The Worst Episodes of The Umbrella Academy
Every episode of The Umbrella Academy ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Umbrella Academy" is "End of the Beginning", rated 4.9/10 from 3892 user votes. It was directed by Paco Cabezas and written by N/A. "End of the Beginning" aired on 8/8/2024 and is rated 0.8 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days".
4.9/10 3,892 votes#1 - End of the Beginning
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2024
With Ben and Jennifer in peril and the Cleanse underway, the family unites for one last fight to save the world — and end the infinite devastation.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: N/A
5.7/10 2,423 votes#2 - Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2024
Lila and Five get lost traversing various timelines. Meanwhile, Viktor and Reginald aim to stop Ben, whose union with Jennifer sets forth a lethal path.
Director: Neville Kidd
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 2,019 votes#3 - The Cleanse
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2024
After learning the truth about Jennifer, the crew sets out to find her and Ben. Klaus hustles to escape his plight. Five and Lila try to change the past.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: Lauren Otero, Thomas Page McBee
6.7/10 2,396 votes#4 - The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2024
The family teams up to find a kidnapped Viktor while attempting to adjust to normal life. Lila and Five probe a mysterious group called the Keepers.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Steve Blackman, Jesse McKeown
6.8/10 2,034 votes#5 - The Squid and the Girl
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2024
The group splits up to find Jennifer. Later on, they pay Reginald a visit, confronting memories that hold critical clues to their mission.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: Aeryn Michelle Williams, Elizabeth Padden
6.9/10 4,184 votes#6 - World's Biggest Ball of Twine
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2022
With their Number One missing, the Sparrows take a hostage. Allison makes a painful discovery. Klaus takes Five on an eye-opening road trip.
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 3,163 votes#7 - Wedding at the End of the World
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2022
With the universe collapsing around them, the gang gathers for a day of romance, awkwardness and debauchery at the Hotel Obsidian.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 2,263 votes#8 - Jean and Gene
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/8/2024
With their powers restored, the gang embarks on a mission to find Sy Grossman's daughter. But they soon encounter hostility in a seemingly quaint town.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 3,056 votes#9 - Kindest Cut
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2022
Klaus's relationship with death proves more complicated than anyone knew. Viktor finally learns what happened to the Umbrellas' mothers.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 3,302 votes#12 - Pocket Full of Lightning
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/2022
As people start disappearing in waves, Five and Lila reluctantly team up to solve their time-travel problem. Klaus sees a new side of his father.
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 3,137 votes#13 - Kugelblitz
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2022
Luther and Sloane hatch a plan to end the war between the families. Viktor reconnects with someone from the past. Five has an unsettling encounter.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 7,359 votes#14 - We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2019
Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 6,231 votes#15 - Run Boy Run
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/15/2019
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.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 4,292 votes#16 - Meet the Family
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2022
After averting a doomsday in Dallas, the Umbrella siblings return to a very different Academy — now ruled by the powerful and hostile Sparrows.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 2,854 votes#17 - Auf Wiedersehen
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/22/2022
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.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 2,865 votes#18 - Seven Bells
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/22/2022
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.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 5,769 votes#19 - Extra Ordinary
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2019
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.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 5,476 votes#20 - Man on the Moon
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/15/2019
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.
Director: Ellen Kuras
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 4,566 votes#21 - The Frankel Footage
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2020
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.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 4,389 votes#22 - The Majestic 12
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2020
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.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 5,175 votes#23 - The Day That Was
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2019
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.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 4,374 votes#24 - Valhalla
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2020
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.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 5,479 votes#25 - Number Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2019
Five lets Luther in on his secret, Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Vanya begins to feel different without her meds.
Director: Ellen Kuras
Writer: N/A
