I really feel that post transition Elliot was more underwhelming on screen. Not sure if they just didn’t know how to write anything for Viktor to do or if Elliot was dealing with too much to give it his all but Vanya was probably my second favorite character in seasons 1 and 2, and Viktor I struggle to remember at all. And I liked all of Umbrella Academy, even if it was downhill after season 2 and its ending made no sense at all.
They ran out of any role for the character after the stuff that happened in season 1 and 2… and they also kind of ran out of juice for the entire show. And all of his scenes after coming out as trans exist in the malaise of a show that should have already ended. That isn’t Elliot Page’s fault.
But also they did not exactly excel.
I definitely think that’s true. Page excels in understated dramatic acting, not in over the top camp. While Umbrella seasons 1-2 had both, the only enjoyable parts of seasons 3-4 were the over the top bits with the exception of Fives and Lila’s outing. The Harlan as adult plot was underbaked and rushed, so I barely remember it.
I really feel that post transition Elliot was more underwhelming on screen. Not sure if they just didn’t know how to write anything for Viktor to do or if Elliot was dealing with too much to give it his all but Vanya was probably my second favorite character in seasons 1 and 2, and Viktor I struggle to remember at all. And I liked all of Umbrella Academy, even if it was downhill after season 2 and its ending made no sense at all.
They ran out of any role for the character after the stuff that happened in season 1 and 2… and they also kind of ran out of juice for the entire show. And all of his scenes after coming out as trans exist in the malaise of a show that should have already ended. That isn’t Elliot Page’s fault. But also they did not exactly excel.
I definitely think that’s true. Page excels in understated dramatic acting, not in over the top camp. While Umbrella seasons 1-2 had both, the only enjoyable parts of seasons 3-4 were the over the top bits with the exception of Fives and Lila’s outing. The Harlan as adult plot was underbaked and rushed, so I barely remember it.