The Clone Saga is widely seen as the biggest dork age in Marvel, but it's also been stressed that there were good parts of it, the storyline had potential, and good things came of it such as Ben Reilly and Kaine.
What are the stories and moments that were good, proving that you can find some diamonds under a pile of shit?
For one, I really liked Scarlet Spider vs. Venom. This was in The Exile Returns, when the Saga was just beginning. This is where Ben first becomes the Scarlet Spider. The first time he fights Venom, he predictably gets his ass kicked and only barely manages to escape when Scream shows up and distracts him. Then, the second time, Scarlet Spider makes several gadgets, namely Impact Webbing and Stingers, which combined with his better preparation, allows Scarlet Spider to beat Venom without even having to resort to the usual "sound vibrations and/or fire" weakness exploitation. Scarlet Spider defeats Venom in a way that's believable, and the fight itself was pretty well drawn and intense.
It was flawed, such as some bad art owing itself to the '90s era at the time, and some inconsistencies here and there, but overall it was pretty enjoyable. It showed that The Clone Saga had merit. Granted, it's a bit of a double edged sword, as part of this story was to show "Ben is the real Spider-Man" that they were leaning to at the time, by having Ben succeed in defeating Venom whereas Peter decided to just ignore him because he didn't think it was worth the trouble. That said, it was still a fun story and miles better than most of what came after.
Anything else to note?