- Now David, after everything that our characters
have been through, would you, yourself, actually wanna be
part of the Umbrella Academy?
- You know, that sounds really stressful
to be honest with you.
I feel like that comes with a lot of responsibility,
and you know what, (beep) it, yeah.
Yeah, I'm down, but only if you're in with me Aidan.
- You know what, I feel like with our outside perspective,
knowing all of these people as characters in their context,
I feel like we could work some family issues out.
- I think so too.
- I would say the most shocking moment from season two
was the entirety of shooting 210
because we had the weather change on us like that.
We were in a Canadian summer,
which was very hot and humid,
and we're supposed to be in Dallas.
Then all of a sudden, winter hits
and the entire set is covered in snow,
and we have this huge exterior action-packed sequence.
And so, we had to cleverly-- Well I say we,
really it was the brilliance of the writers
that allowed us to continue and weave our way around it,
and make it part of Harlan's powers,
that this uncontrollable force that Vanya has sort of
infected him with is now this swirling, weather-distortion
tornado that he can't control.
There was one day where we had to do
a completely different scene
because an exterior shot was just scrapped.
And so, me and Tom had to memorize
an entirely different scene,
and then go shoot it like, 30 minutes later.
And David, what about you?
- Oh well, you know, great question.
- Thank you.
- I think the most shocking part of season two was Ben was alive.
You know, that was a big shock for me,
especially because I had said my good riddance to Justin.
I said, "Good, Justin, you're not coming back.
"You're done after episode nine."
And Justin said, "Great, David."
And then two weeks later,
he's hopping and skipping through the trailers and saying,
"Have you read 210?"
Have you read the last five\npages?\" And then I said,
"I'm so sorry, Justin.
"I'm so sorry."
- Did you get any hints?
Did you have any ideas?
What do you think was the destination
that the siblings were going to at the end of 210?
Where do you think we were\ngoing to time travel to?"}
- Well, I mean, as Diego, I had little faith in Five.
He had little faith in Five that they would actually end up
being at home, at the right place,
and I think that's why, if\nyou notice, Diego's reaction"}
as he walks into the house, he's like,"}
"Something's off.
"Yeah, something's off."
You know, and I think he's\nthe first one, that's why"}
he's the first one to spot\nBen on the mantelpiece."}
But as David, obviously I knew 'cause Steve had told me.
Aidan, what about you?
- I think Five had very little faith
in Five's ability to time travel.
That's why he only resorted to it when we had
this giant wave of destruction hurling towards us.
He was like, \"OK, time\nfor a Hail Mary of a move."}
"Let's see where in the past we can jump to."
And he ended up scattering his siblings across time
in the '60s.
So, yeah, Five had very little self confidence
in that little segment of his abilities.
- Aidan, I-
- Yes.
- Hate to be controversial with you right now.
- Oh, let's do it.
- I think the times need it right now, so I wanna ask,
what do you think the significance of Lila's presence
in the second season is?
Does it raise the question of a bigger picture
for the siblings?
- I would say that it's certainly an expansion
on the Umbrella Academy.
We seem like a very closed family.
I mean, the Academy itself is a great metaphor for that.
It's this closed-down, interior space
that most of our lives take place in,
but to the outside world, it's just everyday.
They don't realize that we're trying
to stop this apocalypse.
So, it's a very self-contained story.
And Lila represents this\nother side of possibility
of these other members of what might've been
the Umbrella Academy.
She's one of the 43 superheroes that were born that day.
So, she sort of holds a metaphorical significance, but also,
and you can speak to this on Diego's point of view,
I think the siblings are constantly traveling
from place to place and doing thing to thing,
and they're looking for just anything to hold onto,
to keep their psyche together.
And I can only imagine what Lila means to Diego
in that respect.
- A family, exactly.
Something about having some kind of redemption,
possibly of being a father.
- Yeah.
- Maybe raising his kids in a different way
that Hargreeves raised his own.
- Ooh, that's a good point.
We would probably all rebel against the way
that Hargreeves treated us in our own parenting.
- I can only imagine my, as Diego,
the kids that Diego has, and how they would have
six bonkers aunts and uncles.
You know, that would be one of the funniest things to watch.
I'd love to see Luther try to teach my kid
how to hit a baseball.
- Yes, that would be a very fun scene.
Do you think that children of the Umbrella Academy
will inherit any abilities?
- I believe so, yes.
Maybe half an ability, you know?
Like, if you can time travel,
maybe you could just time\ntravel to the fridge.
- David, how do you think Diego will explain his powers
to his kids?
How do you think he's gonna approach that?
- I think he'd look at the kid and say,
"Kid, you wanna see a magic trick?"
And the kid will be like,\n\"What is it, Daddy?\""}
And he'd be like, \"Go get me a beer.\""}
- Nice trick.
- Aidan, do you think- - Yes.
- That people will view you less of an (beep)
after season two, or are they gonna see you differently?
And you can answer that for Diego also, and be raw.
I need you to be real right now.
- I will be raw.
I will be extremely raw, whatever that means,
however you define it.
Yeah, I think all of us have some evolution
one way or another.
We definitely, you know, just get to know each other
as siblings a lot more.
For Five, the siblings bring\nout a lot more humanity in him."}
He's been moving from place to place
since the time he was 13, and most of the places he's been to
have been traumatic for him.
So, he's never had time to stop and figure out who he is,
what he wants to do, what his actual place in life is,
and so he's very plot-driven.
He's very event-driven and subtle scenes
that he gets with the\nsiblings really bring out"}
that unexplored territory with Five.
So yeah, I think people will see him differently
as each of us bring out different sides
of each other's characters.
Yeah, how do you think viewers will see Diego differently
in season two?
- I think, Aidan, I think they're gonna be--
They're gonna forgive him, you know?"}
For all the things that he was in season one
and how mean he was, they're gonna see him and they say,
"Hey, I understand you, you little gummy bear."
- There's a sweetness to each of our characters
that we do our best to hide.
Like, we're all hiding behind this persona
because there's a little, you know, sibling competition.
But I think each of our characters have really good hearts
and we certainly have good intent.
We're sweethearts underneath all the facade.
- You're like a 90% dark chocolate with a cherry inside,
you know? You don't really like the dark chocolate
'cause it's a little not-too-sweet, unless it's like 70%.
But if it's 90, you better have a cherry inside,
and I think that's what Five is, you know-
- David, I'm all for that metaphor.
- Yeah, me too.
- Five sounds delicious.
Now David, season two takes place in the 1960s,
but what do you think the main themes are from the series
that might relate to main themes of present day?
- Well Aidan, I think if it's told right,
it connects with everyone.
And I think that we, as collaborators,
we took a very honest approach, I believe,
in telling about these kids with child trauma
that are having to deal with race issues.
They're having to deal with LGBTQ issues.
They're having to deal with nuclear war issues
that obviously are, you know, you're seeing it today
and it's kind of putting you in a place
of things haven't really changed, you know?
You know, it's not a good thing, I'd say.
But also, you know, our show, it don't matter, you know? - Yeah.
- It don't matter because, I think we talked
about this yesterday, about this is just to help people
forget about what's going on in their lives
for a little bit.
That's all it is. - It's escapism TV.
Yeah, I agree.
But, you know, with a show as diverse as we are,
I mean, the siblings are from all corners of the world,
and the subject matter of the show has many different shades
and colors, so we have a lot of room to explore.
So, in that way, I feel we have an obligation
to acknowledge certain themes that are present
in the modern day and make sure that we give them attention,
and we give them the correct context and viewpoint
that they deserve, so.
We have a major audience,"}
this show gets watched by tons of people.
We're very lucky in that regard.
So, we have a responsibility to make sure
that we promote certain messages.