I hate when Irondad and Spiderson fics make Peter Tony's biological child.

First, I didn't expect for them to drop 3 whole eps on the second date of release. Like, usually they drop 2/3 eps for the premiere of the show and then it's one ep per week. Which, idk if I like this. It's not a big deal, but I still find it weird. It feels like they are in a rush to release the eps. Maybe it's this one time to make up for the lack of marketing before the show started and because of, well, some controversies that this show has/had even before it started... idk, it's just speculation, and I've seen other people think the same. Anyway, moving on.

Somehow, I feel like Norman is being a better "mentor" to Peter than Tony was in the MCU. Though, this might be because the MCU was kinda limited in their movies and didn't show many scenes between them. This is why I put mentor in quotations, and also because in some ways Norman is still being fishy. Like, he turned out as being more good and genuine than I expected at first, but, ya know, because of Spider-man and Peter Parker luck, shit can hit the fan in this relationship rather quickly.

Norman seems to be a fan of superheroes (emphasis on the seems, and @poke-maniac made some good points in the comments of this post about how Norman seems to not trust or like heroes and only does so with Spider-man because he has the chance to keep Peter under his thumb. And like poke-maniac also put it, Norman looks like he likes to keep things and people (like his son and Peter) under his control. Which ya, can make his "turn into villainy" more expected). And I like how the show actually talks about the Sokovia Accords and their aftermath. Like, for now, it's not much, but I'll take anything about that, considering the MCU didn't really do anything with it besides more than half of the Avengers/heroes not being present when Thanos invaded in Infinity War. Norman seems to be somewhat obsessed with helping/(probably) creating the next big hero that is gonna be the saviour of New York, more in the sense of him being the one responsable for and in control of said big hero of New York.

Norman is being an ass by ignoring some of Peter's desires for Spider-man, like the man didn't even take a look at Peter's designs. Which also, I love that we see Peter design and holding on to his red and blue suit. Can't wait until he makes his own suit. Oh, and also, Norman was also being an ass by offering Peter costumes that had nothing to do with his spider powers and Spider-man persona. Like, Norman, the kid calls himself Spider-man for a reason, you idiot. Though, I found the experimenting the suits scenes hilarious.

I love that Peter refused Norman's offer at first and the poor boy was so nervous when he had to meet Norman in the aftermath of his identity reveal. I also like that Peter took his time to think and to be convinced to accept the offer and that it took Peter thinking of May's money struggles and Norman proving to be helpfull/that Peter needed some help. And, btw, Norman was also fishy by how he hacked Peter's equipment through the satellite. I mean ya, he helped Peter, but still...

Harry found out too. Ups... Peter needs to learn to be more carefull with his secret identity. Though, that is also Norman's fault for not warning Peter beforehand that his son was there, but I also think that it's made obvious that Norman did want his son to know as to be there to help Peter as his "guy in the chair" (lol, they be channeling Ned from the MCU with that one). For now, Peter and Harry's relationship seems to be pretty wholesome. (Though, probably, at some point shit will hit the fan with this relationship too. Maybe because of jealousy and daddy issues, but idk, I might be wrong and this time things will go right between Peter and the Osborns - which I still doubt they will. We'll see...) Oh, and well, Norman not warning Peter about Harry and/or talking to him about telling/showing Harry the truth beforehand is also a red flag. (Norman, that wasn't your secret to tell!)

Though, despite trusting Norman, Peter still seems to not be at ease with him, like he even said he is intimidating, lol. Which makes sense as he is the first person to find out Peter's secret and, despite wanting to help Peter/Spider-man, Norman isn't really listening to Peter and what he wants/needs, as of now. Let's see how that goes moving forward. (And again, Norman's controlling tendencies...)

I liked Tombstone's origin and how they made it contrast to Peter's current situation. Also, that the show, generally, is focusing more on street level crime and gang wars than the MCU ever did.

Uncle Ben is still being talked about, yay :) - though, I still don't get why the show is hidding him. Like, why not show at least a photo of him or something. Why does it feel like the show is making Uncle Ben kind of a mistery (I guess)? Idk how to explain, but it's kinda weird, imo. They even had the chance of showing him when Peter was looking through the pictures on Ben's camera. Also, on another note, it was heartbreaking to see May have to sell Ben's things in order to pay the bills.

Doctor Octopus is here. I like this version of him so far. But we still haven't seen much of him, so ya.

Peter is still coming off as a bad friend to Nico because of his Spider-man stuff. Also, was, like, the show teasing Nico's powers when she touched that necklace, idk, maybe. Sorry, I didn't read her comics...

Overall, I'm enjoying the show and I want to see what happens next. I like it more than I expected to like it at first, especially as it's more of an alternative universe for the MCU than for the comics/other Spider-man cartoons. And they handled the whole "Norman as Peter's mentor" thing better than I expected. Though, this is just the begining of it, but as of now this is how I feel (lol).

It's like seeing a version of the MCU where they used more concepts of Peter Parker's Spider-man characters and ideas. Ya, still mixed, and actually more mixed, with other stuff from other comics, but I still like it and it makes the show feel more "Peter Parker-esque" to me (I guess that's a way to put it. At least, when comparing it to the MCU, lol).

1 - Uncle Ben isn't in Peter's origin as Spiderman. So, he doesn't get the "with great power comes great responsibility" speech and Peter also doesn't get the guilt of being partially responsible for his uncle's death. (Idk if they will pull a MCU and make May do the speech, but without her dying, idk, we'll see) - don't know how to feel about this one atm

So, it looks like they are sticking to releasing 3 eps a week. I was wrong to think it was gonna be a one time thing.

These eps basically "fixed" the issues I had with the show at first. Honestly, that was mostly on me and my impatient assumptions' fault than the show's. (My bad.)

Nico and Harry became friends and I love it.

Peter is having a hard time with Spider-man stuff. Oh, and Nico found out his secret. Though, again, it wasn't Peter's fault. It has Harry's. Like, to a certain point I cannot blame Harry for thinking that Peter did tell his best friend already, but also, dude should've checked with Peter first before accidently spilling his greateast secret. Though, I'm glad that, despite his identity being revealed to some people when he is still fresh as a superhero, the reveals aren't happening because Peter is being reckless (except when Norman found out, but still), but because other characters made it intentionally (Norman) or by accident (Harry). Like, ngl, it bothered me how many times Peter's identity got revealed in the MCU by Peter somehow not noticing the people in the room he was secretly entering in while in his spidey suit, like even if his spider-sense doesn't go off with people he trusts, he still has super-senses (such as super hearing) that could alert him to someone's presence.

Also, ugh, I do like the relationship between Peter and Nico, but I feel like they needed more screentime togheter in order to cement them as an inseparable duo. I feel like the friendship between Peter and Harry got more time to shine as of now than the one with Nico. Though, I also get the feeling of irony from Nico getting mad at Peter for not telling her about Spider-man, considering she has powers too, as shown in these eps during the car race, and she didn't tell him either.

Also, speaking of Peter's friends, Lonnie's life got worse. He had to abandon his previous life for the gang he was forced to join, but he also started making a better image of himself as Tombstone in the gang. Though, shit will go terrible when his folks find out (most probably).

Norman, obviously, is not to be trusted and only sees Spider-man as an asset to make himself look powerful and to gain respect. Now he is looking for the respect of General Ross, but he failed because of the security allert he got on his tablet while showing it to Ross. Hilarious.

Loved how it turned out that the allert was because of Daredevil coming into his office. The meeting between Daredevil and Spider-man was cool. And DD implated suspicions in Peter about Norman.

Also, love how the Sokovia accords are actually important in this universe.

Iron man cameo. I like that other proeminent characters from the MCU are appearing in this show, but without being intrusive on the main story. They serve to build up certain plotpoints and for worldbuilding.

They showed a photo of Uncle Ben and I'm so relieved! Also, okay, I know that I complained about Uncle Ben not being in Peter's origin, as well as the saying "With great power, comes great responsability", but now I feel like, well obviously I was wrong, and that Peter most probably already learned that lesson before the bite, somehow. And it is possible that he is already embodying a lot of Ben's lessons and that he will remember other lessons as the story goes on. (At least, I hope so.)

The relationship between Peter and May in this show gives me life.

So, Peter got his red and blue suit. Though, it was Harry that made it for him. Uhm... I wanted Peter to sew his suit. Though, the show is also making a contrast between Norman and Harry and their respective relationships with Peter, and this is one of the ways they are doing it. Because Harry did take into consideration Peter's design while Norman completely ignored it and made a bunch of suits how he wanted.

Ngl, Norman caught me off guard with the "With great power, comes great respect" line to Peter. When I heard the first part I was like "Bitch, wtf??" and then I heard the rest and I went "Oh, nice. That makes more sense. Thank you." - I mean, like Harry also put it, Norman isn't necessarilly wrong, but considering how Norman is, the lesson is obviously kinda shady. Especially considering that in these eps it was shown that Norman will ignore Peter and his need of his help if he has, what he considers, more important things to do. Not that finding Otto wasn't important, it was. But Peter almost died because he was left alone.

Speaking of Doc Ock. I like this version of him. He is both a cool villain and a fun one. The way he handled the SWAT agents was hilarious. Though, he was caught by Iron man anyway, lol.

In a way, I guess that one thing that Peter needs to learn from Norman is, well yes, to "comand respect" but in the sense of how and when to not hold back when fighting. At least, that seems to be one aspect that the show is building up towards, I think. (It would be fun if Peter learned this from Norman and then, later in the show, when his true colors would come to light, it could come to bite Norman in the back.)

Like yes, I agree that usually his "Parker Luck" is worse than what happened in the first 2 eps. But, it's the first goddamn eps!!

Also, he still had some shit go wrong in ep 1 & 2, and ep 2 is literally called "The Parker Luck".

So, here's a list of things that went wrong for Pete in these 2 eps:

He was late for his train on his first day of high school. And he feels bad for making Aunt May be late to work for taking him to school.

His uncle Ben is already dead. (there's a little problem with this that I have, but it's definitely not something "lucky", lol)

His dream school is destroyed by a interdimensional demon/alien/wtv that symbiote looking-thing was and Doctor Strange.

The spider bit him, which made him faint, and funnilly enough, made him seem rude to Nico, which also seems like the first friend he ever made (at least as of now).

He gets picked on by bullies on his first day on his new school.

His crush is already in a relationship.

He is getting in trouble with his teachers because of his tardiness and absences in his classes.

His first impression at his Oscorp Intership wasn't great. One of his superiors thinks he is annoying and doesn't take him seriously, he made himself seem like a fool for saying that Norman asked to personally come to him, he lost his chance to go into robotics like he wanted. He made a cringy goodbye to his fellow interns (like it made me literally cringe, but not so much as when I saw it in the trailer... like, that was embarrassing, lol), fought an arsonist and it didn't go that well, honestly. Though, he was able to save the animals, at least. When he returned, he literally left a bad impression on everyone, except probably Doctor Connors, that seemed to be trying to cover up for him. He thinks he fucked up with his intership when Norman calls him to his office, only to find out that he fucked up even worse than he expected at first, as Norman found out his secret.

Because of the intership and Spiderman stuff, he stood up his friends at the school game and at the party, which upset Nico quite a lot.

And okay, I know this is obviously not the worst "Peter's luck" has got when compared to other versions, but he still has his "bad and fail" moments. And I'm expecting it to get worse from here on out. Especially with Norman as his mentor. Like, I'm waiting to see what will be the consequences for Peter for what happened in ep 2.

(Also, not everything needs to be and go terrible for a character in order to not be considered a Gary Stu/Mary Sue. They can have nice things happening to them or things going well for a whille before shit hits the fan.

Also, okay, bad things can happen to a Gary Stu/Mary Sue too, but I don't see what was "Gary Stu-esc" about Peter in these 2 eps.)