TV Show Review - The Umbrella Academy (Season 2)

Season: 2
Genre: Action/ Adventure/ Comedy
Number of episodes: 10
Year: 2020
Starring: Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Kate Walsh, Colm Feore, Jordan Claire Robbins, Adam Godley, Ritu Arya, Marin Ireland

Description: A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

Review: For the second season of “The Umbrella Academy” you get in where the first season left us. The Hargreeves family managed to save the world and everything seemed to be safe. Nothing could be further from the truth. It immediately becomes clear that the world, although in a different wat, will come to an end again. To prevent that, the family has to work together again to be able to save the world. But working together is not so easy in this case. Again a season filled with action, humor, interesting plot twist and amazing looking scenes.
Soon you find out that the Hargreeves family has traveled back in time. Only they didn’t all arrive at the same time. Roughly speaking, the seven members of the family arrived somewhere between 1960 and 1963. Because of this, everyone is basically forced to build their own lives and  get used to it without having to fight for the good of their brothers and sisters. For example, Vanya got a concussion and works as a nanny on a farm. Because she lost her memory, she has to rediscover her powers. Luther works as a bodyguard for a high-ranking criminal. Allison now as a husband and actually wants to distance herself from superhero life. In short: everyone has taken a new direction.
Much of the second season is about how the siblings get back together. In addition, they have to deal with a new group of Swedes who are hunting them. The strongest point of the second season is the good use of historical events, from the years 1960 till 1963. Like the assassination on JFK, the threat of nuclear war, drug use and racism in America. As a result, the setting comes across as very credible and it is emphasized that certain issues are still topical today.
The opening scene of this season is amazing and so is a scene in the last episode, in barn, with reversed time (not getting into detail here, but if you’ve seen it you know what I mean). Of all the characters, Five is the most present (in a good way) and my absolute favorite since season 1. It’s also fun to see a bigger role for Ben.
The season ends with a very open ending, sort of a cliffhanger, that makes you wanting more. It leaves us at a high note and has a very surprising twist. The season is again very entertaining. A great cast, I loved the setting and the themes that are a bit heavier and also very relevant today. I’m really looking forward to a third season, after seeing that ending.