The Commission was an organization that oversaw and managed the space-time continuum.

Five learned that the presence of the marigolds (a.k.a.

the 43 children) broke the timeline, causing it to branch, creating a multiverse.

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Five learned that the presence of the marigolds (a.k.a.

The diner was run by variants of Five who had given up trying to save their respective timelines.

Fives surprise meeting with his variants at the diner was packed with shocking reveals.

The Umbrella Academy Aidan Gallagher as Five in seasons 1 and 4

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The Commissions goal is understandable, but it was never going to work.

The Commission served as the antagonist of the first two seasons, and it should have stayed that way.

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

The Umbrella Academy season 4 Ben in pain next to Five talking

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.

Young Five and Lila looking at old Five in The Umbrella Academy season 3

Five (Aidan Gallagher) in a timeline where only versions of himself exist in The Umbrella Academy season 4, episode 6.

Hazel and Cha Cha wearing their masks, while Cha Cha holds a gun, in The Umbrella Academy

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