Spider-Man: No Way Home - 10 Darkest Moments
Not every Spidey scene contains a quip and a thwip.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally here. The long awaited sequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home follows up that film's insane cliffhanger ending, in which Mysterio reveals the title character's secret identity to the whole world from beyond the grave. No Way Home marks the end of Tom Holland's (first) Spider-Man trilogy set in the MCU, and as such was regarded as the most anticipated film of 2021.
The film also features characters from all three live-action Spider-Man franchises. The trailers revealed Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Alfred Molina's Doc Ock, and Thomas Haden Church's Sandman, all of whom fought the Wall-crawler when he was portrayed by Tobey Maguire, as well as Rhys Ifans' Lizard and Jamie Foxx's Electro, who antagonized Andrew Garfield's iteration of the Wall-crawler, will make their way to the MCU to fight Tom Holland's Spidey. Seeing the return of these beloved villains, as well as the escalation of the story, only made fans even more excited for the film.
Despite the excitement, No Way Home goes to some dark places. It becomes the darkest Spider-Man film to date, with a few moments certain to haunt fans after they leave the theater.
So, here are the ten darkest moments from Spider-Man: No Way Home.
10. Venom
The Spider-Man: No Way Home post-credits scene is essentially a sequel to the Venom: Let There Be Carnage post-credits scene from earlier this year. In that film, Eddie Brock and Venom, while lying in bed watching TV on vacation, talk about Venom's infinite knowledge. Venom flexes that knowledge for Eddie, just as Doctor Strange's spell gets loose, transporting Venom (who knew that Peter Parker is Spider-Man) to the MCU.
The scene in No Way Home features a drunk Eddie getting an MCU history lesson from a frustrated bartender, played by Cristo Fernández, aka Dani Rojas from Ted Lasso. Fernández's character tries to be patient with Eddie, explaining the likes of Iron Man, Hulk, and Thanos to him. However, when Eddie and Venom return to their universe, a tiny splotch of the symbiote is left behind.
Knowing what havoc this symbiote has wrecked on Peter Parker's life makes this an ominous final sequence for the film. In Spider-Man 3, as well as countless comics and cartoons, it brought out Peter's darker side, so knowing it's just around the corner can't bode well for Tom Holland's Spider-Man.