Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (formerly Spider-Man: Freshman Year) has arrived on Disney Plus bringing us a brand new Fresh Take on the webslinger. Episode 5 Gives us some incredible Lonnie Lincoln twists and turns as Spideys life accelerates as well!

But what’s funny about the entire situation is how Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is, in fact, one of those “woke” shows you’re always hearing culturally conservative types harp on about. It celebrates multiculturalism by treating diversity as a simple fact of the world Peter Parker exists in.

Throughout Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Peter experiments with different suits, trying to find the perfect one. Each design reflects a different stage of his journey, some make him more intimidating, some make him more recognizable, and some just don’t work at all.

When it comes to Marvel Cinematic Universe lore, few things have been more impactful than Captain America: Civil War, which signaled a seismic shift in the MCU’s future by introducing characters and moments Marvel fans still gush about.

Unfortunately, because everyone is so dang interesting, the character who ends up being the least compelling is Peter Parker himself. [ Ed. note: This post contains some spoilers for the latest episodes of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.]

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiered on Disney+ on January 29, 2025, and has already aired five episodes. The show is an animated retelling of Spider-Man’s origin story.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man puts Peter Parker in some interesting costumes. Here's a list of all of them.

Although it reinvents the canon, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man understand one key aspect of the hero better than the MCU.