"Not only that, but the writer also gets some great comedic mileage out of the idea that Peter may or may not have had an accidental drunken one-night-stand with his flatmate, Michele Gonzales. Some people might feel that this behavior is a little out-of-character, but in my opinion it humanizes Peter, putting him in a situation that many of his adult readers will be able to relate to, and emphasizing his status as the everyman of the Marvel Universe as a result."
Um, no...What this particular scene tells me is following:
1. Peter Parker, as a guy whose whole mantra is "with great power comes greater responsibility" comes off as an IRRESPONSIBLE jack-ass, as well as being out-of-character, 2. The whole "did Peter have a drunken one night stand with his roommate, Michele" has been poorly set-up, given that this is only the THIRD comic where we've seen Peter and Michele Gonzales have any scenes together at all. 3. Out of all the possibilities they could have taken with Peter's new roommate, this was the most uninspired and cliched route they could've taken. 4. It makes Michele Gonzales just as unlikeable as her brother, Vin (which is why I call her "Vin Gonzales with boobs") and obviously makes it seem she was only added to the supporting cast as a contrived plot device instead of a legitimate character in order to achieve an end result--specifically Peter, once again, having to look for a new place to live, and the eventual confrontation with Vin, who already dislikes him, over how his old roommate "took advantage" of his sister. And 5. It completely distracts from what should be the central focus of the book: "Why, after almost year (Marvel time) since she and Peter "broke up," is Mary Jane back in New York?"
Which is why this development (and notice how it seems to be just causally dismissed by Peter as just another example of "Parker Luck) is what qualifies as nothing but FAIL!