Klaus and Leonard could be used to demonstrate how childhood trauma can produce different kinds of pathology. Hours could be spent reflecting on the psychological impact of growing up with a cold, distant, and demanding father. The Umbrella Academy is full of potential discussion or teaching topics for psychiatrists, forensic or otherwise. Number 7/Vanya: “no discernable talents,” medicated, mediocre violinist and music teacher, author of Extra-Ordinary: My Life as Number Seven.
Number 6/Ben: reluctant tentacle monster, deceased and Number 5: nameless, traveler through time and space, assassin Number 4/Klaus: chemically dependent, traumatized, can hear the dead Number 3/Allison: movie star, mom, has the power of persuasion Number 2/Diego: knife thrower, vigilante, does not like authority Number 1/Luther: leader of the siblings, loyal to dad, possesses exceptional strength To meet the practical and emotional needs of his adopted family, Sir Reginald creates an android “Mom” (Grace Hargreeves). His closest confidant, a talking chimpanzee called Pogo, demonstrates more capacity to nurture than he does. Sir Reginald is emotionally detached and devoid of any actual parenting skills. There are many fascinating characters in The Umbrella Academy. On the first episode of the show, the siblings reunite as adults following the death of Sir Reginald. Sir Reginald's intention is to train his “Umbrella Academy” of special children to save the world as a byproduct, however, they become emotionally stunted adults struggling to form healthy identities and relationships. The audience soon learns that six of the seven Hargreeves children are superpowered.
Enter Sir Reginald Hargreeves (aka The Monocle), scientist and rich eccentric, who “adopts” seven of the 43 infants to raise as his own. Forty-three babies were born on that day, and none of their mothers had shown any signs of pregnancy leading up to their births. In 1989, a svelte young Russian woman unexpectedly gives birth in a swimming pool after giving her crush a chaste peck on the cheek. The Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on the Eisner-winning comic book series written by Gerard Way (also co-founder and lead vocalist for the band My Chemical Romance) and illustrated by Gabriel Ba, begins with a mystery.
Netflix series, first aired Febru(Season 1, 10 episodes)
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