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Neflix's The Umbrella Academy, now on its second season, has inspired quite a few excellent memes. The show, which is inspired by the comic book series of the same name, features an awesome cast (Ellen Page!) and has been garnering excellent reviews for both its seasons. The warm reception extends to avid tv-watchers, who are putting their own spin on the show by creating memes such as 'Vanya and Five Drive By Each Other.' But the fund doesn't stop with image macros. Tumblr user heinouspurification (whom we can no longer seem to track down) pleasantly surprised us today with an entertaining post. Its purpose? To cast the UA cast as weird stock photos. And oh, it does not disappoint. 

We understand thatstock photosare a necessary industry, but we have to wonder why in the world any photographer would think to direct any of these damn images. Furthermore, who would actually purchase these photos for use on their website or, like, anything? We'll suspend our disbelief for a bit so we all can enjoy this absolute insanity. 

Spoiler Alert: She is often shocked. It seems that Distracted Boyfriend's ball and chain is very much typecast in her stock photo shoots. Twitter user Ernie Smith wowed the site with an extra large dump of her past work - much of it involving looking shocked while staring at a screen. Distracted Boyfriend was one of the most beloved memes of 2017, so it's no surprise that folks are eating up this fun thread. Now we just need some more info on the lady in red.

Either these stock photos are an art form that we don't understand, or they're just a whole new level of WTF.

We're dying to know what, if anything, these photos are used for. 

Vince Vaughn's new movie Unfinished Business opens this Friday, and nothing says business like stock photos. Most people watching your PowerPoint presentation will still be able to recognize that it's obviously Vince Vaughn in those stock photos... but is that necessarily a bad thing?

Most of the time, stock photo models are just grinning idiots with no emotion. Where's the pathos? The agony? The heartache? The evil? Harold tries to be like those grinning idiots, but that haunting gaze betrays his façade of happiness. Look into the Abyss long enough, and it begins to look back at you.