We get a breathtaking sequence where Peter talks to Doc Ock, repairing his inhibitor chip mid-combat on the George Washington Bridge. It’s pure comic-book ingenuity: brains over brawn.
Desperate, Peter asks Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell that makes everyone forget his secret identity. But Peter keeps altering the terms mid-casting—“Wait, can MJ still know? And Ned? But not Happy?”—and the spell ruptures. The result? Everyone who knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man from every other universe begins crashing into the MCU. spider-man no way home online
The film’s climax on the Statue of Liberty (now adorned with Captain America’s shield) is a fireworks display of team-ups. All three Spider-Men swinging in formation. Electro fried by a combo-attack. Lizard pinned by a web-slinging conga line. But the real finale is quiet. We get a breathtaking sequence where Peter talks
“I’m not going to kill you,” Peter snarls, “but I’m going to make you feel it.” It’s the closest any live-action Spider-Man has come to breaking. With the multiverse collapsing, Peter realizes the only solution: ask Strange to cast the original “forget Peter Parker” spell—but this time, without exceptions. Everyone. MJ. Ned. Happy. Even Strange himself. The result
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness teaser (and Venom: Let There Be Carnage ’s bar scene — yes, Eddie Brock leaves behind a drop of symbiote). What was your favorite moment from No Way Home? The three Spider-Men pointing at each other? The Goblin’s laugh? Let us know in the comments below.
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