Last Updated on December 4, 2024 by Stephinie Heitman
The Umbrella Academy Season 4 is a 2019-2024 series created by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater. The film stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, and David Castañeda, with a runtime of 1h, and was released on August 08, 2024.
The start of Season 4 of The Umbrella Academy feels like a warm embrace with a hint of longing for the past. It is six years since the Hargreeves siblings have learned to live without the superpowers that define them. For some, such as Viktor and Allison, this has been an opportunity to liberate themselves from this burden and be normal again. But for others who have been defining themselves by their extraordinary powers, this ‘normal’ life has been difficult to take. Each has started a new life, as unconventional as it may be. Lila and Diego, now parents of two children, fight constantly to keep their turbulent family together.
Viktor has a bar in Canada, but he looks pretty isolated from all other people around him. Allison, who used to be a show business, now works as a nurse and single-handedly raises her daughter after Ray abandoned them. Klaus, that fun-loving, immortal party animal, has become paranoid, frightened of every possible hazard existence has to offer. Nevertheless, they still keep in touch – most of the time. A strong affection remains with them even if they do not have the lives they want for themselves. Over the seasons, we’ve watched them grow from a dysfunctional mess into a slightly less dysfunctional mess, but one thing has always been true: They are just as supportive of each other as two people can be.”
The fourth season is important for each sibling as they get their opportunity to prove what they are capable of. Though we want the characters to be happy, the show brings a new baddie: the Keepers, who seek to ruin everything. The Keepers are convinced that their timeline is incorrect and willing to do anything to get back to the correct timeline. Their zeal brings the Hargreeves family into play and makes them confront their past relationships and themselves. When the siblings unite to defeat the Keepers and avert the last apocalypse, the relationships between the characters are shown to be both international and existential. Perhaps they never were ‘good guys,’ maybe they are more often than not insubordinate, childish, and continuously at odds with each other, but when the time comes, no matter how begrudgingly, they always take up the responsibility that has been thrust upon them—sometimes even if it means having to make the ultimate personal sacrifice. For those of us who have been watching since season one, season four has more of what we have come to expect from the show: crazy, silly, heartfelt. The Hargreeves children constantly argue, compete, and hold petty resentments, but they are also a family that loves each other. The show is about the fact that the family is not only blood or the past but also the choice, the fight for people, and love no matter the circumstances.
It is always refreshing to see the characters come alive on the screen, and The Umbrella Academy Season 4 does not disappoint in this regard. It is pretty challenging to picture any other actors portraying the roles that each of them fully and sincerely depicts. After watching him perfectly embody an old, grumpy time traveler, it is hard not to take Aiden Gallagher as Five. Thus, while the characters are as vivid as in previous seasons, the plot is not all that convincing. The plot collapses under the weight of too many characters, some fates are left unresolved, and the ending is rather abrupt.
It was almost as if the show, which was so promising in its first few seasons, failed to meet expectations in its final season. Our path with these characters was intense, unpredictable, and exciting, but the end does not justify the means. When the curtain falls at the last episode, there is a feeling of letdown. It is not because the show was not entertaining – it was entertaining – but because there should have been more for the characters that the viewers have grown to love. They deserved an ending that would be more fitting and meaningful to their characters, arcs, challenges, and achievements. That is why we are left with an ending that does not feel like the resolution but rather like a cruel joke.
It is a very bitter point for fans who have devoted so much time to these characters and this world. It was for the comedy – always present – and the tragedies that struck deep – the emotional ties that made the Hargreeves siblings a family. Season 4 delivers many of those moments, but it lacks an end to the story. Overall, The Umbrella Academy was a fun, eccentric, and enthralling show that did not cease to amaze until the very last moment. It gave us characters we could love and cheer for and occasionally want to scold but still want to embrace in the end. But as we bid farewell to the Hargreeves family, there remains a notion of unrealized potential—of a narrative that deserved a happier conclusion—and of characters that deserved better.
The Umbrella Academy Season 4 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
The Umbrella Academy is rated TV-14 by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
Language: Occasionally, there are outbursts of solid language or even swearing during the season. Profanity is often involved and may include the use of words such as ‘f*k,’ ‘sht,’ and other such form of swear words. There are also instances of less strong language, like the use of damn, hell, and bastard.
Violence: The show contains a lot of action with fight sequences involved. This ranges from fighting with bare force to using guns and other forms of fighting. Some of the scenes contain explicit violence, but they do not glorify it, and there are scenes with blood and injuries. Still, some motifs might be questionable and disturbing. As it is a supernatural show, fighting scenes of power and abilities can be theatrical and action-packed to an extent.
Sexual Content: There are certain sex scenes, some scenes with sexual references, and some explicit scenes where few parts of the actors’ bodies are shown. These scenes are not lewd but might be obscene. Sexual aspects of the characters and their personal lives are depicted, not only in terms of who they are attracted to. Substance Use: The characters in the show are seen to take alcohol in social places and even overindulge in them at times. Viktor’s bar scenes are typical places for regular alcohol use. As such, there may be the occasional mention or suggestion of drug use, even though it is not as visible as alcohol consumption.
Conclusion: The Umbrella Academy Season 4 falls under the TV-MA rating because it contains strong language, violence, and other complex emotions suitable for viewers aged 14 years and above. Parents should think about their children’s reactions to parts of the show that are darker and more intense.
