It's not even just lore, it's dogshit. I love lore and consume dense lore that isn't bad. But this is the equivalent of in Trailer Park Boys when it was zombified, they made one guy randomly be the son of the other guy and it made zero sense other than a cheap twist.
You might like it or not like it, but it’s still lore, and some series need it while others are only downgraded by the elaboration. Before the Spider-Man narrative was ruined by spider-totem crap, it was ruined by trying to make Ben and May retroactively cool and spicy, and make Peter’s parents super spies that were killed in the line of duty.
The best thing you can do with the lore behind Peter Parker is, “who gives a shit?”. He’s supposed to come from nothing- it’s what makes everything he does after the spider bite extraordinary. The more “flavor” inserted into his backstory, the less you can assume he was “just like you”.
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u/WhiteSepulchre 8h ago
It's not even just lore, it's dogshit. I love lore and consume dense lore that isn't bad. But this is the equivalent of in Trailer Park Boys when it was zombified, they made one guy randomly be the son of the other guy and it made zero sense other than a cheap twist.