Same old repetitive apocalypse and world ending AGAIN. However, when I came back for season three, I expected all that. What I love about Umbrella Academy is that each character is distinctive, that those characters create immense chemistry when coming together, and that the story is super captivating even when there are a lot of flaws. Season three ruins all the good things about UA.
I think the director at least acknowledges that the UA is trapped in redundant commission's timeline and time travel story. Therefore, he goes in and creates this 'portal', 'Kugelblitz', and so many trivia unnecessary and unexplained till the end. When I watch sci-fi related genre, I don't expect it to make sense 100%, but I expect to be invited to the world the director creates. Within the 'mindset', 'frame', or 'universe' of Umbrella Academy, things gotta make some sense. Season 1 excelled in that, providing solid ground for building its own world with viewers invited in that process. This process provides many justifications for the way things work or turn out. Season 3 throws all that away leaving audience behind the screen detached from UA universe, and so many leaps of logic are noticeable along the way.
The director unsuccessfully attempts to bring fresh and innovative side by changing characters' personalities. I totally understand why Ben is changed to be mean, snarky, and ambitious because it's different universe. However, Allison ignoring the deaths of Luther and Klaus is out of line, and the director does not even provide enough reasons behind her change. Sparrows not even feeling sad a bit (or the director not sparing any minutes) after their siblings' death shows how sparrows are just tools for story-building, too obviously and brazenly. (Being invited to bachelor party is more important than siblings' deaths to Ben?.. Seriously.. Come on.)
I think the director at least acknowledges that the UA is trapped in redundant commission's timeline and time travel story. Therefore, he goes in and creates this 'portal', 'Kugelblitz', and so many trivia unnecessary and unexplained till the end. When I watch sci-fi related genre, I don't expect it to make sense 100%, but I expect to be invited to the world the director creates. Within the 'mindset', 'frame', or 'universe' of Umbrella Academy, things gotta make some sense. Season 1 excelled in that, providing solid ground for building its own world with viewers invited in that process. This process provides many justifications for the way things work or turn out. Season 3 throws all that away leaving audience behind the screen detached from UA universe, and so many leaps of logic are noticeable along the way.
The director unsuccessfully attempts to bring fresh and innovative side by changing characters' personalities. I totally understand why Ben is changed to be mean, snarky, and ambitious because it's different universe. However, Allison ignoring the deaths of Luther and Klaus is out of line, and the director does not even provide enough reasons behind her change. Sparrows not even feeling sad a bit (or the director not sparing any minutes) after their siblings' death shows how sparrows are just tools for story-building, too obviously and brazenly. (Being invited to bachelor party is more important than siblings' deaths to Ben?.. Seriously.. Come on.)