It’s been two years since The Umbrella Academy’s second season and the series’ return is like a warm hug after being stuck in a car in the rain. While the extended break between the batch of episodes has felt like a lifetime, the show itself hasn’t lost any of its charm or momentum, picking up immediately after the major cliffhanger that ended Season 2. Fans of the comic series hoping for even a passing resemblance to the third volume of the Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá source material will be left wanting, however, as the series continues pushing itself further away from its basis in favor of telling its own tale. In the grand scheme, this isn’t a terrible thing; if you’re a fan of these characters and this world, it’s like new stories that include them. That said, it still manages to find ways to squander some of its potential, at least in the early part of its season.
