The first door she wanders through is a whites-only diner she's chased out of before stumbling into a group of activists planning a sit-in in that very same diner.Įlsewhere, Klaus (Robert Sheehan) starts a cult, amassing followers by passing off '90s R&B lyrics as his own wisdom. Meanwhile, Allison shows up in the '60s with a wounded neck that keeps her from speaking or using her powers. After a car accident gives Vanya amnesia, she forgets about her powers ( again) and winds up playing nanny for an autistic boy while developing a romantic relationship with the child's married mother. Season 2 shines its spotlight on Allison and Vanya in particular as they struggle to be Black and gay (respectively) in 1960s Texas. The cast - Any show with an ensemble cast will always struggle to give each actor an equal amount of good material, and Umbrella Academy is no different. (It shouldn't work, but it really does.) An early preview of the apocalypse set to Frank Sinatra's "My Way" is also memorable. The Music - Umbrella Academy went viral in its first season for a dance scene set to "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany, but my personal favorite needle-drop moment was the one shared by Allison and Luther (Tom Hopper) to the sound of "Dancing in the Moonlight." Season 2 might not have that one viral moment, but it comes close with a climactic fight scene set to "Everybody" by the Backstreet Boys. Umbrella Academy Season 2 also expertly uses the backdrop of the civil rights era to tell powerful stories about Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) and Vanya while delivering the stylish action and unforgettable musical moments fans expect. After spending 10 episodes establishing these characters, Blackman uses Season 2 to subvert some while amplifying others. I wanted them to bring a type of apocalypse with them that they’re directly responsible for and have to fix."īut don't expect a carbon copy of Season 1. They ran from it, but they didn’t run far enough because here it is again. "I already knew where I wanted to go with Season 2," he says. Showrunner Steve Blackman tells Inverse he's been planning this since Season 1. Vanya loses her memory, again.Īnd that's not a coincidence. The team is separated and then reunited, again. When Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) finally shows up in 1963 to witness an unexpected apocalypse, he's given a little more than a week to reassemble his siblings and save the world, again.Īgain is probably the best word to describe Umbrella Academy Season 2. Season 2 opens by revealing that the members of the Umbrella Academy have been scattered across three years of the early '60s, all dropping into the same alley in Dallas, Texas, before heading off on their own adventures. But, as things tend to go for this team of misfits, their plan backfired. The first season of Umbrella Academy ended with the Hargreeves family of adopted superheroes traveling back in time to escape an apocalypse caused by their own sister, Vanya (Ellen Page). But for fans of The Umbrella Academy, that may be the best news possible. What we got, it turns out, is basically Season 1 remixed with a few extra flourishes. Season 1 also ended on an apocalyptic cliffhanger, so I really didn't know what to expect from Umbrella Academy Season 2.
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No one knew what to expect when The Umbrella Academy debuted on Netflix in February 2019, but what we got was a stylish new superhero series on par with anything out of the Netflix-Marvel alliance.