In this episode, Spidey is contact by a talent scout that offers different jobs to him. This time, Peter gives in and actually uses his powers to get some money for Aunt May - although it's nothing illegal. We learn that the talent scout actually works for the Kingpin who orchestrates everything from the shadows to hurt Spider-Man's reputation (as if that would be necessary with Jameson and the Bugle around).
This is the second episode that features the Kingpin. It's great that they use him as a recurring villain but he falls a littlie flat after the global threat of Doctor Doom and maybe they would have benefitted from a little build-up as crimeboss (e.g. Some of the former villains could have either worked for him or mention his existence in the criminal underworld). Nevertheless, the Kingpin as a recurring villain works, especially with him working as a coordinating puppet master from the shadows.
A cool detail about this episode is a news report that gives a little insight about the timeline of the series: It says Spider-Man is around for ten years and his feats besting the Green Goblin, Doctor Doom and the Lizard are brought up. It's a great detail that gives you the sense of an existing world within the series and shows that the creators didn't just work from episode to episode.
This is the second episode that features the Kingpin. It's great that they use him as a recurring villain but he falls a littlie flat after the global threat of Doctor Doom and maybe they would have benefitted from a little build-up as crimeboss (e.g. Some of the former villains could have either worked for him or mention his existence in the criminal underworld). Nevertheless, the Kingpin as a recurring villain works, especially with him working as a coordinating puppet master from the shadows.
A cool detail about this episode is a news report that gives a little insight about the timeline of the series: It says Spider-Man is around for ten years and his feats besting the Green Goblin, Doctor Doom and the Lizard are brought up. It's a great detail that gives you the sense of an existing world within the series and shows that the creators didn't just work from episode to episode.
