The Umbrella Academy’s final season is coming and here’s everything you should remember before watching season four
The Hargreeves are back to face another apocalypse the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy. With the first scheduled for August 8, 2024 and Netflix, fans are full of questions no answer after the shocking end of season 3. The trailer for the new season suggests that one of the Hargreeves may be the key to fixing the timeline, raising expectations to the max.
Based on the comic book series by Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy follow one dysfunctional family of superheroesfar from the typical heroic trope. In 1989, forty-three children with superpowers were born around the world. The eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore) adopted seven of them, intending to turn them into a team of superheroes, sacrificing their childhood and mental health in the process. Now, Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Viktor (Elliot Page) and Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) They must, reluctantly, join forces to save the world.. While you wait for the new season, here’s a Season 3 summary The Umbrella Academy.
The Umbrella Academy Meets the Sparrow Academy
After narrowly escaping Judgment Day in Dallas, The Umbrella Brothers Return in 2019but with a surprising twist. They land in an alternate timeline where The Umbrella Academy never existed. In its place, the old house they knew is now run by the Sparrow Academy.a much stronger and more cunning version. This new team includes Marcus (Justin Cornwell), Ben (Justin H. Min), Fei (Britne Oldford), Alphonso (Jake Epstein), Sloane (Genesis Rodriguez), Jayme (Cazzie David) and their peculiar companion, a psychic cube named Christopher.
From the very first moment, it’s a clash of the titans. The first meeting between the two academies quickly turns into an epic battle, which includes a hallucinatory dance sequence to the rhythm of Brakeless. Viktor changes the situation with a massive blast of energy and The Umbrellas are forced to retreat for safety.. But even when they are not in direct conflict, the two teams cannot help but get entangled in various dramas, from wrongful kidnapping charges to apocalyptic weddings and deadly hotel fights.
Shelter at the Obsidian-Oblivion Hotel
After being expelled from their home, The Umbrellas find refuge in the retro and bizarre Obsidian Hotel. Klaus, who frequented the hotel in the normal timeline, thinks he knows the place well. However, the Obsidian hides some surprises, especially behind the wall of the White Buffalo Suite. THE Klaus’s Unexpected Death reveals the hotel’s secrets, leading to a portal to an alternate dimension called Hotel Oblivion.
Discovered by Reginald in 1918, Hotel Oblivion is a much more disturbing and empty version of Obsidian. Reginald built the hotel around the portal to access a button that could reset existence, but it is guarded by nearly indestructible creaturesExploring this new world reveals the dangers and the truth behind Reginald’s plans.
The Grandfather Paradox
The Obsidian Hotel is home not only to the Hargreeves, but also to Harlan Cooper (Callum Keith Rennie), who checks in under the alias “Lester Pocket.”. Harlan is the non-verbal boy from season 2son of Sissy Cooper (Marin Ireland). Viktor transferred his powers to her in an act of salvation that had tragic consequences. After Sissy’s death, Harlan unleashes an energy blast on October 1, 1989.causing fatal brain hemorrhages in the Hargreeves’ mothers and triggering the grandfather paradox.
The grandfather paradox occurs when a time traveler does something that could prevent him from existing.. In this case, the death of the Hargreeves’ mothers alters the timeline. Viktor, after discovering the truth, tries to help Harlan, but this only leads to further tragedies and the end Allison’s Murder of Harlan.
The threat of Kugelblitz
The grandfather paradox not only messed up the timeline, but also introduced kugelblitza sphere of energy that behaves like a black hole, devouring the universe. The Union of the Umbrella and the Sparrow containing the kugelblitz on Christopher is temporary. After breaking, the kugelblitz breaks free, unleashing total chaos. The final battle to save reality is fought at the Oblivion Hotel.revealing Reginald’s true intention: to restart the universe by sacrificing himself superhero powers to resurrect his wife Abigail.
The season ends on a cliffhanger, with the Hargreeves losing their powers. and face a new world under the rule of Reginald. With a Intriguing post-credits scene and many unanswered questions, only the fourth season of The Umbrella Academy could reveal the remaining mysteries.