Andrew and the arrival of Madame Web

Seeing the two former Spider Men in the new film was a truly great moment, but it also allowed us to see deeper into each of them and see their differences.

What we saw from Andrew Garfield's version, is that he's the tragic Spidey, the lonely one, the lost one.  He lost his parents, lost his Gwen and has yet to find his Mary Jane.

Garfield did a great job, as he had done in his films, but seeing him with these other two made you wonder what happened to him, in his universe after he was returned.

In this version of Spider Man I see the opportunity to introduce one of the characters from the Spider-verse that crosses over them all, something that this Spider Man could really use in his journey, a guide, Madame Web.

McGuire's version seems a bit old for this to be introduced on him now, Holland's version is looking for a whole new way in the world but Garfield's version is the one who needs Madame Web the most.

She not only could help guide him on his journey as Spider Man but also on his personal journey to find out the mystery of his parents.

Garfield's personality and look seem to be good for a more mystical Spider Man and a bit darker New York.

After a couple of very rough nights, both in which he wasn't in time to save everyone from tragedies, Parker is wondering if it's all worth it, even with what he learned from the other Spidey's, he's really not sure of himself.

As he swings into a dark alley to retrieve his clothes and head home, the dark alley turns into a very deep hole in space, as he finally lands and dark bluish/purple light comes up and there sits Madame Web. 

Web tells Peter that Spider-Man is a very crucial thread throughout the multiverse, a part that even Stephen Strange doesn't yet understand, and that's why there are so many of them, his core is special to the web of existence.   The mantra of Spider Man, "With great power comes great responsibility" is part of Peter's core being in each universe.   She explains that Peter Parker is one of the few beings in the multiverse who doesn't have a "dark side" in some other realm, that he is a beacon of Good.

As far as his love interest, this would be the perfect universe to introduce, The Black Cat, Felecia Hardy and her style and history seems to fit here.  Hardy comes from a very rich family, Peter would be a fish out of water in that aristocratic world, could make for the humorous parts of the films.  The Tobey-verse has, in my opinion, the bast Mary Jane Watson, and the Holland-verse is rebooting, open for many possibilities, but The Cat just seems to fit here,

It's this that sets up his confrontation with Morbius.  Yes, I know there are scenes that set him up for the Holland-verse but I think this is the one that the Venom and Morbius characters need to be centered in, it just seems to feel like a more perfect fit than the Tom Holland universe.  I'm very excited for the Morbius film but it just all seems far too dark for the MCU of today, but would work in the Andrew-verse perfectly.

In one of the post film scenes of, No Way Home, we see Eddie Brock (why he was brought to that universe is unknown, he had no idea who Peter Parker or Spider Man even were at all), this should set up them coming to NYC.

Like Morbius, the Venom storyline is pretty dark, and a lot more violent than the Holland films have seen so far, why mess up that formula when it works better here?

This, to me, would fix that mistake of Brock in the Holland-verse, and yes I think it was a major mistake.  Let Holland's version find Venom the way the character did in the original story, during Secret Wars.

With the introduction of Madame Web we could also see the different Spider Men come together again in some kind of convergence like we saw in the 90's animated series, allowing some characters to jump from one universe to another.

 

The Missing Spider Man, Nicholas Hammond

It's not really a spoiler if I tell you about something that's NOT in the new Spider Man, is it?  Oh well, if you saw the title of this, you know already, might as well read on... 

It's probably out now that all three of the cinematic Spider Men make an appearance in, No Way Home, but should there have been a fourth?  I say yes, there should have, in the person of, Nicholas Hammond who played Spider Man on television from September 14th 1977 to July 6th 1979.  Despite the fact that Marvel monarch Stan Lee didn't like the show, a whole lot of us kids back then LOVED it.  It's that connection through the ages that should have put Hammond in the new film, if only briefly.

To me, the best way to have done it was during the scene with all of them at Ned's home, while they are standing around and talking...

A knock at the front door, the Peters convince Ned to open it because, "super villains don't knock", but the three Spider Men get ready for anything as Ned approaches the door.  When he opens it, an older gentlemen is standing there with a kind, somewhat grandfatherly look on his face, "Hi, I'm Peter Parker, I have a feeling I belong here, right now." he says calmly.  Ned, stuttering and even more lost than ever opens the door and invites the older man in.

As he walks into the living/dining room, he looks over the three young men, smiling almost with pride, his eyes misting up a bit.  "It's nice to see the legacy carried on from so many different places." the older man says.  The three just look confused.  The old man reintroduces himself, "I'm Peter Parker, and I became Spider Man in my world back in 1977."  The three are now starry eyed but still confused, the older man looks as if a lightbulb just went off in his head, "oh, none of you have met her yet, makes sense now."  Even more confusion with the three.  "Don't worry about what you have to do, Spider Man has a purpose, no matter which world you come from, it won't be easy, far from it, but seeing you gathered here, I doubt there isn't anything you three can't do if you work together."  "Are you hear to help us?" says Holland, "No, my web-swinging days are over, I just wanted to let you know that more than one world is counting on you, someday, you'll all understand more."  With that, the older man simply leaves.

It's an ultimate teaser for, Madame Web and many will understand the implication of how the universes are connected, and is another teaser for how these worlds could come together again.

The television show was a great thing when we were kids and this would not just help connect the generations in the film but in fans as well, not to mention some bonus action figures of the classic TV Spider Man 😉 $$$ and a great way to celebrate the release of the original series on DVD/Blu-Ray, with Hammond doing some PR for it all.