After Netflix's controversial decision, The Umbrella Academy's Broken Rotten Tomatoes strip was inevitable

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Summary

  • Abbreviation
    Umbrella Academy
    Series 4-6 made negative reviews from critics and viewers inevitable.
  • The shortened episode count resulted in questions being left unanswered and character arcs being poorly concluded.
  • The show ran for a full 10 episodes to effectively tackle the many characters, subplots and lingering questions.



Umbrella Academy broke the streak of positive Rotten Tomatoes with its final season, however This was inevitable after Netflix's controversial decision to cut the show's fourth run short. Umbrella Academy Season 4 wraps up Hargreaves' story once and for all, but its finale isn't quite what a Netflix series deserves. In fact, Umbrella Academys ending is controversial in many ways. It doesn't do right by the main characters and leaves a number of pressing questions unanswered.

Needless to say, Umbrella Academy Season 4 receives more negative reviews from critics than ever. Debuted with the first year of the show “rotten” Its critic score on Rotten Tomatoes was 58% after the season 4 premiere. It has since risen to 63%, showing “fresh,” but it’s still the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score yet Umbrella Academy never happened. Its audience rating is even worse, coming in at 15%. While many reviews decry the ending, there's another problem that makes such backlash inevitable.


Emmy Raver-Lampman uses her powers as Allison and Elliot Page as Victor, surrounded by fire in The Umbrella Academy.

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Cutting The Umbrella Academy Final Season To Six Episodes Was Always Backfired

Shortened Season Dooms Netflix Show To Failure

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Featured photo by Adrienne Tyler.

Umbrella Academy's ending has story problems, but the fact that the final season is only six episodes makes them worse. Cutting Umbrella Academy Season 4's episode count was always going to backfire, especially at a time when viewers were unhappy with shorter seasons. And with so many subplots and character arcs, condenses the finale into just a six-episode set Umbrella Academy's last season was a failure.


Umbrella Academy
's ending has story problems, but the fact that the final season is only six episodes makes them worse.

It's no wonder the recent series has been so poorly received. Audiences simply don't respond to poorly developed storylines and character arcs. They are also disappointed with the results. This is directly due to lack of time Umbrella Academy had to spend on its completion. Check out the Rotten Tomatoes scores for each season of the Netflix show below:

The Umbrella Academy Season

Critic's Account

Audience Account

1

77%

85%

2

91%

88%

3

91%

55%

4

63%

15%


Why The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Season 10 Episodes Full Stream

The Show Has Too Many Characters and Subplots for Six Episodes

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 cast poster features the Hargreaves and Lila sitting on the subway.

Some TV shows can get away with shorter seasons, however Umbrella Academy really needed to wrap things up with 10 episodes. First, the Netflix series has too many main characters for a shorter journey. It's hard enough to fit that many arcs into one, six-episode season; It is impossible to summarize these narratives in this space. Umbrella Academy also, when season 4 opens, Ben has a lot of questions, from his relationship with Jennifer to Reginald's alien origins. He cannot address any of them in sufficient depth, emphasizing the need for additional parts.


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