One of the most shocking moments of Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy came in the finale when Allison decided to betray her siblings. Most of her arc this season pivoted on grief as she tried to find a way to get her daughter, Claire, back. In this new timeline they jumped to, Allison’s blood family didn’t exist, so she was left empty and broken. It painted a harrowing, sympathetic story of loss, which turned Allison angry, desperate and violent towards her own clan.
This led to Allison surprisingly allying with Sir Reginald Hargreeves in order to craft a world where Claire was alive. In fact, many Marvel Cinematic Universe fans felt it was akin to Scarlet Witch’s journey in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, come Thor: Love and Thunder, Allison’s story actually got a more fitting remix thanks to Gorr, who created an equally bittersweet ending.
On The Umbrella Academy, Allison backstabbed her kin, taking control of the reset button in the Hotel Oblivion. She’d use it to reboot reality, bringing Claire back to life. In the process, there was collateral damage, as the Sparrows (except for Ben) were all gone, the siblings were de-powered, and Luther lost his shot at love with Sloane. But Allison didn’t care — she got Claire back, grateful the “death” was reversed so that they could have their paradise.
In Love and Thunder, Gorr’s story had a similar theme, especially because like Allison and Claire, his child was real for years, and not some conjured being like what happened with Wanda’s twins for a few months. Eventually, he came across a reset button of his own after being livid over the gods turning their back on their worshippers, especially his dead daughter. In time, he found a way to Eternity’s well, but rather than wish the gods away, Jane and Thor’s love showed him there was still hope and light in the world. As a result, Gorr wished his child, Love, back to life.
Unlike Allison, he died, so he couldn’t be with the girl, but Gorr was at peace, just like a dying Jane, after Thor confessed he’d adopt Love. Admittedly, both warped the concept of parenthood, with Allison’s crusade finding her turning her back on family, playing god and reshaping the future for everyone. But in Gorr’s case, as equally vengeful as he was, when the chance came for him to play god, he didn’t want to become the very thing he hated.
He opted not to become this kind of monster and mess with the natural order of things, outside of bringing Love back. It’s what separated him from Allison, who turned into the manipulative puppet master she hated in Reginald. Thus, in making his utopia by reviving Love, Gorr had compassion and empathy for others, while ultimately, Allison was more selfish, not caring how her decision affected everyone else.
All three seasons of The Umbrella Academy are available on Netflix, while Thor: Love and Thunder is now in theaters.