Light spoilers for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man lie ahead, so read on accordingly. The anticipated Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swung onto the 2025 TV schedule this week, and Disney+ subscription holders are now able to take in the first two episodes.

After all, the idea that even good people can make mistakes, but those mistakes can drive them to be better, is a really compelling concept, especially for a superhero. Untangling Ben’s death from Spidey’s origin story and removing any culpability Peter might have had then risks robbing the Web-Head of this nuance.