Current Events > i finished umbrella academy s1

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it had its moments i guess
mary j blige is a terrible actress
the other dude hazel has the most recognizable voice in a long time and i'll never not hear him as a serial killer in mindhunters

shit got really young adult-y at times
the shitty mad scientist dad reminds me of tywin lannister which kinda reminds me of my dad

the kid who plays number five is a pretty great kid actor but in reality he's probably like a stunted 24 year old or something
that character is pretty enjoyable too

i dunno, should i watch the second season?
is there more to come in the future?
is the comic better / dramatically different?
it didn't snag me but i got nothing else going on so i guess i'll watch on?

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Season 1 was ok. Season 2 is great.

Luther is always going to be lame though.
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i'm not clear on what luther's power is but i also missed a good chunk of e3 where apparently mary j blige and mindhunters went bonkers on the x-men mansion?
other than being a boyscout I'M THE LEADER type, is he super strong?

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Luthers power is that hes super strong and also has ape DNA mixed with his.

Five is the best part of the show

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That's why he's lame. He's allegedly super strong, but he also jobs pretty hard and loses fist fights to regular people.
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Hes also a massive tool

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but even before the ape DNA he had super strength?
so the ape DNA malformed his body and made him hairy but didn't actually add anything else?

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Stop simpin for Netflix

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Yes he already had super strength.

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question: does s2 reveal more information? or does the story ever shed light on some motivations and such?

like does mad scientist dad work for the time agency? why did he take it upon himself to put together this academy to save the world?
do we find out why ben is dead? what happened to him? also his power is basically tentacle death porn?

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Yes S2 fleshes out a lot of stuff. Its way better

Ben can open portals to other dimensions inside his own body which he can summon Lovecraftian monsters through

As for how he died its never explicitly explained

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The kid that plays Five turned 17 in 2020, so he would have been 15 or 16 when the first season was filmed.

he delivers his lines really, really well
he's a great casting and i'd look forward to seeing him in other outlets

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I think hed make a great Damian Wayne

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Five is great.

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Raikuro posted...

The kid that plays Five turned 17 in 2020, so he would have been 15 or 16 when the first season was filmed.

Holy shit what

He played the role of a 50 year old in a teenager's body perfectly

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hey!

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