The problem is, it's ALREADY been too long of a "long haul" for it to be credible. I don't give a shit how many justifications Marvel tries to foist on me to make it work - Norman Osborn should not be able to maintain his cool as King of the World in any length of time longer than nano-seconds. Given his insanely public history of ... well, total insanity, people should react to his attempts to pass for sane the same way I would expect this comm to react if I suddenly tried to pass myself off as an anti-porn, anti-MILF BND-lover - that is to say, with openly mocking disbelief.