Norman Osborn's Tragic Death | The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)

[@francostevo9939]

I just love Norman Osborne’s methods of deception. Quote from the Art Of War: “When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”

[@DarthEqualizer]

When Harry is sent away to get help he needed, Peter believed the Goblin was gone, but in reality, Norman had gotten closer to Peter with the internship.

[@christopherjohnson-greer8657]

Always have been a fan of how the pumpkin bombs scream when they detonate

[@TTHEREV]

*BWEAH!* *BWEAH!*

[@alexcoker8109]

3:56 Harry: DAD!!!!

[@downspiral]

@@TTHEREV Such a creative and creepy sound effect. Sounds like a squealing symbiote at the end 4:00

[@KairuHakubi]

We'll miss ya, Alan. Hell of a vocal performance. I love that both Norman's alter ego and the guy impersonating Norman are both Steve Blum. I guess, if the show ever came back, which I realize will never happen, Steve could _possibly_ play Norman normally.

[@roadkill-creations7628]

One thing I’ll always love about this show and this episode in particular is just how genuinely evil and twisted Norman truly is. He never had any sort of “evil split personality” here, the Goblin was always him. He was always completely sober and in complete control. Knowing this and realizing that Goblin and Norman are literally the same person is honestly pretty terrifying when you think about it. Norman was able to keep an orderly, sensible persona so well for so long that no one, not even Spider-Man truly suspected Goblin was him until the very end. I genuinely believe that Goblin is Norman fully being himself without any societal or moral obligations holding him back. He’s wearing a mask, no one knows who it is under there…so there’s no point in keeping up appearances. Norman was so good at this that not even his own son fully knew who he was. That’s legitimately fucking scary, and it’s what makes Norman in this show my favorite take on the character and one of my favorite villains of all time. The red flags and hints were always there that showed that Norman was a lot more unhinged/insidious than he let on. Working with criminal organizations, his completely nonchalant attitude towards killing people (like with Sandman and Otto), knowing about and not giving a fuck about his son’s drug addiction until it got in the way of his plans, spraining his OWN CHILD’S LEG and framing him just to cover his own ass. And then he fakes his own death and basically abandons Harry to deal with the trauma of seemingly watching his own father die. Like…damn. I will forever be salty this show got cancelled. Shit was really getting more serious around the end of the second season, leading up to a lot of really interesting stuff…only for it to be cut for good (for the time being at least). As of now, all we’re left with is a great show that ended too soon, a crazy cliffhanger and a lot of unanswered questions.

[@Paolo-ec2si]

I agree with many people that It was a nice change of pace to finally have a goblin Who is the most similar to his comics version where he's one of the most fucked up and cruel people of the Marvel universe. It stills bugs me off that the symbyonte is portrayed in almost all adaptions as the evil one and Norman is a good lad (more or less).

[@KairuHakubi]

@@Paolo-ec2si when has Norman ever been depicted as good? I think the symbiote needs to be more definitely _alien._ its thought processes should be impossible to comprehend by anyone other than its host.

[@Paolo-ec2si]

@@KairuHakubi seriously? Helloooooo. The Sam raimi Norman was good but had the double personally, the animated series one actually cared for harry by had a split personality, in the ultimate comics he transforms unwillingly. Everyone knows that, that in the comics there's no damn split personality and Norman is evil because he's evil.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@Paolo-ec2si ehhh another personality is you, just a part of yourself that you hide. if mental illness disqualified you from being evil, comicbooks would lose 90% of their villains. I mean Raimi Norman was clearly a big jerk before being drugged up, albeit one who got treated unfairly by the board, and if he hadn't become some kinda monster he probably still would have done a lot of shady business stuff and hostile retakeovers.

[@Paolo-ec2si]

@@KairuHakubi I don't think there are that many villains who are mentally ill. Sure there's Joker, but he seems always a bit too aware of his evil actions and he is also smart enough to come up with plans and trick others, therefore his moral agency is clear, just like most Arkham asylum patients.

[@tiyeeryan]

I know we all wanted a season 3 but im just glad that it ended on such a high note

[@DarthEqualizer]

Agreed, at least we had a great final battle

[@JYDY-if5rf]

@@DarthEqualizer how about a venom and Morbius spin off show?

[@MrQuest0]

@@JYDY-if5rf What are you even talking about?

[@JYDY-if5rf]

@@MrQuest0 I’m talking about venom and Morbius getting their own TV series

[@cashewnuttel9054]

Yeah, it ended with half the city destroyed, and a lot of people dead!

[@Spiderguy-rl6uw]

0:38 "What's wrong, Spider-Man? Off your game?" "No. Game's good, Gobs. Just getting acquainted with the rules."

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

Rule 1:Spidey must splat! [The last we hear of Steve Blum's Goblin voice]

[@Spiderguy-rl6uw]

@@AaronPablos-ll3vk "Rule 2. Ignore Rule 1." (kick and land on Goblin) "Rule 3. Make Gobby, look goofy."

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

@@Spiderguy-rl6uw (crashes on chimney with Goblin mask revealing it's the real Norman) “Dad?”

[@Spiderguy-rl6uw]

@@AaronPablos-ll3vk "Son, he's obviously an imposter."

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

@@Spiderguy-rl6uw right,right,except I heard you apologize to Spider-Man last night.Norman Osborn NEVER apologizes!

[@UltimateSpider1385]

This scene proves that Norman Osborn is capable of deception and manipulation even as the Green Goblin. And his "Death" will drive his son Harry into becoming half the man his father had become, But much worst. it'll lead to Harry figuring out Spider-Man's identity as his best friend Peter Parker, whom Harry now sees as an enemy and the only man that Gwen Stacy loves. And it will consume Harry Osborn with Jealousy and hatred, turning him into a Goblin. Like his Father before him.

[@DarthEqualizer]

And I have a feeling Harry would have died fighting Spiderman which would force Norman to return wanting revenge. This would lead to him capturing Gwen and killing her.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

@@DarthEqualizer better, Harry would meet his father again after he finds out he faked his death. This will lead to the Osborns setting up a plan to destroy Peter Parker/Spider-Man both mentally and physically.

[@DarthEqualizer]

@@UltimateSpider1385 and then they end up beating him. But harry would change his mind at the last second when he realizes his father doesn't actually care about him

[@jetguy128]

First Eddie, now Harry. Why must Peter's best friends be turned against him?

[@angryboi595]

@@DarthEqualizerin the original spectacular comics, Harry did die due to overdose on the goblin formula, which the show kinda looked like it was aiming for. I assume it would’ve happened in season 3 or 4 if they ever got to happen

[@Tesseract.2012]

Rest in Peace Alan Rachins.

[@pedzad9528]

Harry thinking that Green Goblin couldve been his mom is crazy 😂

[@gerardomacias7370]

To be fair who else would have inside information. He eliminated his father, himself, and the other guy I cannot think of. His mom is a perfect candidate. Can be working from behind the scene to steal from her husband company without him knowing.

[@DarthEqualizer]

Best version of the Goblin.

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

I wish the crew reused the same suit & glider from Spider-Man 1 & upgraded them in No Way Home to shoot lasers and Gobwebs.

[@timeadobak-kiss4356]

I agree.

[@treyvonwilliams]

This fight was badass.

[@alessioatria4574]

I love how the ripped mask ties into the storytelling, as it allows viewers to see how shocked Peter, and not just Spider-Man, was to hear that his best friend was a pawn being manipulated and used by his own father.

[@kylosnow]

I keep forgetting just how badass this Spider-Man is. Look at all the stuff he had to take down all by himself

[@KairuHakubi]

And in his _first year_ as a superhero. Or possibly second, by this point.

[@Greenkitten45]

I love how Harry unmasks Chameleon as if this were an episode of Scooby Doo. 😂 *That* was the reveal I didn't see coming.

[@srikanthramprasad565]

I knew Green Goblin would be Norman Osborn.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

Obviously.

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

I still sorta think Harry was the Goblin in the other season because every time after he drank the Green he disappeared Goblin & showed up.

[@srikanthramprasad565]

@@AaronPablos-ll3vk yeah but Harry wouldn’t be as strong as Norman to take on Spider-Man head to head.

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

@@srikanthramprasad565 that's why I said "sorta".

[@tornadochaser2457]

@@AaronPablos-ll3vk There's no way, man. I know it appears quite confusing, but the flashbacks and Norman's narration explain everything. Harry was blacking out, that's what happens when you take a potent dose of the liquid, Norman diluted it with water and vaporised it for inhaling. The apparent, coincidental timing is due to the writers structuring it to appear that way.

[@francostevo9939]

The best weapon in a strategy is deception.

[@Cosmicmorales]

this hits different knowing that the actor is actually gone...

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

It makes me wish the last scene wasn't made like that even more.

[@wolf-marks9353]

It’s a real shame a season 3 was never made. I would’ve love to see Harry turn into the new goblin and maybe Gwen end up with Peter

[@KairuHakubi]

Does make you wonder though.. how were they gonna handle the Gwen thing when a saturday morning cartoon obviously won't let her die? They couldn't possibly have foreseen situations like Young Justice where they got a kinda "training wheels off" version later (albeit with its own problems).

[@gama103]

@@KairuHakubithey were gonna kill her off after the show ended in a direct to video movie

[@tino9117]

It was wild seeing this episode when spectacular was still on Disney+ and realizing this was the end, which made me feel all the pain every fan must've felt

[@mikedski9698]

Spider-Man: You Have No Right To Blew Up Your Glider!

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

He said “You wouldn't know right if it blew up your glider!”

[@G1Grimlock94]

1:16 Okay Plot twist

[@Tesseract.2012]

Although Hobgobin never appeared due to the show’s cancellation, it feels cool they gave his ongoing mystery and twist to Green Goblin here with the revelation in the finale and framing scapegoats.

[@JYDY-if5rf]

That studio was, of course, Disney, who ended up acquiring Marvel. one year after Iron Man released. Because of this, Disney now had the rights to make a Spider Man show, so Sony could no longer continue Spectacular Spider Man.

[@TheRealClaylex]

Oh so I didn't notice! Peters mask gets ripped cause of the glider! I always thought it was the pumpkin bombs that did that

[@Heiananddayakera]

0:31

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

If it didn't & Peter sewn those tares before this,which I wish we saw,he would've made it through with a rip.

[@leocelestial]

The thing i hate about this is that Greg Weismann has a strict no spoiler policy so even if the show has practically no chance of being revived due to rights limbo, he'll never reveal how Norman survived.

[@haidynsworld3820]

It was obvious that Norman was the Goblin from the very beginning but I do have to admit he did do a pretty good job of making people believe that he wasn't the Goblin

[@mysterion1899]

Safe to say I have zero investment left in the MCU. But seeing as it's probably the only avenue to live action spidey stories right now I'd want to see more movement like this. I love at 0:11 him standing on the bad guys while dealing with others only to get blown off by an explosion

[@ColeVanDeCappelle]

Who would've thought The Chameleon would make such a dumb mistake he should've known Norman Osborn never apologizes

[@redwansahal5088]

I mean I get that Norman did a thing to harry was really bad after he drank the green experiment but it sounds like New York not good either.

[@alexander5604]

0:32 es increíble todo lo que resistio Spidey esa noche literalmente cualquier otro habria muerto, me encanta este duende verde esta loco, es un sadico y tiene un plan para todo, de las mejores peleas y un excelente cierre de temporada

[@cameronmcguire7520]

I hated how this Norman Osborn became the goblin with out losing his mind which only makes him a horrible person and father to have created other villains like sandman rhino and ock and to frame your own son to avoid going to jail tbh he deserves a lot worse than to be presumed dead

[@bullymaguire7693]

we have enough “person with other evil goblin personality”. i prefer when a villain can just be evil, and a bad person completely in control and aware of their actions

[@gabrielbelmont1496]

@@bullymaguire7693 i think they meant on hating the character in specific, not hating how they wrote him my friend

[@JYDY-if5rf]

@@gabrielbelmont1496 I used to like that show but not anymore

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

Anyone else wish Norman stay dead & Peter stayed with Liz?

[@ColeVanDeCappelle]

The Green Goblin does not deserve to live any longer than necessary all he cared about was nobody but himself what kind of a father would frame his own son my guess a monster

[@aidanfox8219]

Spider Man vs The Green Goblin

[@WillMagit]

I love how Harry knew the man next to him wasn’t his dad because he was too nice

[@jesusmatrixrainky7737]

The pumpkin bomb sound😂

[@Jimmy-saiyan568]

3:58 Spidey: Oh shit that’s my b

[@spiderjedi0142]

I hope Norman Osborn stays pure evil in future seasons the modern comics screwed up Norman’s character he’s supposed to be the most evilest Spider-Man Villain as well as Carnage.

[@WillMagit]

They’re always caught by being too nice

[@catubz]

Why is no one talking about how vicious his death is? Especially for a kids show

[@DarthEqualizer]

Well he didn't die and this is the only "death" for this show besides uncle ben

[@Lemuel928]

Too much formula..

[@jadendiles6674]

He didn't die from that he survived it

[@insane_rail_lover]

I mean it’s not technically intended for kids, it’s TV-PG. There are disturbing deaths in PG movies, some actually being in G movies (like a Bug’s Life).

[@stevensampson5823]

I like that the fake Norman Osborn was the Chameleon.

[@peeweemaroske8619]

I know everyone including myself wants more seasons to be made. But there's a guy who actually made his own version of what season 3 to 5 could have been. Along with what the short films could have been as well. It's really great. Especially how he brings Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson together without killing Gwen. The way he has MJ find out that Peter is Spidey. Is really nice. She sees how much he and she have in common. When she tells him. That she knows. MJ tells him about her past. It leads to their first kiss. How they're slowly falling in love. The channel is Lewis fiction. Watch his continuation of The Spectacular Spider-Man. Trust me. You wont regret it.

[@Phenomenal_KazBot]

3:15 he fame hes son and snap hes leg In the process Worst father of the year😂

[@JulioMarcos-pt5hn]

Esta batalla no importa si esta en inglés o en español latino siempre será épica 🧐🍷😎👌

[@JoelMiller431]

*The Spectacular Spider-Man* Main Villains Ranked 1. Norman Osborn/Green Goblin 2. Eddie Brock/Venom 3. Doctor Octopus 4. Tombstone 5. Lizard 6. Silvermane

[@KwasiAfriyie-dc5jo]

Why is Norman doing this? All of this? And framing your own son? That's just wrong, Norman Osborn.

[@jennifermartinez2367]

Willem Defoe will always be the best green goblin but I really enjoyed this goblin to.

[@verraq139]

Famous last words i make everything right

[@MiguelDiazTM]

We knew it was Norman Osborn due to the comics but it made us feel stupid in the. End

[@JYDY-if5rf]

Potato potato 3:39

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

,once you're out of the picture,I'll make everything right.

[@DarthEqualizer]

@@AaronPablos-ll3vk You wouldnt know right if it blew up your glider

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

​@@DarthEqualizerDAD!

[@s-qu7kx]

​@@AaronPablos-ll3vk Look at little Goblin Jr.. Gonna cry?

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

@@s-qu7kx you were suppose to say “Dad was sick,a victim of the Green. No one knows how that stuff changed you better than I do.”

[@LeaderoftheKaijuprideOftheprim]

He actually died😢😢😢😢😢

[@damaniqphillip2756]

wow ❤

[@SocksFCGameArchives]

Could Norman tell that was Peter from the torn mask?

[@douglassnyder9206]

I wonder how their next 'epic' fight would have gone?

[@rasheedaali2582]

Please give me more episodes

[@Suzuki-Su68]

I watched this since i was little.

[@WillMagit]

I feel like I would have preferred Harry being the Goblin

[@arturocancino4318]

You know what guys sometimes i wish if they make a third season of spidey it mean i talking about the spectacular spider-man but seriously if they making a third season i wanna they incluyed not just miles morales as spider-kid gwen she finology came spider-gwen but also iron man too also captain america, the incredible hulk, deadpool, wolverine, and also iron fist but with his white suit, ¿don't you guys think? So... ¿what you said with all of that i said? (Haa)

[@meganfarley5302]

HEY NORMAN CHAMELEON 😠

[@JYDY-if5rf]

Cliffhanger

[@ephraelefala1073]

Peter has literally 14 years old 😂😅

[@sharoncordero4845]

Yo he Is 16/17

[@AntiSerpent]

🟢⛽🔥yep

[@cygnusereve4779]

Thats....news to me. Never saw this episode.

[@ColeVanDeCappelle]

Cancelling the show after this it seemed wrong

[@wisethabrain1100]

No lie they had me!

[@ricardomorales8969]

1:29

[@Lokiproooo]

🕸️🕷️🕸️

[@claudiakramer7116]

Der Grüne Kobold sieht sehr geferlich aus stellen sie sich vor er würde in wirklich keit existieren

[@stephaniecampbell2642]

Am sad

[@TraceyButtigieg]

Oh wait there aren't 2 Norman's

[@benhughes3394]

Yeah. The one with Harry is actually The Chameleon.

[@TraceyButtigieg]

And the real Norman died

[@benhughes3394]

@@TraceyButtigieg No, in the end at the airport, he's still alive.

[@christianmoore3483]

Or so we thought.

[@jonahdengler3858]

Osborn did sadly fake his death in the end, and his final quote while in disguise at the airport to a plane receptionist, “No need to apologize. I never do.”, proves it. It’s a shame the show was canceled before a third season could even be made, because those Disney idiots bought Marvel. 😒

[@dennybarkleysoueu]

0:01 ha goblin gay

[@insane_rail_lover]

What?

[@dennybarkleysoueu]

@@insane_rail_lover goblin female

[@Inferno65]

It wasn't tragic and it wasn't his death.