Spider-Man Remastered Cutscenes Reaction: Jefferson Davis's Award Ceremony Ends in a Shocking Cliffhanger

We are back with part three of nine in our full playthrough reaction to the Spider-Man Remastered PS5 cutscenes, and this chapter ended on one of the most jarring cliffhangers we have hit so far in the story.

This section matters for fans because it is where Officer Jefferson Davis, who we eventually realize is Miles Morales's dad, becomes a real focus of the plot, right before the game pulls the rug out from under everyone at his award ceremony.

Jefferson Davis Is Revealed As Miles Morales's Father

Early in this section Peter helps Officer Jefferson Davis investigate a Fisk shipyard tied to the mysterious demon gang, working through hidden tunnels, a busted elevator, and a bootlegger's passage that Davis jokes has not been cleaned since Al Capone. We both clocked the connection to Miles Morales right away when Peter jokes about the officer sharing a last name with him, and Davis mentions his son is a big fan of Spider-Man. As I said in the moment, it is a cute setup for the next game, since Spider-Man Miles Morales follows right after this one.

Peter Gets Evicted and Chases a Flash Drive Through the City

The episode also drops a very human subplot: Peter gets evicted from his apartment and has to track down a dumpster full of his belongings, including years of research on a flash drive, before it reaches an incinerator near the Manhattan Bridge. He ends up crashing on a couch at the homeless shelter where MJ works after Aunt May and MJ are both unavailable, and Mr. Li quietly hands him money before leaving cryptically on unexplained personal business, telling Peter he is in charge while he is gone.

The Ceremony Explosion Cliffhanger Left Us Rattled

The section builds to Mayor Osborne publicly awarding Jefferson Davis the Department Medal of Honor with his family, including Miles, on stage, right as Peter is dealing with a mysterious phone threat. Then several people at the ceremony start glowing and explode, and Peter is knocked out trying to intervene.

Neither of us saw this coming. As I put it, "I had no idea that there was gonna be something of that magnitude happening at the rally." Hallie admitted she suspected something bad might happen to the cop because of how these moments usually play out in movies, but not anything on this scale, and pointed to a specific worry: "because of having watched across the spider verse and that being the thing I'm like oh no what if that is it here too and he has to lose his dad." We genuinely do not know if Jefferson Davis survives, since Peter pushed him aside but the whole stage disappeared in the blast, and as I said, "I'm also very worried about Peter right now."

We chose to end the reaction right on that cliffhanger rather than push forward to see the outcome. As I admitted, "I was like shall I press pause after we find out if they're okay or shall I be really mean and just press pause now and I chose being mean."

Do you think Jefferson Davis survives the explosion, and is Martin Li actually behind the demon gang's threatening phone call?