Looks like I got it backwards- I really enjoy the humans' story more than Kumoko's, so this episode was a treat. I like the coup scene and subsequent escalation. I'll take intrigue over stat grinding any day.

I'm really thankful I have this thread, as y'all really make following the story much easier by spelling events and correlations out that I totally miss.

Is it possible that Kumoko's kamikaze brains sent to take down mother get somehow taken over and respawned as the human spider baddie?