wanna add a lil context here:
Quoting from an October interview by Handsome Genius Club Radio Show, link below
"When we started talking about directions we wanted to take, or ways to play with a different version of the character, we wanted to just hit the ground running. We thought it might be fun to show him in a new place, and then fill in how he got there as we go, just as a writing exercise, or a dramatic exercise to make it more dramatic. And then by the end of the first year we'll pretty much fill in all the blanks and bring everyone else up to speed. I just like to have a mystery in there. I liked starting with him and Aunt may having it out, cause her feelings were hurt and Peter's been gone. It felt like a different flavor (of story). JRJR does drama really well, and I wanted to start with a sad Peter Parker, a mad Peter Parker, and as we went on see if I could justify that. That's what I'll be trying to do. We'll see how it goes."
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...w/id1549479483
IMHO, having listened to the pod, the written out part in particular, it feels disingenuous to say that the "Writing Exercise" part was Wells setting up a mystery without knowing the solution to it. Like, I think he had an idea, a two-sentence explanation, at least, enough so that Lowe et al okayed the pitch.
I think what he talks about is that his instincts are that having the mystery and holding on to it will make
for more exciting reading if he pulls it off as a writer. He's down to earth enough to say he's going to try, but can't guarantee it'll work (and clearly, for many it hasn't).
tl;dr: I don't think the man's ad-libbing the biggest gig of his comics career lmao