The decision lands the Hargreeves in the 1960s though they all arrive on different days or years.

Lila’s powers allow her to mirror someone else’s abilities… One of the more powerfulUmbrella Academycharacters, Lila’s powers allow her to mirror someone else’s abilities.

Stuck for over 40 years, Five eventually escapes when The Handler offers him a job at the Commission.

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When Five blips back to pre-apocalypse 2019, he reverts to being a 13-year-old boy.

When season 4 begins, Five makes a comment about being 63 years old mentally… For Five, the show’s first three seasons unfold in a matter of weeks.

DuringThe Umbrella Academyseason 4’s ending,Five is 70 years old mentally, but 26 years old physically.

Five (Aidan Gallagher) and Lila (Ritu Arya) looking exhausted while riding the train to different timelines in The Umbrella Academy season 4

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Meanwhile, the seven-year side quest with Five makes Lila roughly 42 years old in the series finale.

No matter how you slice it, the age gap is weird.

Five is mentally decades older than Lila, and, physically speaking, their ages are still a mismatch.

Luther (Tom Hopper) looking unamused and Five (Aidan Gallagher) smirking in The Umbrella Academy season 4 with a clock behind them

The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book of the same name created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. The Hargreeves — collectively known as The Umbrella Academy — were born with superpowers, and their adoptive father utilized their abilities. However, as they grew older, the siblings grew apart as they dealt with their trauma. They are brought back together after their father dies and Five returns from the future with grave news: The world will end, and The Umbrella Academy has to stop it before it happens.

Although Five was manipulated by The Handler, he still committed the murder.

While Lila herself is an assassin, Five’s actions are unforgivable.

Even so, it’s hard to imagine that Lila just let go of all her grief and anger.

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A lot of messed up things happen inThe Umbrella Academy, but this glossed-over dynamic is up there.

…Lila does emotionally cheat on her husband long before she kisses Five.

There, she runs into Five, who’s also undercover for work.

Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves with glowing eyes as she uses her powers in Umbrella Academy season 4

It’s beyond frustrating to see Diego be totally gaslit and betrayed.

That rushed feeling definitely stems from the fact that season 4 was composed of just six episodes.

If they hadn’t gotten lost, their romance probably wouldn’t have happened.

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Five is willing to give up his family and the fate of the world for Lila.

Throughout her seven-year side quest with Five, Lila is adamant about returning home.

Eventually, she does give into exhaustion and agrees to stay at the strawberry house with Five.

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However, as they grew older, the siblings grew apart as they dealt with their trauma.