#312: “A Troubled Mind”

About this episode

The episode discusses the darker themes in Spider-Man's story, particularly focusing on childhood abuse and the dynamics with the Avengers.

Sure, a few Avengers are suspicious of Superior Spider-Man and get roped into an action-packed plan to stop M.O.D.O.K. But the real meat here is cyber Peter Parker venturing through Otto Octavius’s memories of childhood abuse. It’s very upsetting! We talk about how this show handles darker and realistic subject matter, why these Avengers land with a thud, and… why aren’t Miles and Kamala hanging out?! We’re watching Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 17: “A Troubled Mind”. Website ⁠ | ⁠Patreon⁠ | ⁠Discord⁠ Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Contact us : @WallopingWebPod on ⁠ Bluesky ⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ Email: ⁠wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.com⁠ Theme song features : ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

Topics covered

• darker subject matter
• childhood abuse
• Avengers
• Spider-Man
• cyber Peter Parker
• action-packed plan

Keywords

• Spider-Man
• M.O.D.O.K.
• Otto Octavius
• Avengers
• childhood abuse
• Marvel
• cyber Peter Parker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marvel

Books & works: Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017), A Troubled Mind

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