“The Umbrella Academy” Season 2 Netflix Review by Brooke Daugherty
August 23, 2020 9:32 am |
Season Two of Netflix’s Umbrella Academy loosely follows the comic of the same name, written by Gerrard Way and Gabriel Bá. Both Way and Bá serve as Executive Producers. Steve Blackman is the only returning writer returning, penning teleplays. The three returning directors, Ellen Kuras, Stephen Surjik, Jeremy Webb, helmed a total of five episodes this time around.
This season finds our separated heroes in 1963 with the apocalypse still pending, after Five tries to get them away from impending doom. This happens in the first two minutes of the first episode besides being in the trailer, so no spoiler warnings. What results is the team coming together to save the world once again in a time which is much different, and yet the same as they are used to. They face racism, sexism, and homophobia, not to mention the end of the world.
Season 2 brings back all seven members of the Umbrella Academy – Ellen Page as Vanya, Tom Hopper Luther, David Castañeda (Diego), Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison, Robert Sheehan as Klaus, Aidan Gallagher as teenage Five, and Justin H. Min as the ghost of Ben. Through the magic of time travel, we see the return of Cameron Britton as Hazel, Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves, as well as best dressed of the series, Kate Walsh as The Handler. Everyone is on their acting game in this season, which is something I cannot say about Season 1. Newcomers include Ritu Arya as Lila, Yusuf Gatewood as Raymond Chestnut, and Marin Ireland as Sissy Cooper. They held their own in the weird world of Umbrella Academy and the cast who already knew each other.
I don’t have a lot of grievances. For some reason, Diego looks like one cavemen from those old Geico commercials, but that gets pointed out, so it got a laugh out of me. If you watched the first season, but haven’t started this one yet, get on it. You won’t be sorry. If you haven’t seen either one, watch both as soon as you can. Season 1 has some low points but ends with a bang while season 2 is all bang.
PCL Rating: Tupperware
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: FRESH 🍅
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