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Why Is Five Still A Kid At The End Of Umbrella Academy Season 3?
Five’s abilities in Umbrella Academy are both a blessing and a curse for him, with his lack of aging in season 3 more of a problem than ever.

Why Is Five Still A Kid At The End Of Umbrella Academy Season 3?

The universe reset in Umbrella Academy’s season 3 did everything but change Number Five’s physical morphology and he’s still a kid by the end of the season. For another season’s run, the character retained the body of a 13-year-old, and the mind of a middle-aged man, following an apocalyptic disaster. While the universe reset returned many things to normal in Umbrella Academy season 3, Five was not so lucky and will have to live with his frustrating appearance for another season.

The Umbrella Academy season 3 remakes the comic series of the same title, but this time with a time twist. Season 3’s finale follows the remaining Umbrellas and Sparrows as they figure out how to take out the Hotel Oblivion guardian and reset the universe. This eventually works, with Allison pressing the mysterious button to reset the universe, but not without some side effects. For one, Luther returned from the dead to his original human body. Diego and Five grew back their appendages in the ending of Umbrella Academy season 3, but they all lost their powers, including the Sparrow Academy’s Ben. Then, Sloane’s disappearance capped season 3’s twists and turns, leaving many unanswered questions.

In theory, since the universe was reset, Five should have reverted to the age he should have been all along, the same age as everyone else. However, he remained a teenager. Five’s time travel abilities in Umbrella Academy are both a blessing and a curse for him. While they helped the family escape the apocalypse in season 1, traveling back in time to the 1960s, his shaky time travel abilities took him to a point where the apocalypse wiped out civilization. Number Five’s miscalculations while attempting to stop another apocalypse by traveling to 2019 left him stuck in a teenager’s body. It’s not clear why he also didn’t reset, but it’s entirely possible that it has something to do with the nature of his abilities, or perhaps his involvement in creating the Temps Commission.

Will Number Five Ever Become An Adult In The Umbrella Academy?

Umbrella Academy season 3 ended on a cliffhanger, as is typical with the show, but this time, there is little insight on what to expect in the upcoming season 4. Although Number Five remained stuck in a 10-year-old’s body in the comics, Netflix’s Umbrella Academy’s Number Five experienced sudden growth during one of his time jumps, where he was 58 years old, and then returned to the 13-year-old version of himself. However, it is unlikely that Number Five will ever grow into his adult body; the botched time travel side effects appear to be permanent.

Because of this, there is one thing that the show will inevitably have to address. It’s worth considering that Umbrella Academy‘s real-life Five actor, Aidan Gallagher, will grow older as the show progresses, which will reflect in Number Five’s aging appearance. However, this can be explained with another time travel scene should the show choose to address him aging up.

It remains unclear how long the Umbrella Academy heroes will remain without powers, a question that only a new season can answer. Currently, Netflix has not announced a renewal for Umbrella Academy season 4, but one is expected in the near future, especially after season 3’s cliffhanger ending. For now, minds can only run wild and try to predict the future of Number Five going forward.

The Umbrella Academy season 3 is now streaming on Netflix.

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