Comments on: Spectacular Spider-Man: the animated series #25-”Opening Night” Review

By: persian-spider

persian-spider — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:03:49 +0000

At first I was real furious over Black Cat’s dad being Uncle Ben’s killer. I went to bed thinking about it and fuming. However, I got up early and rewatched the episode. I gotta say that the more I think about it, the less my rage becomes! I guess this creates a lot of tensions between Spidey and the Black Cat and has the potential to make their relationship really interesting in the upcoming episodes

By: GregXB

GregXB — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:19:37 +0000

DANISH WEB> Weisman has never mentioned the Clone Saga in any of the interviews he’s given about this episode, when he made the Burglar, Walter Hardy.

By: Jason Marsh Larouche

Jason Marsh Larouche — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:08:02 +0000

What about the favorite quotes in this ep? Mine were definitely:

Spider-Man: Oh, and uh, Pickelpuss? Ta-daaaaaa!

Spidey: (to villains) I believe the phrase is “get him.”
All: GET ‘IM!

Spidey: (to Black Cat) Do you know what Walter did the last time I looked the other way?

By: Hobo-Goblin

Hobo-Goblin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:37:40 +0000

I took the whole Walter Hardy-killing-Uncle Ben thing as a delightful “F U” to Spider-Man 3. Well, maybe not that harsh, but it really did feel like the creators of the show were saying “Oh we can TOTALLY do this better than them.”

Especially the “This doesn’t change things. You’re NOT forgiven.” part.

By: Donovan Grant

Donovan Grant — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:39:52 +0000

I meant the totem pole in the comics. Its always MJ, then Gwen then Black Cat

By: Danish Web

Danish Web — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:43:36 +0000

The totem pole in this series was MJ to Gwen actually. Peter DID fall for MJ first, that’s why his crush on Gwen really isnt love here and shouldnt be construed as suc. It’s one of the reasons why Harry really comes off as the hero of the series finale and not someone selfish for Gwen’s affections, but we’ll get to that discussion when you review the final episode…which is just a joy

Btw, Greg Wiesman’s obvious love of The Clone Saga shines here given that The Burgler’s canonical daughter dated Ben Reily in 616

By: GregXB

GregXB — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:12:12 +0000

Ravencroft is a sanitarium for the clinically insane, which Electro definitely is; Ock is pretending to be; and Brock has become.

When it comes to Mark, he is being kept in maximum security because he is a supervillain, and extenuating circumstances aside, he is not insane. Who says he’s been sentenced yet? He hasn’t even gone on trial. But, a guy with the kind of power he has, you gotta keep him somewhere where he won’t pose a threat to anyone else. So, in an OsCorp cell across from the Rhino… sorry kid, but them’s the breaks.

Now, Mark knows he’s controlled by the Goblin’s remote. But who else knows that? Blackie Gaxton and Dr. Warren. I don’t think any of them are going to fill the police in on that little tidbit. And any cop would be stupid to take him at his word that he doesn’t have control of his power.

Damn straight, it’s maximum security.

By: stillanerd

stillanerd — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:46:14 +0000

Good review. Greg Weisman making the Black Cat’s father the same burglar who killed Uncle Ben I thought was a stroke of genius. One of the problems Spider-Man and Black Cat’s relationship has always had is that it comes off as being way too similar to Batman and Catwoman’s; this episode, though, completely turns that on it’s head. Felicia still is attracted to Spidey (she wouldn’t have helped him with the Green Goblin otherwise) but now, like Talia Al Ghul (another Batman love interest), she’s torn between that attraction and the devotion and love for her father, while Spidey is now in the awkward position of being attracted to the daughter of the man who took away the only person he could legitimately call a father. It also underscores the idea that the Black Cat is a mirror image of Spidey, in that she’s all about having fun while Spidey is all about responsibility, and that the same man was the indirect cause of making them who they became. It’s an idea that’s so simple and brilliant it makes you wonder why Marv Wolfman, when he introduced the Black Cat, didn’t think of it before.

By: SuperChencho

SuperChencho — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:29:33 +0000

Now that you mention it, it is a little odd to put Mark Allan with all the other freaks in the Vault, instead of putting him in Ravencroft. I guess it’s because he didn’t go insane or something, like the other guys.