Right Back Where We Started
| "Right Back Where We Started" | |
|---|---|
| The Umbrella Academy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Sylvain White |
| Written by | Steve Blackman |
| Based on | The Umbrella Academy (Dallas) |
| Original release date | July 31, 2020 |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Cast | |
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"Right Back Where We Started" is the first episode premiere of the second season of the American superhero science fiction television series The Umbrella Academy, based on the comic book series of the same name by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá and published by Dark Horse Comics.
The series follows six adopted siblings who have been adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves and made into a superhero team as children. In the present they have all gone their separate ways until they were brought back together by Number Five, the nameless fifth child who warns them of the oncoming apocalypse. In "Right Back Where We Started", after teleporting himself and his siblings to the 1960s to escape the destruction of the world, Five learns that the apocalypse followed them back and must prevent nuclear war in ten days.
The episode was directed by Sylvain White and written by Steve Blackman. "Right Back Where We Started" was released on July 31, 2020, along with the rest of the 10-episode television season.
Plot
Five's time travel goes awry as his siblings end up in different years in 1960s Dallas. Five arrives on November 25, 1963, to find his siblings battling Soviet soldiers. An elderly Hazel appears, and he and Five escape before the world is destroyed by nuclear weapons. Hazel explains that was the apocalypse and that the Hargreeves siblings have ten days to stop it. Three Swedish assassins (Axel, Otto, and Oscar) arrive and kill Hazel, though Five escapes and ends up in the house of a man named Elliott, who agrees to help Five, convinced he is an alien from Area 51. The other siblings' lives are revealed: Luther is a bodyguard for Jack Ruby, Diego is a mental asylum inmate and wants to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, though no one he tells actually believes that it is going to happen, Allison married a civil rights activist named Ray, Klaus started a cult, and Vanya, who has amnesia, is living with a married couple, Sissy and Carl, and is the nanny of their son Harlan. After being chased by the Swedish men, Diego escapes the asylum with Lila, a friend and fellow patient. Five finds Luther at the club and tells him about the situation, but Luther refuses to help.
Production
On July 7, 2015, it was announced that The Umbrella Academy would be developed into a television series, rather than an original film idea, produced by Universal Cable Productions.[1] On July 11, 2017, it was officially announced that Netflix had greenlit a live-action series adaptation of The Umbrella Academy premiering in 2019, with Way and Bá acting as executive producers.[2][3] Due to the success of the series, on April 2, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on July 31, 2020.[4][5] The episode stars Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Elliot Page,[6] Adam Godley, and Colm Feore as Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Five, and Vanya Hargreeves, Pogo, and Reginald Hargreeves, respectively, returning from the first season.[7][8] Additionally, Justin H. Min,[9] Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood, Marin Ireland, and Kate Walsh[10] as Ben Hargreeves, Lila Pitts, Raymond Chestnut, Sissy Cooper, and the Handler are added to the main cast.[11] John Kapelos appears as Jack Ruby[12] and Cameron Britton returns in a guest role as Hazel.[8]
The opening scene where the siblings fight the Soviets in Dallas street on the opening scene was the most complicated to do, being nearly completely CGI. It was released on a 360 degree bluescreen backlot set which was 15 feet tall and 200 feet by 60 feet. The only real things that weren't made of CGI, were the tank, soldiers, cast and the rubble on the ground. The set was LiDAR scanned so that the director, Sylvian White could walk around using a VR edition of the iPad. They used a Phantom running at 700 frames per second on a camera stick. The scene was also divided in seven parts, beginning with Number Five's arrival at 1963, and concluding before Diego's first lines. For safety reasons the crew couldn't fire the AK-47s at Diego so they were forced to do multiple passes.[13][14]
The episode features songs "Right Back Where We Started From" by J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs and performed by Maxine Nightingale, "My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux and performed by Frank Sinatra, "Crazy" by Danger Mouse, CeeLo Green, Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi, performed by Daniela Andrade, and "Comin' Home Baby" by Bob Dorough and Ben Tucker and performed by Mel Tormé.[15][16]
Reception
Accolades
In 2021, Neville Kidd, who did the cinematography for the episode, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour). As of August 2021, the nomination is still pending.[17]
Critical response
Berea Orange of TV Fanatic praised the portrayals of Number Five and Elliott by Aidan Gallagher and Kevin Rankin, respectively. Orange said that "The evolution of Klaus's powers has been one of the most interesting stories in this show" and went on to praise the means of apocalypse in the second season and how it will unfold in later episodes.[18] Shay Revolver of Graphic Policy praised the first scene, where Number Five experiences the apocaylpse before escaping with Hazel's help, and said about the episode's tone and how it sets up the season to come that "The second season of Umbrella Academy starts off with a somber tone, there are still moments of levity and it’s still super fun but, it’s very heavy ... As usual, the creative team behind Umbrella Academy created another banger of an episode and it’s a super tough act to follow."[19]
D.J. Rivera of Winter is Coming called the premiere "flat-out brilliant" and "terrific, picking up exactly where things left off while introducing a brand new apocalypse for our heroes to prevent, along with a brand new blast-from-the-past setting. It’s only the second season and the show is already reinventing itself, and doing a marvelous job ... There’s no shortage of introspective character moments, beautiful set pieces, hilarious antics, and top-notch action." Rivera also commented that the season picked up a lot faster than the first one did.[20] Caroline Siede from The A.V. Club in a positive review wrote, "This season two premiere delivers a stronger, better version of The Umbrella Academy – one that finally starts to pay off the promise of the series."[21]
Shelby Elpers of TellTaleTV called the opening scene featuring the apocalypse "such an entertaining way to start the season. This action sequence doubles as a plot device because it shows how each family member’s powers evolve over the years. It ignites enough confusion and suspense to keep viewers wondering how and why The Umbrella Academy is fighting Soviet forces."[22]
References
- ↑ Keveney, Bill (November 10, 2017). "Deal puts Umbrella Academy on TV track". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Umbrella Academy Series Based on Comic Books Headed to Netflix". Variety. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Netflix to adapt Gerard Way's Umbrella Academy comic book into live-action series". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Petski, Denise (April 2, 2019). "The Umbrella Academy Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (May 18, 2020). "'The Umbrella Academy' Sets Season 2 Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Otterson, Joe (November 10, 2017). "Ellen Page Joins 'Umbrella Academy' Series at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ "'Umbrella Academy': Tom Hopper Among 5 Cast in Netflix Drama | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (February 16, 2018). "'The Umbrella Academy': Cameron Britton, Colm Feore, Adam Godley & Ashley Madekwe Join Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Justin H. Min on Instagram: "Season 2: Ben is back. And he's back with a promotion. He's officially a series regular. – I know I joke around here quite a bit, but I…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hill-Paul, Lucas (August 5, 2020). "The Umbrella Academy: Handler star Kate Walsh reveals why she returned for season two". Express.co.uk. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ↑ "'Umbrella Academy' Adds 3 Series Regulars for Season 2". TheWrap. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ↑ Nina Metz. "'The Breakfast Club's' all-knowing janitor John Kapelos on Second City, 'Seinfeld' and those Hallmark mysteries". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ↑ Frei, Vincent (2020-08-11). "THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY - Season 2: Everett Burrell - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Co-Producer and 2nd Unit Director - Netflix". The Art of VFX (in français). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ "Different Day, Different Doomsday in 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ "The Umbrella Academy" Right Back Where We Started (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-09-19
- ↑ "The Umbrella Academy season 2 soundtrack: Every song in the Netflix show". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (July 13, 2021). "Emmy Nominations: 'The Crown', 'The Mandalorian' Top List; HBO/HBO Max Edges Netflix For Top Spot – Full List Of Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ↑ Pavlica, Carissa (2020-07-27). "The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Review: History and Hargreeves Go Very Well Together". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ Revolver, Shay (2020-08-01). "Recap/Review: The Umbrella Academy S2E1 "Right Back Where We Started"". Graphic Policy. Retrieved 2021-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rivera, DJ (2020-08-01). "The Umbrella Academy returns with a flat-out brilliant season 2 premiere". Winter is Coming. Retrieved 2021-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Umbrella Academy reinvents itself in season 2 premiere". TV Club. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Top 15 Moments from 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 | Tell-Tale TV". telltaletv.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
External links
- "Right Back Where We Started" on The Umbrella Academy wiki
- "Right Back Where We Started" on IMDb
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