Umbrella Academy: 11 Biggest Questions After Season 2
4. What Exactly Is Reginald Hargreeves?
Although much of the life of Reginald Hargreeves is still cloaked in thick mystery, the latest season has only raised more questions about who – or what – he is.
Towards the end of the season, we saw Reginald confront the members of the shady organisation he was working for to hand in his resignation, outraged that they carried out the president’s assassination.
Of course, trying to walk away from a powerful organisation like this was never going to be easy. And to persuade him to stay, they resort to blackmailing him, threatening that they would reveal his secret about who he really is.
As if that wasn’t tantalising enough, Hargreeves then proceeds to remove his face (which turned out to be a mask this whole time) and proceeds to brutally dispatch his former colleagues while the camera lingers on his mask.
It’s clear that Reggie isn’t human. The first season has already alluded to this slightly in the season finale, and the comics have likewise elaborated on his otherworldly origins. But there are still plenty of unanswered questions about what he is, where he came from, and why he's on Earth.
Hopefully we'll find out some answers in the next season.