Spectacular Spider-Man ep 4

[liliaeth]

News at eleven, well nine: Spectacular Spider-Man still rules.

I love the repurcussions of Peter's behavior still having an effect, Harry being completely in character, instead of being turned into some millionaire playboy. I love the hints to MJ's first appearance in the comics, as the neighbour's niece with the 'great personality'.

Peter's so clueless.

But most of all, I love the ending, with Peter insisting to aunt May that he'd help her out with the money he gets from the Bugle. And her only accepting it, if he keeps ten procent to get himself a new camera. I love that his first priority is aunt May, and only then himself, as it should be.

Why is it that Marvel doesn't seem willing to give us 'this Spider-Man' in Amazing. It's not that I mind Peter messing up on occasion. It's that in Amazing, he does nothing but mess up. Both as Peter and as Spidey. Don't they get that Peter might be seen as a loser, but that doesn't mean he really is a loser, and that there's a huge difference between the perception and the reality of loserdom?

Comments

[mark-clark.livejournal.com]

I too enjoyed this episode. I found it approriate that the results of the previous episode carried over into this one.

I love the hints to MJ's first appearance in the comics, as the neighbour's niece with the 'great personality'.

That was so like the comic and very fitting. I thought that maybe we would see MJ but, just like the comic, we didn't get to when she was first mentioned. Peter's reaction to the line, 'great personality', was priceless.

Getting a good look at the staff of the Bugle was nice. I LOVE Jameson in here. I find his character is a mix of the comic and the movies. Robbie and Betty were great in here as well.

The ending was great. It is so like Peter to help May out with money. Plus, May was right to have Peter save a little to get him a new camera. I think this is my favourite interpretation of Aunt May.

The only criticism I have is with Shocker. Montana is NOT the Shocker in the comics and I hate it when they go out of canon to do things. It would have been better if they had used Herman Schultz in here since he is comic's Shocker. Other than that, the Shocker was awesome.

[liliaeth]

Hmm, the way I think about it is that, if I can handle Harry and Gwen being in highschool with Peter, then I can take Montana being Shocker, esp. since they gave Montana Herman Schultzes personality to begin with.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

I wanted to thank you! I had no idea that there was a new Spider-Man cartoon untill you mentioned it last weekend. Now I've seen the first three episodes and I'm pretty sure that the 4th episode is on my tivo.

I would have missed this entirely if you hadn't posted about it!

So again, thank you!

[liliaeth]

Glad to help. I just love that the series is so great :-)

[htbthomas.livejournal.com]

Finally watched #4 and #5. It's really getting better and better! I love all the characters they've dropped into the high school, and the MJ tease you mentioned. Also love Osborn creating the supervillains storyline they brought in from the comics. Thank goodness it's so awesome. :)