Umbrella Academy on Netflix: 10 Details You Shouldn’t Miss in Season 3

Umbrella Academy meets Footloose meets Guardians of the Galaxy

The first episode of season 3 picks up where season 2 left off, namely a face-off between Umbrella Academy and Sparrow Academy, the team created by Reginald Hargreaves (Colm Feore) in reality, where the heroes arrived.

And while the battle between the two teams is expected, they end up engaging in a hilarious dance battle to the beat of the song Footloose, with identical dance moves from the movie of the same name. It’s also a nod to Guardians of the Galaxy, where Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) considers the 80s movie the best in history and often uses dance as a tactic against his enemies. !

A delirious scene that still has a very rational explanation…

A chapter on my chemical romance

In her first screen appearance, Sparrow Sloane (Genesis Rodriguez) is shown reading a book called The Jetset Life. A reference to the My Chemical Romance song The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You, fronted by none other than Umbrella Academy author Gerard Way.

TV from comics

Also in the first episode of the season, in the basement of Sparrow Academy, we can see a TV poster, an invention of Sir Reginald in the comics, already mentioned in season 2. This is an elevator that allows you to teleport to different places. Note that the season ends with the members of the Umbrella Academy exiting a mysterious elevator. could it be a tv The case will follow.

Obsidian or Overlook Hotel?

Most of the plot of this new season takes place in a hotel called the Obsidian and is based on the Hotel Oblivion from the comics. Its decor is very reminiscent of one of the most famous hotels in cinema: the Overlook in The Shining.

Harlan’s (Callum Keith Rennie) bedroom, in particular, has wallpaper with the same geometric patterns as the carpet on which Danny rides his tricycle in the iconic scene from the Stanley Kubrick film. In Reference confirmation interviewThe creator of the series also revealed that the creation of Obsidian was inspired by the works of Wes Anderson.

A familiar dog to comic book readers

The hotel receptionist’s pug name, Mr. Pennycrumby, should be familiar to readers of the Umbrella Academy comics. That’s actually the name of the dog in Five’s (Aidan Gallagher) comics, where Furball follows him everywhere in the apocalyptic future he’s stuck in at the beginning of history.

Mentioned hairstyles

In Season 3, Allison (Amy Raver-Lampman) and Victor (Elliot Page) got haircuts, making them look more like their comic book counterparts, Rumor and White Violin, than before. Enough to satisfy the most authentic reader!

A review of Diego from the comics

Episode 6 contains another reference to the source material: as Stan (Jeavon Walton) disappears, swallowed by Kugelblitz, the drink he was holding moments earlier is highlighted and is now on the ground. Above, we can clearly spot a character who is none other than the comic book version of Diego (David Castaneda) looking confusedly at the cup.

From Rose’s Nest to Oblivion

In the third episode, Klaus (Robert Sheehan) watches Hooker with William Shatner with his sleeping adoptive father. The latter then whispers the word “forget” in his sleep, with a close-up of his mouth before dropping the remote he’s holding. A similar shot of Charles Foster Kane’s death in Citizen Kane, often considered the greatest movie of all time, where the tycoon drops a snow globe while whispering “Rose Nest.”

Umbrella Academy vs. Legion

The portrayal of Harlan’s powerful powers in the episode 4 flashbacks is strongly reminiscent of the Legion series, be it in terms of production, colors, and even sound effects. It’s no surprise when you know that several members of the Umbrella Academy technical team worked on the Noah Hawley series! The episode’s closing flashback scene is also accompanied by a song by… Jeremy Renner, aka Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe.

Prime 8s Group & Clever Crisp Cereal

Finally, other references to the Umbrella Academy comics made their way into the new stream of episodes, such as the Clever Crisp cereal commercial invented by Sir Reginald Hargreave, which is shown in the Korean subway scene in the opening scene of the season or the band’s vinyl. The Prime 8s worn by Leela (Ritu Arya) in Episode 2. In the comics, that’s the name of the group formed by numbers 2 and 7 when they were teenagers!