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'The Umbrella Academy' review: Hargreeves siblings face off against ... (Mashable)

The third season of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy" may be the show's best outing yet, but it falls into the patterns of its predecessors.

Despite this, the third season of The Umbrella Academy is a winner, one that Brellies everywhere will enjoy. Don't get me wrong, those are still engaging tropes (and I love a good dance party), but after three seasons, it makes you wonder about the direction of the show — especially when we don't have closure on questions that were raised in Season 2 and even Season 1. This Ben is a far cry from the one we grew to know and love. Lucky for us, Season 3 avoids that pitfall (for the most part), keeping the Hargreeves' adventures feeling fresh with powerful new character developments and a fun set of villains to face off against. Among the season's biggest developments is Viktor's (Elliot Page) transition, which the show addresses early on and treats with an immense amount of care. The Umbrella Academy is back, reuniting us with the superpowered Hargreeves siblings and their super-sized daddy issues.

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Who would win: Sparrow Academy or Umbrella Academy? (Polygon)

In Umbrella Academy season 3 episode 1, we see the Umbrella and Sparrow academies fight. But who would win in an actual showdown of the two Hargreeves ...

What are their powers? The showdown: Viktor has almost ended the world twice, and that was without even really trying. Christopher can manipulate the temperature of a room, tase people (basically), and also induce fear into the minds of beings. In a fight, Jayme — who also benefits from the Sparrow training regimen — should be able to avoid Ben’s tentacles and get an opportunity to spit on him. What are their powers? Like the Sparrow version, Ben is able to summon tentacles with his body. Who’s to say, but I think if Allison was just able to talk at all and was focused/had her killer instinct enough, it’d be an easy win. Diego is able to manipulate the trajectory of anything he throws, as well as anything thrown at him — including bullets. Since this is a one-on-one showdown, we’re also assuming a world in which Umbrella Ben is alive and well, just for numbers’ sake. But in a showdown between individual members of the group, who would win? With a six-on-seven brawl, there’s a lot of moving parts. This is the Sparrow Academy, and they operate like a well-oiled machine (at least from the outside).

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Elliot Page says he feels 'proud' of his 'Umbrella Academy ... (USA TODAY)

Elliot Page's "Umbrella Academy" character Vanya transitioned to trans man Viktor in Season 3 parallel to the actor after he came out in 2020.

To me, it would be so special for us to all be able to connect and talk about how similar we all are." The actor added: "I feel like it's so unfortunate because we're all on the same team here, you know? I feel a way that I really never thought possible for a long, long time," Page said. The crew also brought trans author and journalist Thomas Page McBee on set where he "helped out" with bringing Viktor's story to fruition. "You don’t even notice the box that you’re in until someone comes along and lets you out," Sissy says. "But last time I checked, you don’t speak for this family."

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The Umbrella Academy season 3 ending explained: your biggest ... (GamesRadar+)

Prior to this, at the end of episode 9, Reginald kills Luther (Tom Hopper) in an attempt to bring the family together. Later, Reginald then stops Klaus (Robert ...

And for more on the Hargreeves, see our piece on The Umbrella Academy season 3 timeline explained. Marcus is killed by the Kugelblitz in episode 1 and Harlan kills Jayme and Alphonso at the Hotel Obsidian during the standoff in episode 3. Luther sets off to look for her at the end of episode 10. Check out our guide to the Umbrella Academy season 3 post-credits scene for more on the final moment of the series. Blaming his grandfather for all the wrongs in his life, the boy goes back in time to kill him. A mysterious ball of light and energy, it has the ability to suck people inside of it, killing them, and later sends out waves of power that kill anyone in their path. But what does this have to do with the Grandfather Paradox? Well, if the Hargreeves' mothers are dead, then they shouldn't exist in this timeline. Everyone is unsure of themselves and distrustful of each other in the wake of Luther and Klaus' deaths. Prior to this, at the end of episode 9, Reginald kills Luther (Tom Hopper) in an attempt to bring the family together. As she goes over to check on her daughter, Ray (Yusuf Gatewood), the man she was married to in 1963, appears in the doorway, dressed in present-day clothing. After confronting their father, Reginald Hargreeves, back in the '60s, he decides to adopt another set of superpowered children in 1989, so the siblings find they've got competition as they arrive back in 2019. The Umbrella Academy season 3 has arrived on Netflix, and the finale will have left many of us with more questions than answers.

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The Umbrella Academy Recap: Love, Viktor (Vulture)

Each of the Umbrellas is decompressing after Dallas by taking a little time to figure out who they really are. A recap of 'The World's Biggest Ball of Twine ...

However reluctantly, Diego seems to be finding some purpose in being a dad to Stan (whose ability to throw knives so well probably doesn’t hurt). And Luther finds hope in his ongoing bond with Sloane, who — barring the possibility of a long-con honeypot scheme — seems to adore him and his stories about visiting the moon as much as she dislikes being a Sparrow. When they kiss at the end of the episode, it feels like the start of something they both desperately need. Is there a future for the Umbrellas in this specifically Umbrella-less world? But after following that arc for much of the first season, the TV show has gone on to suggest a vastly more hopeful path — one in which Viktor finally gets to define his life on his own terms. And as the rest of the world finds out who he is, too, it’s nice to see a pop-cultural trans story that is not characterized by prejudice, tragedy, or both. At a diner with Viktor, Allison flashes back to the racist diner owner from 1963. It’s interesting that this wasn’t the show’s original plan for the character — season three’s scripts were already finished when Page released his statement, which necessitated some rewrites — because, in many ways, it feels like Umbrella Academy has always been building up to this.

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<I>The Umbrella Academy</i> Meets Its Match in Season 3 (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

The Umbrella Academy returns to Netflix for season 3, and introduces the Sparrow Academy. But what super powers do all of the Hargreeves siblings have?

Much like Luther, Marcus is a literal force to be reckoned with, and his muscles do most of the talking. In terms of super powers, Sloane is able to control gravity, meaning that she's able to levitate and fly, and allow others to do so. Perhaps the most surprising member of the Sparrow Academy is Christopher, a telekinetic, psykronium cube that can induce paralysis, fear, existential dread, and freezing temperatures in any environment. Introduced in season 2, Lila Pitts is one of the 43 children born with superpowers in 1989. Also known as The Rumor, Allison Hargreeves can literally control people with the sound of her voice. Klaus is able to communicate with the dead as a medium, and he can also summon ghosts at his behest. In season 2, Viktor even resurrected Harlan, a drowned boy and the son of his girlfriend, by transferring some of his power to the boy. As a Sparrow, Ben's tentacle powers remain the same, but his changed personality means he's more competitive and negative, making him more of danger to those around him. Number Six played an important role in season 2, and maintained his ability to summon Eldritch Tentacles from a portal in his abdomen, albeit as a ghost. Also known as the White Violin in the originating comic book, Viktor is able to harness and manipulate sound and energy, redistributing it in a number of possible ways. And when it comes to Viktor's powers, it all starts with the manipulation of sound. The Sparrows appear to be much more organized than their Umbrella counterparts, and Reginald seems to believe that the group is far superior in every way.

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Who Is Jake Epstein? 5 Things On 'The Umbrella Academy' Star (Hollywood Life)

The 35-year-old Canadian actor stars as Alphonso Hargreeves/Sparrow Number Four in season 3 of the hit Netflix series. Fans may not have realized that Jake is ...

He played Tony Elliott in Billy Elliot the Musical and then acted as a alternate for the lead role in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which was shut down after less than three years. She’s written fiction and con-fiction children stories about the Holocaust, as well as one adult fiction book. He reprised the role in two episodes of the sequel series Degrassi: Next Class. She also speaks to children and educators about the Holocaust. Jake Epstein is an exciting new addition to The Umbrella Academy. The 35-year-old Canadian actor stars as Alphonso Hargreeves/Sparrow Number Four in season 3 of the hit Netflix series. Jake starred on Degrassi: The Next Generation for five seasons and won the Gemini Award. His character Craig Manning is a musician who deals with bipolar disorder and parental abuse.

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<i>The Umbrella Academy</i>'s Season 3 Finale Is Frustrating in All ... (ELLE.com)

Season 3 of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy ends on a massive cliffhanger. Here's what happened—and what it means for the Hargreeves kids.

“I left you to guard the most precious thing in the universe.” But Reg never tells him what—or, rather, who—that was. As a boy, I heard the legend of the seven bells.” If the bells are rung, “all will be restored just as it was.” Basically, “whoever or whatever” made the universe left a safeguard in place—a literal reset button—should the universe become a threat to itself. But if you’d rather not spend the next several hours tapping the rewind button, here’s a quick rundown of what seems to have just happened. Allison presses her palm to the button, and the universe powers down like a 1970s-era television set. Allison is the only one left sitting on the bench, and she’s forced to watch as this power—whatever it is—seems to eat her siblings alive, sucking up their insides and turning their skin dull and grey. We don’t know much about these guardians except that the “creator of the universe” put them in place to protect the reset button from those with nefarious intentions. Their tormenter is dead, but the kids are still in agony, and a Big Red Button has popped up on Reg’s screen. Instead, he calls the remaining family together to hunt for a “sigil,” one that will unlock the mythical “seven bells” that can reset the universe. Reg himself built the Hotel Obsidian around a portal that transports visitors to “the other side,” where it would seem the aforementioned seven bells reside. After finally believing he’d developed a trusting relationship with his abusive father, Klaus is devastated by Reg’s betrayal and impales himself on the horn of a taxidermic white buffalo in the Hotel Obsidian, ostensibly so as to preserve his physical form and return to life, pronto. After all, why return to the family that’s repeatedly rebuffed him, or the father who called him “more trouble than you’re worth”? But Luther appeals to Klaus’s intense need for validation—“I believe in you, brother”—and Klaus agrees to try reincarnating them, despite Luther’s motivational skills lacking Braveheart-level finesse. Episode 10 opens shortly after Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) plunges his tentacle-sword-arm into Luther’s (Tom Hopper) chest, then whips around and abandons Klaus (Robert Sheehan) to the devouring Kügelblitz, a black hole-like entity created by the impossibility of the Umbrella Academy’s existence in a reality where their mothers were killed before they were born.

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'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3's Soundtrack Is Packed Full of ... (Cosmopolitan.com)

From Kenny Logins' "Footloose" to "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, find out all the songs in 'The Umbrella Academy" season 3 soundtrack here.

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<i>The Umbrella Academy</i> Season 3 Ended On Another ... (ELLE.com)

We've got good news and bad news about season 4 of the popular Netflix sci-fi series. Here's everything we know about the next chapter.

Because Volume 4: The Sparrow Academy has yet to release in print, any speculation over how its contents might influence season 4 is moot. But it’s not unreasonable to suspect season 4 wouldn’t arrive until 2023, given the numerous cast members participating and the significant visual effects involved. well, a Netflix, and cancels the series before it’s had the chance to resolve its arc. Here’s everything we know about season 4 of The Umbrella Academy. But this new doomsday isn’t just the end of the world; it’s the collapse of the entire universe, courtesy of a “Kügelblitz” initiated by the Umbrella Academy’s impossible presence in an alternate dimension. After returning from 1960s Dallas to the present day only to find their erstwhile father championing a new troupe of super-heroic cadets, the Umbrella Academy team join forces—sort of—with this so-called Sparrow Academy in an attempt to prevent another doomsday.

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Elliot Page proud of trans character on 'Umbrella Academy' (Los Angeles Times)

Elliot Page said the showrunner of 'Umbrella Academy' was 'excited' to make his character, Viktor Hargreeves, trans after he came out in real life.

“That’s obviously a big component and part of my life and a beautiful thing to experience now,” Page said. [Transitioning has] improved my life drastically, and I hope maybe people who do have an issue with me could maybe try and hear that or embrace that on some level.” Since issuing a powerful statement about their transition in December 2020, Page has been showered with love and support from friends and colleagues, as well as the larger trans community. "[McBee’s] book and his work in general are so much about masculinity and what it means and exploring that,” Page said. Additionally, the show tapped journalist and author Thomas Page McBee — the first trans man to box at New York City’s Madison Square Garden — to consult on Viktor’s character arc. “It’s so unfortunate because it’s like, we’re all on the same team here.

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Elliot Page is 'proud' to introduce trans character on 'Umbrella ... (New York Post)

Elliot Page is “proud” and “excited” that their real-life gender transition will be represented through their “Umbrella Academy” character.

Page said “Umbrella Academy” showrunner Steve Blackman was “really excited” to incorporate trans identity into the show. “That’s obviously a big component and part of my life and a beautiful thing to experience now,” they said. “So Thomas came on board and helped out, and I feel proud of it and excited for people to see.”

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The Umbrella Academy Recap: Rival Schools (Vulture)

One of the mysteries lingering in the background of the season finally comes to the forefront. A recap of “Pocket Full of Lightning,” episode three of ...

And that’s when one of those external forces lingering in the background of The Umbrella Academy’s third season finally comes to the forefront. Back in the present, things are starting to come to a boil. In the end, Luther settles for complimenting his new haircut, which seems like a nice middle ground. In the absence of internal battles, external ones will need to do, and “Pocket Full of Lightning” offers more than a few. Allison suggests that they conduct the exchange at the Hotel Obsidian, revealing the Umbrellas’ home base, which not even lovestruck Luther was reckless enough to do without catching himself first. There’s no conflict The Umbrella Academy has ever introduced that’s as interesting as when the family itself is at odds.

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Elliot Page Takes Joy in Trans Identity, Pride in 'Umbrella Academy' (Advocate.com)

The actor talked with Seth Meyers about the new season of the Netflix series, which will have Page's character coming out as trans.

Transitioning “has improved my life drastically,” Page said, and enhanced his acting. … It’d be so special for us to all be able to connect and talk about how similar we are in all of our journeys.” “I feel a way that I really never thought possible for a long, long time.”

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The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Burning Questions and Ending ... (IGN)

The Umbrella Academy ended the world... again. But it's different this time! Here's what's going on with that Season 3 ending and a breakdown of all the ...

We meet Ben’s mother immediately before her immaculate conception on a similar subway in Korea. But we also probably shouldn’t sleep on the fact that the version of Ben we see on the train looks pretty different from the Sparrow version we spent Season 3 with. But, like all things in The Umbrella Academy, there’s a lot more to this moment than meets the eye. Why is Viktor so ready to forgive his sister for murdering a man who’s only crime was getting saved by the Umbrella Academy as a child? But why is everyone so willing to roll with the unforgivable things that she did in her grief? It’s just strange that Viktor and Luther are so willing to let bygones be bygones after two pretty unforgivable actions from their sister (and in one case, ex). Because of his connection to Viktor and the Umbrella Academy, it targeted all of their mothers before the Umbrellas could be born. Harlan (the young boy that Viktor saved in Season 2, accidentally giving him a piece of his powers, played by Callum Keith Rennie) returns this season much older and much more broken than we remember him. Most of the Sparrow Academy met pretty untimely ends (their Number One played by Justin Cornwell was done dirty, if you ask me) in Season 3. Season 3 put Allison and Viktor through the ringer. The Sparrow’s version of Ben, however, remains alive and well with the rest of his dysfunctional family. Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) snaps out of her loss-induced rage long enough to save her siblings, and Viktor (Elliot Page) decides not to wipe his sister out in favor of trusting her and hopefully repairing their incredibly damaged relationship. Giving the Hargreeves children the opportunity to explore and reflect on their own emotions and intentions rather than sniping at each other constantly gives the audience the opportunity to empathize more than they may have in the past.

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Elliot Page Calls Out 'People's Obsession With the Binary' (Vulture)

Acot Elliot Page appeared on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' to promote season 3 of 'The Umbrella Academy' and discuss how his character's transition aligns ...

So that’s really what I’m focusing on and embracing the most.” Page describes transphobia as “unfortunate” because “whether you’re trans, gender nonconforming, cis, we all have these expectations and limits and constraints because of people’s obsession with the binary and how we’re all supposed to live our lives. The June 21 episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers welcomed Elliot Page to promote season three of The Umbrella Academy, out today on Netflix. The actor spoke about his character’s transition this season, which corresponds with his own. So to me it’d be so special for us to all be able to connect and talk about how similar we are in all of our journeys.”

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The Sparrow Academy Superheroes Certainly Have Every Super ... (Esquire.com)

And, he's kind of an asshole. The role is once again reprised by Justin H. Min who plays the ghost of Ben in The Umbrella Academy that only his brother Klaus is ...

Christopher is probably the most powerful of the Sparrow Academy Hargreeves, or rather the character with the most abilities. When the Umbrella Academy Hargreeves stumble on this new timeline, they encounter a familiar face – Ben, their brother that they lost in their world is alive and well in this world. The clip in the trailer sees her scaling rock and a crow landing on her shoulder, adding to all of the mystery. While there, they find that the academy also has seven superheroes who were born on the same day and adopted by the same dad. Rather it is a parallel universe where in place of The Umbrella Academy, they instead find The Sparrow Academy, also built and developed by their father, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who, by the way, is alive and well. In case your memory needs some refreshing, the ending of Season 2 finds The Umbrella Academy superheroes accidentally time traveling to 2019, where the Hargreeves mansion remains intact.

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The Umbrella Academy Is Back—What to Remember Before You ... (Gizmodo)

The super-powered Hargreeves siblings return today for more apocalyptic shenanigans on Netflix.

Suspected to be terrorists by the U.S. government, the Umbrella Academy regroups for one last confrontation with the Handler (who is killed) and a renewed chance to return to 2019 using one of the Commission’s time-traveling briefcase. The story beats are easy to follow, and the stakes are too (that ticking clock leading up to doomsday!); it’s the perfect show to enjoy while letting your brain zone out a little. The big conflict arrives when Viktor’s long-dormant powers are awakened and are revealed to be the cause of the apocalypse. Eventually it’s revealed the second apocalypse will be triggered by Viktor (again), who’s tortured after he’s captured by the FBI; his powers flare and cause him to blow up the FBI office where he’s being held. To escape season one’s apocalypse, the siblings time-travel with Number Five, but the plan—like virtually all Umbrella Academy plans—doesn’t go off without a hitch. (These are just the characters we know about already—no doubt there’ll be more introduced as season three progresses.) In the 1960s, we learn Reginald is part of a group called the Majestic 12 that’s plotting the Kennedy assassination, an event that ties into The Umbrella Academy’s second apocalypse. The hulking Luther Hargreeves (Tom Hopper) once suffered a near-fatal accident and was saved by an experimental treatment that means he now has the torso of an ape. Viktor’s anger exploded at the end of season one, and his frustration toward his siblings, his father, and the world in general caused the moon to shatter, in turn causing the first apocalypse. Allison Hargreeves (Emmy Raver-Lampman) is a famous actress when we first meet her in season one and a civil rights activist in season two; her power, which she tries not to deploy, is a form of mind control that begins with her uttering the phrase “I heard a rumor.” Season three of The Umbrella Academy arrives on Netflix today to send them on more wild adventures. Born on the same fated day in 1989 to mothers who weren’t pregnant when they woke up that morning—then raised by an eccentric father figure keenly interested in their various superpowers—the Hargreeves siblings have been through a hell of a lot.

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The Umbrella Academy Boss Talks Introducing Viktor in Season 3: 'I ... (TVLine)

'Umbrella Academy' creator Steve Blackman discusses Viktor's transition in Season 3 of the Netflix series.

I talked with Elliot and Thomas through the whole thing, and I’m really proud of how we did it. Equally crucial was the reaction from Viktor’s siblings upon hearing the news. According to series creator Steve Blackman, The Umbrella Academy‘s Season 3 scripts were complete when Page called him to share the news of his transition, and Blackman felt it was “very important” that he and Page collaborated on how to incorporate Viktor’s transition into already-written scripts.

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Who Is Javon "Wanna" Walton From 'The Umbrella Academy' and ... (MarieClaire.com)

You may known Javon "Wanna" Walton as Ashtray from 'Euphoria,' but Walton has a surprising new role on season 3 of 'Umbrella Academy.'

Stan's around for the rest of the season, as Diego and some of the other Umbrellas look after him while trying to solve another apocalypse. He does get to help out Diego when the two run into some trouble. He also said that he's logged over 80 fights and hopes to go pro when he turns eighteen. He added that he got the role after only one audition, saying "I was the only kid pronouncing the drug names right." Javon "Wanna" Walton joined The Umbrella Academy in a secret role earlier this year, soon after his fan-favorite character Ashtray met a tragic fate in Euphoria's season 2 finale. Based on the comic book series by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the show follows a dysfunctional family of heroes as they stop the end of the world (after usually bringing it about themselves) in a new setting every season.

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'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3: Ending Explained and All ... (CNET)

The Hargreeves siblings faced the end of the world once again, but did they save it or just make things worse?

This time, to save the world, all it takes is for one of the siblings to hit a literal reset button. What a jam-packed season, with plenty of cliffhangers to propel us into the next. In a Tony Stark-like tower, marked by huge "H E" letters (or "H" and three horizontal lines floating parallel over one another), old Reg overlooks the city with the same ethereal woman revealed to be living on the moon at the same time Luther was. Luther desperately runs off to find his love Sloane, who could still potentially exist out in the reset world somewhere, just not as part of the Sparrow Academy. The rest of the siblings go their separate ways. Another Ben! This one looks super suave, wearing a trim suit and reading a book as he travels to Yeouido Station in Seoul. So in this reset universe, not one, but two Bens exist. She takes another step out of character by striking a deal with Reginald to do whatever it takes to bring Claire (and potentially Raymond) back. In the penultimate episode of season 3, we see that this alien possesses a sharp-as-a-blade arm, which he uses to stab Luther to death. This is part of a tactic he's used before to bring the siblings together. Only later does Lila reveal that Stanley isn't in fact his son, but her mate Trudy's (unfortunately, Stan ends up Kugelblitzed). She "borrowed" him to test Diego on whether he'd be up for the job of looking after his real son. This resulted in a Grandfather Paradox -- in this altered timeline, the siblings were never born. This black hole is the universe's response to a Grandfather Paradox created by Harlan, Sissy's superpowered son. Superhero life is always busy when it comes to the Hargreeves siblings.

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The Umbrella Academy Recap: My Big Fat Apocalypse Wedding (Vulture)

If you had just one day left to live, how would you spend it? A recap of 'Wedding at the End of the World,' episode eight of season three of Netflix's 'The ...

So I was very much on Viktor’s side when he decides to be the bigger person and apologize for his role in everything that went wrong. Even Reginald Hargreeves shows up, albeit uninvited, and delivers a lovely toast to all his children: The ones he raised in this timeline and the ones he has accepted he raised in another one. Allison had every reason to be angry that Viktor lied to her — but in the end, she made an active and calculated choice to murder Harlan. The episode is structured around an event that promises a kind of defiant joy: the wedding of Luther and Sloane, who want to be formally bound together as they stare down the apocalypse. Or in other words: This is a hangout episode, designed mostly to give us a heavy dose of these characters before the plot inevitably overwhelms them in the one-two punch of the last two episodes. No one knows how to stop it (or, in Five’s case, if it should be stopped). Assuming we’re at the end of the line: How best to spend the time they have left?

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The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Ending Explained (Den of Geek)

An unusually conclusive Umbrella Academy season 3 finale delves into Reginald Hargreeves' motivations but does it get things back to "normal?"

In addition to that, this might be the show’s way of slowly turning the Sparrow Academy Ben into our Ben. This Ben smiles, meaning that either the Sparrow Academy Ben is learning to chill out or that this really is the Ben of old. And if that is true, that might mean that Five’s prophecy has finally come to pass and there might be extra versions of all the Umbrellas out there in the world. The real interesting angle to consider here is how much of the events of The Umbrella Academy did Reginald Hargreeves foresee? By killing himself prior to the beginning of the series, did Reginald know it would set forward a series of events that would find his children: blowing up the Earth, going to 1963 Dallas, returning to a Sparrow-ified universe, and finally accessing Oblivion? Or did the old alien just kill himself because he could no longer take the pain? Ultimately Klaus, Ben (Justin H. Min), Sloane, Viktor (Elliot Page), Lila (Ritu Arya), Diego (David Castañeda), and Five fulfill the role of the Seven Bells. Reginald tells Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) to hold back because he knows the experience will kill her and he promised that she could be reunited with her daughter. By standing on certain locations in Oblivion previously revealed by a map, the children’s powers will be accessed and consolidated to open up a sort of computer terminal that can “reset” reality. Part of the reason why Reggie believes in the concept of Oblivion is because of an ancient prophecy referring to “The Seven Bells.” In fact, there are all sorts of prophecies from around the world that refer to a need of seven something. Earlier this season, Klaus recently discovered that not only does he have the power to communicate with the dead but to return from the dead as well. Now the TV series seems to imply that he only ever needed seven in the first place. At the tail end of season 3’s penultimate episode, “Seven Bells,” Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) fatally stabs his “Number One” son Luther (Tom Hopper) in the chest with one of his sharp alien fingers. Reginald Hargreeves seemingly achieves one of his biggest goals and his “children” get the opportunity to start their lives over, albeit without the crutch of their powers. Season 2 then brought the Hargreeves children back to the “present” only to discovery that something had gone horribly wrong as “The Sparrow Academy” were unwelcome intruders in their own home.

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How The Umbrella Academy's Creator and Star Elliot Page ... (Gizmodo)

The third season of the Netflix series based on the Dark Horse Comics series is now streaming.

The Hargreeves siblings don’t always get along—even when the fate of the world is at stake—but they immediately accept Viktor for who he is. But one key part of season three happened both on-screen and behind the scenes. I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.” Thankfully, those supportive people very much included the team behind the popular Netflix series.

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The Grandfather Paradox From <em>The Umbrella Academy</em ... (menshealth.com)

Rick and Morty creators Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland have long stated their aversion to time travel, despite their series' often cynical copulation with ...

To depict time travel without showing a contradiction (and, therefore, an impossibility), most fictional accounts show that (1) is false; they prevent the time traveler from changing events. (1) is true because if he was facing his grandfather with a gun, he could (in that he has the physical ability to pull the trigger) kill him. It appears as if the time traveler can kill Grandfather, but perhaps the time traveler fails. How they’re able to do this without making time travel itself impossible ... well, that’s the paradox. If one of these events occurs, then the time traveler is prevented from doing the impossible: killing his Grandfather. If he’s prevented from doing the impossible, then there is no contradiction. Therefore: backwards time travel is impossible. Again, this book assumes that the time traveler can in fact kill his grandfather. The video shows a boy, Elmer, who invents a time machine in order to go back in time and kill his grandfather, ridding the family of his current wrath. And like both Russian Dolls and Loki, the series wants to change the timeline; it wants to go back in time to remake the future. Therefore: time travel must not allow this situation to be possible. (An actual paradox has no solution; that's why it is a paradox.) (See: Russian Doll and Loki). The Umbrella Academy, which spent Season 2 in the 1960s, returns with an even more ambitious use of time travel in Season 3.

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Elliot Page Opened Up About His 'Umbrella Academy' Character's ... (Them)

Page shared that showrunner Steve Blackman “​​seemed really excited about incorporating [Page's transition] into the show.” Page also brought the writer Thomas ...

“The times in my life where I was the most uncomfortable, where I was the most unwell — those were the times when I was the most angry and I was the most unkind to myself.” Page emphasized again that transition has “improved his life drastically,” and expressed a hope that those who “have an issue” with him “could maybe try and hear that and embrace that as well.” “What I want to focus on right now — and it's been so extraordinary — is the degree of joy that I feel, the degree of presence that I feel,” Page said. “So Thomas came on board and helped out and I feel proud of it and excited for people to see it.”

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The Umbrella Academy fans are all confused about the same thing ... (cosmopolitan.com)

*Spoilers* It's fair to say, though, some fans have been left with more questions than answers about the season finale. In it, both the Umbrellas and the ...

"Just finished watching the entire season of [The] Umbrella Academy season 3 and I think I need time to process the ending... Another put, "Me trying to figure out what the ending of [The] Umbrella Academy season 3 means" and a third added, "LMAO WTF was that ending?? But there is one thing they're all a bit confused about: the ending.

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Umbrella Academy season 3 ending, explained (Polygon)

The Umbrella Academy season 3 ending opens up a new world and a lot of questions for Viktor Hargreeves and his siblings. Here's the questions we have for ...

But in the grand scheme of things, with the timeline once again reset? But in the park where they ended up in the new reality, Five’s arm is returned. “I originally just wrote the character to be dead, that was his function. The show may still answer it, especially since it’s never been particularly loyal to its source material and there’s already been a few clues strewn about the show, like Viktor noticing a Jennifer sketch in Ben’s room. It stands to reason (at least as much as anything else Umbrella Academy) that in this new world where Reginald commands much more capital, maybe he was able to save Alice in some way? whatever that machine was he had at the end of the season. He was, at least at one time, well-connected enough to run in the same circles as the shadowy group that ordered the hit on JFK. In the season 3 timeline, Pogo feared what he was capable of so much that he instructed the kids to dose him with some sort of pill every day. He was intensely interested in adopting the kids magically(?) born to 43 women on the 12th hour of October 1, 1989. As of the end of season 3, we also know it was vital to him to have seven children for… So what does all that mean in the grand scheme of the Umbrella Academy? That’s a complicated question, really. Even so, she at least has come out on the other side with not only Claire by her side but Ray, a choice that actress Emmy Raver-Lampman tells Polygon will probably haunt her: “I think there’s bound to be an immense amount of guilt that’s going to affect her at some point. In this new world Reginald is seemingly even more a captain of industry.

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The Umbrella Academy season 3 lets Elliott Page take control of his ... (British GQ)

Umbrella Academy, the Netflix series where imagination has no limits, is reminding viewers that identity is not a prison.

And I love that I am queer. “I love that I am trans. It's not just that there are LGBTQ+ characters like Klaus and Viktor – played by Elliott Page – but that the Umbrella Academy itself is a band of misfits who, for better or worse, have to seek family in one another as they grapple with issues ranging from their father's death to saving the world from impending apocalypse.

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The Umbrella Academy Season-Finale Recap: If I Could Turn Back ... (Vulture)

We've been hurtling toward the Hotel Oblivion all season — was it worth it? A recap of 'Oblivion,' episode ten of season three of Netflix's 'The Umbrella ...

• Reginald’s holdings in the new future include real estate, a financial institution, and a really big tower. And I definitely don’t buy that she’d be anything but furious with Diego for patronizingly locking her up instead of letting her join the fight (even if she slaps him before she kisses him once she gets out). The idea of hallways and rooms that reconfigure themselves is unnerving, but Umbrella Academy doesn’t really take the idea of an infinite maze to its full potential, and it doesn’t turn out to be much of an obstacle. If you scan it and get a different result, let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. But the button is still there and active, and Viktor opts to stand down, trusting Allison that pushing it is the right move. The season two finale was a little confounding too, and the third season it teed up was probably the show’s strongest overall.

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Breaking Down All the Powers in 'The Umbrella Academy' (Cosmopolitan.com)

Klaus has the ability to interact with dead spirits and even bring them back in a physical form if necessary. Overall, he can use them as a weapon, especially ...

This ultimately linked them together, but Viktor was able to cut the link at the end of the season. In season 3, it is revealed he also has the ability to regain powers he gave away back after meeting with an older Harlan. At the end of season 3, Viktor is concerned as he is unable to use his power again. Although not the same Ben from their original timeline, the Sparrow Academy Ben seems to be the only one from his group still alive at the end of the season after stepping out of the elevator into the new timeline. While it used to take him longer to regenerate, he is now able to do it within seconds of dying. But at the end of season 3, he drops one of his knives while twisting it, meaning he doesn't have his abilities in this new timeline. At the end of season 3, however, his body was reverted back to normal...and there's no word if this means his powers are officially gone too.

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The Umbrella Academy season 4: Expected release date, cast and ... (cosmopolitan.com)

Season three of The Umbrella Academy is finally on Netflix (22nd June) but already fans want more. Here is everything to know about a potential season four.

The Umbrella Academy season four plot is still hush hush with no hints floating around, but our guess is that it will likely lead off from season threes finale. Newlywed Luther is also on a mission to find his wife Sloan who disappeared, so we expect this to unravel in season three or potentially four. *Spoilers* If our prayers are answered and another series returns, then of course the entire Umbrella Academy have to be in it. As long as season three is popular, it's likely that Netflix will renew the show. So, without further a do, here's everything we know about The Umbrella Academy season four, including a potential release date, plot, cast, trailers, and more. We know the Hargreeves no longer have their powers, hinting they're in for a hard time with lots of twists and turns to unravel . And of course, fans already want a fourth season of the superhero show.

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Umbrella Academy cast's favorite group scenes from season 3 (Polygon)

The cast of The Umbrella Academy talked to us about their favorite scenes from season 3, including that Footloose dance scene and the wedding at the end of ...

“The worst scene to shoot together was the scene where we’re all screaming in agony for 12 hours,” Min said. It wasn’t all fun and games (and sweets) for the cast, with some quite difficult scenes to film as well. “It was like 3 in the morning. In the moment, it was quite amazing.” It was a rare opportunity for sentimentality among the chaos of an apocalypse (not to mention everything else going on in the season). “We shot in this very, very beautiful building in Toronto called the Liberty Grand Ballroom, where Torontonians like to go and have their wedding reception.

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How 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3 Incorporated Elliot Page's ... (Vanity Fair)

In the season's second episode, Page's character is reintroduced as Viktor, who tells his siblings: “It's who I've always been.”

“You couldn’t have known,” Viktor says, “because, I mean, I didn’t fully.” He says that Sissy “opened something in me. I guess that’s not true.” When asked what he sees in his reflection now, Viktor replies: “Me. Just me.” Instead, his becoming would need to happen within the first episodes, and without the hand-holding usually provided for cisgender audiences. But when Diego (David Castañeda) calls him “Vanya,” he corrects them: “It’s Viktor.” “Love the haircut,” Klaus (Robert Sheehan) says, as Five (Aidan Gallagher) offers a smile and nod. I’m not ready to give that up.” When Allison calls Viktor a “good sister,” he appears to grapple with that label.

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Everything You Need to Know About 'The Umbrella Academy ... (Cosmopolitan.com)

If you've already binged season 3 of 'The Umbrella Academy,' here's a rundown of everything we know so far about the potential next season 4.

That said, because of the sheer number of cast members and OTT visual effects à la Stranger Things involved, it wouldn't be the shocking if season 4 arrived at least a year from now, in 2023 at the earliest. Netflix's The Umbrella Academy has been pretty good about loosely following the body of work its based on aka the series of comic books created and written by My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. Season 3, for instance, pulled some of its materials from series 3 of the comic, The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion; however, there *is* a new, fourth series of the comic that hasn't been released. That's why we wouldn't be shocked if you binged season 3 in, well, a record-breaking go!

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'The Umbrella Academy' Season 4: Everything We Know (MarieClaire.com)

Season 3 sees the superpowered siblings returning to 2019 to find that Reginald Hargreeves has built a new family called the Sparrow Academy, who are all super ...

While some may fear a Game of Thrones situation for the upcoming seasons, showrunner Steve Blackmon told Newsweek (opens in new tab) that he has a plan for upcoming seasons, and that he's already consulted with writers Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá about his plans. The biggest setup in the season 3 finale is a showdown between the Umbrellas and Hargreeves, who now owns what looks like every skyscraper in New York and probably has the political power to match. Allison and Hargreeves were the only ones who were involved in powering the machine, and it looks like they both have their hearts' desire in this new universe. Other's who are pretty much set are Ritu Arya (Lila), Yusuf Gatewood (Ray), and Claire (Coco Assad). Plus we'll need Colm Feore (Reginald Hargreeves) as the Big Bad, as well as the addition of Liisa Repo-Martell as his partner Abigail. He always needed seven warriors to defeat the machine's guardian (a multi-formed spinoff of the minotaur guarding the maze in Greek mythology) and act as keys to power the machine, killing them in the process. The next thing we see is Allison arriving to her LA home to find Claire and Ray, who's her husband again and the father of her daughter. The Umbrella Academy is known for its cliffhanger season finales, so there's a wealth of possibilities for where next season could go. (There's also a final-final post-credits scene where a version of Ben is alive in South Korea, maybe the kind Ben we knew and loved.) Other fan-favorite cast members who could return are Genesis Rodriguez as Sloane and Jordan Claire Robbins as Grace, since the post-credit scene sets up the possibility of people who died in previous timelines coming back. He always saw his adopted kids as tools to be sacrificed, confirming that he's the ultimate villain of the series and the absolute worst. After two long years, Netflix's irreverent superhero show The Umbrella Academy has returned with a new apocalypse and double the amount of heroes. When the group travelled back to 2019, it created the Grandfather paradox that created the Kugelblitz that wipes out the universe.

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'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3: Ending Explained and Your ... (CNET)

The Hargreeves siblings saved us from the end of the world once again. But it came with a huge price.

This time, to save the world, all it takes is for one of the siblings to hit a literal reset button. What a jam-packed season, with plenty of cliffhangers to propel us into the next. Luther desperately runs off to find his love Sloane, who could still potentially exist out in the reset world somewhere, just not as part of the Sparrow Academy. The rest of the siblings go their separate ways. In a Tony Stark-like tower, marked by huge "H E" letters (or "H" and three horizontal lines floating parallel over one another), old Reg overlooks the city with the same ethereal woman revealed to be living on the moon at the same time Luther was. Another Ben! This one looks super suave, wearing a trim suit and reading a book as he travels to Yeouido Station in Seoul. So in this reset universe, not one, but two Bens exist. In the penultimate episode of season 3, we see that this alien possesses a sharp-as-a-blade arm, which he uses to stab Luther to death. She takes another step out of character by striking a deal with Reginald to do whatever it takes to bring Claire (and potentially Raymond) back. Only later does Lila reveal that Stanley isn't in fact his son, but her mate Trudy's (unfortunately, Stan ends up Kugelblitzed). She "borrowed" him to test Diego on whether he'd be up for the job of looking after his real son. This is part of a tactic he's used before to bring the siblings together. This resulted in a Grandfather Paradox -- in this altered timeline, the siblings were never born. The superpowered Hargreeves siblings have been doing their best to save us from the end of the world, but that feat isn't exactly easy. This black hole is the universe's response to a Grandfather Paradox created by Harlan, Sissy's superpowered son.

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The Umbrella Academy season 4 release date speculation: Cast ... (Radio Times)

The third season of The Umbrella Academy has just landed on Netflix, and plenty of questions were left unanswered in the finale.

Justin H Min as Ben Hargreeves/The Horror/Number Six and Ben Hargreeves/Sparrow Number Two Aidan Gallagher as Five Hargreeves/The Boy/Number Five David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves/The Kraken/Number Two

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