- For the Netflix character, see Number Five (Netflix).
"Number Five" is the fifth episode of the first season of The Umbrella Academy. It aired on Netflix on February 15, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Five lets Luther in on his secret. Klaus returns from a harrowing trip through time, and Viktor begins to feel different without his meds.
Plot[]
In the future, a middle-aged Number Five continues to survive the Apocalypse with his only companion, Dolores. As he sits in the ruins of the Argyle Public Library, he is approached by a woman and immediately aims a rifle at her.
In the present, Five tells Luther Hargreeves the truth about his time in the future and the impending Apocalypse. Luther asks why he did not tell them sooner because they could have banded together to help him. Five tells him they already tried and they died, revealing that he found their bodies in the rubble and the false eye he has been tracking was clutched in Luther's hand. Diego Hargreeves returns from the motel and angrily confronts Five about everything that has happened in the past four days that led to the death of Detective Eudora Patch. Five continues to tell them about Hazel and Cha Cha, who used to work for the same employer as him.
In the future, the woman introduces herself as The Handler who recruits him into the Temps Commission who attempt to protect the timeline. Five asks her why they do not try to stop the Apocalypse, but The Handler tells him that the Apocalypse always happens and cannot be stopped. In exchange for five years' service, Five would be allowed to retire at a time of his choosing with a generous pension. Five agrees and becomes the Commission's best agent. However, he is simply biding his time with the Commission, working out the equations necessary to get back in time to stop the Apocalypse. During a mission to Dallas in 1963, Five breaks his contract and time-travels back to eight days before the Apocalypse.
In a flash of light, Klaus returns to the bus, dressed as a soldier with a new tattoo. He is crying and clutching the briefcase. Getting off the bus, Klaus destroys the briefcase.
At the motel, Hazel and Cha Cha search for the briefcase, killing the motel's maid in the process. They assume that Klaus took the case and received a message from the Commission asking for an explanation for a round trip time travel to 1968. Hazel goes to find the junkie while Cha Cha heads off to research the Hargreeves family.
Allison Hargreeves takes Viktor Hargreeves breakfast, only to find that Viktor is planning on meeting Leonard. Viktor is concerned that he has run out of medication. Allison tells Viktor she has a bad feeling about Leonard, but Viktor doesn't want dating advice from a sister he hasn't seen in twelve years. Viktor goes to breakfast with Leonard and discusses Allison's efforts to be a sister. Viktor reveals that they are holding auditions for the first chair at the orchestra since Helen has stopped showing up. Leonard convinces Viktor to audition for the position.
Klaus returns to the Academy to recover from his trip to 1968. Five finds him and recognizes the symptoms of time travel. Klaus tells him about his interrogation at the hands of Hazel and Cha Cha. Five figures out that Klaus stole the briefcase and found out that Klaus spent almost a year in the past. Five asks where the briefcase is, only to find out Klaus destroyed it. Five is angry since he could have used it. Diego starts to blame himself for Patch's death because he remembers telling her that she should act more like him. Diego goes to leave the Academy, and Klaus tags along.
Allison looks up information on Leonard at the library but doesn't find much. One booth over, a woman sneezes, and Allison says, "Bless you," unaware that the woman is Cha Cha, reading Viktor's book and learning about the Hargreeves.
Klaus asks to be released from Diego's car and enters a Veterans of Foreign Wars bar. He takes a drink and approaches a display from the Vietnam War, crying softly. The veterans in the bar take notice of Klaus, but Diego arrives first, trying to find out what is wrong with his brother. As Diego tries to get the truth out of Klaus, they are confronted by the veterans who accuse Klaus of pretending to be one of them. Diego tries to defuse the situation, but Klaus refuses to apologize, and a bar fight ensues.
Hazel meets with Agnes at Griddy's and has lunch together. They talk about the future. Agnes wants to retire to the country in a year's time and open a small bakery. Hazel tells her about some of his life, being on the road 52 weeks a year with no place to call home. Telling her that life is short, Hazel advises her to fast-track her plans.
Diego tries to get to the bottom of his brother's behavior and why he uses drugs. Klaus admits that he lost the only person he loved more than himself. Diego tells him he is lucky – if Klaus loses someone, he can use his powers to see them again. Diego spots Hazel, and Klaus recognizes him as one of his torturers. They follow him.
At the Academy, Five works on a probability map, figuring out whose death would stop the Apocalypse. He focuses on a gardener named Milton Greene; the idea that Five could murder an innocent shocks Luther, and he threatens to drop Dolores out of a window to get a gun away from Five. Luther tells him that he knows Five is still a good person, or he would not try to save them all. Five days, there might be another way, but it is almost impossible.
Allison tells Viktor about being unable to find much on Leonard, which she finds suspicious. Viktor is angry that Allison is checking up on him, thinking his sister does not trust him.
Hazel and Cha Cha regroup at the motel. Hazel has been unable to find the briefcase, while Cha Cha fills him in on the Hargreeves family and their abilities. They realize that Diego has followed them to the hotel when they get a message from Five to meet them, claiming that he has the briefcase. They manage to leave the motel by fooling Diego and Klaus and shooting out the tire on their car so they can't follow them.
Viktor auditions for the first chair position. Initially, the conductor is uninterested in his playing, but something strange happens. As Viktor plays, ripples push out from his violin and capture the attention of the conductor and staff, who listen in rapt attention. Allison searches Leonard's home but leaves when he arrives.
Luther and Five waits for Hazel and Cha Cha to arrive on a deserted highway. Five plans to pretend to have the briefcase and give it to them in exchange for contacting The Handler. Cha Cha makes a phone call, and as they wait, an ice cream truck approaches with Diego and Klaus. Hazel and Cha Cha believe it is a set-up and begin firing at the van. Diego drives the van into them, knocking them flying. In midair, everything freezes.
With time paused, The Handler arrives. She offers Five a deal. They will call off the hit on him in exchange for returning to their employ – but this time, in a management position. She even offers to reverse the de-aging process. Five agrees on the condition that his family survives as well. Before shaking hands with The Handler, he unloads Hazel's fallen weapon and moves a bullet that would hit Luther. Taking The Handler's hand, they disappear, and time restarts. Although surprised by Five's disappearance, Luther collects Diego and Klaus and drives off. Hazel tries to shoot them, but his gun has no bullets in it. Cha Cha grabs the discarded briefcase and finds it full of scrap.
Viktor goes to Leonard's house and tells him that he got the first chair. Leonard is ecstatic, and Viktor cannot believe how well he played without his medication. They kiss and make love, but Viktor is unaware that Helen Cho's body is in Leonard's attic.
Back at the Academy, Pogo successfully repairs and restarts Grace. He reminds her of a secret that the children can never know.
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[]
- Peter Outerbridge as Conductor
- Sheila McCarthy as Agnes Rofa
- Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves
- Jordan Claire Robbins as Grace
- Kate Walsh as The Handler
Co-Starring[]
- Sean Sullivan as Old Man Five
- Jim Watson as 35 Year Old Man
- Alison Smiley as Claudia (Housekeeper)
- Cody Ray Thompson as Dave
- Renato Rizzuti as Man on Bus
- Dan Willmott as Mel
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
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Music[]
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In The Heat of the Moment | Noel Gallagher's High-Flying Birds | |
Mary | Big Thief |
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(Feels Like) Heaven | Fiction Factory |
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Memory Bound | Don McGinnis |
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Happy Together | Gerard Way (feat. Ray Toro) |
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Gallery[]
External Links[]
- (rating 8,3) Number Five (episode) on IMDb
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" |
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