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"A Light Supper" is the sixth episode in the second season of The Umbrella Academy, and the sixteenth overall.

Synopsis[]

Allison gives Ray a peek at her powers, Dave visits Klaus's compound, the Handler offers Five a deal, and the siblings meet their father for dinner.

Plot[]

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A flashback to 1961 shows the moment Allison landed in Dallas following Five's failed transportation. She immediately heads into a diner across the street and finds it is "white-only". Allison is confused at the notion and heads out of the diner, only to be cat-called by numerous white men. She assaults the white men when they touch her and runs off in the opposite direction as they chase her. She finds herself seeking solace at Odessa's, the hair salon, and when the men enter, Odessa and the other women threaten them with scissors and warn them away.

Sometime later, Allison finds herself sweeping the salon floor and performing other duties for the activism group; it is here that she meets Raymond Chestnut, her future husband. Miles hands her a flyer for the activism group, and this marks the first time she is noticed by Raymond, who approaches her shortly after and introduces himself.

Back in the present, the Handler explains that she wants to make a deal: in exchange for Five and the Umbrella Academy assassinating the board of the Temps Commission, she will get Five and his family back to 2019 where they belong. Five asks about both apocalypses, but the Handler says they can avoid all complications if she is in charge. Five questions when the next meeting is, and agrees to consider the proposal.

Diego and Vanya think it would be a good idea to meet their father at the dinner, but Luther is against the idea and remarks that it could be a trap. Luther explains all of the bad things that Reginald did to Vanya in an effort to turn her against him, but this only excites her and increases her urge to meet him. Diego suggests they go meet their father with a united front.

Klaus is still hanging with his cult. After a discussion with Ben, he tells them he is a fraud and has been lying all along. Keechie, one of the cult followers, also stands up and says he is a fraud. The followers do not understand what he is saying, and they all stand up and tell Klaus that they, too, are frauds, believing this to be a part of his movement. Dave and Jill arrive at the place, catching Klaus and Ben off guard.

Allison tells Raymond everything, including that in the future, there is a black president in the White House, which Raymond is reluctant to believe. Raymond wants Allison to prove her powers, and they head to a suit shop for "whites only." She convinces the owner to let Raymond try on suits. Raymond is impressed again, but then Allison goes into the white-only cafe that started the riot and tells the manager to serve her coffee and forces him to burn himself. The manager scalds his hands with hot coffee, and Raymond stops her from continuing. He asks her if she has ever used her powers on him, but she denies ever doing that. Raymond was still suspicious of her denial.

Lila and the Handler play bingo. Lila expresses jealousy at the Handler's remark that Five is the best assassin the Commission has ever seen; she remarks that she should've been given the assignment instead. Lila asks about Diego, and the Handler accuses her of having an eye for him. She denies this, but the Handler questions if she would kill him if asked.

Klaus cannot handle his emotions, conflicted by love that he hasn’t technically experienced in this timeline yet, and turns to alcohol while Ben tries to calm him. Ben becomes angry when Klaus tells him that he sounds like Reginald. He runs to tackle Klaus, but Ben ends up possessing Klaus instead of tackling him. Dave apologizes to Klaus for what happened in the cafe. He asks how Klaus knows about the war. To prove how much he knows about him, Klaus remarks, "I know that sometimes you feel like an outsider in your family". Klaus tells Dave that he doesn’t need to prove himself by going to war and shows him a necklace that proves he fought in battle. Dave tells Klaus that he has already enlisted after he visited him. Keechie then gives him an invitation to Reginald's supper.

The Handler visits the Swedes in a steam room and mentions how they’ve just lost a brother and offers to give them the location of the person who killed their brother. She says it was Diego, and she wants them to kill him, so he leaves her daughter, Lila, alone. She tells them not to kill the little one, Five.

The members of the Umbrella Academy arrive at Reginald's house for supper. Each of the siblings disagrees about what they should talk with Reginald about. Shortly after, Reginald arrives and asks, Who are you? Five explains that he is their father and adopted them to save the world. Reginald is reluctant to believe them and asks for proof that they have powers. Five breaks down all their powers, and Vanya proves hers despite everyone telling her not to.

Diego accuses his father of trying to assassinate President Kennedy, but his father reminds him that he has suffered from induced paranoia and has recently left the hospital. Diego shows his father a photo of him in the same spot where the President is shot. Reginald calls Diego a desperate, delusional man, which hurts him. Five raises how there will be doomsday in five days, but their father mocks them and tells the group to do something about it if it’s real. Ben then tries to use Klaus' body by possessing him to speak to his father but fails.

Reginald has a private drink with Five and calls him the most sensible of the group. Five asks for help and asks his father what he knows about time travel. Reginald suggests that Five should travel back in seconds instead of years. He states that so much can change in a matter of seconds, which is not very helpful for Five, who is trying to change more than a few seconds. Five states that he gave his father a hard time as a kid, and both of them have a drink.

Elliott is attacked by Axel and Otto, who ask for Diego's location. Elliott is reluctant to reveal anything and is attacked by the two men.

Vanya sees Sissy outside in the parking lot. Sissy asks her to talk inside their car. They talk more, and Vanya promises to protect her and Harlen. Sissy agrees and says she promises she just needs a little bit more time. Then they kiss. Carl Cooper (Sissy's husband) caught them kissing from a distance. He looks disappointed but doesn't confront them.

Diego and Luther arrive later and find blood all over the floor. Luther finds Elliott in the dentist's chair dead. Looking over at the balcony, they see a message in blood left by the Swedes spelling out "Öga för Öga", meaning "Eye for Eye".

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Trivia[]

  • The episode was originally to be titled "The Singapore Sling".[1]
  • While the lines spoken by the Handler and the Swedes in the steam room scene are in correct Swedish, the actors clearly don't know the language and pronounce the words with hilarious inaccuracy.
  • Klaus's reference to DUNE being Dave's favorite book is anachronistic, as it was not published until 1965, two years AFTER the assassination of JFK. This explains why Dave claimed to have never heard of the book.

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Music[]

Song title Artist Location(s)
Won’t Be Long Aretha Franklin Opening scene in the hair salon
Hold On, I’m Comin’ Sam and Dave Allison using her power with Ray
I Live Alone Bob Cox
The Order of Death Public Image Ltd. The siblings in the elevator
In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company The Dead South Diego and Luther find Elliot's body

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