Act I
Opening Image
Newsflash: Mysterio video outs Peter Parker as Spider-Man; NYC erupts
This beat in 16 films →Ordinary World / Setup
Peter, MJ, Ned, May endure legal & media siege; life at Midtown and Happy's condo under scrutiny
This beat in 16 films →Inner Pressure / Wound
Peter’s central fear is that people he loves will keep paying for the collision between his private and heroic identities.
This beat in 15 films →Refusal / Debate
He'll "fix it himself" until rejection crushes hope; considers living with the fallout.
This beat in 16 films →Break into Act II (Stunning Surprise #1)
Botched spell cracks the multiverse; Otto Octavius attacks on the bridge
This beat in 16 films →Act II-A
Secondary / Parallel Thread
MJ & Ned become Peter's remote ops team from the Sanctum basement.
This beat in 16 films →Fun & Games
Capture rogue villains: Ock on bridge, Electro/Sandman in power field, Lizard at sewer; fish-out-of-water banter
This beat in 16 films →First Pinch Point
Strange reveals they all die fighting Spider-Man; threat of "sending them to their deaths."
This beat in 16 films →Approach to Inmost Cave
Visit May at FEAST; Norman pleads for help; Peter's moral dilemma peaks.
This beat in 16 films →Midpoint
Peter steals Strange's box, traps him in the Mirror Dimension, vows to cure the villains instead
This beat in 16 films →Act II-B
Renewed Drive / Plan-in-Motion
In Happy's condo, Peter prints cures; Ock fixed, optimism high
This beat in 13 films →Reversal / Betrayal
The Goblin personality regains control of Norman and turns the villains against Peter’s cure plan.
This beat in 14 films →Bad Guys Close In
Condo battle; villains escape with Stark tech; Peter badly beaten.
This beat in 16 films →All Is Lost (Stunning Surprise #2)
Aunt May mortally wounded; dies after "great power, great responsibility" mantra
This beat in 14 films →Act III
Dark Night of the Soul
Peter alone on rooftop; crushed by guilt; MJ & Ned portal in the other Spider-Men.
This beat in 15 films →New Resolve / Break-into-Three
Trio share losses, craft cures, commit to saving everyone.
This beat in 14 films →Final Preparations / Road Back
Science-montage in Midtown lab; lure villains to Statue of Liberty.
This beat in 15 films →Final Battle / Climax
Three Spider-Men vs. five villains; each cured; Peter 1 duels Goblin.
This beat in 16 films →Self-Revelation / Final Choice
Chooses ultimate spell: erase all memory of Peter Parker to seal multiverse tears
This beat in 16 films →Victory / Conflict Resolution
Strange casts spell; rifts close; villains & Spideys return home.
Denouement / Return with Elixir
Peter, now forgotten, visits MJ & Ned but lets them live free; sews classic red-blue suit.
This beat in 16 films →Final Image
Lone Spider-Man swings into snowy NYC, embracing anonymous hero life
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