General discussion post
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theumbrellaacademyWell it’s been a week since the series got put up on Netflix and I know a lot of people have already binged it (or even watched it multiple times). The tag for The Umbrella Academy (tv) on ao3 is already at 169 entries and it wasn’t even there just a week ago!
Because of all that I figured it’s time to do a general discussion post for season one. What are people’s thoughts? Which parts did you like best? Do you have favourite characters? Do you have a favourite episodeL What do you think about the changes from the comic?
Let me know in the comments! Or feel free to link to any posts you’ve made elsewhere.
(Be warned there may be spoilers for those that haven’t finished the series)
Because of all that I figured it’s time to do a general discussion post for season one. What are people’s thoughts? Which parts did you like best? Do you have favourite characters? Do you have a favourite episodeL What do you think about the changes from the comic?
Let me know in the comments! Or feel free to link to any posts you’ve made elsewhere.
(Be warned there may be spoilers for those that haven’t finished the series)
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Date: 2019-03-02 02:29 am (UTC)And the canon het pairings basically all work a lot better for me than I would have expected them to, though Leonard/Vanya became very disappointing after the reveal.
(A lot of things about Leonard became very disappointing after first ten or so minutes of episode seven, and I find myself wishing that it had been handled differently.)
And the dysfunctional Hargreeves family - as well as its little parallel in Jenkins’ backstory - is very compelling! I love how this series explores various kinds of dysfunction like that!
And Hazel and Cha Cha are an amazing combination of humour and danger, of whimsy and darkness - which, quite honestly, sums up everything about the series - and I love that! :D:D:D
And the Temps Commission! :D:D:D
And the end was amazing! :D:D:D
Though I really wish it was actually clear what Luther’s powers are. Like, I know he’s part-ape now but... that’s not his original power soooo... what exactly could he do, pre-apeficiation?
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Date: 2019-03-02 02:43 am (UTC)I could see it coming. I kinda hoped that I was wrong about it, that I was being too suspicious but I proved to be right.
Yeah, it did it all so well! It was such an awesome series. I need to watch it again soon to flail again
I can’t wait to find out what happens next with it!
Luther’s powers were super strength (though I get how that could be unclear)
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Date: 2019-03-02 03:21 am (UTC)