Recaps

Nick Fury confronted Talos over the Skrulls’ poor intelligence work and negotiated the resources and limits of their space-station project. They left the meeting outwardly allied but privately suspicious, each pursuing his own goals.

• Talos brought Nick Fury a fresh drink and defended the Skrulls’ intelligence-gathering efforts while asking to bring more Skrulls to Earth.
• Nick Fury rejected Talos’s request and questioned whether the proposed orbital station would evade the limits Carol Danvers had set on the Skrull presence.
• Talos argued that the Skrulls were allies rather than prisoners and said their technological help depended on Earth supplying resources.
• Nick Fury agreed to procure more resources and pressed Talos to gather intelligence more efficiently and discreetly.
• Talos and Nick Fury privately considered their conflicting ambitions while maintaining their outward alliance.

Henry stayed under S.H.I.E.L.D.’s watch and could not reach Kurt Connors, while Carlton Drake learned that a Symbiote had bonded with Eddie Brock and ordered a search for them. The chapter left Henry waiting for events to unfold as Drake pursued the escaped Symbiote.

• Henry sent Kurt Connors a message but received no reply, and the Lizard’s bridge attack left him worried about Connors’s condition.
• Natalie Rushman tried to sneak into Henry’s bed, but Henry caught her and sent her back to her room.
• Carlton Drake watched footage of the Williamsburg Bridge incident and recognized the escaped black Symbiote and its host, Eddie Brock.
• Carlton ordered his staff to search for Eddie Brock, recover the Symbiotes, and investigate how the Spider-Women had separated one from its host.

NYP Commissioner George Stacy struggled to pursue charges against Harry Osborn and find the Lizard after the Williamsburg Bridge incident, as agencies and legal officials avoided taking responsibility. Oscorp then publicly offered to let Harry work as a police-supervised vigilante, leaving Stacy suspicious of the Osborns’ motives.

• George Stacy learned that the FB would only assist NYP and concluded that he could not arrest Harry Osborn without a warrant prosecutors would not issue.
• Stacy heard that the X-Men would not help investigate the Lizard because he was not a Mutant, leaving NYP to rely on ordinary police methods.
• An officer showed Stacy an Oscorp press conference featuring Harry and Norman Osborn.
• Harry announced that Oscorp would offer NYP a cooperation agreement allowing him to act as a police-supervised vigilante.
• Stacy suspected the Osborns were using their offer to pressure the police while keeping Green Goblin beyond their reach.

Spider-Man discovered that Professor Curt Connors had advanced the Lizard Serum and planned to build an army, then confronted Connors in the sewers. Their fight was interrupted when Sandman attacked.

• Spider-Man found Connors's research records, which showed he had abandoned efforts to control the serum's effects and wanted to turn people into Lizards.
• Spider-Man found Connors's records of Norman Osborn's schedule and saw that the plan ended with the words "I need an army!"
• The Lizard attacked Spider-Man, who tried to persuade Connors that the serum was affecting his judgment and offered to find a reversal serum.
• The Lizard argued that enhanced strength and regeneration represented humanity's next stage, while Spider-Man defended fairness and justice.
• The Lizard and Spider-Man failed to reach an understanding, and Spider-Man saw a massive wave of sand surge through a sewer tunnel as Sandman attacked.

Spider-Man fought Sandman and The Lizard in a sewer, learned that The Lizard had stolen Oscorp’s Canary Device, and realized he needed help making a Reverse Serum before the device could be used. Meanwhile, Gwen Stacy rode her new Spider-Mech around Empire State University while worrying about her future and her relationship with Henry.

• Spider-Man battled The Lizard and Sandman in the sewer, but their knowledge of him and his lingering fear of the symbiote left the fight in a stalemate.
• The Lizard fled with Sandman covering his retreat, and Sandman dragged Spider-Man into the rushing water.
• Before being swept away, Spider-Man spotted the Canary Device and learned it could disperse Lizard Serum as a mist across a large area.
• Spider-Man reached shore and decided to find help making a Reverse Serum, since he lacked the equipment and ingredients to produce it himself.
• At Empire State University, Gwen Stacy rode her Spider-Mech while worrying that she might not be capable of the future Henry had described.

Gwen Stacy was abducted by Spider-Man, but Little Red shocked him and brought her to safety. Spider-Man then asked Gwen to make an antidote to Professor Connors’s Lizard Serum while he prepared to locate Connors’s planned attack and recruit Harry Osborn.

• Gwen rode her Spider-Car toward home while thinking about whether to stop at the library or visit East 49th Street.
• Spider-Man webbed Gwen and pulled her into the air, but Little Red raced up a building and shocked him.
• Gwen checked on Spider-Man, who recovered and asked her to help make an antidote using Oscorp’s laboratory equipment.
• Spider-Man told Gwen that Professor Connors planned to use the Canary Device to spread the Lizard Serum and had allied with Sandman.
• Gwen questioned Spider-Man’s story without agreeing to help, while he planned to find the Canary Device’s target and seek help from Harry Osborn.

Spider-Man asked Gwen Stacy to help synthesize an antidote, explaining that the police could not handle the Lizard or Sandman. Gwen agreed only if she first confirmed that the Lizard had taken the Canary Device, and Spider-Man began writing down the formula after his disk was ruined.

• Spider-Man told Gwen that involving the police against the Lizard and Sandman would only increase casualties.
• Gwen remained concerned about the Canary Device and agreed to help only if she confirmed the Lizard had taken it.
• Spider-Man accepted Gwen's condition, relieved that she would help him make the medicine if the device was missing.
• Gwen asked Spider-Man for the formula and equations, but he produced an electrocuted floppy disk while the Spider-Car pretended to be distracted.
• Spider-Man said he remembered the information, and Gwen gave him paper and a pen to write it down.

Gwen Stacy returned to Oscorp to search Professor Connors's damaged laboratory for belongings, and Harry Osborn authorized her entry. As Harry and Norman Osborn left together, Norman questioned Harry about Gwen and urged him to pursue Ivanka Trump instead of his current girlfriend.

• Gwen Stacy was stopped by Oscorp's lobby guards when she asked to enter Professor Connors's laboratory.
• Harry Osborn recognized Gwen and authorized the guards to let her upstairs to find her belongings.
• Gwen thanked Harry and went to the laboratory while Harry and Norman Osborn left Oscorp together.
• Norman asked Harry about Gwen's family, and Harry explained that her father was police commissioner George Stacy.
• Norman told Harry to give up his girlfriend and pursue Ivanka Trump, whose family he considered a more suitable match.

Gwen entered the closed Connors Laboratory and secretly made a reversal serum to help Spider-Man stop the Lizard. After leaving Oscorp, she searched for Spider-Man and found him fighting Green Goblin II near a construction site, where her father had been called to work.

• With Harry Osborn's permission, Gwen passed security and entered Connors Laboratory alone.
• Gwen confirmed that the Canary Device had been stolen and used the lab equipment to make a vial of reversal serum.
• Gwen left Oscorp with the serum hidden in her bag and decided to search for Spider-Man near the Osborn home and United Nations headquarters.
• George called Gwen to say he had to work overtime, and she spotted Spider-Man and Green Goblin II fighting near a high-rise construction site.

Gwen reached George Stacy at the construction-site command post with an antidote and warned him that The Lizard planned to spread the mutation using a stolen Oscorp device. George rebuked her for breaking into Oscorp and doubted the antidote would work, leaving Gwen unable to defend her actions.

• Green Goblin II used experimental weapons and rotating Goblin Gliders to weaken the giant Sandman, while Spider-Man fought The Lizard atop the construction site.
• Gwen found senior officer William and persuaded him to take her to George Stacy at the police command post.
• George ordered the officers to continue their plans and contact the X-Men, then pulled Gwen aside to hear her urgent news.
• Gwen revealed that she had an antidote, but refused to hand over her only dose and explained The Lizard's plan to use the stolen Canary Device to create an army of Lizards.
• George scolded Gwen for breaking into Oscorp and warned that good intentions did not excuse the damage or prove the antidote worked; Gwen could not answer him.

George Stacy brought the Reverse Serum to Spider-Man and tried to help him stop the Lizard, but the Lizard fatally stabbed him and threw him from the platform. An unseen figure caught George as the Lizard turned back to pursue Spider-Man.

• George Stacy took the Reverse Serum from Gwen and rode the construction elevator toward the battle, leaving her behind.
• George reached the unfinished upper floors and found Spider-Man struggling to fight the Lizard and destroy the Canary Device.
• George threw the serum to Spider-Man and fired his shotgun at the Lizard to slow him down.
• The Lizard leaped onto George's platform and stabbed him through the abdomen before throwing him off.
• A black shadow caught George's falling body while the Lizard went after Spider-Man.

Black Super saved George Stacy with emergency surgery and left after telling him to seek hospital care. Spider-Man reported that the battle had ended and the antidote had reversed the Lizard Serum, while Harry Osborn arrived to help George contact the police.

• Black Super operated on George Stacy at the scene, stopping his bleeding and warning him to rest and get hospital care.
• Black Super saw that Spider-Man had launched the antidote through the Canary Device, then left to return home with his soy sauce.
• Spider-Man arrived and told George Stacy that the Lizard and Sandman had disappeared and that the antidote should reverse the serum's effects on the police.
• Harry Osborn arrived and offered help, and Spider-Man retrieved George's radio from his coat.
• As George Stacy prepared to call for support, two figures suddenly appeared before him.

Spider-Man and Green Goblin II agreed to a truce with Curt Connors and Flint Marko, who had lost their powers. John Jameson revealed himself as Riot, leader of the Symbiotes, then distracted them while his companions ambushed the group.

• Spider-Man and Green Goblin II confronted Curt Connors and Flint Marko, but the two former villains said they had no intention of fighting and had become ordinary men.
• Curt Connors and Flint Marko agreed to talk, explaining that they had lost their abilities.
• John Jameson appeared and revealed that Riot, a Symbiote, controlled his body while its original personality slept.
• Riot transformed into a monstrous form and declared himself the Symbiotes' leader and future master of Earth.
• Spider-Man's Spider-Sense warned him in time to grab George Stacy and leap away, while the Symbiotes attacked Curt Connors, Flint Marko, and Harry Osborn.

Riot’s symbiotes attacked Spider-Man, Green Goblin II, and the others, but the three Spider-Women used ultrasonic emitters to disrupt the parasitism. Riot escaped with the parasitized Curt Connors and Flint Marko, while Harry Osborn survived and the Spider-Women left before the police arrived.

• Riot’s symbiotes parasitized Curt Connors and Flint Marko, while another struggled to take control of Harry Osborn.
• Spider-Man searched the construction site for a source of high-frequency sound as symbiotes closed in around Green Goblin II.
• Spider Blue, Spider Black, and Spider Silva arrived, restrained the symbiotes with webs, and attacked them with ultrasonic emitters.
• The sonic assault freed Harry Osborn from the symbiote, and Riot fled with Curt Connors and Flint Marko.
• Spider-Man checked on Harry Osborn, who insisted he was fine, while the three Spider-Women left before the police reached the building.

The Life Foundation sent armed security teams to capture Eddie Brock, hoping to recover the Symbiote he had bonded with. Eddie escaped on a motorcycle with the Symbiote, while the Foundation’s SUVs pursued him.

• The Life Foundation’s security commander organized a team in Brooklyn to find Eddie Brock and bring him to Carlton Drake.
• The team raided Eddie’s apartment, but Eddie fought his way out and escaped by jumping from a window.
• Eddie took a motorcycle and fled as the security team realized he was their target and gave chase.
• Eddie questioned the Symbiote inside his body, learned it had once attached itself to Peter Parker, and accidentally discovered that Peter was Spider-Man.
• The Symbiote warned Eddie that the Life Foundation was catching up and argued that they could become partners.

Henry hid his involvement in the events surrounding George Stacy while Black Widow probed him and Skye tried to stop her from learning too much. Lorna arrived to tutor Skye, who fled from the lesson but could not keep Lorna out of her room.

• Henry watched news of George Stacy’s injury and joked that he could not help after the fact.
• Black Widow questioned Henry about whether he had secretly gone to help George, but he denied it.
• Skye interrupted Black Widow’s probing and reflected on how easily the agent had gained her confidence.
• Lorna came over to help Skye catch up on schoolwork, and Henry invited her in and offered to make her dinner.
• Skye ran to her room to escape tutoring, but Lorna used her suppressed magnetic powers to open the door.

Henry visited the hospitalized George Stacy and learned that The Lizard and Sandman had escaped after John Jameson, protected by a strange parasitic organism, rescued them. The revelation that Jameson had returned wearing living armor left Henry stunned.

• Henry visited George Stacy at Metropolitan Hospital and found him recovering from surgery with Gwen at his side.
• George and Gwen discussed how Professor Curt Connors had become The Lizard and how Gwen’s plan to study under him had fallen through.
• Henry asked whether The Lizard and Sandman had been captured, and George revealed that someone had rescued them.
• George identified the rescuer as John Jameson, who had been missing since the Life Foundation ship crashed.
• George explained that a parasitic organism had formed living armor around John and enlarged his body, leaving Henry to recognize it as a Symbiote.

Henry reassured Gwen Stacy after George Stacy survived surgery, urging her not to blame herself for what happened. Outside the hospital, Henry reflected that his foreknowledge had let him save George, but he could not explain that to anyone without sounding absurd or demanding gratitude.

• Henry told Gwen that she should stop dwelling on how she might have prevented George's injuries and think instead about protecting herself in the future.
• Gwen admitted that she had thought she could handle the situation herself and worried that Henry disliked being asked for help.
• Henry told Gwen that he would worry if she got hurt, and she giggled at the thought before returning to George.
• Henry left Metropolitan Hospital and reflected that George would have died that day if he had not intervened as Black Super.
• Henry considered how his foreknowledge made it impossible to explain why he had allowed events to unfold as they did.

Henry visited the Tribeca District base and learned that Quicksilver and Makkari had started dating after bonding over their shared speed. He then examined the still-living Symbiote he had captured from Skye and considered how to use it as leverage.

• Henry arrived at the base and asked where Quicksilver was, learning that he had gone on a date with Makkari.
• Gilgamesh explained that Quicksilver and Makkari had grown close through constant competitions and shared speedster perceptions of time.
• Thena and Gilgamesh said they supported Makkari's relationship, while discussing the Eternals' romantic histories and doubts about how long the couple might last.
• Gilgamesh pointed out the purple Symbiote Henry had captured from Skye and asked what he planned to do with it.
• Henry saw that the Symbiote was still alive and considered using it as a bargaining chip after hearing that other Symbiotes had taken Curt Connors and Flint Marko.

Henry questioned Gilgamesh and Thena about Symbiotes, then built equipment to study the one in a jar. He explained that Symbiotes had abducted Curt Connors and Flint Marko after Spider-Man’s battle, and he wanted to discover what they were seeking.

• Gilgamesh explained that Symbiotes were created as biological weapons and said isolated individuals posed little threat, though an arriving army could be dangerous.
• Henry decided against using a Symbiote for disguise because of its vulnerabilities to sound and heat, and Gilgamesh and Thena could not explain how to communicate with one.
• Cassandra shared a story about two Symbiote Dragons, Grendel and Mother of Grendel, attacking Scandinavia in the sixth century before Thor Odinson defeated them.
• Henry built a brainwave collector and image-testing setup to study the Symbiote’s reactions and attempt to decipher its language.
• Henry told Gilgamesh that Symbiotes had taken Curt Connors and Flint Marko after a battle involving Spider-Man, Green Goblin II, The Lizard, and Sandman, and said he wanted to learn what they wanted.

Henry returned home after visiting the injured George Stacy and reassured Katharine Hepburn that George would recover. At home, Natalie Rushman questioned Henry while caring for Skye, whose broken arms were healing quickly, and Skye’s questions about Natalie’s police friend turned into a cautious exchange that left Natalie’s identity and motives unconfirmed.

• Henry told Katharine Hepburn that George Stacy was recovering and said he would help George and Gwen if they asked.
• Skye complained about her casts, and Henry noticed her bones were healing faster than expected but kept that observation to himself.
• Natalie Rushman asked Henry about his work with George and the September 11 disaster relief efforts, and Henry deflected her questions with humor.
• Skye asked Natalie about her police officer friend and explained that her detective agency sought help finding missing parents for children.
• Natalie dismissed the idea of asking her friend for police information, while Henry watched her probing and Skye’s guarded answers.

Harry Osborn explained Oscorp’s role in the construction site battle on the news while Riot approached Life Foundation CEO Carlton Drake. Carlton agreed to help Riot bring more Symbiotes to Earth, beginning with the three held at the research center.

• Harry Osborn told reporters that Oscorp accepted responsibility for its role in creating the Canary Device and denied having any private arrangement with Spider-Man.
• John Jameson asked Carlton Drake whether he had any questions after Harry identified Riot on the news.
• Riot revealed its Symbiote form to Carlton Drake, who eagerly touched it and became Riot’s host.
• Riot offered to help Carlton achieve his vision of humanity’s future in exchange for access to the Life Foundation’s second space exploration vessel.
• Carlton accepted Riot’s proposal, and Riot told him to release the three Symbiotes at the research center and find them hosts, including John Jameson.

Riot instructed the Life Foundation’s Symbiotes to preserve their hosts, and Carlton Drake brought the group to confront Eddie Brock. The Symbiotes were reunited except for Agony and Venom, while Drake questioned Eddie about the location of his property.

• Riot angrily confronted Carlton Drake over the death of a Symbiote, and Drake defended the Life Foundation’s experiments.
• Riot taught the grass-green Symbiote to keep its host alive, and it named itself Freedom.
• The purple Symbiote bonded with John Jameson and identified itself as Passenger.
• Riot asked after the missing Symbiotes, and Carlton Drake led the group to a restrained Eddie Brock.
• Drake questioned Eddie about his property, and the two argued over Drake’s past actions and claims of innocence.

Carlton Drake interrogated Eddie Brock about the missing Symbiote, then ordered him taken away to be killed. Anne Weying bonded with Venom and rushed to rescue Eddie, but Spider-Man appeared before they could reach the Life Foundation.

• Carlton Drake accused Eddie Brock of endangering humanity and demanded to know where his Symbiote was.
• Eddie told Carlton that his Symbiote had made him seriously ill and rejected Carlton's plans to fuse humans with Symbiotes.
• Carlton transformed into Riot, revealed that his group no longer worked for Vampires, and ordered security to take Eddie away.
• Eddie realized the Life Foundation had once been controlled by Vampires and focused on exposing its crimes as guards marched him toward his death.
• Anne Weying bonded with Venom and raced across New York to rescue Eddie, asking Venom how they could get into the Life Foundation.
• Venom fired Web Bullets that pinned Anne to a building when Spider-Man appeared.

Spider-Man joined Venom and Anne Weying to rescue Eddie Brock from the Life Foundation, following Venom’s bond with Eddie into the woods near the company headquarters. After Venom attacked the guards and Spider-Man rescued Eddie, Eddie kissed Venom, leaving Spider-Man awkwardly watching.

• Spider-Man initially mistook Venom and Anne Weying for Riot, but Anne persuaded him that they were trying to save Eddie Brock.
• Spider-Man freed Venom from his webbing and agreed to help Anne and Venom reach the Life Foundation headquarters.
• Venom sensed that Eddie was somewhere in the nearby forest rather than inside the headquarters and led Spider-Man toward him.
• Venom attacked a group of Life Foundation security guards, while Spider-Man pulled Eddie Brock to safety.
• Eddie recognized Spider-Man as Peter Parker, but Spider-Man denied his identity.
• Venom lunged at Eddie, who kissed him, leaving Spider-Man embarrassed.