The fourth episode of The Umbrella Academy reveals how Luther’s ape-like body came to be, while Vanya and Allison have a little sisters bonding moment, and Klaus faces a little torture.
In the previous episode, we see Vanya and Leonard spend more time together; the Hargreeves siblings must decide what to do with their mother, Grace; and Hazel and Cha-Cha break into the Academy causing a fight, which ends with them capturing Klaus
Playing Frankenstein
The episode opens with Morcheeba’s ‘Blood Like Lemonade’ playing with a very normal and muscular Luther (Tom Hopper) lying on his bed at the Academy seven years ago. Peering into empty rooms, it’s clear Luther is just a little lonely, especially when he rides a bike around the Academy. He then receives a mission from Hargreeves (Colm Feore), but it goes wrong and he arrives back at the Academy in critical condition. Hargreeves asks for the serum, much to the reluctance of Pogo (Adam Godley) and Grace (Jordan Claire Robbins), and after weeks or possibly months, Luther wakes to find his body now very large and hairy and resembling that of an ape.
Back in the present, Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) and Luther find Grace and Allison believes the two hitmen deactivated her. Luther then reluctantly opens up to Allison about what happened. Meanwhile, Vanya (Ellen Page) wakes up at Leonard’s (John Magaro) house and the pair walk to Vanya’s next rehearsal with the promise to have dinner soon.
Later on, Allison goes to check on Vanya and finds someone in the apartment and takes him down, however, it’s only Leonard. Allison decides to meet Vanya after her rehearsal and tells her about what happened to Grace. The sisters then go have a few drinks together, and Allison has her suspicions about Leonard, but Vanya says she likes him. Back at her apartment, Vanya finds flowers from Leonard and she calls to thank him whilst he is pouring Vanya’s medication down the sink.
A Little Torture
Hazel (Cameron Britton) and Cha-Cha (Mary J. Blige) are strangling Klaus (Robert Sheehan) to find out where Five is, which results in Klaus enjoying it a little too much and the blood pumping to other lower extremities. They then try waterboarding Klaus, but he just gargles and swallows and so the pair start destroying his drugs and also eating his chocolate, which has added special ingredients that they’re unaware of. He begins to tell them that Five hasn’t been making any sense since he got back and that he’s fixated on this eye.
Now high, the hitmen head to MeriTech and they begin destroying the lab while having a little dance in between. The whole building is up in flames by the time Five (Aidan Gallagher) gets there. Meanwhile, Patch (Ashley Madekwe) finds Diego (David Castañeda) on her doorstep and he confesses to her that his mother died, along with the fact the two hitmen turned up to the Academy and that his brother is missing. Patch then investigates the fire and turns up at the motel where the hitmen are staying, but she calls and leaves a message at the boxing gym first to ask Diego to be his backup.
Seeing Dead People
In search of Five, Diego and Luther find Five’s van and realise he might be at the public library, but their search comes up empty until the find Five drunk with his arm wrapped around Dolores. Diego and Luther take Five to the boxing gym and Diego receives the message from Patch. He arrives at the motel to find Patch dead.
At the motel, Klaus is remembering being younger when he was locked up by Hargreeves so he could confront the spirits, but Ben brings him back to the present. When the hitmen return to the room, Cha-Cha is annoyed that Hazel didn’t put the do not disturb sign out as the room was serviced. The hitmen left a message for Five on the van and wait for him to turn up, whilst Klaus remembers his childhood once more.
Back in reality, Klaus sees a woman named Zoya, and it appears she was a victim of theirs. Dozens of them begin to appear and tell Klaus their stories and the hitmen a little thrown by what Klaus is conveying to them. It seems Hazel let someone’s wife go, and Cha-Cha isn’t pleased. While the hitmen are in the bathroom discussing Hazel’s actions, Klaus bangs his head on the table in hopes Patch will hear him as she walks past. She enters and frees him and Hazel begins shooting while Klaus starts climbing through the vent and taking their time travel briefcase with him. Cha-Cha then comes from behind and shoots Patch.
At the end of the episode, Klaus makes it on to a bus and opens the briefcase, which makes him disappear with a blue flash.
Overall Thoughts?
Admittedly, this is probably my least favourite episode thus far and it seems we’ve hit a bit of a lull. That being said, it was enjoyable seeing Klaus sober up and seeing his abilities come into play more! I read the graphic novel earlier this year and I’m hoping to see his other abilities included in the series, and possibly the next episode will be a step up!
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