Umbrella Academy: The End of the Series Explained

“The most heroic thing superheroes can do!” Creator Steve Black provides after-sales service.

You are still having trouble digesting the end ofUmbrella Academy ? Here is something to help you decode the latest episodes and the creator's intentions somewhat. Steve Blackwhich is explained in interviews with the US press. Spoiler alert!

First, a little flashback: in the grand finale ofUmbrella Academy (season 4, episode 6), Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castañeda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Five (Aidan Gallagher), Ben (Justin H. Min), Viktor (Elliot Page) and Lila (Ritu Arya) realize that no matter what they do, their mere existence will inevitably lead to some kind of apocalypse. There is no alternative: to save the world for good, they must disappear!I like the idea that they are the ones who really wreaked havoc on the timelines.” explains the showrunner Steve Blackman to Entertainment Weekly.Their very existence is the problem! And so in a really strange way, they are also the solution… by ceasing to exist. It's not death, it's just never existing. It's different.”

What should we understand from the end?

The Avengers ofUmbrella Academy thus destroy all traces of Marigold and prevent their own miraculous births. The final scene then shows their respective biological mothers picnicking in the park. We understand that Luther and the others will end up being born, but in a new form. They will not be the super-powerful outcasts taken in or bought by Sir Hargreeves who, himself, was devoured with his wife by the end of the world. It was she who, behind the scenes, had manipulated everything since the beginning of season 4, disgusted that her dear and tender had done all that to bring her back to life. She therefore orchestrated the end of the world to force the Academicians to sacrifice themselves, to no longer exist and thus repair the wrongs caused by her husband.

Steve Blackman explain : “We show it with the park scene that their families are alive. But for our heroes, it's an unexpected way to be heroic as a superhero. It's something I've never seen before. Sure, superheroes sacrifice themselves all the time, but what does that mean when no one will know what they did? They could have tried to live or escape on the subway, but no, they made the ultimate sacrifice. Choosing to never be recognized is, to me, the most heroic thing a superhero can do..”

The end planned from the start?

The comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá are not finished and should differ from the series. With a different ending certainly. However, Blackman assures in TVLine that the conclusion shown on Netflix is ​​”very close to what I had imagined from the beginning, during the first season. I wanted to end in a way that poses philosophical questions: can you be a superhero if no one knows you existed? Afterwards, I want to leave it to the fans to interpret what this ending means. I like the ending, I think fans will have different feelings about it, but that's okay. Everyone can take from it, subjectively, what they want.“And the creator confides that he decided alone what the end would be,”the one I thought was the best. Even now when I look at it, I get tears in my eyes.”

What did Gene and Jean really want?

The Guardians' cult movement, developed by the couple, has grown to an insane extent in this season 4. Over the course of six episodes, they fought for the famous “Purge” to take place, hoping to return to the original timeline. Unfortunately, they had not understood that this would lead to their disappearance: “They realize at the end that they made a mistake. It's not what they expected. It's terrifying. It's not the ending they were promised. They're screaming for their lives, they're running for their lives, so I don't think it's what they wanted. They were expecting more light and warmth, and they didn't get that.” decrypts Steven Blackman in TVLine.

Did Lila and Five fall in love?

In the midst of chaos, this final season ofUmbrella Academy gave birth to an unexpected romance. Lost in the space-time metro, between alternative realities, Lila and Five lived 7 years far from their world, together, as a couple. Inevitably, it creates bonds.They spent 7 years together, far from life, just the two of them… Of course, you feel incredibly connected to someone. So of course, there was love between them“, confirm Ritu Arya and Aidan Gallagher to TVLine. Steve Blackmanboth “are so much more alike than they want to believe. They fight and bicker constantly, but they are very similar deep down. So, 7 years together, it was logical that something would happen. I thought it was normal to try this story and I think it works…“