'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2's unbelievable use of music, especially Backstreet Boys' 'Everybody' is genius
'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 excels at two things -- dialogues and the use of brilliant music to offset the narrative but it is more starkly contrasting than complimentary. From the beginning, until the end -- each track that the show uses adds value to the scenes in the most unexpected manner. For instance, who would have expected Backstreet Boys' track 'Everybody' to be suitable for a series of scenes that feature a life-changing fight for the lead characters? For instance, Five ends up killing 12 members of the Committee's board with an axe to get access to a briefcase that allows him and his family to return to the time where they belonged.
Despite the bloodbath that he had to be a part of, three of his siblings fail to show up and as scenes of Allison fighting the Swedes, Diego being drugged by Lila and Klaus and Ben fighting over possession of Klaus' body play out alternatively, 'Everybody' plays out in the background. Imagine the song playing out to Klaus puking Ben out of his body or Allison rumoring one of the Swedes into killing his own brother! That is the theme that the show follows when it comes to using music.
