The episode, which was originally released on Netflix on February 15, 2019, was directed by Peter Hoar and written by series developer Jeremy Slater.
Seven of those children were adopted by eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves, and turned into a superhero team known as "The Umbrella Academy".
The children decide to reunite in their old home, the academy, to talk about their father's death.
Once there, they watch as a young Number Five, one of the siblings, arrives at the academy through a strange ball of blue energy.
On Vulture, the episode received a rating of 5/5 stars, with journalist Scott Meslow praising the pacing of the episode, especially the opening montage, stating that "In a kinetic, terrifically edited montage — set to a violin medley of songs from Phantom of the Opera, of all things — we are formally introduced to the Hargreeves children.
"[3] Kate Kosturski, writing for the online website Multiversity Comics, applauded the development of the episode and its finale, stating that "As with any good premiere, the majority of this episode built the world of the Hargreeves family, but we get a taste of what’s to come this season in the last act.