"Changes" is the ninth episode of The Umbrella Academy. It aired on Netflix on February 15, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Viktor veers between shock and despair as he makes a string of unsettling discoveries. A serendipitous development leaves Five at loose ends.
Plot[]
At the age of four, Viktor Hargreeves is proving particularly troublesome, not wanting to eat his oatmeal. The nannies hired by Sir Reginald cannot make him eat, and he proceeds to kill each one with his powers. The last nanny, Grace, is introduced. When Viktor's powers throw her across the room, Grace is unfazed and gets back up, despite having her head knocked 180 degrees around. Seeing this, Viktor gets scared and begins eating his oatmeal.
At Leonard's home, Leonard tries to convince Viktor that they need to escape because his family will be coming after him for killing Allison Hargreeves. Viktor cannot comprehend what he just did, knowing he lost control but hoping that if he explains what happened they will help him. Leonard tells Viktor that Leonard is the only one on his side and tells him that he is special.
Luther, Diego, Klaus and Five rush Allison to the Academy to save her life. Grace examines her, diagnosing a severe laceration to the larynx and that one of them will need to give blood. All the brothers volunteer, but Luther's new physique makes him incompatible, and Klaus' blood is polluted. Diego is the obvious choice but faints at the sight of the needle. Pogo tells Grace to stick him anyway.
With this new blow, Klaus begins looking for drugs since he wants to be numb. No one is taking him seriously despite being sober and he still can't talk to the person he loves. Ben tries to talk him out of it but when Klaus puts the pills in his mouth, Ben goes to punch him. To both of their surprise, Ben's fist connects with Klaus and makes him spit the drugs out. They are both shocked; Klaus thinks Ben did it on his own, but Ben is sure that Klaus made the connection real.
Diego and Five plan to go after Leonard, believing that he was the one that tried to kill Allison, and they take Klaus with them. Leonard tries to convince Viktor to leave with him, but Viktor knocks over a bag and finds Sir Reginald's journal. Realizing that Leonard manipulated him, Viktor tries to get away from him. Leonard tries to convince Viktor to stay, telling him that Leonard loves him and believes in him and that Leonard was the reason Viktor got first chair. Knowing the truth, Viktor realizes that he loves his family and needs them right now. Leonard tells him that Sir Reginald was right about him all along, that he was too weak and pathetic to control his own powers. Viktor's powers flare and he kills Leonard with multiple flying sharp objects.
At the motel, Agnes hears sounds inside and believes that Hazel has returned. Instead she finds that Cha Cha has come looking for her.
Diego, Klaus and Five arrive at Leonard's house to find it in chaos. Viktor is not present, but they find Leonard's body and Five puts the false eye into Leonard's empty eye socket. Knowing that Harold Jenkins is now dead, Five believes that they have stopped the Apocalypse.
Luther watches over Allison, asking Grace if she will live. Grace is sure she will, but Allison's vocal cords were damaged, and Grace is not sure if Allison will be able to talk again. Diego, Klaus and Five return home looking for Viktor, believing that if he was in trouble he would return to the Academy. With the apocalypse seemingly averted, Diego decides to continue his hunt for Hazel and Cha Cha, while Klaus questions Five about how he controls his powers since he is focusing on what their father said about barely scratching the surface of his potential. As they talk, Klaus realizes that Five is also an addict since he obsesses about the apocalypse. Without it as a guiding force in his life, Five is lost.
Hazel arrives at the Academy and starts talking with Five, but they are interrupted by Diego. Five knocks out Diego so he can continue speaking with Hazel. Hazel tells him that he quit the Commission and is volunteering to stop the apocalypse. Five tells him they already succeeded. They talk about the future and new beginnings, and Five asks who pulled the trigger on Detective Patch. Hazel tells him it was Cha Cha. Five is dejected because if it was Hazel, his gun could have been used to clear Diego's name in her murder. Hazel produces both his and Cha Cha's gun and hands them over, telling Five he is done with the life.
In her apartment, Viktor listens to his phone messages. The last one is from Allison, apologizing and telling Viktor that she loves him. Viktor breaks down crying at hearing his sister's voice.
Allison wakes up, unable to talk. Luther gives her a notepad and she writes down Viktor's deadname, then the word "Powers." Luther does not understand, but Pogo does and reveals their father's last secret.
Diego wakes up to find Hazel gone. Five tells him that Cha Cha killed Patch and Hazel gave them the evidence to clear Diego. Diego doesn't care, blaming them both since they were both there that night. Five questions what Diego liked about Patch and he replies that she saw the good in people. Five points out that she would not be proud to know that Diego killed to honor her memory.
Viktor arrives at the Academy to find Luther waiting for him. He is told that Allison survived and breaks down, telling Luther he didn't mean to hurt her. Luther understands and hugs Viktor close, taking Viktor's breath away and knocking him out. When Viktor comes to, he is locked in the secret soundproof vault under the Academy.
Outside, Luther tells Klaus and Diego about Viktor's powers. They want to let Viktor out because they need to help him, not confine him. Even Allison wants Luther to let him out, writing on the notepad "LET [HIM] GO," but Luther stands firm in his decision. Even as Viktor screams that he is sorry, he is left alone in the vault.
Hazel arrives at the motel to find that Cha Cha has Agnes suspended in a death trap. The two fight, and during the commotion, Agnes starts to fall to her death. At that moment, time freezes and The Handler walks in. Her face is scarred and she tells Hazel and Cha Cha that they have screwed things up.
Five enters the department store and puts Delores back on her stand. He says his goodbyes to her and leaves, asking one of the clerks to get her something new to wear.
In the vault, Viktor's reflection becomes his child self and encourages him to embrace everything they are, since he should not live the rest of his life in a cage. In the soundproof room, Viktor harnesses the power of his own heartbeat to break out. Above in the Academy, creaks and crashes are heard and Viktor's siblings realize that he is breaking free.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Elliot Page as Viktor Hargreeves
- Tom Hopper as Luther Hargreeves
- David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves
- Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves
- Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves
- Aidan Gallagher as Number Five
- Mary J. Blige as Cha Cha
- Cameron Britton as Hazel
- John Magaro as Leonard Peabody
- Adam Godley as Pogo
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Guest Starring[]
- Sheila McCarthy as Agnes Rofa
- Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves
- Jordan Claire Robbins as Grace
- Kate Walsh as The Handler
Co-Starring[]
- T.J. McGibbon as Young Viktor
- Lise Cormier as Madame Bellview
- Alyssa Gervasi as Young Viktor (Age 4)
- Tanu Ravi as Gimble Brothers Clerk
Appearances[]
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Music[]
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| Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows | Lesley Gore | |
| All Die Young | Smith Westerns |
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External Links[]
| The Umbrella Academy Season One | |||
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| "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals" • "Run Boy Run" • "Extra Ordinary • "Man on the Moon • "Number Five" • "The Day That Wasn't" • "The Day That Was" • "I Heard a Rumor" • "Changes" • "The White Violin" |