The Umbrella Academy Season 2: 10 Things That Must Happen
4. Ben’s Development
Finding out what happened to Ben is one thing, but it doesn’t really tell us all that much about who he is today. He’s clearly got a good connection with Klaus, having been pseudo haunting him for long enough to know his behaviour and patterns.
Despite how much time the audience spent with Klaus though, we still don’t know that much about Ben himself. Towards the end of the first series, Klaus’ links to him became so strong that Ben was able to physically manifest himself for short amounts of time. If Klaus stays sober and develops his powers even moreso, Ben could stick around for longer.
So far, we’ve only really seen him as a sarcastic foil for Klaus’ exuberant antics. Klaus though is a hard character to bounce off, being so over the top and dominating each scene; this means for all of Ben’s screen time, we know the least about him.
If he’s able to interact with the rest of them in Season 2, he’ll likely become a much more memorable character and will add a new and unique outlook for The Umbrella Academy.