Klaus’ Tarot Scene Secretly Reveals The Umbrella Academy’s Ending 4 Episodes Early

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Umbrella Academy season 4.

The Umbrella Academy season 4 delivers a surprising and controversial ending for the Netflix show, and Klaus Hargreeves’ tarot scene actually gives it away four episodes early. The Umbrella Academy season 4’s ending sees the Cleanse finally happening, as the Marigold and Durango inside Ben and Jennifer cause them to merge into an unstoppable monster. The Hargreeves siblings sacrifice themselves to reset the universe one last time, eliminating all the breaks in the timeline their existence has created.

The Hargreeves cease to exist in the series finale, and many viewers feel this isn’t the ending The Umbrella Academy deserved. This explains the show’s broken Rotten Tomatoes streak, though it’s hard to say if there’s any other way season 4 could have gone. While it would have been nice to have more episodes leading up to the Cleanse, the concept of the Hargreeves breaking the universe isn’t that far-fetched. And Klaus’ tarot cards seem to deem their fates inevitable, as they perfectly predict the events of the finale.

Klaus’ Tarot Cards Perfectly Predict The Umbrella Academy’s Ending

The Lovers, The Tower, & The Ten Of Swords Perfectly Predict Season 4

The Umbrella Academy season 4, episode 2 finds Klaus doing a tarot reading for himself while his siblings embark on a mission. As they explore the hostile town of New Grumpson, Klaus pulls three cards — and they predict exactly what’s in store for him and his siblings. The first card Klaus pulls is The Lovers, followed by The Tower. The Lovers represent Ben and Jennifer, who kickstart the entire conflict of The Umbrella Academy season 4. Meanwhile, The Tower is a symbol of chaos and disruption, both of which Ben and Jennifer cause through the Cleanse.

Finally, the last card Klaus pulls is what he describes as “the card of death.“ It’s actually the Ten of Swords, which is more ominous than the Death card — and more indicative of the Hargreeves’ fates. While the Death card is often associated with rebirth, the Ten of Swords heralds “a painful yet inevitable ending” (via Biddy Tarot). This is precisely what the siblings face during The Umbrella Academy season 4’s finale. Needless to say, eagle-eyed viewers could have predicted the show’s conclusion several episodes early.

Klaus’ Tarot Scene Proves The Cleanse Was Always Inevitable

The Hargreeves Were Never Going To Stop It

Klaus’ tarot reading proves that the Cleanse was inevitable in The Umbrella Academy season 4, confirming that the Hargreeves couldn’t have stopped it with a new plan or more effort. Number Five’s trip to the diner full of Fives also reveals this, but seeing it laid out four episodes early really makes the characters’ attempts feel futile. Viewers may not appreciate the Hargreeves’ tragic ending, but it seems this was always the plan for them. The Umbrella Academy is clever to drop this early hint and emphasize that fact.

Source: Biddy Tarot

The Umbrella Academy

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The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book of the same name created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. The Hargreeves — collectively known as The Umbrella Academy — were born with superpowers, and their adoptive father utilized their abilities. However, as they grew older, the siblings grew apart as they dealt with their trauma. They are brought back together after their father dies and Five returns from the future with grave news: The world will end, and The Umbrella Academy has to stop it before it happens.

Cast

Colm Feore , Cazzie David , Genesis Rodriguez , Robert Sheehan , Aidan Gallagher , Elliot Page , Emmy Raver-Lampman , Jordan Claire Robbins , Jake Epstein , Mary J. Blige , David Castaneda , Justin Cornwell , Justin H. Min , Britne Oldford , Adam Godley , Tom Hopper , Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton , Ritu Arya , Cameron Britton , Sheila McCarthy

Release Date

February 15, 2019

Seasons

4

Franchise(s)

The Umbrella Academy

Writers

Steve Blackman

Directors

Jeremy Webb

Showrunner

Steve Blackman

Main Genre

Adventure

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