Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25441082-20170602223944/@comment-29421682-20171209214515

Personally, I enjoy the series because, unlike Ultimate, it doesn't try and bog down the series into foolish ridiculousness (breaking the 4th wall, the overexposed moral lessons, the chibi moments, etc.), and that, weather you agree or not, it does take the character seriously.

I will admit that the writing could use some work, some characters (like Miles.) could be written out entirely or relegated to supporting cast, and some of the villains' designs are completely horrible (namely Rhino's. Seriously, just go back to Spectacular or TAS, stop trying to make Rhino a Cross-Species!), but they've got overall character arcs nicely done (except for Miles, whose character is the exact opposite of what he was in the old Bendis comics; a reluctant hero-turned-willing savior.).

Overall, the series is flawed, but then again, so are most other Spider-Man animated series. Even Spectacular and TAS, as fantastic as they were, had their problems. Bottom line, though, let's just be thankful that we have a series that tries to introduce new ideas even if they don't always work, introduces underrated characters who deserve much more attention, and, most importantly, tries it's best to remain truthful to the source material.