User Reviews

It has a very exiting beginning and great twists. I enjoyed watching the first two seasons a lot. But then I felt that the crew had run out of ideas and the final season was quite boring and the most disappointing.

At the end I thought there are a lot of commonalities with Dark, which I would re-watch again several times but not The Umbrella Academy, last two seasons.

Number Five is great in every season, but again, season four is boring - just four stars for me. Some points still stayed unopened and, as mentioned by others, there are a lot of dodgy places in the script.

My rating is based on all four seasons.

The show was great (especially the first two seasons) but it seems that the producers/writers got the GoT syndrome. They rushed the last season, they shrunk it into only six episodes and a very (very very) disappointing finale. The whole "plot" with Ben and Jennifer seemed unnecessary, the Gene and Jean couple were super annoying and the whole thing just ended up in a ridiculous mess. The last season left me really sad and disappointed, especially since it was so long-waited for.

After watching the last season, I restarted to watch the series from the beginning, just to get that initial good taste to remain on my memory.

Had rewatch all of the seasons in preparation for season 4, the series is so good you really want the best for all the characters, and it seems like it's almost there after season 3, then suddenly they F everything up in season 4.

How can they kill every characters, just so "save" the world?? Screw the world, they could find another way in the substations.

But the writers apparently dosen't like the series fans and just wanted a ticket out. Makes me so sad, Diego and Lila, the weird thing with Five and Lila? Ending it with her holding both of their hands, i mean wth?

Luther dosen't find his sloane either, klaus nearly gets sober and clean but nope.

Umberella acedemy is always in my heart, but season 4 ain't it. Makes me sad my favorite tv series ending like total bull.

I felt betrayed to watch a show i started at 13 to see it end up like this. It feels as if they lost the whole entire character of who five is. This is the man who would kill for his family even if they didnt aprove of his ways. I was shocked when he had an affair with lila because it is something his character would not do. Not once did lila actually talk about he kids in the 6 years on the subway. They also made Klaus regress rather than progress. I feel as if Netflix didnt care much for this final season as it only gave the show only six episodes for a final season. I feel there was a lot they wanted to get across but didnt have enough time to do so.

Same old repetitive apocalypse and world ending AGAIN. However, when I came back for season three, I expected all that. What I love about Umbrella Academy is that each character is distinctive, that those characters create immense chemistry when coming together, and that the story is super captivating even when there are a lot of flaws. Season three ruins all the good things about UA.

I think the director at least acknowledges that the UA is trapped in redundant commission's timeline and time travel story. Therefore, he goes in and creates this 'portal', 'Kugelblitz', and so many trivia unnecessary and unexplained till the end. When I watch sci-fi related genre, I don't expect it to make sense 100%, but I expect to be invited to the world the director creates. Within the 'mindset', 'frame', or 'universe' of Umbrella Academy, things gotta make some sense. Season 1 excelled in that, providing solid ground for building its own world with viewers invited in that process. This process provides many justifications for the way things work or turn out. Season 3 throws all that away leaving audience behind the screen detached from UA universe, and so many leaps of logic are noticeable along the way.

The director unsuccessfully attempts to bring fresh and innovative side by changing characters' personalities. I totally understand why Ben is changed to be mean, snarky, and ambitious because it's different universe. However, Allison ignoring the deaths of Luther and Klaus is out of line, and the director does not even provide enough reasons behind her change. Sparrows not even feeling sad a bit (or the director not sparing any minutes) after their siblings' death shows how sparrows are just tools for story-building, too obviously and brazenly. (Being invited to bachelor party is more important than siblings' deaths to Ben?.. Seriously.. Come on.)

Well. This turned out to be an even bigger disappointment than the final season of Game of Thrones.

Like the rest of the world, I binged seasons 1-3 in preparation for the final season. On 8th August, I settled down ready for another binge session but ended up like a rabbit in headlights but I was invested. I had to keep watching.

It went from entertaining to desperately trying to make a bit more money out of the franchise with the most ridiculous plot lines that made absolutely no sense whatsoever (I know, it's fiction) but from episode 1 it felt flat. I only stuck it out due to a sense of loyalty

So, we find out what really happened to Ben, what the Jennifer Effect is and who old Reggie was with in the final moments of the last season but the rest is just a jumble of nonsense and I was glad when it stopped to be honest

Marigold and Durango? Did I miss this in previous seasons other than a fleeting mention that made no sense?

If the Umbrellas had to destroy themselves to put the timeline back as it should be, then Allison and Diego & Lila's kids shouldn't exist! Remember the grandfather paradox? And what the hell was the script with Reggie and Abigail? No explanation whatsoever.

This season was messy and left more questions than answers

Poor form and hours of my life wasted when I should have been left feeling as though I'd just got off a roller coaster with old friends that I will never see again and feeling both happy and sad. Instead I just felt cheated.

I loved the first two seasons and while season 3 was just okay, I still had high expectations for season 4 as it had to wrap up the story nicely. But instead we got out of character story with Five and character destruction for Klaus with so many plot holes.

1. Five, who got stuck in an apocalypse for 45 years, who STILL remained loyal to his siblings for all these 45 (and more) years, came BACK to save said siblings was okay with stealing his brother's wife and wanted to kill the said brother over a girl? GIRL? Five? THE Five who always thinks rationally, and is loyal and cares for his siblings just sleeps with his brother's kids mother?! Who wrote this?

2. Klaus, who went through the most to finally embrace his true powers and rise to his true potential is yet again thrown into the junkie world and separated from his family YET AGAIN, only to keep whining and contribute NOTHING to the plot? THE KLAUS who is always saving everyone in the comics gets the backseat in the drama!

3. Ben, Alison, Viktor don't get to showcase their powers much and mostly just there for expedition of the story.

4. Diego was made into a literally useless "retired-dad" character who goes through midlife crises. So much potential just wasted

5. Lila and Diego's beautiful love story that was built from S2 is tainted, broken, and shitted on

6. WHERE IS SLOAN?

7. Who tf is Jennifer?

8. Are we not gonna talk about Hargreeves being an alien?!

9. What happened to the other children with abilities? The ones Hargreeves couldn't find? Are they gonna keep up multiple timelines?

10. How tf the kids of Alison and Diego are gonna exist when they are erased like they were never born?!

WHAT IS THAT SUBWAY STATION?!

The most disappointing ending for such a great show. Garbage.

So I accidentally fell asleep during the last episode... And once I woke up I saw the ending... I couldn't help myself because I guessed what had happened, so I started googling the ending... It made me SO mad that I've decided never to watch the thing at all but to imagine a completely different ending in my mind for all eternity.

The show have been amazing, such a different superhero-show, with great characters, great music and plots. Aidan Gallagher is going to be a big name, I'm 100% sure of it...

But this ending had a gazillion plot holes, and forgot to explain so many things, and not to mention the fact that all the other seasons were made totally and utterly pointless by this ending. The siblings deserved a so much better ending than what they got...

I honestly believe we ALL deserved a better ending than it got.

My verdict: watch all the episodes, except for the final one. At this point, I'm almost as disappointed as I was after the final season of GOT. And that says A LOT!

I guess not. Fellow reviewers said it all, what's good, what's bad and how they finally messed it all up.

I watched a couple of endings (GOT) that did not satisfy me but annoyed me big time. With TUA it was only a shrug moment- kay, this is it now? They give me a useless catchy tune playing 24/7 in my head for this? And don't even spoil me with Ben/ Klaus moments as a reward?

And we don´t have to discuss 5 having a thing for Diegos girl. I don't want to remember this anymore, I'd rather imagine the vomiting with Baby Shark- scene in a loop than that. But as you can see I'll give them 8 Stars because all of this couldn't erase the quality of the first seasons, the wonderful characters, Klaus will be in my heart forever- Don't we all prefer Dxxk? ;)

I just wished they'd give us an open ending.

From Season 1 to 3, the anticipation of the world ending is there. When Season 4 starts, the same is true, but with no powers, it is hard for the academy brothers and sisters to fight the bad guys. But there is a solution to it, too, and Five has it. As we proceed through each episode, you will see each character coming to a self-realisation of their motive at the end of the world. But you will be entertained and mind-bent throughout the season with the new powers, new villains, and a refreshed Hargreeves. So, if you are new to the Umbrella Academy or an old fan, you will love the ending and will find it satisfying.

Season 1 and 2 were great stories with interesting characters. All struggling with being a family while resorting to time travelling, only to discover that they are causing the apocalypse, which they were trying to prevent.

Unfortunately, 3 is not only repetitive, but also poorly written. All characters become bland. Luther is dumbed down to a point where it becomes insulting. Even if you're completely neutral/tolerant to sexual identities and transgenderism, the way Ellen Page's transformation to Elliot is crammed in the story, is forced, adds nothing to the story and feels like it's intended to give the audience a guilt trip. And what Klaus, Diego and Allison go through, can hardly be described as 'character development'.

I suspect the writers of finding cheap ways to create character depth, but in their laziness, season 3 can only be called superficial and unhinged.

I feel like S4 was a completely different vibe than seasons 1-3. It was so much more confusing.

I felt that it was rushed, because there were so many unnecessary moments added to the story.

Why did they decide to make Five and Lila fall in love?? Why does Klaus very randomly confront an old drug dealer, show him he's immortal, and then allow himself to be kidnapped?? (Also I feel like there was way too big of a jump from Klaus stealing from Alison's home to buy drugs, to randomly levitating) I didn't really think many of these moments were very significant to the story, and kind of just dragged it out.

Also I feel as though there was a lot of excitement built up around the ominous 'Jennifer Incident', however the big reveal was honestly very underwhelming.

As for the ending, I was slightly disappointed as it also felt very underdeveloped, but ultimately glad that they settled with a sad ending. I think too many shows settle on a happy ending to please fans, so I was happy that they didn't just abide by that.

I personally believe that with so much fan material, they could've done a lot better with finding a plot line for season 4, also considering the fact that a lot of things in previous seasons were left unaddressed.

Despite all of this, I do believe that the actors did an excellent job despite a weak plot line. I also think that the beginning of season 4 began brilliantly, showing the characters lives post season 3 and also how their powers return.

I personally enjoyed seasons 1-3, TUA is one of my favourite shows no doubt, I've rewatched it many times. As for season 4 though, I'm just going to pretend it never existed.