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The Seven Stages

  • Episode aired Jul 31, 2020
  • TV-14
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
4.6K
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Sean Sullivan, Tom Hopper, and Aidan Gallagher in The Seven Stages (2020)
ActionAdventureComedyDramaFantasySci-Fi

A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.

  • Director
    • Amanda Marsalis
  • Writers
    • Steve Blackman
    • Gerard Way
    • Gabriel Bá
  • Stars
    • Elliot Page
    • Tom Hopper
    • David Castañeda
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amanda Marsalis
    • Writers
      • Steve Blackman
      • Gerard Way
      • Gabriel Bá
    • Stars
      • Elliot Page
      • Tom Hopper
      • David Castañeda
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Elliot Page
    Elliot Page
    • Vanya Hargreeves
    • (as Ellen Page)
    Tom Hopper
    Tom Hopper
    • Luther Hargreeves
    David Castañeda
    David Castañeda
    • Diego Hargreeves
    Emmy Raver-Lampman
    Emmy Raver-Lampman
    • Allison Hargreeves
    Robert Sheehan
    Robert Sheehan
    • Klaus Hargreeves
    Aidan Gallagher
    Aidan Gallagher
    • Number Five
    Justin H. Min
    Justin H. Min
    • Ben Hargreeves
    Ritu Arya
    Ritu Arya
    • Lila Pitts
    Yusuf Gatewood
    Yusuf Gatewood
    • Raymond Chestnut
    Marin Ireland
    Marin Ireland
    • Sissy Cooper
    Kate Walsh
    Kate Walsh
    • The Handler
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Reginald Hargreeves
    Kris Holden-Ried
    Kris Holden-Ried
    • Axel
    Jordan Claire Robbins
    Jordan Claire Robbins
    • Grace
    Stephen Bogaert
    Stephen Bogaert
    • Carl Cooper
    Morgan Kelly
    Morgan Kelly
    • William Gates
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Old Man Five
    Jason Bryden
    • Otto
    • Director
      • Amanda Marsalis
    • Writers
      • Steve Blackman
      • Gerard Way
      • Gabriel Bá
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    6Calicodreamin

    I said she's "da bomb"

    Starting to build intensity to the finale, storylines were interesting and fairly well developed. Still mostly the siblings running amok as three different storylines fight for importance.
    10evansjoshyr

    Possibly the best episode so far

    Dont listen to the other review as they seemed to dislike the show from the start. This episode was amazing as it focused on the three characters vanya, diego and five. Diegos moments are interesting to the plot and are fun to watch while vanyas moments are unsettling to watch as we see her struggle despite doing nothing wrong this season. However of course it is 5 that has the best moments as he tries to find a desperate solution to save the family and the world despite the opportunity they squandered last episode

    Overall a great and content filled episode
    10Hitchcoc

    Intriguing Twist of Fives

    I really liked this one. The verisimilitude of what would have happened had Kennedy survived Oswald and blamed the Russians. It starts with a first strike and things go downhill from there. The actual explosion is Vanya, torn apart by the FBI. One reviewer said why didn't they stop her, but she was about to use her power when she was drugged. Later, she is incapacitated by electric shock. She can't think well and when she does...... The two Number Fives are a not supposed to be in the same plain, creating a big time paradox. Lila loses control of her "guy." He finds an ally. Now it gets down to messing with a fact of history where the President of the United States has to die. Most surreal episode up till now.
    1Eli_Elvis

    Another worthless episode

    Seriously, last season it took all 10 episodes to get to the point and then they leave us on a cliffhanger and they are doing the same this time around. Wtf is the point of this season?
    9richardsmichael94

    Great build- really tense episode

    While the earlier season was more about setting the plot lines in motion, this episode really turns the hear up. Very exciting.

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    • Trivia
      When Diego and Lila are descending the stairs at the commission home office a wide shot shows someone exiting the building with the pink dog mask worn by Cha-Cha in the first season. Diego appears to notice this as he stops on the stairs and watches the individual leave.
    • Goofs
      Ray says Herb and Diego "beamed into our living room." This expression was not popularized until three years later in 1966 with the premiere of Star Trek (1966).
    • Quotes

      The Handler: Sweetheart, your vagina needs glasses - he's not worth it.

    • Connections
      References Star Trek (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Pepper
      Written by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, King Coffey

      Performed by The Butthole Surfers

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Dark Horse Entertainment
      • Insider Entertainment
      • Universal Cable Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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