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5 min read"Ogden is another mutant. Or monster human. Or metahuman." The hosts of the Defenders Podcast open their discussion of Spider-Noir Episode 6, "Nightmare on a Gurney," by noting that because this is a Sony production, the word "mutant" is off-limits — a legal carve-out to avoid stepping on Marvel's X-Men. The episode itself is a tight, efficient chamber piece: Ben Reilly is kidnapped, operated on, and escapes with an antidote, all while Silvermane's crew invades the same facility. The hosts give it four out of five "Oggy Oi Oi Oi" ratings, praising Nicolas Cage's physical performance and the episode's creature-feature atmosphere.
Ogden's Reveal and the Betrayal
The episode opens with Ben Reilly packing to leave town, leaving behind a photograph of his former love Ruby — a detail one host notes as "a really sad moment." Ogden (Andrew Robinson) arrives at his door, revealing he was one of the POWs Ben rescued during the war. Ogden's mutation has rapidly aged him; he looks 76 but is only 35. He pretends to want Ben's help stopping Robbie Robertson's article, but when Ben refuses, Ogden injects him and knocks him out. Crucially, Ogden never reveals that Cat Hardy told him where to find Ben — a betrayal the audience understands but Ben does not yet. The hosts also note the meta-textual reference: Ogden says if Ben hadn't changed his name years ago, he would have come knocking
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:41) **Episode Setup & Synopsis** - Hosts John and Derek introduce the episode and give a full recap of the plot.
- 2 (06:31) **Webshot #1: Ogden's Betrayal and Ben's Capture** - Ben is ambushed by Ogden, a fellow soldier from the war who recognized him.
- 3 (13:34) **Webshot #2: Ben's Nightmare on a Gurney** - Ben is strapped down and drugged, experiencing a psychedelic nightmare sequence.
- 4 (18:51) **Webshot #3: Dr. Faber's Cure and Cat's Betrayal** - Dr. Faber reveals her son is Ogden and that Cat Hardy betrayed Ben.
- 5 (25:18) **Webshot #4: Silvermane's Invasion and the Deaths of Dr. Faber and Ogden** - Silvermane and his gang arrive, leading to a violent confrontation.
- 6 (31:37) **Webshot #5: Ben Escapes with the Antidote** - Ben escapes the lab with the antidote, setting up a major choice for the finale.
- 7 (33:36) **Final Defenses & Ratings** - The hosts give their final verdicts on the episode.
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Show Notes
Our second episode of the show this week as we chat about Spider-Noir Episode 6 Nightmare on a Gurney. A short sharp, hallucination and fire filled episode. We discuss all the ins and outs ups and downs in our spoiler filled podcast.
Spider-Noir Episode 6 "Nightmare on a Gurney" 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 Jack Henderson
Episode Synopsis:
Ogden comes to Ben Reilly's apartment to plead with him to stop Robbie Robertson from publishing his story on Dr. Fabor’s experiments.
He reveals that he served in the war as well, but his mutation has rapidly aged him. When Ben refuses to cooperate, he drugs him to forcibly bring him to Faber's lab.
Dr. Faber reveals that Ogden is her son and she's determined to find a cure for the metahumans to help him. While the blood tests on Ben reveal nothing of note Dr Faber begins examining Ben's organs.
During her operation, Ben has nightmares about the procedures and changes he endured after the spider bite.
After analysing the samples from Ben’s liver Dr. Faber is able to develop a cure and restores Ogden to his true age. She plans to kill Ben so they can cover their tracks, now that Robbie’s article has been published, but Ogden allows him to escape to repay his services.
Meanwhile Silvermane and his men invade the facility to find more metahumans to join their ranks. After seeing other mutated soldiers that Faber failed to save and getting shot at by Ogden, Dirk Leyden kills Faber and Ogden. As the resulting fire blows up the lab, Ben manages to evade notice by Silvermane, Flint, Dirk and Lonnie and escapes the laboratory with Faber’s antidote in his possession.
Spider-Noir Main Cast
- Nicolas Cage - Ben Reilly
- Lamorne Morris - Robbie Robertson
- Li Jun Li - Cat Hardy
- Karen Rodriguez - Janet Ruiz
- Abraham Popoola - Lonnie Lincoln
- Jack Huston - Flint Marko / Sandman
- Brendan Gleeson - Silvermane
- Michael Kostroff - Mayor Alfred Morris
- Andrew Lewis Caldwell - Dirk Leyden
- Scott MacArthur - Perry
- Joe Massingill - Pudge
- Amy Aquino - Dr. Faber
- Andrew Robinson - Ogden (as Andy Robinson)
- Kai Caster - Young Ogden
- Amanda Schull - Ruby
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