The Seven Stages
Summary A final option Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse. Our Take A well made episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
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Öga for Öga
Summary After Five travels to 1982 to carry out his new mission, the siblings face a flurry of difficult decisions. Carl issues a warning to Vanya. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work…
A Light Supper
Summary Allison gives Ray a peek at her powers, Dave visits Klaus’s compound, the Handler offers Five a deal, and the siblings meet their father for dinner. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and…
Valhalla
Summary Summoned to an emergency meeting, the siblings hatch very different plans for how to spend their last six days on Earth. Lila confronts her mother. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but The Umbrella Academy…
The Majestic 12
Summary While Allison searches frantically for Ray, Vanya contends with a crisis at the farm, and Five, Diego and Lila crash a party at the Mexican Consulate. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and…
The Swedish Job
Summary As the sit in approaches, Allison reconnects with Klaus, the Swedes chase Vanya into a cornfield, and Luther makes a distressing discovery. Our Take A carefully constructed episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
The Frankel Footage
Summary An incident at the bar leads Luther to Vanya. Five finds an unsettling surprise in the film Hazel left behind. The cops come after Allison’s husband. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but The Umbrella…
Right Back Where We Started
Summary After dropping his siblings into an alley in Dallas, in different years. Five scrambles to track them all down and stop a new doomsday threat. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the…
The White Violin
Summary As a lifetime of secrets and resentment bring the Umbrella Academy crashing down, the Hargreeves siblings realize the worst is still to come. Our Take A solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
Changes
Summary Vanya veers between shock and despair as she makes a string of unsettling discoveries. A serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.