Warning! This article contains spoilers for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 1.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseason 1 is over, with Marvel Animation continuing a common MCU Phase 5 post-credit scene trend. Theending ofYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseason 1was suitably exciting, capping off the surprisingly enjoyable superhero show while leaving several story threads hanging to pick up in the future. WithYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseason 2already confirmed to be in development, audiences will not have to wait much longer for the next installment of the MCU’s newest iteration of the iconic Web-Slinger. Nonetheless, a post-credits scene was anticipated to more overtly tease the story’s future.
However, the many MarvelEaster eggsinYourFriendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s finaleproved to be the only teases for what is to come, from the return of Daredevil to future villains. Interestingly, this follows the precedent of previous Phase 5 MCU projects in the TV realm, which could continue withupcoming Marvel TV showstoo. Following Phase 5’sSecret Invasion,Lokiseason 2,What If…?seasons 2 and 3, andAgatha All Along,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Mancontinues a trend that seems to be common for Marvel TV shows of late.
Why Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Didn’t Need A Post-Credits Scene
The Main Story Was Wrapped Up Neatly In 10 Episodes
The trend in question is thatYourFriendly Neighborhood Spider-Mandoes not have a post-credit scene, nor do any of the aforementioned Phase 5 TV shows. Naturally, this begs the question of why the show continued this and why the creators felt the show did not need to have a post-credit scene. Put simply,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s 10-episode story stood on its own and concluded neatly. While teases were given about the future of the show, these were included in the episode’s runtime as is usually the case with traditional superhero TV shows.
Marvel has long been in the business of creating animated shows based on iconic characters from long before 2008, which tended not to include post-credit stingers…
Moreover, post-credit scenes have never been all too common in Marvel’s TV productions, especially before the MCU began. Marvel has long been in the business of creating animated shows based on iconic characters from long before 2008, which tended not to include post-credit stingers. Although some TV productions of the MCU have included the now-expected post-credit scenes, they are still much more common in Marvel Studios' films. For this reason - andYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s tight, concise story - the show continued the trend of foregoing teases of future projects after the credits.
How Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Still Sets Up A Season 2
The Future Still Looks Bright For The MCU’s Newest Spider-Man
Despite not having a post-credit scene,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manaptly sets up more adventures for season 2 and beyond. As already alluded to, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil made another appearance in the show, revealing that he was working with Peter’s fellow Oscorp intern Jeanne, also known as Finesse, to further spy on Norman Osborn. Speaking of Norman,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseason 2 could adapt his descent into villainy as the Green Goblin, stemming from his feud with Otto Octavius and his continued efforts at innovating with morally questionable inventions to the discovery of a symbiote trace in Oscorp tower.
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Perhaps the biggest tease ofYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseason 1’s ending, though, came when Aunt May was shown visiting Richard Parker, Peter’s dad, in prison. This promises to cause a lot of internal issues for Peter, and, interestingly, is the scene most likely to have been utilized as a post-credit stinger if the show was a live-action movie. Overall,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manopted for a more traditional TV route, however, by wrapping up its central season 1 story and teasing more to come all within the confines of its episode’s runtimes, continuing a Phase 5 MCU trend.
