh, using absurd situations, exaggerated characters, and a fast-moving plot that keeps young readers hooked. But beneath the humour, the book is also sweet, touching, and emotionally rich. What starts as a wild adventure slowly reveals a story about family, loneliness, empathy, and learning to truly see the people around us. This balance reminded me of Roald Dahl’s books , where outrageous humour and emotional depth coexist effortles...
Post a Comment
Read more

Grief in the Shadows: Why 'The Silencing' Stands Out

  A moody thriller about grief, violence, and how far we go for the ones we love. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( Game of Thrones ) is Rayburn Swanson , a former hunter who now lives in isolation, running a wildlife sanctuary named after his missing daughter. Years after she vanished, Rayburn is just barely functioning—haunted, grieving, and clinging to the hope that she might still return. When a murdered girl turns up in the woods with eerie similarities to his daughter's disappearance, the local sheriff, Alice Gustafson ( Annabelle Wallis ), launches an investigation. Rayburn, meanwhile, accidentally crosses paths with a mysterious masked figure hunting a girl on his land. This encounter pulls him into the heart of the case in ways he never expected. The investigation twists, misleads, and slowly unravels, building toward a reveal that isn’t obvious—and intentionally so. Nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Themes of Grief and Family What makes The Silencing compelling is...
Post a Comment
Read more