The 10 BEST Moments in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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00:00 Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're remembering the times in Spider-Man 2 that will always
00:05 stick with us long after we've healed the world.
00:09 We'll be talking about big spoilers for the entire game, so crawl cautiously if you
00:15 haven't completely finished Spider-Man 2.
00:28 Harry Returns
00:40 One of the great mysteries of 2018's Spider-Man was answered with its ending credit tease,
00:46 revealing that Harry had been undergoing treatment for the same disease that tragically took
00:51 his mother years earlier.
00:53 Not long into Spider-Man 2, Harry returns seemingly miraculously healed, and takes Peter
00:59 on a trip down memory lane.
01:02 Peter and Harry visit their old high school and we get a look back at not only Peter's
01:06 earliest days learning about his powers, but also about the lifelong bond he shared with
01:12 Harry.
01:13 As the two traverse the school looking for Peter's extra thumb drive and attempting to
01:17 stay one step ahead of not only school security, but also eventually the police, the dynamic
01:23 duo's adventure is cut abruptly short by the tragic news of Harry's mother passing
01:29 away.
01:30 The entire sequence also sets up Harry and Peter's desire to heal the world like they
01:35 always dreamed of even back in their youth.
01:44 After finally curing Connors and returning home for some much needed rest, MJ discovers
02:00 Peter was followed by Kraven's hunters, but before she can wake Peter, she finds him already
02:07 dispatching Kraven's goons.
02:09 After attempting to plead with Peter to stop at an underground construction site, MJ is
02:14 horrified to discover Peter is still asleep, and the suit is in full control of his actions.
02:31 The suit, now in the driver's seat, relentlessly pursues MJ through the tunnel until she narrowly
02:37 escapes.
02:39 The intensity brilliantly never lets up, as players switch back and forth between miles
02:44 and the non-superhuman MJ until the symbiote gives up the chase and MJ mercifully gets
02:50 away.
03:10 After discovering Black Cat could be Kraven's next target, Miles attempts to warn her, but
03:16 finds the hunters already hot on her trail.
03:19 Finding her at Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum looking for a relic to help her escape her
03:24 pursuers, she manages to get her claws on one and Miles discovers that magic is very,
03:30 very real as Black Cat uses the wand to teleport her way across the city, as well as the globe.
03:37 Nice to see Insomniac making the most out of their rift apart tech.
03:41 Teaming up to put an end to the chase, Felicia uses the wand to portal in and out of battle
03:47 assisting Miles in takedowns.
03:49 After defeating all of Kraven's goons, Miles helps Felicia power up the wand so she can
03:54 escape to Paris.
03:56 Sorry Spider-Cat fans, but that ship has sailed, at least in this universe.
04:07 The Lizard Chase
04:18 In Kraven's pursuit for the ultimate hunt, he manages to create a bigger and even deadlier
04:24 version of the lizard who manages to escape and begins to terrorize the waterways of New
04:29 York, all while continually growing bigger and meaner.
04:34 After Miles and Peter team up to stop Kraven's hunters from capturing the lizard and endangering
04:39 innocent civilians along the way, Peter once again picks up the trail and finds Connor's
04:44 lab hidden deep in the sewers.
04:46 After the lizard initially has Peter cornered, the pair's battle breaks free of the cramped
04:51 sewers and onto the streets above as Peter races to administer the antidote to help Connor's
04:57 shed his scaly skin.
04:59 Despite Peter's best attempts and countless amounts of property damage, the lizard continues
05:04 his rampage, even dragging Pete up the side of a skyscraper until finally, Peter manages
05:10 to take the fight back underground and really stick it to his scaly foe.
05:23 Breaking the Bond
05:32 We're highlighting the beginning and the end of Peter's bond with the symbiote here
05:37 because both moments are too incredible to pick just one.
05:41 After being mortally wounded by Kraven, the symbiote leaves Harry and immediately heals
05:47 Peter, while also giving him access to brand new and powerful abilities.
05:53 As Peter and the symbiote become one, Peter begins to lose control, until the point where
05:58 the suit is clearly taking over, leading to a confrontation with Miles as Pete's fellow
06:15 Spider-Man attempts to break the symbiote's control over the OG hero.
06:20 Watching Peter fight against the suit as he rips and tears it from his body is not
06:25 only a spectacle, but Yuri Lowenthal's performance in these tortured moments is some of the best
06:31 voice acting in his long career.
06:34 The entire sequence is masterfully executed.
06:48 Fulfilling their childhood dream, Harry builds the Emily May Foundation for himself and Peter
07:06 to finally heal the world.
07:08 But as the pair attempts to synthesize a cure for Dr. Connors, Kraven's hunters crash
07:13 the party and destroy everything the duo had dreamt of.
07:17 After initially having to climb inside the particle accelerator, Peter and Harry must
07:21 put out numerous fires caused by overloading the system.
07:25 And that's even before the hunters show up.
07:28 The entire sequence is full of frenetic fight sequences as Peter attempts to not only keep
07:33 the building from collapsing around them, but also protect Harry, leading to plenty
07:38 of slick combat and quirky quips.
07:41 With the antidote in hand, the pair barely escape, only to watch their lifelong dreams
07:46 go up in smoke before their eyes.
07:57 Inside the Symbiote
08:04 As the Symbiote Syndrome continues to ravage the city, Peter and Miles rush to City Hall
08:09 to help some civilians trapped inside as those affected by the symbiosis attempt to stop
08:14 their every move.
08:16 Just as the Spider-Men dispatch those outside, they're ambushed and the Symbiote attempts
08:21 to reclaim its former host.
08:24 Martin Li arrives just as the remaining Symbiotes are about to overrun Miles and the pair dive
08:29 deep into the Symbiote to pull Peter out before the alien's power once again consumes him.
08:35 At the very end, they find Peter with what he considers his greatest failure, his inability
08:41 to save his only family, Aunt May.
08:44 Not only do Li and Miles help him let go of his past and his pain, but Miles lets go of
08:49 his as well, admitting to Li he'll never forgive him for what he's done, but he can't carry
08:55 the burden of hating him any longer.
09:09 Venom Unleashed
09:23 Thanks to Insomniac's marketing, it came as no surprise that the Symbiote once again bonded
09:29 with Harry and fully evolved into Venom, who immediately began to unleash his symbiosis
09:35 on the entire city of New York.
09:37 What was unexpected, however, was players getting to go full monster and use Venom's
09:42 true power themselves, laying waste to everything and everyone in the Symbiote's path to freedom.
09:50 Allowing players to experience the full strength of Venom was not only a power trip Peter could
09:54 only dream of, but it also set the stakes, letting players experience just how hellishly
10:01 strong Venom was leading up to their ultimate climactic battle.
10:05 Venom also manages to do what the Spider-Man thought impossible and give Kraven his ultimate
10:10 hunt and the glorious end he was searching for.
10:25 Spiderman Grievances
10:39 Throughout the course of Spider-Man 2, it's clear that Mary Jane and Peter still have
10:43 communication issues, and while both are dealing with their own personal hardships, they don't
10:49 take the time to lean on one another for help.
10:52 Once Harry infects MJ with the Symbiote and transforms her into Scream, however, all their
10:57 problems come to the surface, as the Symbiote pulls all of MJ's true feelings to the top,
11:03 but also twists them to cause Peter the most emotional pain possible.
11:08 It may or may not have been as effective as therapy or simply having the time to talk
11:13 through their issues, but combating not only the personal and relationship problems while
11:18 also physically duking it out just might have been the cathartic release the pair needed
11:23 to grow even stronger and face whatever the future holds for them.
11:34 Healing the World
11:44 The ultimate end to the Symbiote saga, Venom has effectively taken over all of New York
11:50 City, with its tendrils covering nearly every street, building, and alleyway, scooping up
11:57 innocent civilians in his and Harry's quest to heal the world.
12:01 There's so much to unpack from this entire sequence, it's almost hard to choose the best
12:07 one.
12:08 From switching back and forth between Peter and Miles as they take on the invasion, Venom
12:12 lifting Peter and Harry's entire high school into the air for their showdown, to finally
12:17 ending Venom's reign of terror once and for all.
12:21 Thanks to Miles, Harry managed to survive his final encounter with Venom, but the ramifications
12:26 of these events are clearly setting up the sequel.
12:29 If the end credits surprise cameos by Doc Ock and Norman's call for the G-Serum are
12:34 any indication of where the series could potentially go next.
12:50 What was your favorite moment from Spider-Man 2?
12:52 Let us know down in the comments.
13:03 Thanks for watching.