Spider-Man: No Way Home - The Weekly Planet Podcast 

Peter getting denied from his top college despite saving half the universe with the avengers is the most realistic part of the movie.

Asking “is he drunk?” Is my new favourite reading for this film. Dr. Strange was 100% drunk when he cast the spell and I will not be seeing evidence to the contrary.

The fellow catching the brick and emphasizing his skill at his chosen profession was an absolutely fantastic moment that solidified a brilliant use of minimal screen time.

The end with spiderman swinging out into the snow and then showing the big Christmas tree with all the lights REALLY made me go...."is he gonna show up in the hawkeye finale?" That would be incredible. Maybe I would prefer daredevil showing up instead cause spiderman might over shadow but either would be amazing.

The best part is Tom Spider still bragging about being an Avenger to 2 people who have no idea what an Avenger is. It fits the character so perfectly. Also the reactions as well, Tobey Spider being the objective one and Andrew Spider being the curious in awe one ("are you in a band?")

A little detail I liked was when Tom Holland approached the MIT woman on the bridge and his suit looked like shit, due to it being creased up by having the Iron Spider costume worn over it.

I’ve been waiting on this since Thursday night!

the thing i loved about this movie the most was that it played like a spider-man comic. i could legit imagine reading this comic honestly. like they dont have to try to appeal to normi audiences now because everyone is used to it so we get like comics but in big budget. literally felt like reading some early to mid two thousands amazing spider man. very glad to have gotten to this point

spoiler i very much appreciate the back cracking scene. it was really funny and shows that these are just some goofy guys with the same problems

I love that Mason’s favorite superhero moment was the 2 min with Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock. I feel the same, and even though it’s a long shot that we’ll get to see these two characters in costume together anytime soon, I gotta hope for it

I cannot describe my happines with the fact that Tom Hardy's Venom has nothing to do with MCU's Spider-man. What a bullet dodged that was.

As an Australian I never clapped or cheered in a movie theatre, nor have I ever heard anyone else clap or cheer. At this Spiderman movie, when Aunt May died a little kid began audibly crying, then a woman a few rows behind said, "shut up, I'm trying to watch the movie". Ha!

I’m so glad I refrained myself from watching anything Spider-Man related since they dropped the 1st trailer back in September. The payoff after seeing it on Thursday was absolutely mental, this was the ENDGAME of Spider-Man movies 20 years in the making🔥 those majestic bastards at marvel finally broke the 30 villain spidey sequel film curse

For the amount of time they spent discussing Tom Holland, I'm amazed he didn't make an appearance on the pod this week. EDIT: 1:24:45 He made it!

It is not healthy how hard I laughed at James being interrupted by Mason and saying “ah jeez Mason I’m in the middle of a big QUOTE” 1:13:24

I would have loved for them to pretend Toby Maguire was pulled from when he was still in high school but do no de-aging at all.

It might be a cop out, but Endgame, Loki and "What if" established that every timeline exists and deviations just create new universes so I think the villains were put back in different realities while Tobey and Andrew just went back to their original ones. Now Ock and Norman still dying is a possibility and I'm fine with that too. The point was that Tom wanted to use all of his resources to try and help them. With all of that said, I would never say the movie was perfect and if the plot felt pointless I can understand that, but I think they did a good job making it personal for Tom's Peter. Edited because I don't want to double post: I'm ultimately glad they didn't say or show anything about what happened in Andrew and Tobey's universe. I would have loved to know, but I think keeping it vague let's everyone speculate their own conclusions. People would probably be upset with anything they said. My only disappointment was that they should of had a scene of Andrew meeting his own MJ which would have been hopeful for him and show that Tom will eventually meet back up with his friends because Spider-Man always needs an MJ.

They should call the Kick Ass Reboot "A Kick Ass Reboot" that's actually a great title that you accidently came up with there.

I saw Endgame at a press screening with some fans. So there was a lot of cheers. BUT it did not at all compare to the reactions here. People were screaming and woooing at the tiniest of things. Small dialogue, small actions. Some people talked to the screens. It was unlike any other experience

From what the villains said about the moment before they were taken from their universe, it seems like they were all taken at points where the situation was still salvageable. Like Otto said he had his hand around Peter's neck, which means it's before he turned good in Spider-Man 2 and chose to sacrifice himself, so there may have been time to turn off the sun machine without it overloading and him still surviving. Also they do acknowledge that not all of the villains will die. All Sandman wants to do the entire movie is go back home to see his daughter.

I haven’t seen anyone mention how much better this movie looks visually compared to the previous two. Everything seems to have more depth. It reminds me of how Spider-Man 2 looked compared to Spider-Man 1

I'm here for Snake Eyes. Can't wait to dig into this episode.

Spoiler I guess I'm glad everyone agrees that Andrew should continue denying that he's in the film but I think it should go further. He should deny being in any film before or after Tick Tick Boom.

I think I rationalize May's logic by saying that the "great power" thing is very literal. I mean people without powers would not try and save those villains obviously, but he is Spider-man and has all those powers, so he has a chance to save those villains so he at least has to try. Also I don't think its a coincidence that we get Kingpin and Daredevil in the MCU within a week and then see the Rockefeller center during Christmas time at the end of Spider-man, where Hawkeye is also set.

47:44 Guys I get what you're saying, but also that's literally something that always happens to Spiderman. A selfish act leads to the death of a loved one, which is formative in Peter Parker becoming the hero who wants to help and save everybody. The Tobester lets the robber free, who then shoots Uncle Ben. Same as Garfield's, who also having asked Gwen Stacey to stay with him leads to her death. It's stupid, but it's also the most Spiderman thing ever for Holland's version try to revert something for selfish reasons, leading to the death of someone he loves.

42:57 He didn’t get his name cleared though? Just because he won the court hearings doesn’t mean his life is okay. Clearly the general public still thinks he killed Mysterio and attacked London, that’s why he can’t get into MIT. Plus the reason why people are more interested in Peter Parker in-universe, is because he wore a mask and because he had a secret identity for years, people get curious

Mason and James stumbling through the non-spoiler section is my favourite review of anything ever.

I think the reason they didn’t tease any tobey or Andrew off-screen adventures is that a positive reception would give the actors far too much negotiating leverage

They'll make both Spider-Man 4 and Amazing Spider-Man 3 before the Wackadoos cover Snake Eyes on this podcast.

Whoa. I wasn’t expecting my review to be read out on the illustrious Weekly Planet podcast. What a pleasant Monday surprise!

I don't know which is worse; Mason comparing No Way Home to Batman v Superman, or Mason saying that he likes Batman v Superman.

"I done a wrong magic" was my favourite line in the film.

The way I see it is Peter was right to try the spell because his identity being public was hurting those close to him, and in reality the stuff they experienced was only the beginning. Those consequences came from him being too cavalier with his identity in the first place (Mysterio, ect). But Aunt May didn’t die because he tried to reverse everything, she died because he messed up the spell wanting the people close to him to still know. So the lesson he ultimately learned (which I have been dying for him to learn from the beginning) is that those close to him who know his identity will always be in danger. With great power comes great responsibility is about more than just using your power to help people, it’s also about keeping those close to you safe, even and especially if that means keeping your identity a secret from them. And as far as why his identity is a big deal even when a lot of heroes have public identities in the mcu is that A) Spiderman’s secret identity is a key part of who he is for the reasons I just mentioned and many others, and B) He honestly simply just has more ruthless villains than anyone else who will not hesitate to make it personal and hurt those he loves. In the comics other superheroes had public identities while Spiderman didn’t, but that doesn’t mean that he should or that it’s even the smart thing to do. That’s my opinion

Never clicked so fast in my life.

Spoilers for No Way Home but, I really love that the other Spider-Men felt like actual fleshed out side characters who have actual roles to play in supporting Holland's Spider-Man and the overall story and not just throwaway cameos during a quick scene or something.

The amount of anticipation I have for the upcoming Snake Eyes review is immeasurable

There was a nice moment with alfred monlina and tobey maguire where it felt like tobey maguire was talking about himself it was really nice

Ngl I love Doctor strange’s constantly changing hair 😂

To be fair, mason keeps saying the movie gets a pass because you like the cast and characters already but isn't that the job of a 3rd movie? to play off what you already know about the characters and are on board.

when Electro got sent back to Doctor Stranges basement, i really wanted MJ and Ned to freak out because in that universe Jamie Foxx exists. "oh my god peter youve captured actor Jamie Foxx, star of the Annie remake and Django" and then he's all evil and sparkly

Spider-Man: No Way Home. A.K.A. What If One More Day was actually good!?

I want the running gag of snake eyes to become "Our apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time" of this show. 😁🤣

You know Peter, I'm something of a scientist myself.

So glad I was able to watch NWH this weekend and dodging all the spoilers. Now I can listen to this without fear

He took them from their own timeline, at a point where if he sends them back they can still change. That’s all you need to know.

I liked that doc oc's arms blocked spidermans punches like you guy mentioned they should in the soiderman 2 caravan of garbage

People say the movie needs the nostalgia factor to be an enjoyable experience, and yet my girlfriend who had only watched the Sam Raimi version recently and didn't even see Andrew's Spider-Man absolutely loved it and was almost as excited as me. I think the nostalgia was used in a very respectful way and made sense in the context of the plot, not only that but I think it was instrumental to further Peter's character.

I like that one guys email. “Thanks for not being very funny”

Man, I loved the movie so much, my wife and I almost went immediately back in ha. Definitely going to see it in theaters again. I do kind of wish it hadn't been so heavily dissected before it came out (which is also my own fault for listing and watching things that will even un intentionally do that) I grew up watching the Toby Mcguire ones as I was 12 when it came out so big nostalgia moments.

I said it before I'll say it again, if you told me I had to pick one of these spider-mans to get a sequel, I would pick Andrew. I would have never said that before watching this movie, but damn he won my heart.

Fun (?) fact. Tobey Maguire actually has back issues. They caused problems when he was filming Seabiscuit. IIRC it was attributed to his time playing Spider-Man.

To his credit when things went wrong, Dr Strange did want to contain the villains and push the UNDO button as soon as possible, and spiderman literally beat him up to stop that happening.

*The best cheese steak I ever had was in sea isle in nj. Welshies which is sadly no longer there. They were open till 4 am. You could get all your party supplies there too. Cigarettes, condoms, ping pong balls, beer bongs. What a place. Best sandwich was the barnyard. Steak, chicken, and bacon on an amazing roll*

My sister didn't know who the lawyer was and why people cheered when he appeared. So i was a bit delighted telling her it was Daredevil.

Something no one has talked about is how the cup that Tobey drink from at the hospital in spiderman 3 is the same one Peter gets from the donut shop at the end of the movie

I completely disagree with the idea that the movie isn’t particularly strong without the nostalgia factor, as someone that doesn’t particularly care for the Raimi films and saw the movie with someone that hasn’t seen them or the Amazing Spider-Man movies we both still loved it Also for Sandman and Lizard they did get the actors in to do the lines and do proper scenes but the de-aging on them looked so uncanny that it was better to just stick with cgi

Spoiler for post-credits. The last thing Venom talked about doing was going to New York and talking to Spider-Man. So I'm guessing a little bit of symbiote will go to New York and seek out Spider-Man. So, Peter will be the first person to wear the black suit in this universe.

They could have remedied the strange plot hole by having the spell in an book or something that Strange shows Peter but doesn’t let him use due to the inherent risk. Peter then steals the spell and attempts to do it himself with Ned. That way Strange comes off as less reckless and acts as a set up/pay off.

Bokes Oh-Fiss made me bust out laughing in the break room, love you guys

You guys are the best I've been looking forward to this podcast 😁😁 I will say I disagree about the bridge fight because I think the pacing and intensity of it was a lot more like I expect between those two. IMO, spidey is supposed to move with that weightless feeling and doc oc typically tries to win with overwhelming force and battlefield confusion. I can totally see your opinion of it as well, especially regarding the stakes of it all. It just worked great for me! Can't really argue with any of your other points other than to say I'll allow to have this movie lmao

I think it would hilarious if Sony pulled Tom Holland Spider-Man from the MCU and Marvel still used the Symbiote fragment left behind in their universe for something silly like Venom the Duck.

The old suit was definitely wrecked, he just has no way to fix/fabricator repair it after everyone forgets him I guess

Finally saw it, first thing to do after watching is listen to Weekly Planet Pod!

“You look like a frog in a pair of pants” is the insult I never knew I needed in my arsenal. Bless you, James.

Loved this Movie you guys woke me up but is ok I love the m8s

That JMS nugget makes a lot of sense since he spent years at the beginning of his run getting Peter and MJ back together and into a much better and developed relationship when they were estranged from the 90's. His entire run was transitioning Peter into an adult and it never made sense for JMS to want to tear things back like OMD did.

Thank you guys for the show it makes my daily trudgery at work more bearable. Just like to say for bit about why dont other avengers get involved, I personally never really think about that and that might be due to me reading some comics in the past and all the popular heros get some kind of solo series. Like wolverine has one were he does solo stuff, spider man and so forth. So maybe it's that type of thing. Anyway thanks again and love the content.

I enjoyed the movie greatly and my enjoyment is emboldened by immediately watching this great review!

When Peter is knocked out of his body, you can see the Spidey Sense lightning bolts around his head when his body is resisting Dr. Strange.

All I want for Christmas is the die hard commentary for free.

At this point I actually want you to review Snake Eyes 😂 You guys had me the first two weeks you tricked us lol.

rewatching this a year later just thinking about andrew garfield’s peter taking a second to compose himself after catching mj, brought a tear or two to my eyes again lmao

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who laughed at the Avi Arad special thanks in the credits

I feel like a lot of the “dumb stuff that you got to get past” is mainly done by the main mcu characters. So even if you don’t hold nostalgia for the other ones, they aren’t the ones bogging it down really

i saw somewhere that peter couldn’t use his stark suits at the end of the movie is because they no longer recognize who he is due to the memory wipe. whether that’s what was intended or not i don’t know but i feel like it’s a viable and sad explanation.

I think electro learned about peter parker by "absorbing data" in the grid, it closes that plothole nicely.

Go to agree with James on his take on Sony shouldn't be allowed to do any Spider-man solo movies when he was discussing the mid-credit scene. They just don't seem to know what they are doing, which makes Into the SpiderVerse more amazing every time I think about it.

Loved hearing about GI Joe: Snake Eyes.

i went 3pm on a thursday theater was totally sold out and there was cheers at least 10 times

53:13 best bit ever!

"This podcast is part of the Planet Broadcasting Network" "The Planet Broadcasting Network? That's great!" ... "What is that?"

The audience reactions in my cinema were shocked/surprised when Matt Murdock shows up, cheering and whooping both times the other Spiderman's first showed up. When Andrew Garfield saves MJ lot of aaawwwws, and cheering when the 3 Spiderman swung together

As a Philadelphian I can say I've never heard someone from Philly say either Gino's or Pat's are their favorite cheesesteaks. Personally, my favorite is from Angelo's on S 9th St, especially since they bake their own bread.

I love how guys mention Andy g being the best actor in the movie that man literally killed it you felt allll of the emotion on his face

14:10 that was literally supposed to be the plot for Ben 10. The Omnitrix was supposed to be able to turn Ben into other versions of himself.

Doc Oc doesn’t get sent back to drowning in the Hudson. He gets sent back to where he has Spider-Man by the neck. Also when they’re sent back I believe it would cause a branch timeline that they are now the variant of.

Some theories: Peter never goes to Boston he stays in NYC to Spider-Man… maybe enrolls into Empire State university MJ and Ned don’t come back until the end of the second of the next trilogy or the third movie of the next trilogy Spider-Man gets symbiote, then it goes to Mac Gargan scorpion venom who joins thunderbolts with US Agent, Abomination etc Spider-Man dates black cat in the next movie until Zendaya comes back

Aw yeah. Here early! Good Pod.

in regard to Chadwick's brother commenting about recasting in MCU, I've only got two words: Don Cheadle

I honestly love this movie and think it would really well even if I wasn't a massive spiderman fan. The trio of mj, Ned, and Peter have excellent chemistry, it had me almost tear up twice, and Willem Dafoe is absolutely excellent

havent seen any of the other solo spiderman movies but i saw this one just to see the old spidermans/villains

58:18 the moment Mason turns into Morty

With it now being established that it's possible for characters to appear from previous franchises.... Imagine if Marvel just went full balls to the wall nuts and decided to bring back the original Fantastic Four, specifically one Mr Johnathan Storm ala Chris Evans.... Everyone just super confused about how Cap is back, why cap is back and also why the fuck is he on fire?

Jet Li's, The One, was dope.

Electro did know that peter Parker was Spider-Man. They meet in the elevator at oscorp and then peter takes the mask off later

I don't know about the points made in this review, I didn't see the plot as "fan service", or "stupid". That Batman vs Superman comparison was BLASPHEMOUS. I think another watch will make it click better for you two, because some information and plot points must have been ignored or overlooked.

That review at the end is accurate

Please upload it....it would count as the bestest Christmas Present ever!! ❤❤❤

They couldve built up the Sinister Six over time in the MCU like Marvel did Thanos and really make it feel earned, but this was a wild, zany clusterf**k that felt like one of those spooky carnival tram rides where stuff just keeps jumping out at you.

Doc Ock said that he was teletransported from when he was choking Peter tho... so i think they are not transported from where they die but when they find out that Peter was Spiderman!!!!