Revisited - Umbrella Academy (2019)

So I'm writing this off of just literally finishing the first season of the show and man, was it addicting that I couldn't even stop at one episode and ended up watching the show in a matter of two days. Of course, I've heard of Umbrella Academy before and the raving reviews about it but never got around to watching it of course till now. Since season 2 had just arrived, I decided to give it a shot and was blown away by its fun story, unique characters, and great acting by the whole cast especially Number Five who basically steals the show whenever hes on screen as well as Klaus. However, this show isn't without its flaws and at times the story gets predictable and some acting falls flat on screen but besides all of that, the show delivers and delivers in fashion.

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero web television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father's death and the threat of an impending apocalypse. The series is produced by Borderline Entertainment, Dark Horse Entertainment, and Universal Cable Productions. The ensemble cast features Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, and Mary J. Blige. The adaptation began development as a film optioned by Universal Pictures in 2011. It was eventually shelved in favor of a television series in 2015, before being officially greenlit by Netflix in July 2017. The series is filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.The first season was released on Netflix on February 15, 2019. In April 2019, Netflix reported that 45 million households had watched season one during its first month of release. That same month, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on July 31, 2020. Both seasons received positive reviews from critics.

On October 1, 1989, 43 women around the world give birth simultaneously, despite none of them showing any sign of pregnancy until labor began. Seven of the children are adopted by eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves, and turned into a superhero team that he calls "The Umbrella Academy." Hargreeves gives the children numbers rather than names, but they eventually are named by their nanny robot-mother, Grace, as: Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Number Five (his only name), Ben, and Vanya. While putting six of his children to work fighting crime, Reginald keeps Vanya apart from her siblings' activities, as she supposedly demonstrates no powers of her own.

In the present day, Luther is a part ape who lived on the moon for four years, Allison is a famous actress, Vanya is a violinist, Klaus has a drug addiction, Ben, now deceased, is a ghost able to converse only with Klaus, and Diego has become a vigilante with a penchant for trouble. The estranged siblings learn that Reginald has died and gather for his funeral. Number Five returns from the future, chased by vigilantes, and reveals that a global apocalypse is imminent. Meanwhile, the reunited siblings try to uncover the secret of their dysfunctional family while beginning to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities.

After finishing the series, I of course wanted to watch the second season but decided to hold on and let this one sink in first. I even found out it was based off a comic which is even wackier than the show and was created by the lead singer of goddmanMy Chemical Romance which I find to be the craziest factoid of them all. This show does a great job at being unique amongst the other comic book movies and shows and that is of course attributed to the fantastic source material which itself is unique and creative. I can't wait to see what they do for the second season as well as the now green lit season 3. The comic book series is still running so I might check that out too. This show is a breath of fresh air and I think we all need that at times like this so go watch it. This has been Revisited, thanks for reading. Ricardo Singing Off.