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The Best Episodes of The Umbrella Academy

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The Best Episodes of The Umbrella Academy

A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

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  1. Background image for The End of Something
    8.9/10(6.0k votes)

    #1 - The End of Something

    S2:E10

    Reeling from the events at Dealey Plaza, the siblings head to the farm to help save Harlan — only to find themselves drawn into a deadly showdown.

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    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The White Violin
    8.7/10(6.5k votes)

    #2 - The White Violin

    S1:E10

    As a lifetime of secrets and resentment bring the Umbrella Academy crashing down, the Hargreeves siblings realize the worst is still to come.

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    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for 743
    8.7/10(4.8k votes)

    #3 - 743

    S2:E9

    As the Fives plot against each other, one of the siblings makes a big sacrifice to help Vanya, and Lila learns the truth about her parents.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for I Heard a Rumor
    8.5/10(5.6k votes)

    #4 - I Heard a Rumor

    S1:E8

    As Vanya practices controlling her new abilities, Allison tags along with a local cop to find out what happened outside the restaurant.

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    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Seven Stages
    8.5/10(4.6k votes)

    #5 - The Seven Stages

    S2:E8

    A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Changes
    8.4/10(5.4k votes)

    #6 - Changes

    S1:E9

    Vanya veers between shock and despair as she makes a string of unsettling discoveries. A serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends.

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    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Öga for Öga
    8.4/10(4.6k votes)

    #7 - Öga for Öga

    S2:E7

    After Five travels to 1982 to carry out his new mission, the siblings face a flurry of difficult decisions. Carl issues a warning to Vanya.

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    Director:Ellen Kuras
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Day That Wasn't
    8.3/10(5.6k votes)

    #8 - The Day That Wasn't

    S1:E6

    Sparks fly when Vanya finds her siblings holding an emergency family meeting without her. Five starts his new job at HQ. Cha-Cha faces a dilemma.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Meet the Family
    8.3/10(47 votes)

    #9 - Meet the Family

    S3:E1

    After averting a doomsday in Dallas, the Umbrella siblings return to a very different Academy — now ruled by the powerful and hostile Sparrows.

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    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Number Five
    8.2/10(5.7k votes)

    #10 - Number Five

    S1:E5

    Five lets Luther in on his secret, Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Vanya begins to feel different without her meds.

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    Director:Ellen Kuras
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Right Back Where We Started
    8.2/10(5.3k votes)

    #11 - Right Back Where We Started

    S2:E1

    After dropping his siblings into an alley in Dallas — in different years — Five scrambles to track them all down and stop a new doomsday threat.

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    Director:Sylvain White
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Swedish Job
    8.2/10(4.7k votes)

    #12 - The Swedish Job

    S2:E3

    As the sit-in approaches, Allison reconnects with Klaus, the Swedes chase Vanya into a cornfield, and Luther makes a distressing discovery.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for A Light Supper
    8.2/10(4.5k votes)

    #13 - A Light Supper

    S2:E6

    Allison gives Ray a peek at her powers, Dave visits Klaus's compound, the Handler offers Five a deal, and the siblings meet their father for dinner.

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    Director:Ellen Kuras
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Day That Was
    8.1/10(5.3k votes)

    #14 - The Day That Was

    S1:E7

    With a second chance at the day, the siblings team up to find the mysterious "Harold Jenkins." Leonard takes Vanya into the woods to test her powers.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Valhalla
    8.1/10(4.5k votes)

    #15 - Valhalla

    S2:E5

    Summoned to an emergency meeting, the siblings hatch very different plans for how to spend their last six days on Earth. Lila confronts her mother.

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    Director:Tom Verica
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Frankel Footage
    8.0/10(4.7k votes)

    #16 - The Frankel Footage

    S2:E2

    An incident at the bar leads Luther to Vanya. Five finds an unsettling surprise in the film Hazel left behind. The cops come after Allison's husband.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Majestic 12
    8.0/10(4.5k votes)

    #17 - The Majestic 12

    S2:E4

    While Allison searches frantically for Ray, Vanya contends with a crisis at the farm, and Five, Diego, and Lila crash a party at the Mexican Consulate.

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    Director:Tom Verica
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Man on the Moon
    7.9/10(5.6k votes)

    #18 - Man on the Moon

    S1:E4

    The story of Luther's transformation emerges. At the motel, Klaus puts Hazel and Cha-Cha's training to the test. Allison grows suspicious of Leonard.

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    Director:Ellen Kuras
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Extra Ordinary
    7.8/10(5.9k votes)

    #19 - Extra Ordinary

    S1:E3

    Worried their mother is hiding something, Luther and Allison call a family meeting. Cha-Cha and Hazel catch a big break in their hunt for Five.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Seven Bells
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Seven Bells

    S3:E9

    Reginald goes all out to convince the children to sign on to his plan. Five tries to recover a drunken memory. Allison has a change of heart.

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    Director:Paco Cabezas
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals
    7.7/10(7.6k votes)

    #21 - We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals

    S1:E1

    Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death.

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    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Run Boy Run
    7.7/10(6.4k votes)

    #22 - Run Boy Run

    S1:E2

    After sharing the story of his time travel with Vanya, Five hunts for the owner of a fake eye. But two mysterious assassins are hot on his trail.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Auf Wiedersehen
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #23 - Auf Wiedersehen

    S3:E7

    In 1989, Lila digs up one of her mother's secrets. The families join forces to fight the Kugelblitz. Reginald teaches Klaus to harness his powers.

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    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Wedding at the End of the World
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #24 - Wedding at the End of the World

    S3:E8

    With the universe collapsing around them, the gang gathers for a day of romance, awkwardness and debauchery at the Hotel Obsidian.

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    Director:Paco Cabezas
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Oblivion
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Oblivion

    S3:E10

    Shaken, the family confronts the deadly mysteries of the Hotel Oblivion — and the growing suspicion that their mission is not what it seems.

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    Director:Jeff King
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The End of Something" is the best rated episode of "The Umbrella Academy". It scored 8.9/10 based on 6013 votes. Directed by Jeremy Webb and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/31/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The White Violin".