#ELLIOT PAGE UMBRELLA ACADEMY SERIES#
Not only does The Umbrella Academy nicely balance between acknowledging the importance of Viktor Hargreeves' transition and not letting it define his character, the series shows an aspect of transition that is too often ignored in media. Ultimately, though, the positive depiction of a transition experience works for the show and is uplifting in its vision of perhaps how family should actually respond to someone coming out. However, it is worth noting that Klaus slips up and deadnames Viktor when talking about his past actions to Reginald (a common slip-up) and Luther is notably weird about Viktor’s transition at first. The Umbrella Academy potentially minimizes the struggles that trans people face with attaining proper medical care if they choose to pursue a medical transition, and all of Viktor’s siblings seem to be welcoming and accepting after the briefest of pauses. One potential criticism of the portrayal of Elliot Page’s Viktor Hargreeves transition is that it is too universally positive and in some ways appears easy. It remains a key aspect of Viktor’s interactions with others throughout The Umbrella Academy season 3, but it is only a fraction of his larger character arc. When Viktor comes out to his siblings he is clearly unsure about how the news will be received, but each of them is supportive in their own style. Viktor Hargreeves’ realization about his gender is a major moment for him that ties naturally to his pre-established story. However, The Umbrella Academy manages to walk a perfect line between these two. The former of these might have been invalidating of Elliot Page’s gender, while the latter would have risked making trans identities seem all-consuming of a character's identity and narrative.
Theories abounded about how The Umbrella Academy season 3 would handle Elliot Page’s transition and it seemed that there were risks that the show might either ignore it entirely or might make it an unwieldy major plot point. Related: Every Umbrella Academy Member's Missing Powers Explained This led to Page’s character coming out to the rest of his family after getting a haircut, announcing that he now goes by Viktor and uses he/him pronouns. After finding love in The Umbrella Academy season 2 with Sissy, Seven returned to the future and realized that he needed to accept himself for who he was. Elliot Page’s The Umbrella Academy character, Number Seven, was always ostracized by the family to some extent after Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore), fearing their power, had them locked away in the basement until making Seven believe that he had no powers.
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