Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Umbrella Academy season 4.
Summary
The Umbrella Academyseason 4 delivers a surprising and controversial ending for the Netflix show, andKlaus Hargreeves' tarot scene actually gives it away four episodes early.The Umbrella Academyseason 4’s endingsees the Cleanse finally happening, as the Marigold and Durango inside Ben and Jennifer cause them to merge into an unstoppable monster.The Hargreeves siblingssacrifice themselves to reset the universe one last time, eliminating all the breaks in the timeline their existence has created.
The Hargreeves cease to exist in the series finale, and many viewers feel this isn’t theendingThe Umbrella Academydeserved. This explains theshow’s broken Rotten Tomatoes streak, though it’s hard to say if there’s any other way season 4 could have gone. While it would have been nice to have more episodes leading up to the Cleanse,the concept of the Hargreeves breaking the universe isn’t that far-fetched. And Klaus' tarot cards seem to deem their fates inevitable, as they perfectly predict the events of the finale.
The Umbrella Academy: Biggest Plot Holes & Questions After Season 4
The fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy might have concluded the series, but it wasn’t without several absolutely glaring plot holes.
Klaus' Tarot Cards Perfectly Predict The Umbrella Academy’s Ending
The Lovers, The Tower, & The Ten Of Swords Perfectly Predict Season 4
The Umbrella Academyseason 4, episode 2 finds Klaus doing a tarot reading for himself while his siblings embark on a mission. As they explore the hostile town of New Grumpson,Klaus pulls three cards — and they predict exactly what’s in store for him and his siblings. The first card Klaus pulls is The Lovers, followed by The Tower. The Lovers represent Ben and Jennifer, who kickstart the entire conflict ofThe Umbrella Academyseason 4. Meanwhile, The Tower is a symbol of chaos and disruption, both of which Ben and Jennifer cause through the Cleanse.
Eagle-eyed viewers could have predicted the show’s conclusion several episodes early.
Finally,the last card Klaus pulls is what he describes as “the card of death.“It’s actually the Ten of Swords, which is more ominous than the Death card — and more indicative of the Hargreeves' fates. While the Death card is often associated with rebirth, the Ten of Swords heralds “a painful yet inevitable ending” (viaBiddy Tarot). This is precisely what the siblings face duringThe Umbrella Academyseason 4’s finale. Needless to say, eagle-eyed viewers could have predicted the show’s conclusion several episodes early.
Klaus' Tarot Scene Proves The Cleanse Was Always Inevitable
The Hargreeves Were Never Going To Stop It
Klaus' tarot reading proves that the Cleanse was inevitable inThe Umbrella Academyseason 4, confirming that the Hargreeves couldn’t have stopped it with a new plan or more effort. Number Five’s trip to the diner full of Fives also reveals this, but seeing it laid out four episodes early really makes the characters' attempts feel futile. Viewers may not appreciate the Hargreeves' tragic ending, but it seems this was always the plan for them.The Umbrella Academyis clever to drop this early hint and emphasize that fact.
The Umbrella Academy
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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.
