The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 10 Recap – The End of Something

In 2006, Ben died, and they buried Ben at the center of the academy. Reginald blamed the rest of the children for letting Ben died. Allison told Reginald that it wasn’t their fault but Reginald told them that they were just making excuses. Reginald cancelled training for that day in order to pay respects to Ben. Vanya told everyone that it wasn’t their fault that Ben died but they didn’t allow her to speak because she wasn’t even with them during the mission. Klaus summons Ben just before he walks into the white light. Ben really wanted to leave but Klaus told him that he could enter the white light at any time he wishes to. Ben trusted Klaus and went with him not knowing that he wouldn’t be able to enter the white light once he missed his chance.

Back in the 60’s, everyone has been tagged as the country’s most wanted along with Lee Harvey Oswald. The press gave everyone a reason for being wanted except for Five. They told the public that Five is being held hostage. Vanya is wanted for killing FBI agents, Luther and Diego were wanted for being at the plaza during JFK’s murder as well as Klaus and Allison. They managed to restore the timeline but at the cost of their freedom. Klaus suggests they go into hiding and avoid authorities however they still need to worry about the Commission. Diego agrees with Five that the Commission won’t stop until all of them are dead. He tells Five that he was nearly recruited by the Commission but he refused the offer.

Five argues that Diego isn’t Commission material but he begs to differ, bragging that he solved the apocalypse in the 60’s using the switchboard. Diego took credit for Herb’s use of the machine but that didn’t matter at the time because proving that he was a valuable asset of the team was top priority. While everyone argued, Vanya decides to check on Sissy and Harlan. Sissy wasn’t picking up and she knew something was wrong. Vanya wanted to go to the farm but everyone disagreed with her decision. Vanya told everyone that she needs their help but they refused to help her. They couldn’t prioritize some random kid and her mother over their own crisis.

Vanya felt disappointed that her siblings didn’t want to help her. Klaus was having difficulty processing that Ben was gone forever. Vanya tells Klaus that Ben was too scared to go to the white light when he died in 2006. He wants Klaus to know that he wasn’t the reason that he chose to stay. All those years Klaus blamed himself for making Ben stay. He felt a bit of relief in knowing that it wasn’t his fault that Ben missed his one way ticket to heaven. Vanya told Klaus that she really needs to leave but Klaus responds that he’s going with her. Everyone decided to go with Vanya and support her for the first time in her life. Vanya felt happy as she drove her car towards Sissy’s farm.

The last Swede brother decided to follow them aboard his ice cream truck. They didn’t know that he was still alive and that he has unfinished business with them. They arrive at the farm and saw a thunderstorm raging above Sissy’s barn. The farm was covered in snow even though it was just November. Sissy got out of the barn and started pointing her rifle at them. She didn’t trust Vanya because of the news reports but Vanya told Sissy that they weren’t terrorists and they didn’t kill JFK. Vanya added that they’re the only ones who could save Harlan. Sissy brought everyone to the barn and they saw Harlan floating in the middle of an energy vortex.

Vanya tells Harlan to listen to her as she wants to help him. She uses her powers to enter the energy vortex to try and save Harlan. Klaus went to the other side of the barn and saw two women standing on the far side of the farm. It was The Handler and Lila. She called the rest of the academy and they looked out the barn. Five tells them about The Handler and Diego and they decided to confront them while the rest of them stayed with Vanya and Harlan. Diego and Five went over to talk and The Handler reveals that she’s there on official Commission business. She wants to kill the criminals who killed the board of directors. Diego laughs because they didn’t kill the board but he doesn’t know that Five killed them.

Five explains that he killed the board as part of a deal to get them out of the 60’s. Lila also wants to kill Five to get revenge for her parents. She still doesn’t know that it was The Handler who ordered her parents to be executed. Diego is confident that they could win against The Handler and Lila because it was 7 against 2. The Handler calls on her army of field operatives and they warp to the farm one by one. The field was field of operatives in the thousands. Diego and Five weigh their options and they opted to run for their lives. The operatives chase after them towards the barn where Vanya was still trying to save Harlan.

[00:16:30] Vanya manages to calm Harlan down but the impending war outside was slowly closing in on them. Vanya was so close to saving Harlan when bullets rained down on the barn. She lost control of the situation and Harlan’s power erupted out of him, sending him to the basement. Vanya tells Sissy to check on Harlan while she kills all of their enemies. Five teleports him and Diego to safety but they were still a long way from the barn. Diego uses his powers to stop all of the bullets and allow Five to make it to the house.

Everyone continued shooting at them which riddled the whole house with bullet holes. It seems like it was the end for the academy but Vanya came out to save them.  She flew above the barn and released a shockwave of energy which sent all the field agents flying except for The Handler and Lila. They were able to save themselves by generating an energy shield. Everyone was glad for Vanya’s help as she single handedly won them the fight. They were surprised that Lila and The Handler were still alive. They didn’t know how they survived but Lila showed them her true power. It seems she had the same power as Vanya but far more powerful. Lila sent out her own shockwave of energy which sent the academy flying. Vanya hits the side of the barn which knocked her unconscious.

Luther landed inside the house where Five was hiding while Allison landed on a stack of hay bales. Klaus was saved by the spirits that he summoned while Diego got his feet pinned down by a tractor. Lila approaches the barn to finish what she started. Five was wondering how Lila could have the same powers as Vanya. Before they could talk about, Five pushes Luther out of the way as the chimney gave way. Lila teleports inside the house looking for Five but Luther wasn’t going to go down without a fight. Lila sends Luther flying out of the house so Allison went over to help out. She tries to fight Lila but it was impossible to win against her.

Allison tries to use her powers on Lila but she also has her powers. She uses the rumor back on Allison to stop her from breathing. Luther goes over to help Allison so that she could fight the rumor and survive. Five shows himself to Lila so that he could lure her away from his siblings. Lila really wants to kill Five so she teleports away to chase Five. Luther manages to save Allison by breathing into her mouth. She eventually got out of the rumor and was able to breathe on her own.

Diego calls out for help while Five did his best to fight Lila. Five asks Lila how she could use their powers against them. She reveals that whatever they could do, she could do it better. Meanwhile, The Handler went to the basement to claim Harlan. He used his powers to create an energy shield around him. Vanya wakes up at the sound of Diego’s cry for help. The rest of the team gathered outside to save Diego. They talked about Lila and her powers and they assume that she’s one of them. They were thinking of ways to fight her but they weren’t too sure of her powers and if she could only mirror one power at a time.

The Handler continues to wait beside Harlan, trying to lure him out of the energy shield with her lies. Five and Lila continue to battle it out inside the barn. Lila reveals that she’s there to get revenge for her parents. Five didn’t know who her parents were so Lila reminded her about the kill order back in 1993. Five reveals that The Handler was there with him that night and it all started to make sense. The Handler faked the kill order so that she could take Lila away from her parents. Lila was indeed one of the 43 children who were born with special abilities. Lila didn’t believe Five at first but the rest of his siblings entered the barn and explained to her that she’s one of them.

Diego took control of the situation. He knew that Lila loves him and that she wouldn’t do anything to hurt him. He approached Lila and told her that The Handler is just using her. Diego knew that Lila is just afraid of being alone again but she didn’t have to be alone. She could come with them and call them her family. Diego nearly convinced Lila to join them but it was too late. The Handler entered the barn and gunned them down. Lila was the only one left standing. Lila asks The Handler if she even loved her but she didn’t. She shot Lila just like she shot the rest of the academy.

The Handler saw that Five was still alive so she went over to finish him. She was about to shoot Five in the head when The last Swede brother entered the barn. He shot The Handler on her back which made her turn around. She was surprised that there was someone unaccounted for. She saw the Swede and she knew what was coming. He didn’t give her any time to retaliate and killed her the moment she turned around. The Swede approached Five to finish him but he remembered what Reginald told him that night at the Tiki Lounge. Five used his powers to go back in time a few seconds before things went south.

Five got back just in time as The Handler was just about to open fire at them. He hid behind the barn door and took her gun. Lila was still asking her the truth when The Swede entered the barn and killed The Handler. Lila saw the opportunity to take the Handler’s briefcase and leave. Luther was about to stop her but Diego placed himself in the way so that Lila could leave. Five and the Swede were in a standoff but Five decides to call it quits and drop his weapon. The Swede did the same, he already got what he came for so he drops his gun and leaves. Luther wants to know why Diego stopped him. Diego responds that he loves Lila and he wants her to live.

As the fight ended, Vanya heard Sissy call out for help. Harlan was still inside his energy shield. Everyone went down the basement to check on Sissy and Harlan. Vanya enters the energy shield and tells Harlan that she could take back the powers that she accidentally gave her. Vanya focuses her powers and channels the energy out of Harlan’s body. In a big blast of energy, Vanya got rid of the energy shield and absorbed all of the remaining energy back into her body. Harlan returned to his old self again and Sissy was thankful that Vanya came over to save them.

Herb and Dot went to Sissy’s farm to see the aftermath of the war. Five and Diego met them in the field and told him that The Handler was really dead this time. Herb is appointed as acting chairperson for the Commission until they are able to elect a new board of directors. Five asks Herb for a briefcase and he told him to take his pick as majority of the agents they killed in the field were carrying briefcases. Meanwhile, Vanya still wants to take Harlan and Sissy with her to the future. Sissy disagrees in fear of messing up the timeline.

Sissy knew that she can’t have a normal life with Vanya because she wasn’t normal. She’s bound to make enemies along the way and they would only get in her way. Sissy opted to stay in the 60’s and live out the rest of her life with Harlan. Sissy tells Vanya that she got the greatest gift she could have in her lifetime. She felt alive when she was with Vanya and that’s all that mattered to her.

Sissy tells Vanya to take care of herself and to take any chance of finding a way back to her if the opportunity presents itself. Meanwhile, Allison left a letter for Ray just before they leave. She told Ray that they were able to save the world from the apocalypse but they couldn’t stop JFK’s assassination. Dave continues on his path in the military while the Swede joins Keechie and the rest of Klaus’s cult.

Jack Ruby watched the news of JFK’s passing and he knew he needed to take action. He took his gun and left his bar to kill Lee Harvey Oswald. Sissy and Harlan make their way to New Mexico and it seems Harlan still has powers despite Vanya taking away her energy source. Meanwhile, Five uses the briefcase to bring everyone back to 2019. They arrive in April 2, 2019 which was a day after the original apocalypse. It was a happy ending for The Umbrella Academy because they were able to save the world.

Everyone went to the bar to get a drink and they found a picture of Ben over the house mantelpiece. Reginald got up from his chair to welcome them and ask them what they’re doing at the academy. Reginald shocks everyone because he’s still alive. Allison tells Reginald that it’s their house because it’s the Umbrella Academy. Reginald disagrees because they’re The Sparrow Academy. A grownup Ben shows up along with the rest of the Sparrow Academy. It seems that something happened when they changed things in 60’s.