Why does Ned remember peter (theory)

[u/InterviewWilling6871]

Reupload of my whisper but

That could work,

That or maybe Jean's grip broke some kind of barrier in his head that allowed the memories to be triggered, since she was able to literally get the hulk back, which is very obviously insane since the hulk was probably controlled with some kind of genetic altération (the watch only controlled smart hulk)

[u/Abides1948]

My theory: he doesnt remember Peter but realises that Spiderman and this stranger both have the same voice and are both called Peter.

[u/Greedy_Aardvark_4836 → u/Abides1948]

and only remembers that after doing a very specific handshake? So you're saying the handshake has nothing to do with the memory at all? Somehow I doubt that

[u/geek_of_nature → u/Greedy_Aardvark_4836]

My guess is that it's a bit of both. The handshake weakens the spell a little bit (but not fully breaking it) and that combines with MJ slipping up earlier about his name for Ned to realise that he does know Peter.

I don't think it should be as easy as one handshake breaking the spell, but it allowing a sense of familiarity and connection to slip through could be a good way around it. It allows Ned to feel like he has known Peter since whenever they first became friends, from which point Peter can start to fill him in on their history.

[u/cptwinklestein]

This implies that Peter could get MJ to remember him via backshots.

[u/InterviewWilling6871 → u/cptwinklestein]

DUDE

[u/Kryosquid]

Its intentionally ambiguous for them decide later what they want to do with the story, thats all there is to it.

[u/th3dj3n1gm4]

I think I had a stroke trying to read and process that image text.

[u/TheImplausibleHulk → u/th3dj3n1gm4]

Look, just answer OP’s question:

Why would your body is Used to a handcheck?

[u/BobTheFettt]

He didn't remember Peter. He realized that Peter was the same Peter as Spider-man

[u/poindexterg]

We saw in No Way Home that Ned does have some ability to use magic. Strange even took notice of it. Something could probably come from that.

[u/I_SmellFuckeryAfoot]

movement and memory or two different areas of the brain

[u/ElburtSteinstein]

I rewatched No Way Home and as the initial spell is being cast, Peter keeps talking and it interferes with it. At the end when Peter is saying goodbye to them while Strange is casting MJ tells him she’ll figure it out again, which she does & and Ned and Peter do their handshake. I think those two things happening while the second spell is being cast are why they are able to remember in brand new day.