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* QueerEstablishingMoment: Viktor [[ImportantHaircut cut his hair short]] before arriving at a meeting between his siblings. When Diego addresses Viktor by his deadname, he is corrected as Viktor reintroduces himself with: "It's Viktor. It's who I've always been." He comes out as a trans man through this.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Sparrows act like good hosts to Luther, whom they hold hostage in exchange for Marcus. Of course it isn't long before Luthor's life is threatened while he's enjoying English muffins and cashew butter.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Sparrows act like good hosts to Luther, whom they hold hostage in exchange for Marcus. Of course it isn't long before Luthor's life is threatened while he's enjoying English muffins and cashew butter.
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* ChasedByAngryNatives: Set up as a ShoutOut to Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk, Klaus flees from an angry mob of Amish across a field and yells at Five to start the car.
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* ChasedByAngryNatives: Set up as a ShoutOut to Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk, ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Klaus flees from an angry mob of Amish across a field and yells at Five to start the car.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Sparrows act like good hosts to Luther, whom they hold hostage in exchange for Marcus. Of course it isn’t long before Luthor’s life is threatened while he’s enjoying English muffins and cashew butter.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Sparrows act like good hosts to Luther, whom they hold hostage in exchange for Marcus. Of course it isn’t isn't long before Luthor’s Luthor's life is threatened while he’s he's enjoying English muffins and cashew butter.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Sparrows act like good hosts to Luther, whom they hold hostage in exchange for Marcus. Of course it isn’t long before Luthor’s life is threatened while he’s enjoying English muffins and cashew butter.
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* ComingOutStory: Viktor comes out to his siblings, telling them his new name and that he's male due to now realizing he's a trans man.
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* ComingOutStory: Viktor comes out to his siblings, telling them his new name and that he's male due to now realizing he's a trans man. They all accept him at once.
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* ComingOutStory: Viktor comes out to his siblings, telling them his new name and that he's male due to now realizing he's a trans man.
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* WorkoutFanservice: The Sparrows are all seen on treadmills working out early, while in their exercise clothes. Many are attractive (though not all).
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* FamilyEyeResemblance: Klaus's aunt tells him he has his mother's eyes.
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* FamilyEyeResemblance: Klaus's aunt tells him he has his mother's eyes. This is what really pushes her to believe the claims of her alleged nephew as true.
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* CatScare: When chasing after the old man into an alley, Allison gets startled by a hobo taking a leak behind a corner.
* ChasedByAngryNatives: Set up as a ShoutOut to Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk, Klaus flees from an angry mob of Amish across a field and yells at Five to start the car.
* ChasedByAngryNatives: Set up as a ShoutOut to Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk, Klaus flees from an angry mob of Amish across a field and yells at Five to start the car.
* DoomedSupermarketDisplay: A couple of displays get trashed at the supermarket during Diego's fight with Alphonso.
* EnterStageWindow: Luther has some trouble getting into Sloane's room via the window.
* EnterStageWindow: Luther has some trouble getting into Sloane's room via the window.
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* GrandfatherParadox: According to Five, something in their time travelling caused a time paradox, and they weren't born in the new timeline.
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* GrandfatherParadox: According to Five, something in their time travelling traveling caused a time paradox, and they weren't born in the new timeline.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: After Luther gets kidnapped by the Sparrows, the first thing they do is offer him to have breakfast with them which takes Luther by surprise.
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* WhoShotJFK: The Hargreeves's meddling in 1963 led to them being called "The Kennedy Six" and being blamed for JFK's assassination.
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* WhoShotJFK: The Hargreeves's Hargreeves' meddling in 1963 led to them being called "The Kennedy Six" and being blamed for JFK's assassination.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Five believes there's no danger besides the possibility of Paradox Psychosis so he wants to fully indulge himself in this declared state of retirement on a corny road trip and see all kinds of roadside attractions with Klaus. The kugelblitz erasing a bunch of cows puts an end to that mindset.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Five believes there's no danger besides the possibility of Paradox Psychosis Psychosis, so he wants to fully indulge himself in this declared state of retirement on a corny road trip and see all kinds of roadside attractions with Klaus. The kugelblitz erasing a bunch of cows puts an end to that mindset.
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* ClusterFBomb: Lila swears up a storm while bashing the malfunctioning briefcase against a park bench.
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Allison and Viktor wait for Marcus. Distraught, Allison exits and follows Leonard Pocket down an alley, only for him to disappear. Meanwhile, Lila steals the briefcase from the mansion.
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* AnalogyBackfire: As part of Klaus' pitch for him and Five to go on a road trip, he claims they could be like ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' on the road. Five questions this choice of comparison by noting that the characters die at the end.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Five believes there's no danger besides the possibility of Paradox Psychosis so he wants to fully indulge himself in this declared state of retirement on a corny road trip and see all kinds of roadside attractions with Klaus. The kugelblitz erasing a bunch of cows puts an end to that mindset.
* FamilyEyeResemblance: Klaus's aunt tells him he has his mother's eyes.
* FamilyEyeResemblance: Klaus's aunt tells him he has his mother's eyes.
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* RetGone: Due to the GrandfatherParadox mentioned above, Claire, Allison's daughter, never came to exist in this timeline.
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* ImportantHaircut: Viktor gets a haircut as part of his coming out as transgender. It's used as the lead-up to the reveal -- he gets it over an internal monologue about being true to himself; after Diego compliments him on his haircut, Viktor says that it was more than his hair and comes out to his brothers.
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* SofterAndSlowerCover: A slower, stripped-down version of
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Thinking of Sissy, Vanya gets a haircut announces to his brothers -- who are arguing about next steps -- that he now goes by Viktor. Five is adamant that the timeline is perfectly fine, and, considering himself retired, agrees to accompany Klaus on a road trip to rural Pennsylvania. On the way there, Klaus admits they are there to find his birth mother. The two arrive at an Amish community, where Klaus learns from his aunt that his birth mother died before he was supposedly born. However, an energy pulse from the mansion causes cows on the farm to disappear, necessitating a quick exit.
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Thinking of Sissy, Vanya gets enters the hotel's barbershop, emerging with a new haircut and identity. He then announces to his brothers -- who are arguing about next steps -- that he now goes by Viktor. Five is adamant that the timeline is perfectly fine, and, considering himself retired, agrees to accompany Klaus on a road trip to rural Pennsylvania. On the way there, Klaus admits they are there to find his birth mother. The two arrive at an Amish community, where Klaus learns from his aunt that his birth mother died before he was supposedly born. However, an energy pulse from the mansion causes cows on the farm to disappear, necessitating a quick exit.
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->"''We're done messing with time."''
-->-- '''Five'''
"The World's Biggest Ball of Twine" is the second episode of ''The Umbrella Academy'''s third season.
Luther goes for a morning run and is accosted by Fei, Ben, and Sloane, who bring him back to the Sparrow headquarters. They think the Umbrella Academy has kidnapped Marcus and are holding Luther hostage in exchange. Luther is sure his siblings will come for him; in the meantime, he and Sloane grow closer.
Allison returns to the hotel. She had shown up at Patrick's home, only to find that he was married to someone else and that their daughter does not exist in this timeline.
Thinking of Sissy, Vanya gets a haircut announces to his brothers -- who are arguing about next steps -- that he now goes by Viktor. Five is adamant that the timeline is perfectly fine, and, considering himself retired, agrees to accompany Klaus on a road trip to rural Pennsylvania. On the way there, Klaus admits they are there to find his birth mother. The two arrive at an Amish community, where Klaus learns from his aunt that his birth mother died before he was supposedly born. However, an energy pulse from the mansion causes cows on the farm to disappear, necessitating a quick exit.
Diego adjusts to new fatherhood, and takes Stan to a convenience store to get ear medicine. While there, the two are able to overpower Jayme and Alphonso.
Allison and Viktor wait for Marcus. Distraught, Allison exits and follows Leonard Pocket down an alley, only for him to disappear. Meanwhile, Lila steals the briefcase from the mansion.
At the end of the day, the Sparrows release Luther and order him to tell his family to return Marcus, but before he leaves, Sloane floats him up to her bedroom where they share a kiss. Back at the hotel, Five explains that their mothers all died before they were due to give birth to them, and that their arrival has caused a GrandfatherParadox.
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* GrandfatherParadox: According to Five, something in their time travelling caused a time paradox, and they weren't born in the new timeline.
* HoneyTrap: Sloane and Luther grow closer throughout the episode despite being on opposing sides. When Sloane asks Luther where he and his siblings are staying, he accuses her of trying to honey trap him.
* SofterAndSlowerCover: A slower, stripped-down version of
* TraumaButton: Already in a fragile emotional state from the loss of her daughter, Allison is triggered by the diner server approaching her, which dredges up memories of the racist server from the 1960s.
* WhoShotJFK: The Hargreeves's meddling in 1963 led to them being called "The Kennedy Six" and being blamed for JFK's assassination.
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-->-- '''Five'''
"The World's Biggest Ball of Twine" is the second episode of ''The Umbrella Academy'''s third season.
Luther goes for a morning run and is accosted by Fei, Ben, and Sloane, who bring him back to the Sparrow headquarters. They think the Umbrella Academy has kidnapped Marcus and are holding Luther hostage in exchange. Luther is sure his siblings will come for him; in the meantime, he and Sloane grow closer.
Allison returns to the hotel. She had shown up at Patrick's home, only to find that he was married to someone else and that their daughter does not exist in this timeline.
Thinking of Sissy, Vanya gets a haircut announces to his brothers -- who are arguing about next steps -- that he now goes by Viktor. Five is adamant that the timeline is perfectly fine, and, considering himself retired, agrees to accompany Klaus on a road trip to rural Pennsylvania. On the way there, Klaus admits they are there to find his birth mother. The two arrive at an Amish community, where Klaus learns from his aunt that his birth mother died before he was supposedly born. However, an energy pulse from the mansion causes cows on the farm to disappear, necessitating a quick exit.
Diego adjusts to new fatherhood, and takes Stan to a convenience store to get ear medicine. While there, the two are able to overpower Jayme and Alphonso.
Allison and Viktor wait for Marcus. Distraught, Allison exits and follows Leonard Pocket down an alley, only for him to disappear. Meanwhile, Lila steals the briefcase from the mansion.
At the end of the day, the Sparrows release Luther and order him to tell his family to return Marcus, but before he leaves, Sloane floats him up to her bedroom where they share a kiss. Back at the hotel, Five explains that their mothers all died before they were due to give birth to them, and that their arrival has caused a GrandfatherParadox.
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* GrandfatherParadox: According to Five, something in their time travelling caused a time paradox, and they weren't born in the new timeline.
* HoneyTrap: Sloane and Luther grow closer throughout the episode despite being on opposing sides. When Sloane asks Luther where he and his siblings are staying, he accuses her of trying to honey trap him.
* SofterAndSlowerCover: A slower, stripped-down version of
* TraumaButton: Already in a fragile emotional state from the loss of her daughter, Allison is triggered by the diner server approaching her, which dredges up memories of the racist server from the 1960s.
* WhoShotJFK: The Hargreeves's meddling in 1963 led to them being called "The Kennedy Six" and being blamed for JFK's assassination.
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