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Woodkids Run Boy Run played when a boy was running.
Season two doesnt exactly let up from there.
Sometimes it even works!
Andsometimes it definitely doesnt.
(And ifUmbrella Academywasreallybent on using an Adele song, bonus points for staying away from RumorHas It.)
This show loves a good jaunty montage, and season twos first one is also its best.
(Theres a reason, after all, the premiere episode is named after this song.)
Look, subtlety is notUmbrella Academys strong suit.
Would you believe its another episode-opening montage?
Its nothing special, butdamn, that song is catchy.
A weird, trippy song for a weird, trippy drug trip.
Maybe they picked it because the lyrics have a Dallas reference?
Either way, just be glad it wasnt Incense and Peppermints or Strawberry Fields Forever.
At least this one is period-appropriate.
Wicked Games by Parra for Cuva (feat.
One last montage to round out the season.
And its a big one!
Just one question: Why, of all things, a cover of Chris Isaaks Wicked Game?
Full disclosure:I am on the record arguing that My Way is a singularly awful song.
(In my defense,so is Frank Sinatra.)
Five is fighting with himself.
Why dont we go with … See you on Monday!
Renegade, by Styx
The scene:Klaus decides to go on a wild bender (episode four).
Because I shouldnt be thinking about the Pittsburgh Steelers when Im watchingUmbrella Academy.
Because its a ska cover of a Billie Eilish song.
Crazy, by Daniela Andrade
The scene:Diego is locked up in an asylum (episode one).
Brothers, sisters, everybody sing.
Were gonna bring you the flavor, were gonna show you how.
