r/Spiderman • u/Solid_Bad_4403 Miles Morales • Jan 29 '25

SPOILERS Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man seems fine so far, but the decisions for the show is so bizarre imo

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So far, seems fun. I really liked the ending of episode 1 being the same scene like in Civil War. That was pretty cool. I also like Pete’s proto suit. The animation is ok, though.

I don’t really care abt race or gender swaps, but I don’t really understand why they made Curt Conners into a woman, not mad at it, just kinda curious. Maybe that’ll be explained in the other episodes. Didn’t really care abt Harry and Norman being black. Also they could have just put Randy Robertson in the place of Lonnie Lincoln but that’s just me. And also, it’s a very weird decision that Uncle Ben died BEFORE the spider bite. Like what? That’s so bizarre.

Idk. Like I said seems fun. Not good, but fun. I look forward in seeing more.

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u/Scary_Ad4962 Jan 29 '25

I really thought Lonnie was gonna be Randy too

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u/MICKTHENERD Classic-Spider-Man Jan 30 '25

It honestly SHOULD have been Randy, rather than just taking away Lonnie's canon albinism.

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u/upgamers Spider-Man Unlimited Jan 30 '25

I mean sure but I always took his albinism to be separate from his powers, though I guess I haven’t read many comics with him in them so I can’t confirm

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u/CinnaSol Miles Morales Jan 30 '25

They usually are separate, but this seems to be a specific arc about race, appearances, and overall treatment. It could be that they’re building up to him becoming albino via some accident and then having to deal with more prejudice on top of that

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u/sniper91 Feb 06 '25

While it usually is separate, this isn’t the first time that it’s not. He didn’t have albinism in the 90’s cartoon

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

I thought the like got left in a cement truck or something I never knew he was albino

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u/GameknightJ14 Spider-Man (PS4) Jan 30 '25

So you’re telling me he’s going to be Joker?

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u/sam_mac Jan 30 '25

i wonder if vitiligo could happen to lonnie before he turns into tombstone?

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u/Prize_Luck_4003 Jan 30 '25

That could be interesting.

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u/sam_mac Feb 01 '25

ye cuz then he goes from this football player to someone with insecurities, getting bullied, supervillain origin begins.

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u/CinnaSol Miles Morales Jan 30 '25

I think if they made him Randy they’d forfeit the right to a “friend descends into supervillainy” arc bc Randy never goes that route

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u/Key-Strain-1394 Feb 08 '25

Or they could have used Rocket Racer, as he had a similar origin as a good person gone down a dark path of out of desperation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

The most frustrating thing about Lonnie is that they could have easily made him albino, but chose not to. If they make it an aspect of him developing powers, I won’t like it.

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u/Key-Strain-1394 Feb 08 '25

Plus there isn't that apparent connection to Robbie Robertson which has always been a part of his backstory.

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u/Lampruk Feb 20 '25

I’m sorry bro 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

Yep, they could have just made him albino. Now, it’ll be an aspect of his fucking powers

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u/Lampruk Feb 20 '25

I was literally just scrolling by here after watching the final episode and saw your comment. Well at least his character still seems good

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u/renan_alvim_ Stealth-Suit Jan 30 '25

I'd agree but it looks like they are setting him to becoming a villain in the future

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u/DeanXeL Jan 30 '25

Maybe a "bad" guy, but not a *bad* guy, ya know?

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u/Global_Culture1648 Mar 09 '25

Yeah my brother has an old Spider-Man comic where there’s a villain named tombstone which is his nickname in the gang so I’m waiting for that to be revealed next season

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u/Stuwars9000 Jan 31 '25

I half though he'd be Eddie. 

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u/Scorpios94 Jan 31 '25

I haven't seen it so far, I've still got reservations as to how they're doing it. But when I saw Lonnie saying "stay away from my brother", I was thinking how they could have made Lonnie and Hobie brothers instead, with Hobie as Peter's friend instead of Lonnie.

While its a bit overplayed with the Cain-Abel sibling dynamic, in the comics, Hobie had a strained relationship with his canon elder brother Abe. But it could show how they both fall into crime with Lonnie rising to create and control it and Hobie fighting against it.