Meet the Family

“Meet the Family”[1] is the first episode in the third season of The Umbrella Academy.

Synopsis

After averting a doomsday in Dallas, the Umbrella siblings return to a very different Academy – now ruled by the powerful and hostile Sparrows.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

On October 1, 1989, 16 women around the world give birth, despite not showing any signs of labor when the day first began. Eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves adopts six of the children, Marcus, Ben, Fei, Alphonso, Sloane, and Jayme, as well as a psykronium cube named Christopher, and builds them into a competent and popular superhero teamed dubbed the “Sparrow Academy”.

The Umbrella siblings return from their adventures in Dallas to find themselves in an altered timeline where they have been replaced by the Sparrows, causing a flaming ball of energy to form underneath the Academy. The Umbrellas fight the Sparrows and are overpowered until Vanya unleashes a burst of energy to defeat them. During this, Reginald reveals he adopted six other children instead of the Umbrellas after witnessing how bad he messed up during his first selections.

The Umbrellas take shelter at the Hotel Obsidian, but inadvertently leave the briefcase behind at the Academy. Meanwhile, Grace discovers the ball of energy and begins worshiping it as her god. Vanya meets with Marcus and threatens to embarrass him in front of the public. Fearing the Sparrows’ reputation will be ruined, Marcus makes a deal with Vanya and agrees to hand over the briefcase in exchange for their rivalry to end. Fei and Ben use Fei’s crows to spy on Vanya and Marcus, while Diego learns that he and Lila have a son named Stan, who is left with Diego while Lila leaves with a briefcase.

While searching for the briefcase, Marcus discovers the ball of energy in the basement and is killed when he is evaporated and sucked inside.

Cast

Starring

• Elliot Page as Viktor Hargreeves
• Tom Hopper as Luther Hargreeves
• David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves
• Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves
• Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves
• Aidan Gallagher as Number Five
• Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves
• Ritu Arya as Lila Pitts
• Genesis Rodriguez as Sloane Hargreeves
• Britne Oldford as Fei Hargreeves
• Adam Godley as Pogo (voice only)
• Colm Feore as Reginald Hargreeves

Guest Starring

• Jordan Claire Robbins as Grace
• Justin Cornwell as Marcus Hargreeves
• Jake Epstein as Alphonso Hargreeves
• Cazzie David as Jayme Hargreeves
• Javon “Wanna” Walton as Stanley “Stan”
• Julian Richings as Chet Rodo
• Callum Keith Rennie as Harlan Cooper

Co-Starring

• Rachel Delduca as Delores
• Andy Auld as Patrick
• Victoria Taylor as Patrick’s Wife
• Leah Brady as Patrick’s Daughter
• Mercy Kim as Teenage Girl
• Seunghwan Min as Teenage Boy
• Kitty Chow as Grandmother
• Queenie Zhu as Tipsy Woman
• Young Pak-Ward as Mature Woman on Train #1
• Sekyoung Lee as Mature Woman on Train #2
• Maria Ahn as Mature Woman on Train #3
• Dahyeon Eunice Hwang as Screaming Subway Rider
• Augustus Oicle as College Kid
• Graham Parkhurst as College Kid #2
• Chai Valladares as Employee
• Indy Saluja as Manager

Appearances

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Trivia

• This is the last episode in universe where Elliot’s character is known as Vanya since the following episode is where their character starts to be known as “Viktor”.
  • Because the season was filmed in 2021 after Elliot’s transition in December 2020, the actor wore a wig for Vanya’s scenes in this episode.
• Sloane is the first Sparrow to use her power in the season.
• Ben’s hair looks noticeably different from the season 2 finale.
• This whole season was shot during the COVID pandemic.
• This is the second time a season begins with a musical number. Since it was first seen in We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals.

Music

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References

1. ↑ Blackman, Steve [@steveblackmantv] (November 24, 2020). “Who’s excited for season 3? @umbrellaacad @netflix @lovretta #301”. Instagram. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved on November 24, 2020.

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