Picard Sisko
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Oh yeah, Gwen only existed in one of the alternate universes of the 90s animated series. That episode was WEIRD.
Oh yeah, Gwen only existed in one of the alternate universes of the 90s animated series. That episode was WEIRD.
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And the web either gets dropped or cut by Goblin (he's holding some sort of hilt looking thing in his left hand).
Very observant of you. I'm inclined to agree. Otherwise, what a weird looking knife :sIt almost looks like it is made to cut webbing...
Ouch man, I don't know how he's going to end up in Ravencroft without his suit. It looks almost moulded to him.
But here's something to think about...
It seems very logical that the clock tower scene happens after Spiderman's and Electo's epic finale battle. Since Electro is the main villain in this one it is more than likely that he will be defeated, somewhat permanently. Yes, jamie Foxx made some statement about how energy never truly goes away, but if anything that means that when Electro is defeated it is definitively understood by the audience. Dead? Maybe, maybe not, but at that moment, from the GA's perspective, he's going to be "dead".
Now Goblin isn't the main villain in this one by any means. Nor is Rhino for that matter. That means that they don't need to be killed. If anything, killing Goblin after Electro was just "killed" is redundant.
What we do know is that odds are, as I've been arguing for what seems like ever now, that Gwen will die because of Harry-Goblin. It would be very bad for the killer of Gwen (or at least the cause) to be dead before it is even found out that Gwen is dead. No, what makes the most sense is for the killer of Gwen to get away so Spidey can not only discover that she is dead (partially because of him), let us see him go through the pain of that realization, and then let us see him get his revenge.
For that to be done properly it will need to be in TASM3.
Also, this story of Gwen's death, which is what this original trilogy is/was, was meant to be told in 3 movies. The first is the origin of both his powers and that love, the second is the climax resulting in her death, and then the third is the resolution. That resolution will need to be focused on Peter dealing with Gwen's death (and no, I don;t mean moping arounf going "woe is me") and exacting revenge on Harry and Oscorp.
As far as whether Harry gets his powers and equipment from Ravencroft or Oscorp, it all comes down to where Electro gets amplified. Since we see in the trailer the whole "Let's go catch a spider" dialogue, which is prior to Harry being transformed, likely that is the place where it happens. There has been speculation of both Oscorp and Ravencroft.
But I think ou;re talking about where he'll end up. Based on the fact that Gwen will be hanging precariously from a web it is most likely that Harry will get away while Peter is trying to save Gwen (just like in The Night Gwen Stacy Died). He'll get away, go hang with the bowler hat guy, help form the Sinister Six (maybe) and be there to be taken down in TASM3. Really no reason for him to be put in jail, and no reason to kill him yet.
Well Electro is the main villain of TASM2 much in the same way perhaps you could say Bane was the main villain in TDKR. For the most part yes he was, at least the main physical antagonist. Then there was the final act "twist" villain/mastermind character revealed. You know I think at least some point in the process they might have wanted to keep Harry's role a secret, but after the leaked storyboards they figured might as well be upfront. In effect though he's still playing that kind of role. Where as it seems Electro changes kinda early on, it seems like they are building up to the evoultion, creation birth of Harry's Goblin which happens most likely around the start of or during the final act.
Basically I think Harry's gonna be the Two-face(TDK), Talia(TDKR), Venom(SM3) type villain. All of them did die. Heck even in the first Iron man, Stane wasn't revealed as the main antagonist till near the start of the final act and he becomes Iron Monger for just one fight, but at least for me it was a satisfying fight scene and he got a spectacular OTT comic booky death/demise. And there's no rule against killing multiple major villains in back to back set pieces although in this case, I feel like Electro is not gonna be "dead-dead" or even close to that. He will be defeated but perhaps more clearly along of contained/trapped/neutralized. Even if they do something surprising and kill off one of the members of the much anticipated Sinister Six, there's no reason Harry shouldn't also meet his demise if it plays out that way.
The way I see this scene playing out is Harry and Peter are in a fight to the death on the cog with Gwen hanging over the side by webbing. Somehow the webbing snaps and she falls. As Peter jumps to save her, Harry gets knocked back/out and his head lands between some slow moving cogs. Peter gets to Gwen and already dead, meanwhile Harry comes to and his head is stuck in the gears and we hear his screams as Spidey in his grief and rage does nothing. Now Papa Norman has a really reason to use his resources to form the sinister six and get revenge for Harry which would be an interesting inverse of the original trilogy. If anything might be considered redundant it would be having Harry as a recurring antagonist after he was utilized as such throughout the original trilogy and as for Spidey having someone else to go after for revenge, there's still the whole thing with Uncle Ben's killer. If anything if they are going dark with death of Gwen, they might as well go all out and have him let his best friend die a horrible death.
Heck I could even see them doing something really strange and unexpected. They really are building up the notion that Harry and Peter are close childhood friends. There's that emotional connection, relationship which is gonna be tragically destroyed. What if it's a bait and switch? Gwen lives or is saved by Spidey while Harry meets his fate caught in the gears and wasn't saved because Peter was rescuing Gwen? Peter would still be devastated at the loss of his best friend so hence some of the shots of Peter distraught. I know...given the nature of this thread that's something few want to contemplate. I'm not trying to argue. Just want to state my case for why I would like to see things go a certain way. Either way we have no control over what ultimately transpires in the film. It'll be interesting to see what actually goes down.
I like your thought process, but...
Yes, in a few super hero movies there ends up being multiple villains. And yes, we've pretty much established that there is almost always death, whether it's a good guy (Captain Stacy) or bad guy (you can list them if you want). But in most of them you don't get two villains dying. The only super hero movie that I can recall that did this, as you indicated, was The Dark Knight Returns. The main difference is that the hero didn't kill both. I know it's a small thing but it's an important thing. In that one case you had the sidekick, for lack of a better term, in The Catwoman, kill one. This made it less redundant.
In TASM2 there is only one super hero, so I can't see Spidey causing 2 "deaths" (Electro AND Gobbie).
I think the other thing we need to agree with is that Harry won't have been the Goblin for that long when the whole clock tower scene happens. This will actually be his first attack on the Spider. With Electro, he'll have attacked at Times Square and then we'll get him amping up for the finale.
With Iron Monger, that was an origin movie, which often changes the rules a bit. Since so much of the movie needs to be focused on the origin, the villain becomes less important and, as seen with Stane, a one-shot.
In the case of Electro, just because it may seem like he's a goner, as Jamie said "energy never truly goes away". But after what he did his end will need to be definitive. I could see them shooting him out into space, or dissipating him in water. Doesn't mean that he can't come back, just that to the GA he'll be done.
If you really think about it having baby Gobbie get away makes more sense. The death of this villain will be important and they're not going to be able to show it while Peter is trying to prevent the love of his life from going splat. And it would be really odd to have them go back and forth between Peter trying to save Gwen and Harry-Goblin getting caught in the cog. Also, shouldn't the serum make him so strong that that cog wouldn't be able to kill him?
No, I see him getting kicked off and using that opportunity to hop on his scooter and fly away so he can be there for the anticipated revenge in TASM3.
In other words, yes, we know that Norman is the baddie brains behind the scenes, but after this it will be Harry that is the big time baddie, as far as the general audience goes. Killing him off without the build up would be a waste!
And as far as the switch up, there is no way that Peter, who is diving down towards the bottom of the clock tower in order to try to save his love Gwen, would give this type of emotion, while at the bottom of the clock tower, after what is obviously the scene where he is trying to save Gwen, again, at the bottom of the tower, where Gwen was heading, if it was Harry, who just tried to kill him and the woman he loves:
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We already have Peter dealing with the whole revenge issue involving Uncle Ben's killer getting away. Having Harry get away after killing Gwen would be a little too much.
For me this has to do with some sense of karmic satisfaction. Having Harry get away after the death of Gwen, for me and perhaps some of the GA will feel short changed.If they're gonna let Harry live to die another day, at least let Peter kick him into the cogs and have one of his arms torn off or something. If Gwen dies he needs to pay in flesh and blood.
I think Harry will end up going to Ravencroft at the end of TASM2, and he might return in future films. But I doubt he'll come back as a Goblin ever again. That's Norman's job.
But how is he going to get out of his armor if that's what keeps him alive as some have speculated? I do think he'll go to Ravencroft or something. Peter has to do something with him (unless he got what he wanted and escaped).
He is already dying at the end of Tasm2 so.... I don't think we will see him again and that track" We are best friends" reinforces that for me.
I'm just speculating here, but it's possible that Harry will keep the Goblin armor and be held captive at Ravencroft. Perhaps something similar to Electro in his containment suit.
... I can't believe I was dumb enough to not even consider that. A nice theory for sure, Picard.![]()
