Umbrella Academy: 10 Things Season 2 Must Include

10. The JFK Assassination

Second seasons tend to go bigger and better, so a simple way to go even crazier would be for Season Two in incorporate this iconic scene from the comics.

In the Dallas storyline, the Umbrella Academy ends up getting acutely involved in the assassination of JFK. To avoid spoiling the wider plot, we can just say it’s important for a number of timeline related reasons. While the Netflix show has a semi likely chance of using a version of this scene, the wider storyline will likely change completely anyway.

For one thing, it’s interwoven with Klaus serving in Vietnam, a story we already got in Season One. It seems very much like the Gerard Way comics are being used as the jumping off point for inspiration on TV, rather than being faithfully recreated panel by panel.

The assassination in question is carried out by Alison, who poses as Jackie O (still Jackie K, then), in the now legendary pink suit. As they ride through the Dealey Plaza in the motorcade, Alison whispers ‘I heard a rumour that the back of your head is about to explode...’ and then, bang.