The Umbrella Academy is a sci-fi superhero story that often messes with the space-time continuum, allowing history to unravel for interpretation and change. That means, when characters die, fans are left to ask if they are indeed dead. If a character can come back to life through a little thinking with the past, then how should fans know who is gone forever, and who is gone first? Who dies only to serve a direct, yet temporary narrative purpose?
[Spoiler Warning for Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy]
Season 2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ killed The Handler … again
While the first season of The Umbrella Academy left Kate Walsh’s The Handler dead, or so fans thought, the second season revealed her alive and well. Although injured from having a bullet to the head, she is ready to go back to business and feels she deserved the right to lead The Temps Commission, given everything she has sacrificed.
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As the second season progresses, she cheats and scams her way to the top, threatening those who dare to stand in her way and eliminate those who cannot be threatened. However, the second season ends, again, with her death.
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This time she takes several bullets to the chest, from former field agent Axel de Swede, after he realizes that he has become one of The Hander’s Pawns again. The Handler finally gets what comes to her, yet, considering she looks pretty immortal (despite a complete lack of superpowers), can fans assume she’s been eliminated forever?
According to Kate Walsh, The Handler is dead
Kate Walsh sat down for an interview with Esquire to discuss The Umbrella Academy and her role in the show as The Handler. While she focused on season 2, and the value of her character for the existing narrative, season 3 came up for discussion.
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When asked about The Handler’s fate at the end of season 2 and the character’s future in the landscape, Walsh stated that she believes the character will not return. The interviewer asked, “Is The Handler really dead?” Walsh replied:
Yes, I think so too. I asked for that too, but yeah, as far as I know I just did this season. So, I have no future plans to come back, but you never know Umbrella Academy.
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Walsh notes that she has no plans to return at this time The Umbrella Academy; However, she did not think she would return after the first season until showrunner Steve Blackman gave her call and explained how she could re-enter. That, who knows, Blackman and those involved might be able to play with the idea again.
