Umbrella Academy: 14 Standout Moments From Season 1

14. Introducing The Umbrella Academy

Before they became the poster children for a dysfunctional family, The Umbrella Academy were a crime-fighting team akin to the X-Men. While we get a brief glimpse at some of the team in action early on, this flashback really gives viewers a far better idea of what each member can actually do.

From super strength and teleportation to tentacles ravaging multiple bad guys, the pre-teen team take down a group of bank robbers in impressive fashion. While it's awesome to watch them batter a bunch of baddies around, this specific moment is the catalyst for so much of the show's storylines.

From the introduction of Ben, the deceased brother of the team, to showing how Sir Reginald Hargreeves presented the group to the world, yet kept Vanya away because she wasn't "special", this sets up a lot of plot points that are explored in far more detail further along in the series.