“If This Be My Future…” went again to the very starting of the premiere, “Superb Fantasy.” One of many massive modifications to Spider-Man’s origin this time is how Peter is bitten by the super-spider: It does not occur in a lab accident, however as a substitute when the spider crawls out of a portal opened by Physician Unusual (Robin Atkin Downes), who’s preventing a symbiote alien.
The finale provides extra context to that occasion. Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo) and Oscorp had been opening, primarily, a Stargate to permit humanity to journey the cosmos. Physician Unusual exhibits up and warns Norman of harmful penalties, however he does not pay attention. Cue the symbiote coming out. Whereas Spider-Man repairs the portal to ship the alien again, Unusual distracts it, bringing it to the occasions of the premiere along with his time-manipulating Eye of Agamotto.
So, sure, the spider that bit Peter got here from Oscorp … which suggests there is a predestination paradox at work, as a result of Oscorp created that spider from a pattern of Peter’s genetically altered blood. In episode 9, “Hero or Menace,” Norman mentioned he deliberate to create a complete Spider-Man military with Peter’s blood pattern. It appears to be like like he might equip them with black fits, as a result of he discovers a chunk of the symbiote left behind within the rubble.
Now, nobody says the identify “Venom” within the episode, but it surely’s not an enormous leap to consider that is who the symbiote is, or will grow to be. It is easy to think about how the story may play out: Oscorp experiments with the symbiote, Peter finds out someway and confronts them, the symbiote bonds with him, and the remaining.
Peter and Norman’s relationship can be unsure proper now. Peter mentioned Norman’s actions with the portal have given him some belief points with Oscorp, however they don’t seem to be outright enemies but, both. If Norman once more tampers with science with disastrous penalties, that would push them aside.
The following query is, if the present does plan to introduce Venom, who will it will definitely be part of with after Peter rejects the symbiote? Will “Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man” introduce Eddie Brock subsequent season? Or maybe Mac Gargan, who’s reeling from Spider-Man defeating him and who as soon as traded his Scorpion id for Venom within the comics? Harry Osborn has additionally grow to be Venom a couple of occasions, most not too long ago in Insomniac Studios’ “Spider-Man 2” online game. Talking of which…