Part of the success here is that this blend of sci-fi, noir, and comedy - which plays like a blend of Minority Report and Inherent Vice - is a lot more compelling than everything surrounding it. ![]() The episode’s most compelling story, by far, follows Five as he tries to crack the mystery about how and why the apocalypse is on the horizon. But if that’s not your plan, the unfortunate side effect of the Netflix binge-watch structure is a shaggy, shapeless episode like this one, which comes just as the show’s story should be ramping up, not flailing around. ![]() And that’s probably fine for anyone who plans to spend this weekend knocking out the first season of The Umbrella Academy. With that in mind, viewers should probably regard The Umbrella Academy as a ten-hour story - not a story composed of ten episodes. ![]() ![]() Netflix shows are designed, on some level, to be binge-watched.
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