What's worse is that the assault is barely mentioned again.
There are other ways to fall into villainy. And to do it to Luther, arguably the most vulnerable and innocent of them (despite the body of a gorilla) seems a deliberate attempt to dismantle a character.
#NO UMBRELLAS ALLOWED ALL ENDINGS CODE#
If you become an assaulter, it's usually code for a swift and sharp exit not too soon after, and it's never forgotten.Īllison is allowed to feel hurt and looked over by any of these people when they let her down – but to make her a would-be rapist seems like a level too far, and has tarnished what was otherwise a prominent and fascinating tale of resilience that stood out away from the rest of her family. From this moment, it seems like a target was on her back not to survive the season. In storytelling terms, you don't get to come back from sexual assault, no matter what your motives are. It's this precise moment that really splits Allison from the rest of the group. Horrified at himself, he walks away, a part of him knowing she made him, a part of him looking guilty for doing it anyway. Rather than accept this, she turns on him, and as he tries to walk away, she forces him to stay.ĭespite his pleas for her not to, she then commands him: "I heard a rumour that you want me" and with that he starts clambering over her, before his heavy-built frame becomes too much for her and she screams at him to stop. However, as Luther gives her a hug, she mistakes his affection for romantic attention and attempts to reciprocate, only for him to politely turn her down, now in his own happy relationship.
Spearheaded and infuriated by rejection, she attempts to sexually assault her de facto brother Luther using her power. Gifted with the ability to bend people to her will with a simple whisper of "I heard a rumour…", she found herself struggling with the power that gave her, ultimately shunning it entirely in order to live a successful career as an actress, and a life with her daughter, even when her marriage began to crumble.īut as season three rolls around something happens to this once self-assured character that is almost irredeemable, and this is never more obvious than in one particular scene, half way through episode five. Beyond the realms of the fantastical and bizarre cartoon-like world they inhabit, their stories are wonderfully human and largely focus around a desire to belong in some way, even when you're born to stand out.Īt the beginning of season one, no one quite encapsulated this quite like Allison, aka #3 or The Rumour depending on who you ask. The Umbrella Academyis a Netflix favourite for a reason. The following article contains discussion of sexual misconduct that some readers may find upsetting.
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