Jennifer: The New (But Familiar) Face of Apocalypse
So, The Umbrella Academy wrapped up their chaotic, time-bending season 4. A whole lot happened, but remember Jennifer, the woman whose powers just about wiped out the universe? Let's break down why this new (but very familiar!) face made a huge impact on season 4! We're talking spoilers galore! But honestly, who watched The Umbrella Academy season 4 and expected a super normal, heartwarming finale, right?
The show, a little time jump since the season 3 finale, followed the Hargreeves family - the one with all those messed-up powers trying to live ordinary lives - which is about as hard as a sibling reunion. Then, they're thrown into this huge "save the world from annihilation" thing - as per usual, the apocalypse. They got called together to find Jennifer who apparently has been living on this quiet farm with a totally creepy family, But then we find out this wasn’t your typical normal family with pumpkin pie.
The Marigolds, the Durango, and a Very Sticky Situation
Jennifer's family seems to be in league with this group known as "The Keepers." Their whole belief? The multiverse is messed up, and the universe needs to be reset using something called "the Cleanse" - a cosmic force capable of eliminating any unwanted timelines, making sure things happen according to their “correct” schedule. And get this - it turns out that Reginald, their "dad" who's known to be an emotionally stunted weirdo, was super involved in keeping Jennifer hidden.
Here's the kicker! The Cleanse gets triggered by a combo of special particles, the Durango and the Marigolds, These are kind of like space dust with a bad attitude. Turns out, the "good particles" , Marigolds, were created by Reginald's wife - and the Durango was her tragic side hustle.
Jennifer, The Durangos, The Cleanse and a Whole Lot of Trouble
Jennifer, according to the wife-of-Reginald-who-is-a-total-power-player, was essentially born as the keeper of these Durangos, like the universe's worst backpack full of nasty space rocks.
And guess what? Those particles, combined with Marigolds, are kind of like putting oil and water into a blender. Everything implodes! And it gets really real, like, “universe ending” real when it's time for the “Cleanse” and everyone's trying to make sure the world gets reset. It seems like that was the Keepers' plan, to create the ultimate universe makeover! They also wanted to get their hands on Jennifer since she’s a walking Durango generator!
What Did Jennifer Do To Get Involved In This Chaos?
Jennifer wasn't all alone! It turns out she had a relationship with Ben. And it wasn't just friendship either; they grew pretty close, especially in the Season 4 timeline, right before those Durangos went full Apocalypse-mode. You can't help but think what could have happened if Ben hadn't been a bit too attached to Jennifer. Maybe they would've just been best buddies, maybe they would've even shared a couple of fries from the diner Jennifer worked at – who knows? But the truth is, things got messy, real messy,
Remember, The Umbrella Academy kind of skipped over explaining Jennifer’s back story! But there are still some real big questions hanging out there. Why was she in a squid? Who are her parents? What’s the real deal about how she knows about The Cleanse? Was that knowledge encoded in her DNA? Was that whole giant squid ordeal something like an apocalypse delivery service?
A Final Twist to Save The World: An Apocalypse of Awful Choices
Jennifer's not the kind of person to blame in the entire scheme of the Umbrella Academy; her existence was about a choice: Save the main timeline and forget those memories and feelings for everyone; let everything stay broken; or do something totally unexpected - create a massive world-destroying chaos monster. That, it seems, is what they were in for when The Hargreeves family had to give up their powers to get everything back on track.
By “sacrifice” – a super loaded word - they allowed this monstrosity that was formed when Jennifer merged with Ben to basically eat their memories away so the multiverse was saved. Yeah, this was about as dark, crazy, and heartbreaking as The Umbrella Academy could get!
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