Olivia Thompson

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A fantastic and brilliantly conceived look into a highly dysfunctional and wonderfully funny family of superhuman children who have now grown up, whose lives have all changed for the worse: once media superstars constantly bathed in the spotlight of public attention, the members of the Umbrella Academy are split up, missing, or even dead. The cast brings each and every one of these characters to life with ease and sophisticated realism - whether it’s Ellen Page’s troubles outcast Vanya Hargreeves, the wild card who abandoned the family and wrote a tell-all autobiography that wrecked the Academy; or the team’s pansexual, drug-addicted, stylishly unkempt mascot Klaus Hargreeves, memorably portrayed by Robert Sheehan. The plot is rich with suspense, drama, action, sci-fi and even a good dash of horror, and no element feels half-baked: fast-paced and exhilarating, the Umbrella Academy will have you binge-watching without stop until you reach the climactic finale. There’s hardly anything to complain about in the show: perhaps only that the plot is so deep and so rich that it can feel too convoluted, especially in Episodes 6 and 7, which involve a lot of time travel. But if you can deal with that, you’re in for a treat! The soundtrack is another terrific element to the story: each song choice better than the one before it. And the ending will leave you wanting more, which is why it’s very good that Netflix just renewed it for a second season! I can’t wait! 1 person found this helpful.