I’m dipping my toes on writing again. I think I just want to have more space and freedom to write about the stuff I watch online. X, which I still fondly call Twitter, has the audience, but is just not enough for me. I feel rather restricted over there.
I just finished watching the 4th season of The Umbrella Academy. I must say, I feel rather sad about the ending. But let me talk about the Hargreeves children first.
I’m glad to see Luther. He makes me laugh even if he doesn’t seem like he’s trying to be funny. Despite him being a simpleton, his heart is pure and truly fits the role of Number One. Is he the oldest? I’m not sure. I haven’t really looked into all their character profiles. But I feel that his kindness and warmth deserve some respect. Their old mansion is dilapidated but he still lives there, rather alone until Ben was released from prison. Was it out of poverty because he’s a struggling “professional dancer” or was it because he wanted to preserve the mansion where he and his siblings grew up in? Either way, without him there, his siblings wouldn’t have set foot in that place again. I feel that he is the glue of the family. I thought it used to be Viktor (Vanya in earlier seasons), because he used to stay behind whenever their siblings were on a mission. He strived so hard to appear useful and get the approval of their adoptive father, so a way to do that was for him to connect and be of service to each of his sibling, until he snapped and started living his authentic life. That’s really how I remember Viktor unless I forgot some important details about him. But in this season, Viktor is the distant sibling and it was Luther who reached out to him and the rest of the Hargreeves. Luther even took care of Ben, even though in this new timeline, Ben is not his brother because he’s from the Sparrow Academy. There’s nothing awful I could say about Luther in this season. He even thinks of Sloane every and now then, which is pretty sweet of him.
Diego lived a normal life as a husband to Lila, a father to his kids, and a delivery driver. Losing his powers has made his day to day dull. I think he even experienced some burnout. He’s not my favorite Hargreeves, but I felt bad for him.
Allison got what she wanted, which is to have her daughter back in her life. Claire is all grown up in this timeline, as this was set 5 years after the third season. Allison has had more acting roles. And she is also taking care of one more person, and that is Klaus. Klaus has become a germaphobe and a safety freak. His ability to resurrect has disappeared, so he has become paranoid of dying and is trying his best to survive in a small world he has set for himself. But the good news is that he has become sober for three years already. Even though I know Allison is not Klaus’s mother, I think it was beneficial that they stayed together. Claire also seemed to care about him too. Allison and Viktor could not find it in their hearts to reconcile with each other anymore, so I think Klaus being with Allison is a huge mental and emotional support for her even if she might not realize it.
Five. I felt bad for the guy. Didn’t he have a long relationship with a mannequin named Dolores? And in the godawful years he spent in the subway, I think he has found another relationship destined to be doomed in the person of Lila. Five has the ability to travel through time but anywhere he went, he never found true love that he can really call his. Note that he is an old man with a body of a young boy. As if that isn’t a struggle on its own…
The ending. I feel so sad about how they all had to cease to exist. The Hargreeves were the actual anomalies of the original timeline, so to restore it, they had to die and be cancelled out (it’s that Marigold-Durango thing).
This Jennifer character, I didn’t enjoy it at all, hahaha. Like she was just there and had nothing much to contribute. Take away her weird energy from the Durango particle and we are left with a boring character, meh.
I feel kind of deceived by the ending too. Like what did they mean that August 8, 2024 was such a fine and dandy day??! It felt like all of the seasons became useless. As a viewer, I am left with the burden of knowing who the Hargreeves were. The Cleanse only happened in the timeline, but not in my head. And it sucks that knowing who they were means nothing now. That’s why I hate the ending as much as I feel sad about it. But the ending also makes sense and I can’t think of a better one.
Overall, The Umbrella Academy was a bumpy yet interesting ride, and I’m glad I took a chance to watch all seasons even though I was quite a late adopter. It’s not my most favorite show, but I did enjoy it and that’s good enough for me.