# Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** disney-hulu, cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [January 29, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589 "2025-01-29T21:20:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/1 "2025-01-29T21:20:16Z")
Watched the first two episodes, really liked it. I hadn’t read any spoilers/speculation other than watching the trailer, so I didn’t know it would be in a setting where other Marvel characters exist (cartoons like this tend to be standalone) but we get cameos from a Venom and some kind of magical wizard guy, a mention of Tony Stark, and a photo of Captain America. And _really_ out of left field, Peter’s best friend is [Nico Minoru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Minoru)? It left me less suprised when [Amadeus Cho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_Cho) showed up. (I might have missed other imported characters in the lab, I haven’t read any reviews yet.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/2 "2025-01-29T21:46:01Z")
And now that I’ve read an article, I see that what I thought was a Venom isn’t, and there are indeed a number of names I missed. > **[Every Marvel Easter egg and reference in Your Friendly Neighborhood...](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-plus/every-marvel-easter-egg-and-reference-in-your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-episodes-1-and-2-nico-minoru-lonnie-lincoln-and-more)** > > There are over 40 Easter eggs to find in Spider-Man's latest animated adventure ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/3 "2025-01-30T12:55:02Z")
I also enjoyed it more than I expected. I liked the MCU fake out at the end of episode one. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/4 "2025-02-05T21:24:04Z")
Saw the first two eps with the Teen last night and we really enjoyed the show. Funny thing that Hudson Thames, the voice of Spidey, said that he was proud that the show is “not woke.” In the eps, Spidey looks for leniency for a burglar was stealing money because she was broke, then they show Parker’s friend Lonnie Lincoln walk home into a bad neighborhood and get profiled by a cop driving past. It was a weird and unneeded take by Thames. > **[Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Actor Was Relieved It's Not 'Annoying And...](https://kotaku.com/spider-man-disney-woke-osborne-friendly-neighborhood-1851749480)** > > The showrunner believes Hudson Thames probably just 'mispoke' ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/5 "2025-02-05T21:44:16Z")
I have a feeling he was trying to say ‘preachy.’ Because it’s very, _very_ racially and sexually diverse. But the writing so far has skillfully managed to say things without beating you over the head. (Unless you’re the type of person who feels beaten over the head just by the _existence_ of a demographically accurate New York.) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/6 "2025-02-05T21:58:08Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Funny thing that Hudson Thames, the voice of Spidey, said that he was proud that the show is “not woke.” In the eps, Spidey looks for leniency for a burglar was stealing money because she was broke, then they show Parker’s friend Lonnie Lincoln walk home into a bad neighborhood and get profiled by a cop driving past. I had the same reaction! They race swapped about half the cast, gave Peter a queer bff with colored hair, and made a point about racial profiling that had nothing to do with the plot. This is one of the “wokest” Marvel productions I’ve ever seen. Not that I’m complaining! Bullshit internet drama aside, two big changes to the show that I thought was pretty interesting: Uncle Ben is dead before Peter gets his powers. There’s no “With great power” speech, and he’s already willing to risk himself to help others even when he’s just a normal kid. Also, Peter’s a pretty popular kid! He’s not bullied at all, and by the second episode, is friends with the school’s alpha jock, and hanging out with the football team and getting invited to their parties. I also dig the “early costume” aesthetic for Spider-Man. Feels a lot like _Kick-Ass_, except with actual super powers, and not a deconstruction. I liked when he was trying to stop the van, and had to adjust the pressure valve on his first gen webshooters to compensate. A really fun “grounded” detail for a show that opens with a wizard fighting a spider demon. On the speculation front, did anyone get the impression that Strange recognized the school in the first episode? He says something like, “We’re not supposed to be here,” which could just be him realizing that fighting near a school puts a bunch of kids at risk, but it felt like he was hinting at something bigger going on. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/7 "2025-02-05T22:04:09Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > I have a feeling he was trying to say ‘preachy.’ Because it’s very, _very_ racially and sexually diverse. But the writing so far has skillfully managed to say things without beating you over the head. That’s probably it. > [@](#): > > On the speculation front, did anyone get the impression that Strange recognized the school in the first episode? He says something like, “We’re not supposed to be here,” which could just be him realizing that fighting near a school puts a bunch of kids at risk, but it felt like he was hinting at something bigger going on. My Teen speculated that they’re from the future. I find that theory interesting because a time displaced spider would be the reason Spidey gets his powers. Our other speculation is that he’s going to get his traditional Spider-Man costume at the end of the first season with a Big Hero Moment. I saw somewhere that Osborn gives him a new costume but I would like to stay away from spoilers as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/8 "2025-02-05T23:36:33Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Saw the first two eps with the Teen last night and we really enjoyed the show. The next three were released today. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/9 "2025-02-15T23:46:41Z")
Have seen the first three. Really enjoying it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/10 "2025-02-15T23:52:05Z")
They’re putting them out fast. Only a couple of weeks and we are already up to episode 8. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/11 "2025-02-17T03:01:18Z")
Now up to 4 episodes; apparently in this universe Sony and Marvel didn’t agree in time for “Civil War” ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/12 "2025-02-17T20:05:45Z")
I think the plan was to do 2-3-3-2 episodes a week but the show has been renewed for two more seasons at least. I am liking it a tso far. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/13 "2025-02-19T02:14:21Z")
All caught up now. It started out good but man it is building to great. A few eps ago I was thinking this is fun enough, but it’s no Invincible. By _this_ point I like it better. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/14 "2025-02-19T02:57:49Z")
I wonder how many of the “Easter egg” characters turn out to be something like their comic characters. Nico seems to be a pretty sure bet: two or three times they show her talking apparently to herself—but she probably talking to her necklace, which is probably a version of the [Staff of One](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/staff-of-one/4055-40449/). I also found it a nice touch that they have her living with a foster parent, since—in 616 at least—she’s [a runaway](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Runaways_(Earth-616)). ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/15 "2025-02-19T03:21:28Z")
Okay. I didn’t know Nico’s character. And now I am bothered by the inconsistency here? It seems like she was honestly hurt and confused as to why a good friend would keep something like that a secret, yet as that character she is keeping her secret as well … unless they are drastically changing the story behind her. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/16 "2025-02-19T03:40:55Z")
Look at my linked article in post number two: a whole pile of characters on the show have the names of characters from the comics. So many that it would seem that at least some of them would have to be red herrings. In 2017 Marvel did [a mediocre TV series loosely based on _Runaways_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runaways/802298). If curious, it is streamable for free on the CW app. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/17 "2025-02-19T04:03:02Z")
Yeah maybe your assessment that Nico seems like a sure bet is wrong and her necklace is just a necklace. But I’m not betting against it. There’s also her occult stuff thrown in now? But they can have her story be modified a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/18 "2025-02-19T04:06:35Z")
One of those moments I mentioned is at 9:15 in episode 7, if you want to review it. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/19 "2025-02-19T04:16:17Z")
Will do! And read that Easter Eggs article now … fun! ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589/20 "2025-02-19T15:06:08Z")
Yeah pretty convincing. Missed it first time through. And the two parter finale dropped today!!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-open-spoilers/1013589.md?page=2)