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Old 07-20-2011, 04:49 PM   #3115
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Originally Posted by Nowhere Man View Post
It always bugged me that the Parkers were CIA operatives (or were they SHIELD? I don't remember). That just seemed to be an unnecessary addition to the franchise. The only thing we really needed to know about them is that they're dead and that's why he's being raised by his aunt and uncle. Having it turn out that his mom and dad were actually super-spies kind of spoils the whole 'just an average kid who accidentally stumbled into some superpowers' angle.
It's a cool twist, but I agree with this. It waters down the 'average' a whole lot.
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