The Spider Web

**"The Spider Web"** is the ninth episode of the second season of *The New Legends of Monkey* and the nineteenth episode overall. This episode became available on Netflix on 7 August 2020.

## Plot synopsis

The rebel army ignores Tripitaka's warning and ends up regretting it while on the battlefield. Hagfish creates a clone whose powers may match Monkey's.

## Summary

Dreglon reports to Hagfish on how the Scroll of Creation has empowered the rebellion. Cranius stands at Hagfish’s side, unable to fully communicate every since his head was blown up. When Dreglon reveals that the monk told him to come, Hagfish realizes that he’s led the rebellion to them. Hagfish pulls a doll of Dreglon from his collection. Mothrax then kicks Dreglon towards Hagfish, who stabs him in the back of the neck with a pin.

Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy, and Pigsy have tracked Dreglon to the Broken Temple. Monkey reveals that god powers don’t work at the Broken Temple. Before he killed Demon Queen Hakuru, she put a curse over the temple.

Monica reveals that the Monkey King is nowhere to be found. While he may be devoted to Gaxin, he is obligated to Tripitaka. Gaxin is sure that Monkey will return before the battle commences. A wounded scout warns them that Gorm’s army has reached the pass of the Young Sun. Unfortunately, they have too many weak and old to run.

Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy, and Pigsy enter the Broken Temple and sneak past the guards. They are spotted by Mothrax. Pigsy lights a fire, and she transforms into a moth and flies directly into the flame.

Gaxin finds Monica plotting their next move with the warriors. He scolds Monica as the rebellion is meant to be led by him, not her. Gaxin is certain that the Monkey King will return, but Monica lacks faith. She wants to ambush the demons with fire rather than waiting for Monkey’s return.

Monkey confronts Hagfish and demands that he hand over the sacred scrolls. Monkey proposes a swap; the Scroll of Creation in exchange for the Scrolls of Immortality and Knowledge. Monkey keeps him distracted while Tripitaka sneaks over to the box with all of the puppets inside. Hagfish approaches Monkey and agrees to his proposition. However, he double crosses Monkey and orders his men to attack. After dispatching the guards, Monkey kills Dreglon. However, Hagfish then uses the Scroll of Creation to bind Monkey and Tripitaka with ropes. Pigsy attempts to distract Hagfish long enough for Sandy to grab the scrolls, but he strings Pigsy up as well, and Sandy runs face first into a wall having forgotten that she no longer has her powers.

Gaxin leads Monica and the rebellion into war against Gorm’s army with the weapons crafted by the Scroll of Creation. They fire flaming arrows, which turn back on them. They then arm themselves with swords that force them to hit themselves, realizing then that Tripitaka was right about the corrupted scroll. Gorm and his army of demons arrive. Monica tells Gaxin to run while they hold off the attacking demons. Gorm asks where their leader is. Monica asks where is his.

Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy, and Pigsy are strung up in the chamber. Tripitaka blames Monkey for ruining the plan. Hagfish intends to create an evil god. He lowers Monkey down and takes a lock of hair. He attaches the hair to a Monkey doll and places the doll inside a barrel of black goo in hopes of creating an evil version of Monkey with the corrupt Scroll of Creation. Gorm returns with Monica in hand. Monkey kicks him to the ground and Monica removes the pins. As she attempts to remove the final pin, Gorm kills her. With a single pin remaining in Gorm, Cranius decides to remove it. Gorm is free of his control. For 500 years, Hagfish controlled him, and he intends to make him pay for it. Shadow Monkey intervenes. As he and Gorm battle, Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy, and Pigsy escape with all the immortality and knowledge scrolls. Monkey stays long enough to watch as his evil counterpart kills Gorm.

## Cast

### Main

* Chai Hansen as Monkey
* Luciane Buchanan as Tripitaka
* Josh Thomson as Pigsy
* Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy

### Co-Starring

* Fasitua Amosa as Dreglon
* Natasha Daniel as Mothrax
* Jayden Daniels as Gaxin
* Richie Gryzb as Rebel Scout
* Chai Hansen as Shadow Monkey
* Rachel House as Monica
* Tawanda Manyimo as Gorm
* Simon Prast as Hagfish
* Joel Tobeck as Cranius

## Notes and Trivia

The episode title, *The Spider Web*, refers to the bind that Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy, and Pigsy find themselves in when faced with Hagfish.

Dreglon is killed in this episode by Monkey.