Spider-Noir Episode 5 Review

We are on to the second half of the seaon with Spider-Noir Episode 5 Betrayal. We learn Ben's origin story as the Femme Fetale twists again. We discuss it all in spoiler filled detail so make sure you are all caught up before joining us.

*OOPS. Derek mentions "Across the Spider-Verse" as our intro to Spider-Noir. Of course he meant "Into The Spider-Verse". Our chat all about that excellent animated Spider movie is available here: https://defenderstvpodcast.com/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-review/

Spider-Noir Episode 5 "Betrayal" Details

Executive Producers are Harry Bradbeer, Oren Uziel, Steve Lightfoot, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, Dan Shear

Directed by Alethea Jones

Written by Jennifer Frazin & Steve Lightfoot

Episode Synopsis:

After Cat Hardy learns that Ben Reilly is The Spider he takes her on a proper date to Millie's Diner. Ben reveals that he got his powers fifteen years earlier during the final days of World War I.

After discovering German experiments on POWs he was liberating, he was bitten by a mutated half-spider prisoner. From that day on Ben had arachnid DNA.

Armed with an unmissable exclusive story about The Spider’s battle with the electric powered Dirk Leyden, Robbie Robertson reclaims his job at the Daily Bugle.

He and Janet discover every metahuman had been treated by the same physician Dr. Alethea Faber before developing powers.

While Robbie interrogates Dr. Faber and her secretary Ogden, The Spider steals medical files proving Faber tried to cure the metahumans but instead aggravated their conditions, and now they will all die if they keep using their powers.