The Umbrella Academy | The Book Was Better Review
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2020
- Krimson finally got around to reviewing a TV show, about one of the most dysfunctional families on air, but how does it stack up to the comics?
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Probably just me but it seems Aidan Gallagher
would have made for a better Artemis Fowl based on his performance as Number Five.
For a while it was rumored that he was gonna do it. I’m sad that an accurate adaptation starring him will never exist
He’s also my current headcanon choice for Dave Strider.
It wouldnt matter With how bad that movie is.
Depends how well he can do an Irish accent
@@repulser93 Huh. I don't really see that myself....I kinda see him as more Kankir or Karloz....Like HS proper kid Dave? Or shitty epilogues and 2 Dave?
Despite all the emo jokes, Gerard way actually did a great job which shows the passion he had. It’s not like when most celebrities do side creative projects so you have to give the guy credit.
In this case, My Chem was supposed to be the side project heh
From what i can tell, comics are a passion of his. He got Grant Morrison to be in the Music Video for Nah Nah Nah Nah. Ironically they both worked on Doom Patrol and Umbrella Academy was in direct competition with the Doom Patrol tv show. Funny how things work.
@@Deeegenerate nah, the band was formed after the grief of 9/11..... I'm being serious. The Reunion probably will be.
@@stephensmith7327 I know, I just mean that Gerard wasn't expecting it was gonna go that far, he had a job in comics before the band took off. Both seem super important to him tho
Gerard is a very talented and passionate artist and really into movies and cinematics too (Danger Days with its music videos was almost a musical for example). Maybe there's an alternate universe where 9/11 never happens and instead of forming the greatest non-Green-Day rock band of the 2000s Gerard becomes the next Stan Lee
I completely disagree with your comment about Istanbul not being related to Five's fight scene. Istanbul is all about how a place has changed over time and is no longer the same place it was in the past. That actually speaks to five's predicament, the scene starts with him talking about how the donut shop has changed from when he was a kid. And over the course of the fight scene his past is literally being destroyed around him. Which also speaks to Five's larger story, metaphorically he spent 45 years trying to return to Constantinople to only return to Istanbul.
Holy shit I didn't catch that. Though I don't know the song outside that scene. Still, well anyalyzed.
this opened my mind up, how did i never catch this??
No you’re right. Gerard seems like he created scenes around the music. Which I mean he’s a musician it makes sense to draw inspiration from it and to create around it.
__ yes that’s how I took it
You're right
I love that every person I've ever seen just says "Yup Klaus is the best"
Ye my personal favorite is Five but Klaus is pretty much unquestionably the best developed.
Number five and Robert Sheehan I mean klaus are my fave characters
Five
Pine Swiftwings nah Vanya dude. She’s far more interesting, with her character arc actually leading somewhere, and a power that’s actually useful.
Mr Devilish everyone's powers are useful but not all powerful also everyone's fave character is probably different
"the show kinda hints at Hargreeves being an Alien."
*Looks at season 2.* WELL...
Same with the fish being the leader of the Commission and some other details he mentioned that 'weren't included' (but now are).
also Allison making peoples heads explode
he got a penis head
also Number 5 getting drunk
They probably held off on the weird part on season 1, but with its success, ghey felt more confident in delving with the weird parts of the comics.
SOMEONE FINALLY IS TALKING ABOUT THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY AND NOT JUST LISTING HOW ITS DIFFERENT!!! God, thank you.
You might also enjoy Quinn Curio's video on the Umbrella Academy
Sam S thanks!
Not sure what Umbrella Academy is, but I'm about to find out. Lol
I highly recommend The Boys!
@@jasonvorhees1795 Thank you, but I am already acquainted with them.
In the comics, not needing to breathe is Diego's ONLY power.
Ben's called The Horror as a reference to The Dunwich Horror. It's explained in the comics that he doesn't really have tentacles, but rather that there's "monsters under his skin."
Bruh Moment the fact that luther is supposed to be the strongest man alive but got his ass handed to him so easily in that one episode in season two (i think the second or third, after finding out allison is married) is so confusing to me.
@@damaged.collateral I mean, even if someone is extremely strong, they're not going to win a fight if they're not fighting.
@@damaged.collateral luther literally said "I wanna feel something" "let's get it over with" and the sorts
Peta Parka yeah i know but i didnt think itd take so quick for the punches to have an effect on him considering he’s supposed to be like. the strongest person alive.
Android 19 oh of course but im raising an eyebrow at just how quick/easy the fight got done with considering the gap in strength yknow ?
I really love how the show handled childhood trauma and how different people will react to that trauma. Allison struggles with her daughter and uses her abilities to take away her free will, Klaus using drugs because of how mentally damaging his powers are, even Luther was interesting. Being such a daddy’s boy but then _finally_ realising how fucked up his childhood was and ultimately going off the deep end to go to a rave shows how mentally stunted he was for staying with Reginald for so long.
Having superheroes with a traumatic backstory is so refreshing, and honestly it makes me appreciate Vanya even more when she snaps. Any one of them could’ve gone down the same route she did, the reason she did was purely to being so isolated and being made to feel so useless.
@Savannah Laphan
Bruce Wayne seen his parents murder in front of him at 10 and Bruce Banner had an incredibly abusive father who murdered his mother right in front of him that's not even getting into characters like Punisher or Wolverine
@@mikemorro140 thing is, that's never really explored in depth besides just being the generic backstory for the hero.
Umbrella academy is different because the traumatic events that caused their origins aren't just brushed off and forgotten, they have a *real* big impact on the characters that showed throughout their every action. Their personalities are made with this trauma in mind, making it so you can directly link or theorise what is being influenced by their past.
This makes them feel real and relatable in a way Batman and other heros will never be, no matter how cool they are.
@@keyboardtypes8067
There are several stories talking about the impact hell Batman as a character is defined by the impact of a child who watched his parents murdered in front of him. The psychological trauma Bruce Banner faced as a kid from the actions of his father are presented as part of how the Hulk even came into being there's plenty of stories that address all of this kind of stuff.
Keyboard Types I agree with you
The video mentioned that Umbrella academy might be inspired by Doom Patrol and guess what that's a show too. All the "heroes" have traumatic backstories and it gets explored excellently in my opinion. You should give it a shot if you have access to it.
"Some characters were ridiculously overpowered in the books. Allison could rumor someone's head to explode."
Me: [Looks at s2]
The cunt should have made the video a lot later
I totally agree about Klaus. That mid-season growth storyline, even as brief as it was, was AMAZING.
And 5's actor is very much the best of the bunch, but really the casting for this show is so spot on. I love a good character-driven, complex ensemble cast and it's so much better when the casting is so perfect.
I like the smug Klaus from the comic
"But if I talk about that, we'd be here for hours."
Like, I get your point, but if you're ever willing to make another video on it I'm down for it. If I can sit through three hour teardowns of books that should never have been published (not not written, I'm not about censorship, it's just about what things we elevate with publication and financial compensation), I will *gladly* do the same for a work of fiction you actually enjoy. We can learn things from comparing and contrasting a success as much as abject failures, yano?
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absolutly, i often watch the reviews when they came out and once i watch the enterity of it i do like marathons of each book (i love the onion boy and Theresa reviews)
How would you stop the publication without censoring it? Just curious how you differenciate.
He's reffering to his videos on things like Hand Book for Immortals, Empress Theresa, Reaper Creek. ETC. All books that have no right to have as much money behind them as they do.
If you'd stop certain books from being published, that is censorship.
20:04 yup, also you can tell the difference between actual 13 year old Five and 58 year old Five. It’s just a very good performance.
Every time I hear "The Umbrella Academy," I think it's a weird spin-off where the Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil have their own collage or something. XD
Perhaps at Marcus's training facility with Wesker and Birkin
@@matthewcrites4197
Nah it'll teach young teens how they will train and probably die horribly.
I KEEP THINKING OF THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY WHENEVER SOMEONE JUST SAYS "UMBRELLA" WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UMBRELLA CORPORATION
I’d read that
2:01 Actually this may be a genius decision. Every time Netfix adapts a good anime into a live action movie it's terrible. But adapting a terrible anime may produce a good movie.
I very much doubt they can manage to make something worse than the anime, so it could be interesting
@@asdfgh161001 never say something cant get worse , it always can ...
@@joaoferreira3007 damn you're right, we've been doing that all of 2020 and it's still going downhill
@@asdfgh161001 well ... I live in Brazil a country that is almost an personification of the murphy's laws , so i'm always watching things getting worse ... 😅🖖
@@joaoferreira3007 I heard there was another disease with pandemic potential in Brazil? Or maybe it was elsewhere
I can't believe KrimsonRogue has time to watch Netflix with all the books he reads. If you are up to the challenge, you should review Spookley the Square Pumpkin next.
Holy sh*t childhood memories are coming back
oh my god
Literally just finished watching Danny’s review of that movie
No One: SAME I WATCHED IT LIKE 2 OR 3 DAYS AGO
Me: *hears G note* *single tear drops in solidarity*
also just how many references can this man fit in one minute? the answer is 15.
You mean the ending monologue? There's more than 15. XD
@@KrimsonRogue oof, lemme go recount then...
@@KrimsonRogue final count is 23, and I think I got them all....
There's references??? I don't even know what references
I love the way Krimson looks at the camera when he says "you could be harbouring world changing talents" *oh he knows. We all know.*
(I would just like to make it clear that no sarcasm was used in the making of this comment, I genuinely liked that bit of the video).
What do you mean? She was clearly just *really* good at playing the violin :3
Holy shit, an actual The Book Was Better episode?!
Will wonders never cease?
I think you've missed a very important aspect with Diego. Throwing things accurately _is not_ his power. It's a trained skill. Diego's power, his only power, is holding his breath indefinitely.
And the reason this is important is that it highlights how thoroughly bullshit Vanya's exclusion from superheroics was.
So he's Deadshot? No powers he's just super accurate.
Maybe it's just in the show, but we see him changing the direction of his throwing knives mid-air. I haven't read much of the comic, so did I miss that?
@@Dracosfire14 I've checked, and you are right.
In the comic Kraken's power is holding his breath indefinitely, and throwing knives is a skill.
In the TV series Diego's power is telekinesis, and holding his breath indefinitely is not a thing.
Kammerer To add to that, his power is more thoroughly « Trajectory Manipulation » as he can only manipulate objects that he throws or that are heading towards him.
@@Kammereer not telekinesis. He can control the trajectory of moving objects. He can't make them move on his own.
So glad they changed Allison "I heard a rumour the apocalypse never happened."
Hold up, a live-action sao. The world is truly coming to an ending.
Unless it's inexplicitly based on SAO Abridged.
@@Joenah5 Yessss
Their also making a live action cowboy bebop.
You're only working that out now!
Honestly, SAO had a lot of potential. It could have been amazing. An adaptation, particularly a dark one that delves into the psyche of the characters, could easily be better than the actual Anime/Manga. It's not like the source material set a high bar.
Ahem, SIR who gave you the RIGHT to G note me like that?
The live action cowboy bebop they are claiming to release at some point scares me to my soul
Please tell me that's not happening.... please no
theoretically that could be done well, but we all know it won't
@@creamycream7081 i just don't understand why they'd bother
@@Dracosfire14 they want us to suffer
@@creamycream7081 Clearly. Because Death Note wasn't enough, apparently
The SAO live action got cancelled lmfao-
THSNK GOD
But there are plans for OPM.
oh thank god
@@haoxinlinying5278 oh no please have mercy
Thank EVERYTHING STILL GOOD!
I’m still in shock that Gerard Way not only writes comics but created Peni Parker. Like, what?
Yeah, and his original version of Peni Parker is very different from the Spiderverse movie version, being like an Evangelion version of Spider-Man.
Matheus Moreira I am totally on board for that.
Yeah it’s pretty funny when you read his stuff and see what he actually made
In the show they make a passing reference to him holding his breath. It's a scene between him and his cop girlfriend but they do reference it. It's a very blinking you'll miss it. Great job
Now I'm curious. What scene?
the comic: something funny and wild. things youd never expect.
the show: more "cohesive"
i feel like gerard way did a great job with both mediums. the comic wont be enjoyable if it was written as the show and the show wont be good if it was written as the comic. i love both so much.
A book adaptation created by one of the minds behind My Chemical Romance , sign me up .😄
This comic book came out in 2015? I think? I had the first set when it first came out. I'm a huge Gerard Way fan so I bought it immediately. Loved it. And I love the show too.
Didn’t It come out in 2008?
Nathanial No the book was written by Gerard, then made into a show, which iirc he worked on
Pretty sure there’s 3 volumes, the first two came out in like 2007-8 and the third came out in the last year or two
YESS, YOU ARE BACK!!!
Now where is that Artemis fowl review?
Mind Forest Oh gods above
Hopefully later this year once I'm done reading the rest of the series.
KrimsonRogue Good luck with the movie. To put it in perspective... Percy Jackson and Eragon at least PRETENDED to follow the plotline (for a given definition of “pretend”).
@@KrimsonRogue looking forward to it!
@@Alphapkmn He already suffered through the movie. A big F for Book Jesus, for he suffered for us
The "DAMMIT" out of nowhere got me
about the whole "it isnt incest because it's adoption" thing, i'd like to argue that it kind of deminishes the act of adoption and makes it seem as adopted children are not an actual part of the family. (allowing a relationship between a brother and sister).
IRL i do believe it would still be incest and should be considered as such. However what makes it work for Luther and Alison is that it is made clear that though they consider each other family, they never really (in the show) considered each other brother and sister, and always had a more romantic love reather than a sibling one.
I'd just be weary not to make it seem like an adopted child isnt a part of a family just because they are adopted. otherwise in this specific scenario sure it works, but irl it wouldn't i believe.
Luther and Allison's thing not being treated as nasty is super gross and the only thing I didn't like about the show. My mom and uncles were adopted so seeing two siblings treated like Allison and Luther is just gross and incest, man, no matter how you slice it. I think it does cheapen non-blood family by making it a point that they're 'only' adopted
@@ischeele7203 exactly. Its still incest.
What i meant when i said their circumstances are special is that perhaps they never considered each other truly family but it still weakens the meaning of a non blood family and remains gross. So i 100% gree with you
@@JayTheRatMan It's just so weird because other than Luther and Allison, the dynamic of adoptive siblings is handled so well in the show imo. The Westermarck Effect only not hitting Allison and Luther makes them that much more bad odd.
My grandparents were actually good at coming up with ways of making my uncles and mom feel more special and confident as adopted kids than biological ones, to the point that not considering non blood relatives family is actually a pretty sad concept to me.
There is a difference though. Haven't watched that series so I won't talk about it, but when you have incest between two family members, if they share a bad gene inherited from their parents then it'll be highly likely that their children will suffer from different illneses or just from the consequences of these bad genes, so basically, having a smaller gene pool, the children from incestous unions have higher probabilities of suffering from illneses that would normally be harder to get. That's, to my understanding, one of the reasons why incest is such a taboo, and adopted children don't really suffer from this problem.
Now, there's obviously the moral conflict, in which case in my opinion both incest with biological and adopted family members are equally as bad.
I'm not saying adoptive family members aren't "true" family members or that having incest with them is okay... but I do think biologically speaking, incestuous relationship between blood related family members has worse implications since it has the possibility of affecting the offsprings negatively.
@@nummurrow6360 that is true i was just mentioning the psychological aspect of it.
In the comics Diego actually has a crush on Vanya for a while too.
We done knew Robert Sheehan was a great actor all the way back when he was Simon Lewis
And that's on carrying the entire Mortal Instruments movie
Seriously!!
Sara Sleightholm I knew from Misfits.
true
I have seen that awful film a few times, I never knew it was Robert Sheehan!
For starters, never read the comics...I still intend to, just haven't yet. That being said...I absolutely love Klaus. For me, he perfectly symbolizes the trauma the family has been through. And even though he starts off in the worst place of the group, I feel he shows the greatest amount of personal strength and growth. I can't really say anything more that hasn't already been said. Just Klaus is an amazing character
I loved every second of him, especially in the season finale. I was screaming and cheering for him all the way when his powers finally came into full fruition with Ben!
I loved him too, I felt he didn’t get quite as good a story in season too. Though if any of them is accidentally going to start a cult it would be him 😂
I mean she did hear a rumor she “blew their minds” in season 2
Everybody gansta until Crimson start's playing MCR
An orchestra rendition of Black Parade?
Oh my god that's beautiful.
From the creators of "The Umbrella Academy"...the brand new incredible show..."The Raincoat Institute"!
No, the hoodie college
I might actually use that name for something.
@@inkmaster5480 Please do
@@inkmaster5480 copyrights, bitch. Pay me
Poncho Community College
Sadly not a book/show/movie detailing the early days of HUNK.
You just had to hit us with the g note? I didnt ask for this when I clicked on the video 😭
Can we just appreciate the dancing segment during the credits? I loved that part, it was beautiful.
I always thought ‘Kraken’ was supposed to be ‘Crack-on’ as in crack shot, because he was good at aiming.
A stretch I know.
This episode dropped out of nowhere as UA-cam just started tying to recommend videos of people reviewing the franchise.
A thing I hate in the show is that when enemies shoot at the heroes, they never hit, this is really noticeable at the end of the second season
Yeah that scene really pissed me off, especially when 2 minutes later you learn that Diego could have done something about it. Even just slightly redirecting them to the side or down
You mean like any show with gun fights that really ever existed?
great review! I really loved what they did with ChaCha and Hazel. humanizing a character is harder then you would think and it makes the story more relatable and deep
Finally someone who seems to share my love for Robert Sheehan! He's a magnificent actor and an absolute hoot in every role he plays!
THE BOOK WAS BETTER IS FINALLY HEREEEE!
Thank you, Krimson!
11:29 I don’t have actual descriptions for Reginald, only burning hatred and frequently saying “Screw you Reggie.” Seriously, this man never should have been in charge of children. Or the world’s safety. He sucks at it.
Edit: Wait, I got it: Professor X but you know he’s a jerk and no, you don’t want kids around him.
if there's one thing the show didn't change compared to the comics, it was how Hargraeves was an awful, terrible, garbage man
Everyone gets Diego’s power wrong, it’s not actually accuracy, it’s control over the trajectory. He doesn’t actually need to be able to have good aim. He can just make anything land anywhere.
Me listening to the intro: WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY MY FATHER TOOK ME INTO THE CITY TO SEE A MARCHING BAND
As a brazilian, hearing you pronouncing Bá was satisfactory, just wanna put that out.
I pronounced a foreign name correctly? :O Holy crap, the curse is lifted! XD
@@KrimsonRogue Don't get too excited you still said Gabriel in the american way.
Dammit!
@@KrimsonRogue rule of thumb for latin (and japanese) names: the A is pronounced like the doctor's "say Aaah" line.
How dare you g-note us like that? You knew exactly what you were doing, good video though
XD
I'd never heard of this before and assumed it was about a military school in the Resident Evil setting, training child soldiers to fight off zombies.
I used to be on a podcast called The Book was Better, we would review movie novelisations. It's defunct now, it's just nice to see someone carrying the name on.
i love that most (if not all?) of the music in this review are remixes of tracks from the umbrella academy show! considering that you spent the music portion of the review talking about how you weren’t able to play the actual songs without getting harassed by copywrite trolls, it comes off as extremely petty, which is exactly what i come to your reviews for. thank u so much
Dude, I have the attention span of a golden fish but with your videos being super entertaining and with arguments so fleshed out, time just flies by!
"What rhymes with 'fucking stupid'?" for some reason this gave me a fit of giggles.
The actor who plays 5 is actually incredible! Sometimes I forget he's not actually an adult actor who was just shrunken down somehow just to play the part, just because of how convincing and serious his expressions are.
The best part was the dancing at the end credits no objection
Good choice of music throughout, I can tell the jokes you were going for with each transition. 9/10
I loved the series! Unfortunately I can't read the comics due to chronic uninterestedinreading syndrome.
I think 5 was closer to Vanya then Alyson was. They checked in with each other during fights and Vanya was the only one of the siblings who never gave up on 5 when he disappeared. At least in the show they are I haven’t read the comics
Was not expecting kingdom hearts music here, but I'm here for it
The violin of I think we're alone now during Vanya's part is great
I went into the series under the assumption it had something to do with Resident Evil because Umbrella is the name of the Pharmaceutical company in Resident Evil.
When you started talking about Vanya and used the string quartet cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" ....poetic cinema
I already was going to leave a like because it's umbrella academy and it's Krimson, but opening the video with MCR made me instantly on board
As someone whose favorite band over the last 12 years has been MCR.... that ending was much appreciated
Finally, a new episode. Took you long enough, plague bearer.
My bad. :P
Fun fact: Diegos power is not pin point accuracy with knifes, he is using telekenisis to controll the knifes midd air
If Netflix is making a live action Sword Art Online, then they should get the writers of the Abridged series to be the lead writers.
Truuue
Would you be open to doing more “the book was better“ on anime titles? Such as howls moving Castle & a silent voice?
Or would you do some based on horror films such as the woman in black & Ringu/the ring.
Dude, a silent voice would likely destroy his mental happiness. I mean, it probably is destroyed already, but I know I would an emotional train wreck after watching it.
He reviewed Empress Theresa For 5+ hours. I think he’ll be okay
If he wants to tear intl stuff, he should compare Berserk, the manga, with the 2016 anime.
A lot of content and just a steaming pile of shit
Klaus is the most relatable character. I really have to agree. His character has more human qualities than superpowers. His backstory has so much depth and substance.
I hear that use of Terra's theme at 6:24 and I love it.
Anytime you have to say "they're technically not related" it's already bad
It gives my Woody Allen shudders.
Klaus basically said that in season 2 lol
@@nickelpickled I felt very validated when he did 🤣
Was the an Onision "DAMN IT!"? And love the Hackers reference.
You get a thumbs up for weaving "I gave you blood! GALLONS OF THE STUFF!" so effortlessly in that monologue. Btw, if you ever want to upload an hour long video about the Umbrella Academy, I'd be super down for that.
Also, thoughts on season 2? 👀
He's talking about umbrella academy.... And used kingdom hearts music in the background?! This man has taste.
That ending monologue was very much appreciated. Idk how the heck you fit in so many mcr references but I applaud you
I could literally talk for an hour or more about the implications of JUST the legible bits of Hargreeves' journal that we see in the show. Those writers didn't pass up one single chance to insert backstory.
“In the comics Allison can make someone’s head explode”
Season 2 episode 1: ummmm
*Video starts*
Me: *flashbacks to emo days* 😭
BIIIIIIIG yes for the whole "Wishing more adaptations were done as TV shows rather than movies" thing.
Just imagine if GoT was made into a movie, rather than the eight seasons it got to flesh everything out. Definitely wouldn't have been nearly as successful, would've been a /lot/ more prone to censorship, and may have never even gotten to the juicy bits in the later parts of the entire story because it may not have ever seen any sequels (and R. R. Martin wouldn't have a new, huge incentive to finish writing the books (cough)). Even if you're not a fan, it'd be a lie to say that the GoT series has become something of a cultural phenomenon purely because of the show.
The new TV series trend is one of the only reasons I have /some/ hope for the new A:TLA live-action series. Some things have way too much nuance and too many details to be chopped down to a 2-hour runtime, and Umbrella Academy may not have been as bad of a movie as the...*thing* that M. Night created out of A:TLA, but Umbrella Academy really would've lost out on so much character development and overall impact in depth and emotion. I also really think that they should maybe revisit The Watchmen as a live-action series, because the movie (while definitely not the worst thing ever imo) definitely did *not* do that graphic novel any justice.
On a somewhat related note, to any fellow older nerds out there, I've heard that ElfQuest (another amazing graphic novel that's been struggling to make it to the big screen since the 80's) has been in talks to be getting a full TV series instead of just doing a movie. Which tbh, would be PERFECT for that series, as well.
After binging season 2 yesterday, all I can say is Let’s pour one out for Ben
19:21 He's not supposed to age so you know it's going to be awkward when the kid who plays actually gets older.
finally, some good fucking content for me to listen to while drawing.
I don't consider myself a Superhero genre fan, but how you talked about the story and characters got me interested. I'm happy I gave it a chance because I agree with your analysis 100% so far. I'm gonna make some more detailed comments below so don't press read more unless you are OK with spoilers.
Klaus is by far the most interesting as a character. I love how his personality is mostly a response to his upbringing. He's sarcastic, carefree, selfish, and a bit flamboyant. I appreciate how flamboyant didn't equal having an ultra-feminine personality though. People like that exist, but it's an overused stereotype at this point. All of that hides mountains of trauma, insecurity, and a desire to separate himself from his family. I loved how it was clear that they were all pretty close growing up (except Vanya), but their relationships changed as they got older and made different choices about where they took their lives. My favorite part about Klaus so far is how they are handling his love interest and LGBTQ+ status. It's relevant to his past and current character growth, but it doesn't define him. It's treated like another romantic relationship rather than this huge deal they have to shove in our faces every 5 seconds. I love the part where Diego makes a comment about "her" and Klaus calmly responds it was a he and I loved him. The scene at the VFW with their picture and the flashback of Dave's death hurt more than I expected them to. Diego accepts the correction and they move on. It was an honest mistake. Hollywood could learn so much from this show. I also like how his decision to get clean isn't a linear progression. When the withdrawal kicks in he questions his choice and often falls back into old habits. That is starting to change and I hope he can finally overcome it, but it seems like a pretty realistic struggle.
Ben is great so far. I want to know more about him, including how he died. It's interesting how Klaus accepts and enjoys his presence as much as he still fears death and the souls of the dead. I guess they were exceptionally close and he finds Ben's presence comforting, even when he ignores his advice. He's a friend so it feels different.
I like how each character has their own flaws. It makes them more interesting. Their conflicts aren't superficial.
I love Allison. She genuinely messed up and did really bad things. I am sympathetic to her because she seems like a decent person who realized what she did wrong and honestly wants to do better, but I get why her husband divorced her and took custody of their kid. I like how you can tell that she is holding back and avoids using her powers now without being directly told. I hope she can get to a point where she feels comfortable separating using her powers to do good from her personal day to day life. I also hope she can make things right with her ex. and her kid, though that shouldn't negate the consequences of her prior actions entirely. I don't think they should get back together, but I hope they can get to shared custody someday.
The father's complicated. I think he had ultimately good intentions, but was willing to do terrible things in the process. The umbrella academy were a group of superheroes. They were allowed to just be children. Klaus' conversation was so insightful. When he said "I was 13" I wanted to cry. You can tell there are definitely some conflicting emotions. I think there is a part of him that wants to love his father unconditionally, but another part that can't let go of the trauma he caused. I also loved the reaction to his father commiting suicide. He held his children to incredibly high standards, but you can't call him a hypocrite. He was sacrifice as much, if not more, than he demanded they sacrificed for the cause of saving the world. It makes me feel a something that is hard to describe.
The actor for 5 is amazing. I also find the character equally interesting. For example, he obviously was desensitized to killing bad guys before the time travel incident. I think spending 45 years alone in the apocalypse made him a hard man. Combine that with desperation to escape and a burning desire to save his family, I can see why he agreed even if I find it morally repulsive. It's complicated and I can tell he has a lot of baggage. We'll see what happens.
17:07 this subtle joke was PERFECT. I had to pause when KR look to the background. LOL
This is by far my favorite part of the entire video.
9:25 to 10:01
It’s crazy to me cause I feel like your content hasn’t changed much since a few thousand subs,I first started watching you since your Percy Jackson 1 review.hell you still look the same after years😂.
Fact that no one asked about: Gerard Way is a distant cousin of Joe Rogan, however, despite their relationship and long-standing careers in the entertainment industry, they've never met.
Rogan's grandmother, Josie, was Way's aunt. Rogan confirmed this on an episode of his Podcast with Kevin Smith as his guest.
7:45 someone hasn't seen the opening clip from season 2 that was just released
Bruh I started laughing when I heard Welcome to the black parade at the beginning
I just discovered your channel with this video. Your discussion is quite thoughtful and the comparisons to the comics (which I was completely unfamiliar with) added a lot to my thoughts of the Netflix series. Definitely plan to check out more of your videos. Have a great day!
Thanks! :D You have a great day too!
Finally someone who has the guts to say they prefer the show to the comics. I too feel that way im reading the comics now but i prefer how they are portrayed in the show over the comics. Also robert sheehan as klaus is probably the single greatest casting for any role ever in the history of tv and filmaking. The differences are apparent but i feel that gives the show its uniqueness and makes sure that it creates a work based on the comic that both follows it somewhat but also changes and makes it its own. The comics are fantastic. All of ways work is amazing even his doom patrol runs which i couldnt get into but i feel the show has captured my heart in such a way i dont think the comics currently have done
Honestly, I'm interested in a Live Action SAO just to see if it ends up being worse than the first season
I'm so glad that Allison is played by a black actress, it makes this whole "technically not incest" thing much less incest-looking 😄
I like that they chose a black actress... but I still find it wayyyy too incesty
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"If you have to say technically then you're already in trouble"
@@jessterdayoncemore7049 YES, the second I heard that line I was like "YES, KLAUS, EXACTLY!" 😄
Hey Krim, will we ever see a return of those privated "Book Was Better" videos? It's cool if not but I did want to marathon them. Love the work you do man.
also the don't stop me now orchestral was great. Just the 'Fuck You' that UMG deserved
it is official, I've peaked with a comment far superior to anything I've ever written.
At the end there, was that... was that a reference to How I Met Your Mother when Barney does an art show to troll Lilly? 😂
Perhaps. XD
We all love Klaus