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- Netflix
- Feb 15, 2019
- Netflix
- Feb 15, 2019
Summary Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Vanya (Elliot Page) and Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) are brought back together by the death of their adoptive father (Colm Feore) in this series based on the comics and graphic novels by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way.
- Netflix
- Feb 15, 2019
- Netflix
- Feb 15, 2019
Summary Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Vanya (Elliot Page) and Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) are brought back together by the death of their adoptive father (Colm Feore) in this series based on the comics and graphic novels by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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41% Positive
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50% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
61
41% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
50% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
9% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It’s frankly difficult to think back to how everything began in this crazy show after having buzzed through its 10 episodes, because it’s so full of layered narratives. ... The Umbrella Academy is incredibly interesting, enjoyable, quirky, and well worth your time.
The show is every bit as good, as delightfully odd, and as touching as the comic.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 301 User Ratings
7.2
69% Positive
207 Ratings
207 Ratings
18% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
13% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 301 User Ratings
7.2
69% Positive
207 Ratings
207 Ratings
18% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
13% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
I really like how superhero shows are finally getting more mature than the Arrowverse we were used to being fed with. The only problem I had with the mature superhero shows was the amount of cuss words they had. My parents don't have any problem with violence, but abuses and sex scenes are what ruins it for them. And I'm really glad The Umbrella Academy doesn't have either of them, so in case you are scared of watching it between your parents, you don't need to be.
The Umbrella Academy is yet another example of the "What If" superhero shows. No, I'm not talking about that baby stuff MCU is making. There are four horsemen of "What If" superhero shows - What if superheroes were real (The Boys), what if superheroes were depressed (Doom Patrol), what if superheroes were amateurs (Titans), and finally here we have what if superheroes were incompetent.
The story is about seven adopted brothers and sisters orn at the same time, each with superpowers. They were all adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves and made heroes as kids. Later in time they all grew up, stopped trusting each other and moved on to live their own lives. They were Luthor, Diego, Alison, Klaus, Five (he got lost in time-space continuum as a kid and returned back years later, so he never got a name), Ben (he's dead) and Vanya.
Everything about this show is awesome. I'm not even going to complain. The CGI, the acting, the music, the story, the cinematography, the choreography, everything is to the perfection. I'm really glad I chose to watch this show and that I got a Netflix subscription just for this. It was expensive but definitely worth it. I just can't wait for the next season.
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SEASON 1
The story is a little too Dark Phoenix, and the series’ pacing can be maddening. But you have to love an action-packed finale that rips from a kid’s birthday party at a bowling alley (little Kenny is never getting over that one) to a concert hall on the cusp of the apocalypse. The climax is an ending and a beginning. Umbrella Academy is just getting started.
It’s not that the writing is awful; it just veers a little too wildly between being needlessly vague and frustratingly ham-fisted. ... The Hargreeves family, though, is where the show shines its brightest. ... It’s not lacking plot, but in the end it’s just far too anxious about doling out answers to focus on the elements that could’ve made it great.
The Umbrella Academy never delivers on its intrinsic potential. It’s just one more half-hearted attempt to capitalize on the genre’s popularity.
There’s not much else going on here, beyond some admirable if too strenuous attempts by the actors to breathe life into the show. It is packed with talent, but except for Gallagher’s time-traveling Max Fischer vibe, somehow none of it quite shines as it has every right to--save for the mid-20th-century-inflected production design and art direction (credited to a team of four), and Jeff Russo’s old-fashioned score.
Netflix already has A Series of Unfortunate Events and could have easily titled The Umbrella Academy, its new series, A Series of Pointless Scenes. ... It probably doesn't help that the writing is superficial and the acting suboptimal, or that the whole thing relies on an ostensible quirkiness and viewers' innate sense that they've seen echoes of this many other places.
This is my 2nd favorite superhero show, my favorite Netflix original TV show, my favorite new show of 2019, and one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Robert Sheehan, Ellen Page, and Aidan Gallagher gave phenomenal performances, they gave emotionally powerful performances and Robert and Aidan are hilarious. Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jordan Claire Robbins, Tom Hopper, Mary J. Blige, David Castañeda, John Magaro, Cameron Britton, and Sheila McCarthy gave pretty terrific performances. The visual effects were outstanding especially Pogo and the superpowers. The costumes are stupendous especially on Tom Hopper, Robert Sheehan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, and Jordan Claire Robbins. The makeup and hairstyling was superb especially on Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Ellen Page, Mary J. Blige, David Castañeda, and Jordan Claire Robbins. The writing was fantastic, I loved how original it is. Also the soundtrack for this season is excellent, I loved the song selection they fit perfectly. This was an A+ first season.
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SEASON 1
The first year of "The Umbrella Academy" bothered me a little, the pace is terrible, the episodes are too long for little plot, the characters are underdeveloped (exceptions: Vanya, Klaus and Five). However, comic reliefs work very well in all areas that they are put into.
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SEASON 1
Here is the deal with this film, it was entertaining but it's not great. But it did get me to watch 10 episodes. Sure it could have used a bit more substance, but let me ask you this. If you don't like it, don't watch all 10. But if you do, don't bash it too hard, or I have to ask you why you stayed watching it that long.
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SEASON 1
If you like to pause you TV show about 25 times in ONE SINGLE EPISODE and say to yourself out-loud, "How the F does that make any sense!!!" Then I guess you're going to love or at least tolerate The Umbrella Academy Season 2. And what I just stated is no exaggeration, because that's EXACTLY WHAT I DID for this season from start to finish. There are so many problems with this show, from far left political agendas being crammed down your thought, to COMPLETE abandonment of characters. There are plot holes that disregard the point of the season 1 plot, and WAY more questions than answers. I swear, some of the events must have been directed by a six year old! There's just simply no logic in anything that happens in this show. For this review I'll just list most of the cons and the very few pros of this show.
NOT A SUPERHERO SHOW- You better believe me when I say that this is nothing like the first season, and it's just NOT a superhero show since no one uses their powers AT ALL except for Five. I kid you not, there is only ONE scene in the WHOLE season where Luther, Diego, AND Klaus use their powers, ONE!!! And that's not to say that Allison or Vanya use their powers often, CAUSE THEY DON'T! There actually is one other scene in the entire season where Diego uses his super cool knife ability on an antagonist, but instead he MISSES! Um, what!?
THE ANTAGONISTS ****!- The plot in this season is actually pretty similar to season 1, and they also have a small group of antagonists trying to kill the academy like Hazel and Cha Cha in season one. Only thing is, that they're NOTHING LIKE HAZEL AND CHA CHA in terms of personality. The simple fact is that they are completely lifeless literal walking manikins who never speak except in two scenes in the whole season. I did not care one bit about these weirdos, worst bad guys ever!
Diego- Let me just say out right that if you liked Diego in season 1, then sorry, because the bad-ass we knew before is NOTHING AT ALL like the wimpy, stupid man we got in season 2. Diego makes some of the STUPIDEST dissensions in this season for the sake of moving forward the terrible plot, I can't count how many times I just had to pause the show and say to myself, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU IDIOT!!??"
Alison and Politics- Much like Diego, Allison is absolutely NOTHING like she was in season 1. The problem with her is that they use her and the color of her skin as a far left political tool! I'm sure that you know that this season takes place in the 60's during the Civil Rights Movement. So if you have even just the slightest ounce of common sense, you already know where this is gonna go. I don't have a problem with her being in the 60's Civil Rights Movement, but I do have a BIG problem with the fact the director did NOT do ANY research about this topic. He literally just assumed that EVERY police officer (and white person in that time for that matter) were just PURE EVIL! Did you know that you have a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than having you home invaded by policemen without a warrant. I only reason I say that is because the director seems to think that police invading your home and then beating the s*** out of you just because they feel like it is something that's completely normal. There's also mentions of police killing black men on the streets, and even a scene where a police officer almost beats a black main character to DEATH! I'm aware that this kinda thing happened in some areas during this time but NOT in Texas. I did some research and found that there is no record of police brutality cases in Texas aside from ONE in 1977! These horrific police events in this show are completely made up! I thought this season was using real life events! Of course the only reason this is here is to advance a far left political agenda.
Vanya- If Alison was used to cater to the racial politics, then Vanya is used to cater to the LGBT politics. Throughout the course of the season she finds a new FEMALE lover who is:
A. Nothing like her
B. An incredibly selfish character
C. About 15-20 years older than Vanya
All of this made me just not care for her new lover which made me not care about Vanya. There's really no rhyme or reason to their relationship except to push more politics. Also, Vanya was NEVER established to be ****, nor was her lover, so it just really comes out of know where which comes off as ac-ward.
Lila: Lila is a new character, but she is by FAR the worst in the show. When she's introduced she's actually ESTABLISHED as an annoying character. The show never gave me never one reason to like her so she just stayed as an annoying and absolutely TERRIBLE character throughout the end. I kinda relate to her Jar Jar Binks, she's annoying as hell, is only in the plot by accident, and makes you think about how much this show **** every time she goes on screen.
I really wanted to like this season since 1 loved season 1, but trust me, it's garbage.
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SEASON 1
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