The Umbrella Academy 1x04 "Man on the Moon" full reaction
Added 2022-03-20 05:01:54 +0000 UTC"They should've warned us this was an atypical assignment."
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I really like how layered the characters are, and the fact that they are revealing those layers bit by bit. Really good storytelling!
Fourth Wall Reactions
2022-03-29 20:31:13 +0000 UTCYeah, young Klaus getting locked in what looked like a mausoleum for hours on end for some sort of demented 'exposure therapy' from his dad really puts into perspective why he self-medicates so much. I mean, apparently when he's sober, he not only relives that particular trauma (as Ben says something like 'You went there again, didn't you?' when he woke up from a nightmare about it), but he then has to deal with other dead people as well. Definitely not a super power I'd like! :( But yeah, Klaus really grew on me. At first I was a bit worried he was just a rehash of Robert Sheehan's other character Nathan in 'Misfits', where he was ALSO a pretty obnoxious super-powered character -- but Klaus actually has got a lot of more depth and nuance going on here instead and I just love Sheehan's layered performance dealing with all of that. Also, this was where my feelings for Diego turned around quite a bit, where I could see more behind his hard shell and empathize with him more. I mean, it was super-sweet with him and his mother with his stutter in his flashback (and then again when she died) in the last episode too, but I also thought it was super-poignant when he discovers Patch's body, as he really did seem to care a lot for her too. More and more I think his tough-man act is really just that: an act. I think he's a bit of a softie underneath, but really is reluctant to show that because of his emotional damage. (And yes, he did shut off their mom. I think maybe he's in denial about it? Honestly, I can't remember why he's lying about it, so it's a mystery to me too!)
Nicole Mazza
2022-03-22 10:55:28 +0000 UTC
