[Dr Kain]

Secret Wars - When I first saw this, I wasn't a fan of it, but it was cool to see other heroes appear. However, the story seemed rushed and I always wondered how it compared to the original comic. Now, it's still a rushed mess and a complete bastardization of the original comic. Of course, I also found the original comic to be pretty lackluster, so I guess in some ways it is better than the comic because it streamlines everything. It still has a lot of issues though. Doc Ock got the shaft. What was the point in giving him his own kingdom if he was just going to end up being someone's stooge?

Also, it made no sense to do 3 Spidey villains and 2 others, especially if they weren't going to do anything with them? At least Red Skull had appeared on the show before, but Doctor Doom was kind of just there. He had little to no development. I know they wanted to re-enact the comic of him obtaining the Beyonder's powers, though, that was rather pointless since he didn't even change his costume to match the comics when he acquired them. The way they defeat Doom was also pretty lackluster.

Another thing I do like is Beyonder says he is going to return to them home at the exact same time they were pulled with no memory of what happened. That renders everything pointless. Also, that means the ending to Part 2 with Morbius and Blade served no purpose either as Black Cat is just going to teleport back in the midst of the battle. Oh, and poor Cap gets sent into the void for the third time. Overall, since it all amounted to nothing, there were no stakes, so none of it mattered.

Oh, and what is up with the video quality of Part 3 on Disney+? It is horrible looking. The opening song is missing and the video noise is excessive.

The Original Spider-Verse - This is a fun finale despite also feeling like it needed a third episode. Having the Spider Armor was a nice touch considering the comic used it in like 10 panels before it was destroyed and it was never seen again. I think having Spider Carnage be the big bad was damn awesome and it was a nice touch having Gwen appear in an alternate universe. Kind of funny to think though that in that universe Peter owns a corporation and now he does in the comics. I have mixed feelings on the ending though. I did like them using Uncle Ben to defeat Carnage. On the other hand, did we really need to have Peter go into the "real world" and visit Stan Lee? It's unique fanservice, but that time could have been spent of him and Web getting MJ back instead of requiring us to imagine they got her off-screen.

Overall, the series was actually better than I remember, though some of its issues remained, such as the CGI models, reused animation bits, and bad editing in the later seasons. The final season is still my least favorite season, while Neogenic Nightmare is definitely my favorite. Picking a favorite episode is tough though. It would probably be a toss up between Hobgoblin's premier, the symbiote 3 parter, or the Insidious Six 2 parter. Either way, if they were to ever release this show on BD, I would totally buy it.

Now I'm trying to decide if I should rewatch Spectacular or see if I can make it past episode 3 of Unlimited.