Wow.
Until I read this thread "The Umbrella Academy" was a total unknown but I'm really impressed by it. Thanks for the thread.
It is slightly odd seeing Elaine Page in what is essentially a darker, more eccentric version of the X men with a dash of "Kick Asss" thrown in , but she is such a great actress and its an impressively strong cast overall that you soon get passed it , and they play a wide range of strange and interesting characters with some very odd powers.
Plus it is so well done, often beautifully and inventively directed and shot, and the effects are top notch again, with a great soundtrack!!!
I really appreciate the writing though , its very well done, with some clever, occasionally witty and entertainingly normal character dialogue (even down to the chimp!!) , whilst the story manages to hold back just enough of the plot each episode to keep you constantly interested. Like the Stepford mom particularly!!
Five episodes in!!!
Its easily better and more stylish than the Marvel TV shows (with perhaps the exception of Daredevil) , it really does have some brilliant action scenes, particularly with the two oddball assassins.
Episode five had touches of genius . The ice cream truck ringtone theme !!!