Brolly Buddies is a weekly podcast about the Netflix adaptation of The Umbrella Academy, hosted by a Mia, a Londoner with a long-time love for Gerard Way, and a Yorkshireman called Josh who really likes TV shows based on comics by musicians. Join them every Saturday as they discuss all things Hargre…
We're onto the second episode of Season 3 of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, and that means it's time to listen back to the predictions we made for this episode immediately after watching "Meet the Family" (oh dear...) but we ALSO get to talk about that touching scene between Viktor and Allison, how the Sparrows treat their special guests, and what on earth is going on with Stanley's leaky ear. Plus favourite small recruit #4 (AKA Klaus Hargreeves) gets some good plot-advancing info from the womenfolk! We're always keen to hear from you, so if you're feeling chatty you can leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message And if not you can still find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
At the start of this season of The Umbrella Academy, Josh and Mia talk about making the acquaintance of a whole new set of Hargreeveses - aka the Sparrows - and what it means for our Brellies. And amid the dance break and the fighting, there's another character we couldn't leave out - she's a slutty old dame and she goes by the name of the Hotel Obsidian! But before you listen, please, a moment of silence for Mr Pennycrumb - he was too good for this timeline... We're always keen to hear from you, so if you're feeling chatty you can leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message And if not you can still find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
We're back with our first full-length episode on Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy! In this episode, we look at the season as a whole, so there WILL be spoilers if you haven't finished it yet! There's a lot to talk about, from a whole new Hargreeves family to get to know, to the character arcs of our familiar favourites, and we try and cover it all in our season summary and best bits. PLUS we give our predictions for what Season 4 holds for the Brellies (and maybe the Sparrows..?)! TW // sexual assault - if you would rather avoid this discussion, it starts at 25:20 and ends at 32:06. We're always keen to hear from you, so if you'd like to drop us a voice message you can do so here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message Or you can join us on social media! You can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
We react to the finale of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
We react to Episode 9 of Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
The title? If you know, you know. We react to Episode 8 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WOW. Our first reactions to Episode 7 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Our reactions to Episode 6 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! It's mitten season... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
We share our first reactions to Episode 5 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Straight off the back of Episode 4 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3, here are our first reactions! (Mia sincerely apologises for her phone vibrating Twice) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
How has so much already happened and we're only on Episode 3 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3?! Here are our short Wednesday night musings on the episode... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Our thoughts on Episode 2 of The Umbrella Academy Season 3! Spoiler alert: we love it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy is out now on Netflix and we're bringing you our hottest takes, fresh from the oven. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
It really is the end of something as we close out our rewatch of Umbrella Academy Season 2! In our final episode we hear from Josh about how Elon Musk spoke to him about The Mars and writing for the show, we find out Harlan's real feelings about THAT accident, and we say au revoir to our favourite group of misfit superheroes. Well, this group at least... Got thoughts on Season 3 you want to share? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the finale of The Umbrella Academy Season 2! It's the second half of our two-parter The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 9, ‘743', with the wonderful Cesar! We talk about Harlan's newfound abilities, being proud of Luther (what?!), and what on earth Tiger Beat is. Oh and we probably touch on some important things about plot and characters and Reggie having a secret face! You can find Cesar @cesar_eft on Twitter here or Instagram here to geek out about The Umbrella Academy and pop culture and see some gorgeous culinary creations! Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for later episodes of The Umbrella Academy Season 2! In the first half of another two-parter, Josh and Mia are joined by the wonderful Cesar to discuss their take on The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 9, ‘743'. As the penultimate episode of Season 2, there's equal parts silliness, sadness, and suspense, as we catch up with Vanya's stay with the FBI and her visit from Ben, our fav new band Luther and the Fives, and the happenings at the Commission, where the Handler has a resourceful goldfish and a sweaty gerbil man to contend with. And we start to see how Harlan's being affected by his powerful link to Vanya... Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for later episodes of The Umbrella Academy Season 2! So here it is, the second part of our amazing two parter. It's part 2. We're talking Bring It On, fart jokes, time travel, more fart jokes, the truth about the apocalypse, and then even more fart jokes. It's the smelliest episode yet but our commentary smells like roses. We'll be back again soon with Episode 9, so make sure to subscribe or follow on your platform of choice. Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for later episodes of The Umbrella Academy Season 2! The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted that yes, we've done another 2-parter for Season 2 Episode 8 of The Umbrella Academy, 'The Seven Stages'. Can you blame us?! We're only a few episodes away from the finale! Will Ben ever be clean again? How has Five not already invalidated his own existence? And are we burnin' or buryin'?! We'll be back again soon with Part 2, so make sure to subscribe or follow on your platform of choice. Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! In this special festive episode, Josh and Mia attempt to explain the plot of last year's one-shot from Dark Horse comics, 'Hazel & Cha Cha Save Christmas: Tales from the Umbrella Academy'. We speculate about how it would look as a Netflix episode, whether a character is based on Gerard Way, and what the ending really means... PLUS we dive into Santa's Sack for some verbal treats from listeners! We'll be back next time to talk about Season 2, Episode 8, 'The Seven Stages', but in the meantime, hope you enjoy this episode, and have a very happy holiday, whatever you're doing. And if you happy to be doing anything Umbrella Academy related, we'd love to hear about it! Find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here and let us know, or take a look at some of the art we've received! Or if you want to leave us a voice note, head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! You can find and follow Kana, who made us some beautiful art, on Instagram @_kanart__ or here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Since we recorded this episode, Elliot Page, the actor who plays Vanya Hargreeves, has announced that he is trans, and uses he/they pronouns. We don’t think there are any instances in this episode where we use their deadname or misgender them, but sincerely apologise if we’ve missed any. WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Content note: this episode also contains discussions about homophobia. Part 2 of our episode on ‘Öga for Öga’ is here! In this episode, we follow Five, Diego and Luther as they split up to bring their siblings back together. We talk Klaus & Ben (Klen? Blaus?), why Reginald Hargreeves is the patriarchy, and how Allison FINALLY mentions Claire! Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode may contain spoilers for later episodes of The Umbrella Academy Season 2! We’re releasing this episode in two parts, so you lucky listeners get double the fun for Season 2 Episode 7 of The Umbrella Academy, ‘Öga for Öga’. There’s a lot to cover, like Swedish pronunciation, the origin of the polka, and Matalan jeans… is it all relevant? Not necessarily! But don’t worry, we also talk a lot about Five, The Handler, why Ben is like a weeping angel, and we have a special guest appearance from Olga Foroga. Oh, and Carl gets a new alliterative nickname… Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Josh and Mia are back to talk about Season 2 Episode 6 of The Umbrella Academy, ‘A Light Supper’ - AKA ‘Team Zero’, AKA ‘Leave Elliott Alone, B*tch!’, AKA ‘I Think I Was Inside Of You’, to name but a few of the potential alternate titles inspired by the Hargreeves siblings' (& some others') antics. Did we see any of it coming? Listen now to find out! Fancy featuring on the podcast? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! First up, sorry for the delay on this one! We should be back to our normal schedule now so make sure you’ve subscribed to keep getting our new episodes as they come. This time, Josh and Mia are discussing The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 5, ‘Valhalla’, from baby Pogo and his origin story, to the first family meeting (featuring some Hargreeves who have impossibly got sexier). Klaus, Allison, and Vanya bond over alcohol and relationship failures, Diego and Luther catch up on their daddy issues, and Five and Lila face off. Don’t worry about Ben, unfortunately ghosts can’t time travel. If you have thoughts on Viking funerals and Norse mythology, we’d love to hear them - head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Content note: this episode also contains discussions about homophobia and racism. In this episode, Josh and Mia kick things off with the theory Josh formulated about The Handler and the Hargreeves after watching Episode 3 for the first time, and commiserate another measly sparrow spotting. But this episode of The Umbrella Academy also gives us a lot in terms of Lila’s backstory, Dave before Klaus, and Vissy
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Content note: this episode also contains discussions about racism, discrimination, and police brutality. This episode, we dive into the predictions we had for episode 3 after watching 'The Frankel Footage' for the first time, and, spoiler, we weren't great at the whole prediction thing. Luckily, we get to talk about what the actual events that unfold in 'The Swedish Job', like Vanya's cornfield escape, Klaus and Dave's reunion, and Diego's budding relationship with Lila. Allison's storyline in this episode hits hard, and we're putting together a list of resources and insightful reads and listens around anti-racism, white supremacy, and how the show dealt with it, which will live here: https://msha.ke/brollybuddies/ Got thoughts you want to share? Head to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a voice message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Wait, where's Josh?! He seems to have been replaced by two of the team who brought us BABY POGO and AJ CARMICHAEL! Yep, in this very special episode, Mia was lucky enough to be joined by Weta Digital's VFX Supervisor, Chris White, and Animation Supervisor, Aidan Martin, to talk about their work on our favourite talking/space-craft-piloting chimp, and the Commission boss who also happens to be... a goldfish. We learn how they made Baby Pogo so darn cute, how AJ almost ended up looking like an aquatic version of Luther, and SO MUCH MORE. If you enjoy the interview, let us know by leaving us a voice message at https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message! If that's not up your street, you can also find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Hey hey, your two favourite Brolly Buddies (slash the only two) have a quick announcement for you about our release schedule going forwards. We'll generally be moving from a weekly to a fortnightly schedule for our usual episode-by-episode breakdown of Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2, but we're aiming to get some good bonus content in between too. Maybe we'll have a listener mailbag episode, or some guest co-hosts, and an interview or two with some of the people who helped make the show happen! As ever, we'd love to hear from you, and it's super easy to send a voice message to us right here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message And we'd love you to join us on social media! You can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! Content note: this episode also contains discussions about racism, discrimination, and police brutality. This week, Josh and Mia listen back to the predictions they made for this episode after their first watch of Episode 1 - and then talk through what ACTUALLY happens: the Hargreeves siblings get closer to reuniting as Five tracks down Diego, Luther pays Vanya a visit, and Allison discovers what Klaus has been up to since they were separated. We theorise about why Hazel left Five the Frankel footage, there's more chat about vegetables and new chat about Baby Pogo and Reggie, plus our new regular features where we tally up the number of sparrows we spotted, and... the number of fart jokes. If you want to talk about vegetables, impressions, sparrow hunting or fart jokes, just go to https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message to record a message and send it our way! And as ever you can find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: this episode contains spoilers for the whole of Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy! In this episode, Mia and Josh do a deep dive into the first episode of The Umbrella Academy Season 2, 'Right Back Where We Started'. Join us as we do things like count sparrows, track Number Five's shoes, and... try to understand Luther's physiology (not for the first time). We're always keen to hear from you, so if you're feeling chatty you can leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message And if not you can still find us @BrollyBuddies on Twitter here or Instagram here where we run polls, keep you up to date with our latest episodes, and post the occasional Umbrella Academy meme. Come say hi! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! Son of a biscuit! Fresh off the back of a binge-watch of Season 2, Josh and Mia sat down last Saturday (24 hours after its release!) to talk through their first impressions of the new season, and what happened to our favourite dysfunctional super-powered family this time round in The Umbrella Academy. We answer questions like: does Josh still "hate" Luther? Is Klaus's cult... a bit problematic? What's the deal with Five and The Handler?! And fret not, we also go in-depth talking about Vanya, Diego, Allison and the one and only ghost bitch, Ben 'Number Six' Hargreeves.
With one week to go until The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is released on Netflix, the Brolly Buddies talk through the trailer, plus get listener reactions in the mailbag! We make our predictions for what Season 2 is going to bring and get into the nitty gritty of Klaus's cult, Luther's slow-motion boxing career, and Vanya and Allison's new relationships. Plus what we think is going on with Diego, Ben, and Five! And of course, Baby Pogo... (Also, check out that snazzy new theme tune!) Want to get in our mailbag? Send us a message on your thoughts, feelings and predictions about The Umbrella Academy right here: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Umbrella Academy fan? Looking for a dedicated podcast featuring in-depth analysis with a side helping of fun tangents? Hosts Mia and Josh think this might be the podcast for you. Settle in and join us for episode-by-episode discussion, spoiler-free, which doesn't leave out the comics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
It's all happening! The teasers have begun! The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is coming! Josh and Mia sit down to talk about all the things we know (and don't know) about the new season, like episode titles, new cast members, and theories about where - or perhaps more importantly, when - we'll rejoin the Hargreeves. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BrollyBuddies and let us know if we should always record with a blanket over our heads... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
So we've been on hiatus for a little while, but we're back with a super special episode! Mia sat down (over the internet...) with Ahn Mur, Assistant Art Director on Season 1 of The Umbrella Academy, to learn all about what goes on behind the scenes in the world of set design, getting into the biz, and who the nicest cast member to bump into on set was. Plus we learn the inspiration behind the walls of Klaus' bedroom! Art Departmental: Interview with Set Decorator Jim Lambie: https://artdepartmental.com/blog/umbrella-academy-production-design-set-decorator-jim-lambie/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
IT'S THE FINALE! We did it, friends. We made it to the end. And what an end it was. In this episode, we go through S01E10 of The Umbrella Academy, "The White Violin", and honestly probably come away with more questions than answers. Join us as we talk about things like that mysterious opening scene with Reggie Hargreeves, Pogo's fate, and how the patriarchy ruins everything. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
We can't believe we've only got one episode left of Season 1! This time round we're talking all about S01E09 of The Umbrella Academy, "Changes", featuring our thoughts on how Hargreeves covers up all those nanny deaths, how terrifying Vanya is at the age of 4, the Rise and Fall of Leonard's Creep, and the imagined conversation between Cha-Cha and Agnes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
This episode, Josh and Mia discuss the super dramatic S01E08 of The Umbrella Academy, “I Heard a Rumor”, featuring Klaus Hargreeves’ trousers, Allison’s ability to disguise herself, and some might say a little too much talk about Agnes. (Mia personally thinks there’s no such thing…) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
It’s been a little delayed, but you know what they say: it’s better to put out a podcast episode late in this world than early in the next… or something like that, right? In this one, we’re talking S01E07 of The Umbrella Academy, “The Day That Was”, which means we're talking Creepy Harold, the return of the rave, and James Bond. Remember to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and let us know where in the world you're listening from! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
Josh is back! This time we talk all about S01E06 of The Umbrella Academy, 'The Day That Wasn't' - and there is sooo much to talk about! It's entirely possible that we go off on some dubiously related tangents, but we also attempt to talk about music & choreography in that beautiful Allison/Luther scene, work out what Vanya's power might be, and get into more detail on Klaus and Dave --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
This time Mia and Josh talk about S01E04 of The Umbrella Academy, 'Man on the Moon', and oooh boy things are getting interesting! Tom Hopper's six pack? We've got you covered! Creepy Leonard's pill-stealing shenanigans? You betcha. Hazel and Cha Cha's drug-fuelled arson? Drunk Five? PATCH? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
This episode, Josh and Mia talk through The Umbrella Academy S01E03: ‘Extra Ordinary’. This time we cover Creepy Leonard, which of the Hargreeves siblings' powers we'd choose to have, and flipping the script on the millennials narrative, plus much more - like how Diego's really a big softy, Allison shows her badassery, and Klaus and Ben have the best banter of all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
In our second episode, the Brolly Buddies (Mia and Josh) talk about The Umbrella Academy S1E02 : Run Boy Run. Who is Creepy Leonard? Which characters could Josh stand to lose? Find out now by listening! New episodes every Saturday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
In the first episode in our inaugural series, the Brolly Buddies (Mia and Josh) talk about The Umbrella Academy S1E01. What do fonts have to do with anything? Why is Diego so much like Daredevil? Listen and find out! New episodes every Saturday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brolly-buddies/message
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