The Thing About Umbrella Academy Season 2...

The new season of Umbrella Academy is out! And I have many many thoughts about it. I enjoyed bingeing the first season when it came out, but does the second season really live up to the height of the first installment...?
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...Man, there's a lot more green screen blips than I thought. The woes of rushing production during these times I guess...

[@nerdyravenclaw4325]

To explain Diego Diego isn't flipping faster than bullets he's just manipulating the bullet so that they revolve around him he could always manipulate projectile that's his power

[@gavkinner1839]

Is it projectiles or just stuff in the air like are knives really projectiles idk could be just projectiles

[@danielcahoon1808]

@@gavkinner1839 im pretty sure its something to do with metals Like bullets and knives

[@gavkinner1839]

Daniel Cahoon Ok I was just wondering but it would be cool if someone tried to throw cheese at him and he sent it right back at them haha

[@danielcahoon1808]

@@gavkinner1839 haha that would be funny being able to throw bullets and knives at people but not being able to dodge cheese

[@bmona7550]

@@danielcahoon1808 Its projectiles

[@nole8146]

I love season 2 but seeing them as kids with Ben would have been cool

[@booktales1687]

Ty nolen same. I feel like there was a lot of potential there, even if used briefly.

[@nole8146]

@@booktales1687 like have the first 3 episodes bought them being kids in the 60s with their adult minds. Dealing with their powers not having the fully developed skills. Idk I'm rambling

[@booktales1687]

@@nole8146 I would have loved that; it's such an interesting concept. Some of them could've been adopted into new families too and they would've struggled to leave them behind.

[@mattm2451]

That's what I was expecting, but I still loved this season

[@dayksteveforrealz4038]

Ty nolen 3 episodes as them as kids nah I’m good how about 2

[@roguetrooper9442]

Sooo... not going to talk about the fact Reggie’s a 👽

[@moriahmars1462]

it doesnt really matter in the story yet so...

[@ktw5574]

Well anyone who's read the comics would've already known, even before season 2

[@moriahmars1462]

@@ktw5574 well apparently the show leaves a lot of stuff out of the comics so it was still possible that they didn't follow through with that

[@ktw5574]

@@moriahmars1462 Yea, fair enough

[@popoffpeppar]

They should have NEVER added this to the show

[@marys4038]

This video makes a lot of valid points but the “flipping faster than bullets thing”... he’s changing the bullets course so they hit the soldiers instead. He just adds the flip because he’s dramatic

[@joshhill212]

No offense to Dazzreviews, but this video was awful! There's a clear explanation as to why Ben is walking slow up the hallway as Vanya's powers are affecting him & the fact that he has a fear of the light (Ben's Fear Of Going Into The Light Is Hinted At Earlier In The Season, & Outright Addmited By Vanya To Klaus In The Car After Ben Died). Somehow Dazzreviews didn't understand Diego was manipulating the bullets being shot at him when he did the flip in the opening apocalypse scene. Dazzreviews also criticizes the Handler's army for not just immediately shooting despite the fact that if the majority of them starting shooting in a big crowd they would just kill the people in front of them (Their Own People & Not Their Targets). Yet eventually when the Handler's army does start shooting (Can Take Clear Shots), Dazzreviews criticizes them for conveniently not actually hitting Number 5 or Diego. Despite acknowledging just a few moments later that Diego has the power to manipulate projectiles (Including The Bullets). Most every "issue" Dazzreviews had for this season was easily explainable if you were even remotely paying attention to what you are watching, Which makes sense because Dazzreviews said he got so bored watching it sometimes he just skipped parts of it. This leads me to believe that he must have skipped important parts. Dazzreviews also makes the argument that it's unbelievable that nobody recognized the family on the drive to the farm after they became fugitives, But think about it. Do you look into people's vehicles when they drive by & actively scan (Or Notice) their face, or even pay attention to what they look like. Honestly It's pretty easy to be wanted by the police & to drive around freely without anybody noticing you. It's not as if any of the family got out of the car on the way to the country farm to interact with other people, they drove straight to our country farm (In The Middle Of Nowhere). Keep in mind this is the 1960's before any kind of cell phones. This means in most scenarios even if somebody recognized the family of fugitives they would have to go home to their phone before they could call the police, or in the fastest case scenario they would have to look around looking for a pay phone. In the amount of time it would take for the police to finally arrive the family would be long gone. The only thing I agree with is that I think the farting was a little bit of just a dumb gag, When your show revolves around time travel you are bound to have the same people from different times interact with one another & I don't want this dumb fart joke forced in every time. Though that's just a personal opinion of mine. What Dazzreviews is attempting to do is criticize what he believes to be objective problems with the plot, characters, etc... & honestly it's just cringe to listen to how abysmally misinformed Dazzreviews is about most aspects of the show. Maybe the show just isn't for Dazzreviews & he doesn't understand it very well. If this is the case I would hope that he can just come to admit that as the truth rather than trying to claim that the show has problems & that it is the show which is in the wrong (& Not Himself). This video was so bad & hard to sit through, I almost feel bad that I watched it gave it a dislike & a negative comment, because although it deserves the dislike & it deserves the negative comment it does not deserve the positive impact me doing those things do which is propping it up by the algorithm.

[@marys4038]

joshhill212 wow that was intense, I get what you’re saying but I don’t agree with one of your points. I watched season 2 with my dad (who was alive when Kennedy was assassinated) and when we saw the scene where they left in the car he IMMEDIATELY went “yeah that wouldn’t happen. You could barely move in Dallas right after the assassination.” Tbh it makes sense, after such a massive presidential assassination there’s gotta be police and secret service crawling the city and stopping anyone who looks remotely suspicious

[@joshhill212]

@@marys4038 That's a fair reply, although I would also argue that Dallas is a pretty big place & it would take cops a lot of time to start setting up barricades/stops all around the city (Outside Of The Area Where JFK Was Shot). Also we don't know how exactly everything played out after JFK's death in this alternate timeline. Although let's play with the hypothetical that Dazzreviews or your dad is right on that issue, It's irrelevant to the story. Let's say the family did run into some cops on the way to the country farm. Well they all have super powers, for example they have Allison who could just rumor their way through any police interaction with ease. So for all we know they were stopped by the police, but were simply allowed to keep going. So whether or not they were discovered by any police off screen on the way to the farm is irrelevant as it would not be an obstacle for them to get to their destination. Dazzreview's criticism here really reminds me of a Cinemasins sin where Jeremy just sins something he doesn't see happen on screen which is irrelevant & would have zero impact to the story anyway other than padding out the runtime. If a run in with the cops where nothing happens is what Dazzreviews wants to see it would be massively hypocritical that he would complain about scenes dragging or bad pacing & then advocate for the very same thing he is complaining about.

[@coolboss999]

I felt like the second season was better as it fixed many of the first seasons flaws. The pace was much better with the shorter episodes. Edit: This is definitely getting a season 3. If it doesn't then Netflix can literally drive itself off a cliff

[@riptide534]

Did anyone noticed the music of chibi robo at 6:18

[@Ryanaireee]

for real all he does is complain about *minor* inconveniences. Season 2 was better than season 1 & I think he failed to acknowledge that.

[@coolboss999]

@@Ryanaireee Yes exactly

[@trinaq]

I agree, it helped that we already knew the characters, and their stories. Most of the first season had to establish this world, and the pacing was better handled. 😁

[@FirstnameLastname-du9kv]

First off the acting was off either that or the writing for the characters was completely changed five is not much different Allison’s story is compelling until it is thrown away like a minor inconvenience. Luther has this story in the first season that makes him unique and this season he was a complete comic relief dumbass. So many damn plot holes humor was dry unnecessary things like baby pogo which is used for marketing purposes the dad turning into a fucking alien for no damn reason oh and Klaus was great but his character seemed exaggerated as for vanya the way that shit played out it was bad some nice moments every now and then but just bad writing I enjoyed it but not as much as the first season

[@percydavis4363]

I like it because it's different than the first, and we can see our characters already knowing them and not being introduced to them. I enjoyed Allison's story the most (I love Ray) and I liked how Vanya lost her memories so she could see her siblings from a new perspective. I liked Five as much as ever and still enjoyed Klaus and Ben's dynamic. I thought that Diego was dumb for thinking that JFK being alive wouldn't have royally messed up the timeline, and I thought that Luther's story was lacking. Klaus' story was funny but still emotional, and I enjoyed it. Ben's death was sad but I think it was fitting.

[@Materminds187]

That’s Diego’s real big flaw. He’s a character so obsessed with doing the right thing that he doesn’t consider what impact that will have on things. His belief that JFK’s assassination is the cause of the new apocalypse is just an excuse for him to try to stop it.

[@ose9048]

Lauren Davis klaus is funny

[@EssentialSriracha]

Luther I think is going through a crisis, he still needs to find himself and I think in the end he does that when he accepts to help Five and stop the Doomsday. Probably he’ll have a better character development in season 3. But I really enjoyed Luther and Diego comic relief. They’re so funny together, that öga für öga was the best thing.

[@patricktsung5122]

Well he lost me as a fan, there are tons of other channels for movie shit but he was one of the few that made Pikmin content. I hate the view chasing and I miss the old days. He didn't even acknowledge Pikmin 3 deluxe on his new Umbrella Academy Video! Oh well, I will always remember his old stuff. I won't be watching another Dazz video for a long time.

[@ivan0iv534]

@@patricktsung5122 Mate what?

[@savannahkrystall2698]

I hated what they did to Klaus this series. Most of his series 1 development got shelved because they knew he was a fan favourite comic relief character, but series 1 Klaus was so much more than just funny. The only ghost he sees is Ben, they didn’t really show enough of him not enjoying being a cult leader, the Dave stuff was a let down and his relapse wasn’t treated seriously. It just happened.

[@gloriamusic0728]

I remember there was a poop joke in the beginning of the first episode. I was like... klaus is wittier than that.

[@elizakohl8922]

I couldn’t agree more!! That’s honestly my main issue with this season, I still liked it but I hate what they did to my boy Klaus. All that character development in S1 and fleshing him out and in the entirety of S2 the only thing we get of him is what his siblings perceive him as. It’s honestly tragic.

[@pigeondance687]

YES he was by far my favorite character in the first season but here i don't know anymore. in season 1 he was funny as hell but he was also tragic and broken and they treated it seriously. now he's just a comic relief and it's not what people wanted. i hope in the third season they will give him the depth that he's lost again

[@angelo8304]

@@pigeondance687 I agree

[@crim899]

That's the thing, with the new pacing and shorter episodes, I don't think they had time for as much Klaus as they did S1. Would more Klaus be great? Ah, hell yes, but I like the focus we got on Allison, Vanya, and Deigo (also dare I say Luther, though he still is their own personal family clown). I don't think they decided to throwaway S1 development, just put it on the back burner for characters who needed more fleshing out.

[@nik4781]

Five really was the best thing in this season.

[@ereethi]

are we surprised though??

[@Little_Eris]

Fives been the best since forever.

[@dylanisquiteswag5013]

It was like he’s the main character and the rest were side characters

[@hhhhhh-vk9wk]

He was the best last season too. Aidan is a talented actor.

[@fawful7457]

@@hhhhhh-vk9wk For a child actor, he set the bar pretty high.

[@Katyayay]

The thing that confused me was that Klaus's powers were just...forgotten? His whole arc in the first season was that he abused drugs/alcohol because the constant presence of ghosts was so traumatic to him. Yet in the second season, he's sober for most of the season, and he sees only like, Ben, and one ghost in the beginning?? That was such a big and sympathetic part of his character (and the reason he's my favourite), so to have it just forgotten about was really baffling

[@lachlankidd6517]

In defense of the hallway scene at the FBI headquarters, it showed them all working together, maybe even with the intent to get Ben to Vanya. The hose had to be released so Klaus could then open the door for Ben. It seems like Ben is unable to go through solid objects (for some reason) and the power radiating from Vanya appeared to affect him, I don't think the slow walk was purely for drama sake. Klaus also was weakened so he couldn't make Ben corporeal at any point to do this stuff.

[@dashernation3343]

That and they make it clear that this was like walking into the light for ben, which is something he was afraid to do when he first died, so by walking towards vanya very slowly he was also concoring his fear of " the light" and was finally able to let go after talking to Vanya inside her subconscious

[@drakkonahn8544]

@@dashernation3343 exactly

[@zyonhenderson67]

@@dashernation3343 Bro you just blew my mimd. Thats why Ben was scared! Because he hates the light and rejected it at first

[@alexisgeiser4387]

I also think the slow walking was Ben knowing what was going to happen to him. He knew he would be gone, and there might of been a subtle fear, but knowing he must do it to save his siblings. That’s why we find out later that the reason he stayed with Klaus was because he was afraid to leave his siblings

[@joshhill212]

No offense to Dazzreviews, but this video was awful. As you & many others have pointed out there's a clear explanation as to why Ben is walking slow up the hallway as Vanya's powers are affecting him & the fact that he has a fear of the light. Somehow Dazzreviews didn't understand Diego was manipulating the bullets being shot at him when he did the flip in the opening apocalypse scene. Dazzreviews also criticizes the Handler's army for not just immediately shooting despite the fact that if the majority of them starting shooting in a big crowd they would just kill the people in front of them (Their Own People & Not Their Targets). Yet eventually when the Handler's army does start shooting, Dazzreviews criticize them for conveniently not actually hitting Number 5 or Diego. Despite acknowledging just a few moments later that Diego has the power to manipulate projectiles (Including The Bullets). Most every "issue" Dazzreviews had for this season was easily explainable if you were even remotely paying attention to what you are watching, Which makes sense because he said he got so bored watching it sometimes he just skipped parts of it. This leads me to believe that he must have skip important parts. The only thing I agree with is that I think the farting was a little bit of just a dumb gag, When your show revolves around time travel you are bound to have the same people from different times interact with one another & I don't want this dumb fart joke forced in every time. Though that's just a personal opinion of mine. What Dazzreviews is attempting to do is criticize what he believes to be objective problems with the plot, characters, etc... & honestly it's just cringe to listen to how abysmally misinformed Dazzreviews is about most aspects of the show. Maybe the show just isn't for Dazzreviews & he doesn't understand it very well. If this is the case I would hope that he can just come to admit that as the truth rather than trying to claim that the show has problems & that it is the show which is in the wrong (& Not Himself).

[@Mylament_]

The fact that you don't get that Diego can now curve anything in motion is absolutely hilarious

[@joshhill212]

No offense to Dazzreviews, but this video was awful! There's a clear explanation as to why Ben is walking slow up the hallway as Vanya's powers are affecting him & the fact that he has a fear of the light (Ben's Fear Of Going Into The Light Is Hinted At Earlier In The Season, & Outright Addmited By Vanya To Klaus In The Car After Ben Died). Somehow Dazzreviews didn't understand Diego was manipulating the bullets being shot at him when he did the flip in the opening apocalypse scene. Dazzreviews also criticizes the Handler's army for not just immediately shooting despite the fact that if the majority of them starting shooting in a big crowd they would just kill the people in front of them (Their Own People & Not Their Targets). Yet eventually when the Handler's army does start shooting (Can Take Clear Shots), Dazzreviews criticizes them for conveniently not actually hitting Number 5 or Diego. Despite acknowledging just a few moments later that Diego has the power to manipulate projectiles (Including The Bullets). Most every "issue" Dazzreviews had for this season was easily explainable if you were even remotely paying attention to what you are watching, Which makes sense because Dazzreviews said he got so bored watching it sometimes he just skipped parts of it. This leads me to believe that he must have skipped important parts. Dazzreviews also makes the argument that it's unbelievable that nobody recognized the family on the drive to the farm after they became fugitives, But think about it. Do you look into people's vehicles when they drive by & actively scan (Or Notice) their face, or even pay attention to what they look like. Honestly It's pretty easy to be wanted by the police & to drive around freely without anybody noticing you. It's not as if any of the family got out of the car on the way to the country farm to interact with other people, they drove straight to our country farm (In The Middle Of Nowhere). Keep in mind this is the 1960's before any kind of cell phones. This means in most scenarios even if somebody recognized the family of fugitives they would have to go home to their phone before they could call the police, or in the fastest case scenario they would have to look around looking for a pay phone. In the amount of time it would take for the police to finally arrive the family would be long gone. The only thing I agree with is that I think the farting was a little bit of just a dumb gag, When your show revolves around time travel you are bound to have the same people from different times interact with one another & I don't want this dumb fart joke forced in every time. Though that's just a personal opinion of mine. What Dazzreviews is attempting to do is criticize what he believes to be objective problems with the plot, characters, etc... & honestly it's just cringe to listen to how abysmally misinformed Dazzreviews is about most aspects of the show. Maybe the show just isn't for Dazzreviews & he doesn't understand it very well. If this is the case I would hope that he can just come to admit that as the truth rather than trying to claim that the show has problems & that it is the show which is in the wrong (& Not Himself). This video was so bad & hard to sit through, I almost feel bad that I watched it gave it a dislike & a negative comment, because although it deserves the dislike & it deserves the negative comment it does not deserve the positive impact me doing those things do which is propping it up by the algorithm.

[@racool911]

Wait rlly? I thought Diego can manipulate small pieces of metal like bullets and knifes

[@Mylament_]

@@racool911 eh seems really specific but regardless it's a better theory than Dazz's

[@racool911]

Connor Riley Probably learned from Toph lol

[@tsundere4620]

His powers are to manipulate projectiles so anything that is a projectile

[@thatsmileonyourface2159]

Ben was hesitating because as stated later he was scared to go to the light vanya at that moment symbolized the light

[@nimbuscloud380]

I'm happy someone finally mentioned this lol

[@leticiacarrasco5719]

Agree the one reason I got a little annoyed at that scene was because I wear glasses and the effect hurted my eyes

[@trinaq]

I agree, Ben seems to realize that Vanya's energy will end up killing him again, and is conflicted about leaving Klaus and the others behind, and finally travelling into the light, as he was always supposed to. 💡😁

[@adultcrashOut]

The thing about season 2 is that... *There's the brutal scene in Öga För Öga.* That was... interesting.

[@brozgamers6142]

öga för öga*

[@adultcrashOut]

@@brozgamers6142 Yeah, I couldn't copy and paste that from anywhere. I guess I'll do it here, thanks!

[@brozgamers6142]

@@adultcrashOut no problems. I'm swedish so I don't need copy paste

[@Ali-rb3ir]

Who is Öga Föröga

[@joogullae3456]

@@Ali-rb3ir some old lady in the phonebook

[@OB.x]

"wonder if it's too late to be unadopted" nice foreshadowing.

[@maurice1987]

omg yes!

[@soniaantakusuma]

season 1 of the show was amazing on so many levels, but season 2 was incredibly lacking in writing. it was good, but didn't reach the greatness of the first season, klaus' writing was Horrible. he was funnier this season, yes, but he seemed like a more....horrible person this season and i was not fond of it. he was a dick to ben and making a cult does exactly just happen, a lot of manipulation id involved for that level of obsession. having him be a lot more horny (?) especially with his cult makes no sense if he's still in love with dave and shit. i also believe that he shouldve been able to level up his powers or something and yet, he doesn't show any signs of trying to. SIGH. the opening scene is 100% the best scene this season, which is an absolute shame

[@Archonsx]

Nice to see more people are noticing those problems, this season was fun and games but in terms of plot and writing it was very weak, especially when it comes to klaus.

[@charlotterichards8473]

YES. I hated that they teased us with that opening scene and then went for something 1000% more lazy.

[@trinaq]

Seconded, Klaus' arc felt lacking, especially when most of the others had enjoyable plot lines. Still, I suppose that's what happens when you're trying to focus on seven main protagonists, with many antagonists and supporting players thrown in as well. While the climatic battle WAS enjoyable, it couldn't top that exhilarating opening scene we were teased with.😔

[@Kalakeiko]

Agreed, I absolutely love Klaus' character and he's one of my favourite characters by far, but I really hate how they completely screwed up his potential so far. I know he's supposed to be a super fun character and he is, but he also has really strong and useful powers that he never really gets to show off and there's so many emotional moments and trauma that he goes through that just completely get brushed off or worse, they are treated as comic relief moments instead, like his addiction, him seeing ghosts, Ben and Dave's deaths and Vietnam in general, the abuse he went through as a child, having been killed multiple times now (even as a child on purpose, which is so much worse), being possessed and losing all control over his own body and having to watch your back as you sleep, never being taken seriously and always being disregarded and dismissed instead, etc. I really hope they fix that in season 4, as it is the last season.

[@Reubenaut]

Edited look lower for more info. Does no one remember the scene where Hargreeves released multiple glowing orbs while rockets fly into space. Was I the only one to think that the orbs where what gave people powers ie. the orbs in the kid who now being able to use Vania’s powers. Also isn’t Diego’s power the ability to alter the trajectory of projectile objects not that obvious.

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

Yeah I think that's what the show is trying to tell us right ?

[@mattgilbert7347]

Yup

[@charbelchavez2771]

Actually Diego’s power is controling the air around him. That’s why he can change the direction of projectiles, and in the comics he’s able to hold breath for a long time

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

@@charbelchavez2771 where did you hear that ?

[@charbelchavez2771]

Jesus Perez I can’t find the source, i may find it later But anyway, it makes more sense the than curving projectiles trajectory only like that. Plus his two powers (long-breathing and projectiles) are related with this explanation

[@velocaptor]

The second season could've been better if we had gotten like, 3 or 4 (maybe 2) more episodes for more development and specially tying some loose points. But I guess umbrella academy is just really fun and really interesting to the point we kinda forgive >MOST< of those problems and just go with it because we really want to see what shenanigans five is gonna do next

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

Not only that but the episodes were on average shorter

[@themagnificentorange672]

Nah amount of episodes were ok

[@nitish.anand99]

The Swedish never avenged his brother's murder by Allison. This threw me off and Allison making the Swedish kill his own brother was overstepping her character arc.

[@dashernation3343]

I thought this was strange too but then i watched a couple videos explaining the ending. They explained that the swedish bother got his eye for an eye when he killed the handler who set them up causing both his brothers to die. He probably gave in at the end because he knew he had gotten revenge for both brothers.

[@Spoogebro]

Dasher Nation was this not obvious?

[@niekgrijzenhout5011]

Allison did it out of self defense so I personally dont think its out of character for her. Plus, the Swedish guy found out like two episodes ago that he got set up. So he was thinking the Umbrella’s were just acting out of self defense and couldn’t help it, so decided to help them and kill the actual person who caused his brothers’s deaths

[@dashernation3343]

@@Spoogebro The first part about the swede killing the handler was obvious because we know they were set up, but the more i thought about it, the more i wondered why he didnt get his revenge on Allison until i watched the video explainations.

[@bmona7550]

In the comics, Allison doing that isn't too out of character. That's because in the comics we see how battle trained they were when they were kids. They fought more villains in their missions as well

[@rangerzickle3350]

I think Diego has the ability to control metal since every time he has thrown a knife it would unnaturally curve and bend around corners as if a magnet were pulling it. Hence probably why he was able to control the bullets.

[@thealien2437]

I think his ability might actually be to control the motion of objects, but on a smaller scale.

[@rangerzickle3350]

The Alien That could work. I was thinking metal since we haven’t seen him controlling anything other then metal objects. Hence me thinking that was his limit.

[@kian9834]

@@rangerzickle3350 ye this dumb cont thinks that he can move faster that the bullets or something

[@Proxy95]

the problem is that this is his first time doing anything like that (stopping bullets) and he doesn't even acknowledge it.. because his original power in the show is just to be super good with knives..

[@olivialovelle]

I always thought his power was manipulating weapons. Hence the knives and the bullets.

[@PersonaSlates]

The thing about season 2... Is that its fuckin' awesome. Love the show.

[@patricktsung5122]

Well he lost me as a fan, there are tons of other channels for movie shit but he was one of the few that made Pikmin content. I hate the view chasing and I miss the old days. He didn't even acknowledge Pikmin 3 deluxe on his new Umbrella Academy Video! Oh well, I will always remember his old stuff. I won't be watching another Dazz video for a long time.

[@jaykay5811]

I wasn’t a fan. Don’t see myself rewatching as much as I did season 1

[@Kmkmkms]

Jordan Kay why? I enjoyed this season much more i did love how much the show explored how the characters grieve and the abuse vanya went through that lead up to the end of the world but i liked this season more overall

[@aikobacon275]

The video seemed more of a everything wrong with... I loved season 2.😤❤😩

[@gr8esthandleever]

@@aikobacon275 i liked season 2 as well but it does have so many issues. The biggest issue wasn't even covered in this video. The handler should be dead after season 1 and shouldn't have been in season 2.

[@cerwyn123]

Klaus was so much more interesting in season 1, this season he degraded into purely comic relief, he arguably has the most interesting power and he literally and you can try to correct me here DIDN'T USE USE IT ONCE (ben, the apocalypse and the cowboys don't count ok)

[@jadahoizer9668]

When has he ever really wanted to use it other than for Ben? I’m season one he literally drugged himself to drown the ghosts out

[@gigiblack2231]

Yeah, it was so disappointing to see him not using his powers. Agree he could be a total badass with those powers. it sucked to see him relapse and be a drunken mess again.

[@bobdylan1968]

He had the most emotional arc in the series and axtually grew. He had the best arc. What are you talking about? Why are you dweebs so obsessed with powers and don't give a damn about character writing at all? You just want to see cool fights and powers all day long. So go watch something shallow like the mcu. This clearly isn't the show for you.

[@jadahoizer9668]

Bob Dylan Imagine being so pressed that you state your opinion as a fact and then start jumping to conclusions and insulting people for it. I simply don’t stan

[@alexorr5772]

@@bobdylan1968 Nah they low-key decimated his character S2. He didn't really do any "growing." I'm not here for the fighting, I'm here for them address his trauma and furthering his ark continually; not turning him into a comedy-relief hippie. I will never forgive that they had Alison, someone who really wanted everyone to be their best self, enabled Klaus's relapse and thereafter everyone acting like his addiction was no biggie considering all the shit they gave him for it in season 1. The one and only thing I appreciate this season v.s. 1 pertaining to Klaus was him interacting with more of his siblings because in season 1 there's a sort of air that they're really sad to see him throwing his life to drugs, but they did love him and enjoy his presence as kids (excluding Luther, ew, and Five). Anyways, I loved Klaus deeply and I understand and appreciate they tried to expand on some others stories, but they completely glossed over his PTSD, anxieties, and general manner. In a way, that made his comedy less appealing because it was now his entire, dulled-down character. Edit: Also, his not telling people about Ben was for plot convenience without any development of a good reason to do so.

[@Blingy]

I watched Umbrella Academy thinking it would be just like the rest of the superhero shows. It wasn't. And i can't explain how it isn't either. So when I saw Season 2 released i binged it in 2 days

[@adultcrashOut]

I guess it's because it's not entirely about the superheroes. It's about their own personal, normal character arcs. Vanya being bisexual in the sixties, or Klaus and his cult. Although I wouldn't necessarily say Klaus being in a cult is normal.

[@Blingy]

@@adultcrashOut you've put what i was trying to say into words thank you. The reality the show gives makes me want to keep watching

[@adultcrashOut]

@@Blingy Oh yeah, thanks! Also I said thirties, I meant sixties.

[@antitheticaldreamgirl]

i don't like any superhero stuff at all other than umbrella academy (i guess seeing as how the focus is more on them as characters and their lives rather than their abilities lol)

[@Blingy]

@@antitheticaldreamgirl understandable man

[@meto9285]

is nobody going to mention Lila's atrocious delivery of "of course not I love him" when asked if she's gonna kill diego?

[@cerwyn123]

Yeah lila was off for me after it was revealed she was a 'villain' idk her acting like got worse or something

[@patricktsung5122]

Well he lost me as a fan, there are tons of other channels for movie shit but he was one of the few that made Pikmin content. I hate the view chasing and I miss the old days. He didn't even acknowledge Pikmin 3 deluxe on his new Umbrella Academy Video! Oh well, I will always remember his old stuff. I won't be watching another Dazz video for a long time.

[@ktw5574]

Honestly, I personally really liked Lila. The only issue I have is that she was like a Mary Sue at the end. Wayyy too overpowered

[@moop8497]

KT W, she’s actually the weakest. There are like 40 people with powers that she needs to come in contact with yo activate her own powers. There are 7 billion people on earth so the chances of her even being able to use her powers are so slim. If she’s fighting people with powers, she would be exponentially weaker because the person she’s fighting has been using these powers and training with it their whole lives, while she just gets them.

[@phobics9498]

@@moop8497 I think that is one of the major problems, the thing you talk about her being worse than them. That is not true, the problem is that when we actually see her use those powers she can use them just as well as their original user and maybe even better

[@Purpial]

I think its ok that some characters, don't live up to their full potential. But it makes it harder to believe because they don't have a explanation for why Allison can't just fix Klaus's drinking problems. Why no one seems to be looking for Vanya/ protecting her after she caused the apocalypse(and the drama that would go around that) or why Klaus feels so uncomfortable telling his siblings about Ben. It just feels like there are some scenes missing, which takes away from the experience but doesn't by any means ruin it.

[@buddybrodie7730]

and why aiden drives everywhere💀 like can’t he teleport😭

[@partypoison8476]

During Klaus' heavy drinking problem years, Allison wanted to abandon the whole rumour thing and actually give effort. She eventually gave that thought up for the better. Klaus going back drinking around her by then wasn't really that heavy as it used to, she saw that he wanted a drink so that's that. For the Viktor thing, remember that everyone was scattered between 1960 and 1963, pretty sure they were all looking for each other especially for the first arrivals. Realizing that they're alone, they started living a new life and gave up. Viktor arrived second to last with amnesia, there's no way his siblings would have realized. As for the Ben thing, honestly I am kind of annoyed that when his siblings are looking for him, Klaus just kinda pushes him away.

[@mrnubbones8626]

The issue is that Allison's powers aren't permanent, eventually they wear off.

[@larrystrange8044]

Klaus believes he talked Ben out of his chance to go to heaven and feels guilty about it. That's why Ben later confessed that he had been afraid to go and stayed by his own choice. Allison's "Rumors"are always short term, Addiction is a long term problem, and people don't like being forced to change. Her interference would likely have made it worse even if he hadn't really started AFTER the family went their separate ways. As far as them not "looking" for Vanya. They had no knowledge she had arrived yet. 5 knew because he saw ALL of his siblings in the battle scene before Hazel came in to let him know the score.

[@roflmywaffles1313]

Yeah, where's Ricky,Dicky, and Dawn

[@menicman7044]

Exactly

[@coolboss999]

Thats what I said lol

[@frostman4152]

Hi guys!

[@boop53]

Hello

[@jadahoizer9668]

Patrick Tsung Are you just gonna copy and paste that everywhere?

[@kyliehargreeves5250]

i literally *ADORE* this show, but when I first watched it, something just felt like, off. I feel like they didn’t get as much screen time all together like how they did in s1, and we didn’t really get to see all of their personalities and morals and stuff clash as much. ( for example season 1 had countless family meetings ) Another thing is that I feel like S1 was a lot better since everything was so unexpected ( especially if you hadn’t read the comics before ) and in s2, since we got used to everything, it just wasn’t as like, weird or whatever as it was in the 1st season. Another thing that I *really* missed was Klaus and Diego’s relationship. In the last season Diego treated all of his sibling like trash, except Klaus. Like they seemed to genuinely care about one another and I feel like in s2 all that development was just thrown away. ( speaking of development getting thrown away don’t even get me started on Klaus. I LITERALLY LOVE HIM BUT LIKE HE WAS JUST OFF THIS SEASON IN A WAY, but that’s a story for another day ) And then lastly, Hazel and Cha Cha. They were actually like able and funny villains. Like you actually got to know and connect with them, unlike the Swedes. They had a fun dynamic and were always getting outsmarted by the Hargreeves which is what made it fun to see what they would do whenever they came on screen because it was so unpredictable. Sorry for ranting, I just literally love this show and I wanted to let off some steam because it has been bugging me ever since I watched it 😂😂😂

[@oriele]

POOPER•SCOOPER• KYLIE Omg thank you for this i thought i was crazy turns out other ppl think the same

[@kyliehargreeves5250]

@oriel e OMG SAME LIKE EVERYONE IS ALWAYS LIKE “it’s so much better than s1 I love it so much!!!” AND THEN IM OVER HERE LIKE “....yeah I felt the same way hahaha...😳”

[@oriele]

POOPER•SCOOPER• KYLIE I WAS TOO SCARED TO SPEAK OUT 😭😭😭 OMG FINALLY I FOUND PPL WITH THE SAME OPINION THO HAHA

[@kyliehargreeves5250]

@oriel e LMAO FR CAUSE IF YOU DO THEN YOU GET ATTACKED FOR BEING A “HATER” 😂😂😂😂😂 LIKE ANYTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. BUT ITS SO REFRESHING TO KNOW THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THIS CAUSE OMG I WAS GONNA EXPLODE SOONER OR LATER IF I DIDNT SEE LIKE ONE VIDEO TALKING AB THIS STUFF 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kraziiXIII]

I really liked the Swedes actually. I love that they were related to Popa Kokova. It reallly ties in the fact that the Handler would order hits to create more hitmen for the Commission. Maybe im wrong though

[@garydoh1530]

I like Luther in this season and I think he was slightly redeemed in the scene with him and Vanya in the barn

[@lol3615]

Luther tried to do the right thing but the fandom doesn’t

[@rebornedv8963]

I was kind of annoyed at the end when they all went back to the future and Reggie just acts clueless on why they are there. They literally told you in your past that they are YOUR CHILDREN

[@lurker6918]

@Eduardo De Lara He literally says "I knew you'd show up eventually" when they entered the living room. So he remembers them and was actually expecting them, but he couldn't remember that they told him they were his children? Not to mention that he knew Five had the ability to time travel so there's no reason he would be confused.

[@Ziaotic]

@@lurker6918 they still didn't live there lmao

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

It was said in Season 1 by Cha-Cha when she researched the family that Diego can control any projectile.

[@skyt8327]

I feel like they spent too much time apart in this season again, they don’t really feel like a family at times to me

[@LegoReader12345hello]

well they don't really get along

[@Neethepimp]

Really? I’d say their family dynamic has definitely improved since season 1 for sure

[@skyt8327]

lovely. dee it has I guess but their time together doesn’t feel genuine to me. I’m never under the impression they actually care about each other, especially when it came to vanya

[@brontelee6726]

Sky T the last scene threw me off where they all decided to pile into the car with her. It would have made sense if they all looked at each other suddenly and realized they’d just allowed ‘the bomb’ to walk off just after they’d prevented her from causing another apocalypse. Maybe they’ll revisit this scene in S3. Because that was totally out of the blue and super mushy

[@skyt8327]

Bronte Lee yess, I guess it felt like they missed a couple beats with developing actual relationships between them. I’ve noticed there’s a lot of telling the audience they’re a dysfunctional family that at the end of the day love each other rather than showing it

[@khronikos4622]

The second you said you found yourself skipping through parts made your opinion completely invalid.

[@coolvlogger1234]

Ngl I really loved this season and I didn’t really think about most of the flaws that you pointed out, it was so cool to see all the characters in the sixties and the story was solid

[@basket.8case]

same! i kinda don’t like watching these types of videos because they kinda ruin it for me. but i still watch some of them idk

[@Archonsx]

The story was weak, they basically rehashed the season 1 plot, the characters and the humor were the only good things about this season. Oh yeah and klaus wasn’t that great this season, he did nothing but be an useless comedic plot, they even made his powers look bad, that blue ghost cgi looked horrible.

[@TrueGamer22887]

Archons i mean it’s literately an adaptation of the comic so blame that for it being similar I guess, which it in no way was a rehash of the first season

[@jonathanhall3640]

I'm confused didn't the dad have a autopsy in the first season wouldn't that reveal he was alien thing

[@thomasshipley4516]

That has been bothering me too. But I wondered if the autopsy / crematon was performed by pogo the chimp. As I thought I he was a doctor.

[@jonathanhall3640]

@@thomasshipley4516 I could of sworn Luther or Diego checked for themselves. Odder still he was wearing the disguise in the after life when he talked to Klaus he most of really not wanted them to find out if he wouldn't even tell them when he was dead

[@kileybrennan5355]

I think it may have been fake bc the autopsy said that he died of heart failure/ disease but then when Klaus was talking to him in the afterlife it came out that he actually committed suicide and wouldn’t that show as the cause of death on the autopsy

[@ezralabandeira3552]

@@kileybrennan5355 depends on how he killed himself

[@invictagothica]

The alien thing was dumb and made no sense with no explanation either, ACTUALLY WAIT, you know the fake reginald who was acting as the black umbrella man, maybe he was the alien and was just wearing his mask wrong

[@Sploberrie]

One thing I loved about this season is how many trajectory twists it has. Every time it establishes some way for the family to achieve their goal, it gets subverted and they have to resort to something else. Talking to Reginald, maybe? Doesn't help them. Accepting the Handler's deal, maybe? Nope. Getting Old/Younger Five's briefcase, maybe? Failed again.

[@craissant1016]

my only problems were really that vanya and sissy's relationship felt a bit rushed, the fact that the story tried to be the same thing as the first season with the whole "end of the world" thing, and the time travel inconsistencies

[@TrueGamer22887]

Simply ridiculous all the comments about it being the same as the first season. Other then there being a doomsday they could not be more different that’s the single element that’s similar. And it’s a comic adaptation wtf are they supposed to make a totally new story?

[@rolando8708]

@@TrueGamer22887 in the comic, the story is different. The umbrella academy are the ones that shot jfk. Hell, Vanya isn’t even part of the story, she is paralyzed because 5 shot her.

[@larrystrange8044]

You've missed a major plot point. They are time-travellers with super powers. Whenever they time travel somewhere and start doing shit it CAUSES an apocalypse, they arent coincidentally finding them, they create them.

[@cjf3031]

I kept going so mad when they kept telling Reginald they were his kids, like you haven’t been born yet he’s not gonna know you why would you tell him that do you have any common sense that’s going to screw up something. Don’t mess with the past it’ll screw with your present that’s time travel 101

[@partypoison8476]

Well the thing is its pretty a damn cliche plot. They know that Reginald is a fckin man (or alien) that's just too good, so he knows what he's doing.

[@gwinnellheald8592]

In the opening scene Diego isn't flipping faster than the bullets, he is manipulating them (like in the final fight), you can see him redirect the bullets to kill the dudes shooting him. It's never said that Diego's power is curving knives so it makes sense that it develops into being able to manipulate objects in the air.

[@sihhannnn]

wait is it anything in the air? I thought he could just manipulate metals

[@gwinnellheald8592]

@@sihhannnn I assumed it was projectile manipulation in general since he throws a knife with a wooden handle so he manipulates more than just metal

[@parkergian3481]

In my first viewing, my only personal issues with Season 2 is that some songs were put in the wrong moments; in my own opinion, its kinda unnecessary or it felt wrong for me. The Crazy song in Diego's escape I believe should've been a composed score rather than a lyrical song. But nonetheless, what a spectacular season for The Umbrella Academy.

[@greatvalue_ethelcain]

It had great moments, but the season wasn’t as great as the first. The first season was more fleshed out and detailed.

[@SirBunnyTheGreat]

Doesn't the ending mean that none of the dead characters like cha cha and hazel are dead in that universe now because if the apocalypse never happens then nobody dies right

No

[@Little_Eris]

Cha cha is maybe because in the new timeline she never died from the moon explosion so she could be alive, but Hazel is still dead because he still died in the 1963.

[@Ziaotic]

no cha cha is dead and Hazel is dead

[@samuelbarber6177]

I really liked how they did the ending, the apocalypse is done by episode 9, so it isn't like the first season, here they're racing to save one family whereas previously they're racing to save the world.

[@kin.g-yawna]

Can we talk about how adorable Vanya is though? When she blew up the dinner (sort of) all she does is apologise and SMILE and it’s soooo cute! She would’ve been so quiet and shy in season 1 but she’s gained confidence and I love it. Also that Klaus, Vanya and Allison scene is so cute!!

[@notnate6152]

Freakin hated vanya in this season. She bangs the farmer guys wife while hes at work and then she was going to run away with his wife and child without even so much as leaving a note.

[@thatdilfnextdoor939]

@@notnate6152They tried to portray the husband as some asshole based off literally nothing while trying to make us sympathize with the Vanya while trying to literally take away his son. Maybe if they showed him being abusive or an asshole or something but he really just worked a lot and drank too much at the bar one singular time.

[@hownot2junk803]

I'm surprised I'm not seeing any comments badgering Dazz to make a vid on Pikmin 3 Deluxe because they can't accept he's not doing Pikmin stuff anymore. It's kinda... out of character for the internet tbh.

[@Asakedia]

the only reason i checked this video tbh. i don't watch that many series and stuff, i am more of an anime guy. but i stick to his channel in case something interesting happens (interesting for me)

[@hownot2junk803]

@Oshabot 16 very true

[@patricktsung5122]

Well he lost me as a fan, there are tons of other channels for movie shit but he was one of the few that made Pikmin content. I hate the view chasing and I miss the old days. He didn't even acknowledge Pikmin 3 deluxe on his new Umbrella Academy Video! Oh well, I will always remember his old stuff. I won't be watching another Dazz video for a long time.

[@Asakedia]

@@patricktsung5122 i kinda feel the same. It is such a shame that one the very few pikmin youtubers quit. He was my fav.

[@hownot2junk803]

@@patricktsung5122 I'm somewhat the same, though. I don't consider myself a fan, however I still support him. Even though I don't like his content today, it has made him a much bigger success and he appears to enjoy what he's doing. So if he's happy, I'm happy.

[@leegallacher3464]

It's a good job you have such a charismatic delivery in your video because you have so many opinions based on wrong information that you either didn't pick up on or forgot about.

[@fukaze2021]

Idk his voice is kinda annoying imo

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

What did you notice ?

[@leegallacher3464]

He says about how he was expecting them to all be children in this newest season when I thought it was very clear that it was just a visual representation of the last time they worked together as a team and now they are finally together as a family. He says he was expecting Ben to integrated into the team and dissapoint dthat he was still a ghost which I think is kinda understating what Ben actually did at the end of season 1. The reveal wasn't that he was gunna be part of the team but that in a life threatening situation Klaus was able to summon him physically into the world and he could touch things. He says "diego flipping faster than the speed of bullets" that isn't what he is doing at all and obviously doesn't understand diego powers. Luther throwing his fight was great and definitly logical, the delay of Allison not using her powers wasn't "convenient padding" her whole arc in season 1 was she didn't want to use her powers ever again because she was made to use them on her sister and lost her husband and child because of them. Five is suspicious of Lila well before the reveal that she is the handlers daughter. Old five definitly does act like five. "the show became too complex" no it wasn't. The scene of Allison, diego and Klaus was amazing. The slow build is because we lose a character we love at the end of it "it's not even because he's hesitant of the pain or anything, he's just being dramatic!" he knows what he has to do will kill him and he doesn't want to die. My main issue with this review is a lot of his issues seem to be that "the show didn't do what I wanted it to do so therfore it's bad"

[@shmerp7447]

I think I like the first season better, but I still really enjoyed this season.

[@MonicaRodriguezyo]

Ben was scared to walk into the light, which would explain why he hesitated when walking in the hallway

[@jedandvatricetiri]

I personally prefer the first season to the second. Yeah in season 2 there’s a lot of character development but season 1 to me is better.

[@LegoReader12345hello]

What i definietly liked about season 1 was hazel and cha cha

[@ericawillis.]

Five figured out Lila when she went to give him a high five. The high five didn't become popular til the late 70s

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

Good catch, but Five wouldn’t have known that. He’s just naturally not a people person and could see through her bs immediately. Good thing too.

[@loril899]

the Diego Lila romance was so lame

[@ladygaga8293]

really?

[@Diedela]

Quit nitpicking this show is absolutely amazing and I loved season 2

[@franklinpierce6829]

Diego didn’t flip faster than the bullets, he can manipulate any projectile while in the air meaning he flipped to get a 360 view and redirected the bullets back to the shooters

[@rmv2204]

Was anybody else really underwhelmed by the third season?

[@user-ds8st5hx5h]

The subscribe part dragged along so it made me use the skip seconds button so I could actually see the action happen

[@pepegaprogrammer]

Diegos wasnt flipping faster than the bullets, he was doing the same thing he did near the end of the season, manipulating the curves. In contrast, at the beginning he flipped to make it easier for the bullets to go around him to hit other targets, curving them to his will basically. At the end he was just curving bullets away from him to not get hit.

[@giannazoe1560]

the thing i think is weird about this show (it’s mostly is season 1 but does happen sometimes in season 2 also) is that THEY NEVER GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THEY NEED TO!!!! and when they do they go to the one in their house? like what go get professional help not just your robot mom. and hazel got stabbed in the thigh in season one and we never see him in pain or got help for it

[@Jakeyisdead]

While i like this video i really dont understand why people think Diego flips faster than bullets like the power he has in the show is the ability to manipulate projectiles so yes he flips but he also moves the bullets out of his path and into the enemies paths thats literally the same he does with knives

[@krissydiggs]

I really didn’t have a hard time following the story 😅😅😅

[@jinnjaninja]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT REGINALD BEING AN ALIEN..

[@fukaze2021]

Because its in the comic

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

It was revealed in season 1

[@gk1368]

Because that was said in the first season

[@jadahoizer9668]

G K when?

[@JesusPerez-pe8vk]

@@jadahoizer9668 it's when we get to see Hargreaves and his wife when she dies, you straight up she ships flying and the hard of lights that gave the kids their powers

[@tallen_suired]

The thing most people focus on when it comes to this show is how entertaining it is, and you made it obvious that you cared a lot about how much each character was shown and how the plot of season two is very similar to season 1, and although I respect your opinion, the reason this is one of my favorite shows of all time is how accurate is it. Time travel is a very complicated thing to pull off in shows and movies, and it ends up with lots of things that most people find repetitive, boring, and unoriginal. This show did a very good job of staying mostly accurate to the basic laws of time travel while at the same time trying as hard as it could to lessen the boring things about it, and I really like how they did it. I relate to how this show feels like the people working on it didn’t try that hard, because I’m working on a book series myself, and it has a ton of time travel in it. I’ve discovered so much stuff researching time travel and wrapping my mind around alternate realities and multiversal wars, and this show really inspired me to learn more. I always loved the concept of time travel, and this show opened up a whole new world for me when I first watched it 2 years ago, and it’s also the same reason I love what Marvel is doing in the MCU with all the time stuff. Both of these shows are incredible, but i think it’s best to understand that it’s harder to make a good show on a low budget about a complicated boring plot with people having really high standards with Marvel. I’m sorry if I sound like some random guy hating on you, because I’m not trying to spread hate. I’ve been watching you for quite some time and enjoy your videos, although the fact that you mostly focused on the bad things about season 2 without doing much research just kind of ticked me off.

[@RenegadeVile]

The biggest problem I had with this season was how it felt like it was spinning his wheels most of the time, and most of the characters' sub-plots were entirely irrelevant, amounted to nothing, or put people back to where they were at the start or end of season 1; accomplishing nothing. Klaus and Luther also largely did nothing the entire season, while Vanya only really does anything at the very end to serve as a Deus Ex Machina. They should have seriously downgraded her powers as a result of her earlier near-death or something so that she can actually be useful without being OP. Typical problem of writers writing themselves into a corner. It was still enjoyable, but the writing was a LOT less tight this time around than the first season. Given the further departure from the source material, I fear this trend may continue into season 3...

[@TravisHollandMoto]

If you pay closer attention to the opening scene, Diego doesn’t “flip faster than bullets” he flips and controls the trajectory of the bullets so they bend around him. Dial it in

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I'm pretty sure Diego's power is that he can manipulate the trajectory of any object, it's just far easier to use knives when this power is active

[@Tamisday]

To add injury to insult, that four minute hallway scene had such an intense strobe effect that I had to hide the screen and just listen in order to avoid having a seizure. Like if a show is going to put me in danger then the writers could at least have the decency to make it interesting.

[@givemecaffeine2342]

They put the strobe effect warnings in almost all the episodes. They didn’t put you in danger, you chose to put yourself in danger.

[@shannondonnelly2958]

Honestly I hated season 2. Just felt like they were trying to repeat the same plot as season 1 but make it a little bit different.

[@proudgemini5653]

*Unpopular opinions:* ● NOT wanting to see the Umbrella Academy as kids ● a little irked but not pissed with Klaus when he said Ben wasn't there ● not understanding why everyone doesn't like Klaus in season 2 (even though they say it's because of character development) because you enjoyed him as he was ● appreciating the Dave x Klaus situation (don't get me wrong, I am NOT for homophobia, but it was being realistic and I can't help but admire that. A lot of people will say that they wanted more Dave, and okay sure, but I found he was there the just right amount of times) ● Five was great (understatement much) but so were the others this season honestly ● KLAUS IS NOT JUST COMIC RELIEF, ● SEASON 2 IS AWESOME. ● season 2 is better than season 1 (I don't agree OR disagree with this one, mostly because I don't care enough to actually think about it, but I can understand it)

[@fennecishere]

12:59 lmao he's doing the same thing in both. He can manipulate projectiles that are in the air. In the first one he was curving the bullets to shoot the people shooting at me and just happens to do a flip in it cause he's a show off or something.

[@sarahni]

I think you're right in saying it felt like a "middle season" like, many future plot points and ways the characters developed were neccesary and season 2 only but it does feel like many detailes were there to be well FUTURE plot points, it was like a foreshadowing season

[@beccangavin]

This wasn't a very good review. There were legitimate plot elements that were open to question, but most of this guys complaints are probably because he missed something not because the show didn't address it.

[@eltbeast9841]

Ben was being slow walking up to vanya because like he said at the end he was scared of the light oh and dont forget dramatic effect

[@anoven7008]

The New Ben makes sense in a way. He’s been neglected most of the time and treated poorly by klaus, seeing that he didn’t even tell them he was in room. And now that he’s alive again and probably dislikes the umbrella academy, it’s gonna hurt the team that their former brother doesn’t know or even like them.

[@mystic_mimi21]

An Oven it won’t be the same Ben as it’s an alternative universe. And he won’t know who they were

[@TrueGamer22887]

Why is this getting so many likes, it’s obviously not the same Ben from the umbrella academy because he wasn’t there when they met reggie, so Reggie still got him but he didn’t grow up with the umbrella guys

[@anoven7008]

Ed Sullivan obviously dude 🙄, I meant as in a storytelling standpoint. Original Ben was kind but most of his family didn’t know he was there thanks to klaus, but now he’s alive in this new timeline but has a bad view of the umbrella academy. Also “27 likes” isn’t a lot, and if I did have a bunch of likes I don’t see the problem with that pal.

[@gurufvg]

There are a couple of things you failed to mention in this video that are contradictions or shall I say inconsistencies in Netflix's Umbrella Academy. The first one was when Ben entered Vanya's mind in episode 9 of season 2, he told her that he died "17 years ago". In the beginning of the next episode, we found out that Ben died in 2006 which according to this show's timeline is "13 years ago". The second one happened right at the first episode of season 1, when we saw a big statue of what seems to be a full-grown adult version of Ben in the academy's yard (that was knocked over by Luther when he fought Diego after a heated argument). We all saw what Ben was like when Klaus first conjured him up in the initial minutes of episode 10 season 2. He was still a young teenager. How were they able to know what Ben would look like as an adult when they constructed the statue in the yard? I can even add and ask the question "do ghosts grow older?" In reference to an adult Ben interacting with both Klaus and Vanya. Just some things to ponder on I guess.

[@tembad7670]

ye and they dont look 17 in the funeral scene

[@kian9834]

The statue is his teenage version of himself and it even shows him in season 2

[@gurufvg]

@Bigglesworth Red Nice. I may have overlooked that point. But still it does not explain why an older Ben is shown interacting with Klaus and Vanya and not a younger teenage version of him. Another point is that in Ben's funeral scene, they sure don't look like 16/17 year olds. They look a lot younger. Hence, my assumption that it may not have been 2006 at all but earlier.

[@gurufvg]

@@kian9834 I took a closer look at Ben's statue in the pilot episode. The hair, the eyes more resemble his older self rather than his younger one. Maybe that's just me or maybe not. But we can always agree to disagree anyway.

[@kian9834]

@@gurufvg it's a fucking statue it ain't gonna have full on resembles

[@savannahorozco2753]

I am sorry but the "sparrow" image here 15:41, I think your talking about is the Mexican eagle clutching a snake on the cactus... which comes from an important Aztec story, and has nothing to do with a sparrow at all. I can find what else you would be talking about in the scene. I know there are examples of more sparrow like things like the toy but this example just ain't it.

[@mr.jellylegs8277]

Its underneath it

[@savannahorozco2753]

@@mr.jellylegs8277 Where?

[@waffz2098]

I think the reason they weren't kids when they went back is because they didn't exist in the 60s. And if you're gonna counter that with 5 coming back to 16 years after he left, he never got to age in the present.

[@therepublicofdave1498]

You missed that Diego bends the bullets around him in the first episode, the final episode is just him doing that in front of himself instead of 360° around him

[@lakewoodninja]

3rd season a lot more time travel. That ending is in direct relation to everything they did with and around their father. A cube robot instead of the mother be Diego ruin their relationship. Everyone but Ben being different because Ben wasn't there physically. so it's like he second guessed himself on who he should take. The JFK thing, i'm not sure about the show but in the comics their timeline was JFK was not killed. They never seem to go the route 'he has to die', just Diego being crazy.

[@speeeee35]

Manipulate bullets? What lol? He can manipulate (already moving?) metal with his mind on the show. That’s his power. What did you think he was like Hawk Eye? Lol he’s not just super good at throwing knives... he’s controlling where they go with his mind. Obviously controlling tons of bullets or dodging them would be more difficult, hence his power not getting to that stronger level until he’s with all his siblings. He’s got a Magneto-esque thing going on. “That was over quick”... about Vanya taking over the entire army of people. What did you want a gun fight? Lol Vanya wiping them out was LITERALLY the point lol... so they would have us going, “Huh? How is it over?” and thinking that even if Lyla and her mom survived, they would be no match for the siblings... the climax and big reveal was Lyla having powers lol. That was the whole thing.... The only part I agreed w you was the scene before the Vanya/Ben scene. It was frustratingly slow. I guess once I saw the beautiful scene after, it made sense like maybe they were trying to build up to it, but it was more frustrating than anything. Overall, I thought it was WAY better than season one. Season one I actually had to play a few times before I actually got into it and got through it. This was so much more quickly paced to me, aside from bits in the very middle... but usually the side stories were entertaining enough that it didn’t matter to me. Anyway, I enjoyed hearing your opinion. Everyone.... Their powers on the show are different from in the graphic novel, remember.

[@slickgoku947]

I have to say.... I completely disagree with the review. I didn't think it moved slowly either, but the fact the entire season was about stopping the apocalypse again was a shame

[@triccele]

I disagree with most of what was discussed here. I'm all on board with being critical with what we watch and accept it has flaws, and Umbrella Academy DOES have them, but most of the "flaws" talked here were in fact explained by the show. The season one finale was obviously a cinematic metaphor (Five didn't react with their siblings apearing younger, and when Five became young due his time traveling, his clothes remained the same, while the other Hargreeves' turned into their uniforms). Diego's power was always controling the trajectory of projectiles. It was stablished in the first season that Ben is different to other ghosts and can interact with Klaus even when he's high.

[@LunaWitcher]

Luther was done dirty this season. Everything that made his character different was thrown in the trash. Superstrong? Lost the fight because sad boi. Mafia boss' puppy boy? Dropped without any heavy consequences. Loves Allison but she's married again? One trash sad boi scene, and when they meet he just says "no hard feelings" and moves on. Daddy issues? Unexplored and mocked. Leading man issues? Dropped. Hurt his sister and inadvertently caused the apocalypse? One scene with a vague apology and then it's done. Basically just an empty shell used for jokes for most of the season.

[@kraeyola]

I feel like the reason why 5 beat Lila so fast was just bc he was better then her? Idk he's been repeatedly called the best assassin second to none so that was my assumption though I wished the fight was a bit longer myself 🤔

[@TheKendeHD]

the best scene in s2 was easily ben's funeral

[@michaelabbott5999]

The flip from Diego is technically him going faster than bullets but it's because he's using his powers to slow down and redirect them around himself

[@persanical1716]

I loved season 2 vut the thing that ruined it for me was harland and I can't explain why

[@elijahestes1922]

lol Can we talk about when Luther survived a tank bullet in the beginning but died from a gun bullet at the end, that made no sense to me 😂

[@GeolyteGM]

DAZZ PIKMIN IS BACK!! (Well sort of, its a Deluxe edition of Pikmin 3. "Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch")

[@andrewoshawott1611]

Same sentiments with that FBI building scene. That scene took FOREVER. I was all "Why does the trio even bother to try to go to Vanya when there is a literal ghost who can walk up to her without being thrown around."

[@beingcamilleaf4394]

During the stop Vanya sequence I was literally saying "OMG, wwwhhhyyyy is this taking so long".. So glad to know it wasn't just nme, lol

[@SuperChicago2009]

Vanya’s mind palace😂. Great Sherlock reference😄 Honestly I could have done w/ vanya’s love story line. I too loved the Swedes not speaking gimmick. At first I didn’t though. I really thought younger klouse was spot on. I too found it annoying of them getting shot at with dozens of bullets and not getting hit once. I didn’t understand why five didn’t raise care more about Lila time jumping while they were fighting. That’s when he should’ve figured she was special. But noooo it took til the las episode. Oh well. I did enjoy her character

[@apete.ykwim2022]

Watching this video is so weird because I agree with most of what you’re saying and yet it doesn’t change my opinion on the show whatsoever. I still love everything about this show.

[@lunardoeseverything5393]

I remember watching the first episode and being like “so did they grow up mid time jump?” Uhh...

[@kadzyol1457]

The thing about season 2 is *its perfect*

[@CoffeeThrills]

*EXACTLY*

[@three-leggedpossum3591]

Yeah, this season felt like massive filler. Everything felt like fever dream.

[@thwooping822]

I love season 2 even though it may be controversial but even though as a season 2 fan I think we can all agree the swedes were no where near Hazel and Chacha

[@aqwrindi9682]

i watched the whole season when it first came out witch was at 10:00pm with no break (ya i have no life)

[@electricblue2920]

I'm having a lot of trouble with season 2. It hardly feels like the same show

[@ane150893]

The lack of general knowledge on the logic of the umbrella academy world is getting in the way of your essay, its really shows here. Well, theres always next time

[@leticiacarrasco5719]

I agree seson 2 did not have that spark that s1 had ,it was good dont get me wrong but it drag to much got you way to confused In some part and took a while to connect also the best part to show you this was a part in the fighting sence when five was killing the comition the music didnt mach so well in my opinion it was missing I dont some explotion of sound and when five cut the guy in hafl that sence took way to long of a shot

[@CowWithTommyGunAlt]

hope you make a new video for season 3!

[@colwyn145]

3:34 how did I miss this Ben open that car door 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HowToBeBasic.]

I defs agree that the the best use of the Umbrella Academy's powers is in the opening scene, but last time they banded together trying to stop the apocalypse in season 1 they also died. I think it's cool how they don't save the world by flexing their powers, but their dysfunctionality is what brings them together as a family and is what helped them to stop the apocalypse both times.