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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Idol,’ Episode 2, and the ‘Top Chef’ Finale

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The Dark Future of Spider-Man

In the 90s, like when I was in high school, when I was actually still reading comics, their big initiative was 2099. And then Spider-Man 2099, where Miguel O'Hara is the hero of Nueva York,. Was he like a dirty Harry version of Spider-Man, kinda? It was... He was dark to match his city. Yeah. The movie runs at that, it doesn't run away from that, and I appreciated that. When he shows up, Miles shows up and makes a joke, and then everyone makes the joke, because they're all wisecracking - which could get a little annoying.

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