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Finished watching The Umbrella Academy last night ... that show should have been way, way, way more awesome than it was.
Conceptually, it could have been a lot of fun. But, wow ... most of the cast have no chemistry together. Zero. Nul. the only ones I found more or less fun/compelling on-screen were the kid who plays Five, the one who plays Klaus, and the guy who plays Diego.
And I'm really disappointed with Ellen Page* in this; normally, she's really great to watch, but here it's like she was terminally bored. No presence to speak of, just phoned her performance in.
And the whole Diego trying to prevent Kennedy from getting assassinated thing in S02 didn't have a leg to stand on. All Five had to do in the first episode or two of the season was tell him that if Kennedy didn't die, the timeline would get fucked up; especially since Five saw the front page of a newspaper showing that Kennedy declared war on the Soviets.
This whole thing reminds me of Heroes, actually. Pretty decent first season, then a whole shitload of wasted potential.
*Fun fact: Ellen Page is from Halifax, Canada — where I started my career in the early noughties — and her dad ran an agency there, and I freelanced for him.
- Is that not part of her and her character here's schtick though? I felt she was good in 1st series - haven't watched much of 2nd so far.Nairn
- I was thinking that it was supposed to be part of her thing, that she was numb on the meds ... but it really came off as her wishing she was anywhere ...Continuity
- ... but on that show.Continuity
- I COMPLETELY disagree. This show kicks so much ass it's ridiculous. You're thinking way too much.fyoucher1
- Easy, fella. I'm not saying I hate it. I'm just saying it could use a few improvements.Continuity
- The characters are exteremly dumb that it becomes frustrating to watch, Esp. 1st season.Beeswax
- Yeah, there's not a lot of common sense between them, is there?Continuity