The Umbrella AcademyRitu Arya admitted that she thought the romance between Five (Aidan Gallagher) and Lila was a joke. In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy The Lila actress admitted that she immediately rejected the idea when she heard about it.
“A writer somehow accidentally revealed to me at the last premiere that this thing with Lila and Five was going to happen,” Arya said.
“I thought they were joking because it seemed so outrageous to me that I stopped thinking about it. Then when I read the script, I just thought, ‘Oh my God, they weren’t joking.’ It was crazy.”
Although the connection between Five and Lila was “a big surprise,” Arya revealed why she believes the plot development may have been planned some time ago.
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“When I think back to the previous seasons, it kind of made sense to me that it would go in this direction, but I never would have guessed it. I think they always saw it coming.
“There’s so much friction and so much fighting and there’s this chemistry. There’s always been this thing because I think they’re the most intelligent, so I think there’s respect and a connection. Still, it was such a big surprise to me.”
Speaking about his character’s evolution over the course of season four, Gallagher explained how his character Five grew through the romance.
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“It gives him meaning when it comes. I think that without a crisis, Number Five doesn’t know what to do with himself, and his worldview of life consists of fragments of a lot of different things he has seen, but with no place, no time, and few people.
“He can’t really relate to things,” Gallagher added. “He’s kind of drifting around aimlessly until he gets lost on the subway.”
When asked what it was like to explore the softer side of his character, Gallagher replied, “It was really satisfying for the character to see him end up in that place.”
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TV writer, Digital Spy Janet completed her Masters in Magazine Journalism in 2013 and has since progressed professionally within the industry. She spent six years honing her analytical skills at the Good Housekeeping Institute, eventually becoming acting head of food review. She also freelanced in film and TV journalism from 2013-2020, interviewing A-list stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. In 2021, she joined Digital Spy as a TV writer, which allows her to devote even more time to what she loves, which is watching loads of TV, all in the name of work. Since taking on the role, she has conducted red carpet interviews with the cast of Bridgerton, covered the BAFTAs, and been interviewed by BBC Radio and London Live. In her spare time, she is also a published author, writing the book Gothic Angel.
