Umbrella Academy fans have slammed Season 4’s inclusion of a relationship with an age gap that made them very uncomfortable. The Umbrella Academy Season 4 is the last ride for the dysfunctional Hargreeves family , and some fans are not satisfied with how the series ended. While some struggle to accept a few notable deaths , others have fixated on the uncomfortable relationship between Five Hargreeves and Lila Pitts.
“Me after watching Five and Lila kiss when she’s known bro since he was 13 and is in a relationship with his brother. WITH KIDS,” one fan wrote on X/Twitter. #TheUmbrellaAcademy me after watching five and lila kiss when she’s known bro since he was thirteen and is in a relationship with his brother.
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com/CGKa0r9PhT Another called the relationship “sick” and “gross” , but also claimed that its inclusion robbed the show of a potentially great plotline. Five and Lila met in Season 2 when the latter came onto the scene to spy on the Hargreeves family on behalf of The Handler. Despite being enemies at first, Lila came to become part of the group due to her romantic relationship with Diego, Five’s brother.
Throughout Seasons 2 and 3, Five and Lila are shown to be great friends as they are both incredibly powerful beings who live for the thrill of going on dangerous missions. Their platonic love was shown at the beginning of Season 4, but after a snafu where they were lost in time for over seven years without the other of the Har.