The Umbrella Academy
Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
At long last,The Umbrella Academyhas unveiled its first supervillain and its a member of the Umbrella Academy.
Stopping Leonard Peabody could have prevented the apocalypse.
They just didnt do it early enough.
By the time the Umbrella Academy figured it out, Vanya was already too far gone.
So after an entire season of buildup, this is how the apocalypse happens.
It starts with Vanya, almost in a trance as she stalks through the Umbrella Academy building.
Grace also dies when the building collapses.
(But again: robot!
And a robot specifically designed to be repairable after Vanyas attacks!)
But how to stop her?
Thats a subject of debate.
Luther raises the possibility that theyll need to kill her; Allison firmly refuses that shell ever do it.
Instead, she fires a bullet next to Vanyas ear, disrupting her flow and knocking her into unconsciousness.
For a brief moment, everybody celebrates saving the world.
But theres one last nasty surprise in store.
The accumulated energy from Vanyas concert launches a beam into space that crashes directly into the moon.
(Hey, maybe Luthers moon base wasnt so useless after all!)
The splintered moon rocks start falling to Earth, causing a horrifying chain reaction of craters and explosions.
Its the end of the world after all.
And none of the Umbrella Academys superpowers can do anything to stop it.
As the moon rocks come crashing down to the Earth, Five comes up with one last Hail Mary.
And, uh, the rest of the world.
A happy ending after all!]
Cha-Cha, stumbling around with a drawn pistol, never gets her revenge on Hazel.
Allisons estranged husband and daughter.
Diegos friends on the police force.
That poor kid having his birthday party at the bowling alley when the Commission attacks.
Im a little split on this ending.
So … whats going on here?
How old was Hargreeves when he died?
Where did he come from?
Who was that woman?
This show nails irreverence, but I think it could stand to play it earnest a little more often.
Thats stormtrooper levels of comical inaccuracy.
Intentionally or not, Agnes and Hazels final kiss before theyre enveloped by the blast recallsa famous image fromWatchmen.
Want to know whatsnew on Netflix?
Check out Vultures streaming guide.
