"The Fourth Scroll" is the eighth episode of the Disney+ series American Born Chinese.
Synopsis[]
Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven.
Plot[]
Jin has a dream that he is on Beyond Repair talking to Freddy Wong, but is interrupted by the appearances of Christine, Simon, Anuj, and Guanyin. The latter of whom informs Jin that it is the Autumn Equinox which is when Niu Mowang will enact his plan and that he needs to find Wei-Chen and help him before Heaven and Earth are destroyed. Jin wakes up and goes to school where he begins to notice things that align with his dream before going to meet with Anuj and convincing him that he needs to help him.
Simon returns home from work early to tell Christine that they should go look for the pendant together. They head back to the Golden Temple, but the manager acts cold towards them and they leave. They sneak into the basement where they find Sun Wukong who is alive, but greatly injured. They give him some of Christine's drink, along with the jar of green powder that Wei-Chen had given to Jin, and they part with Wukong giving wise advice to the two. Simon and Christine decide to go to Jin's soccer game while Wukong notices his son's handwriting on the jar.
Jin and Anuj return to the apartment where they find Wei-Chen, in his real monkey appearance, and tell him that they need to stop Mowang. When Wei-Chen becomes descriptive about what has happened, Anuj realizes that Mowang's plan sounds similar to the manga that he reads, pointing out that Wukong's story has been adapted numerous times. They begin to search through their manga and come to the conclusion that Mowang will draw energy from the Earth and that he is most likely going to be at the game that night in disguise.
The boys arrive to search for Mowang, but Jin is stopped by Amelia who wants to speak privately with him. She admits that she does not feel right being just "buds" and has started to feel saddened when he is not around. Realizing that they are in love with each other, Jin and Amelia share a kiss before Jin has to go prepare. The sky begins to open up, just as Simon and Christine show up, and they are running out of time. However, Jin decides that they need to draw Mowang out. With the school having clubs perform sketches that night, Anuj hijacks his own cosplay club to have him and Jin perform a sketch about Guanyin and Mowang.
Jin attempts to appeal to Mowang's better half by pointing out that he is simply afraid of being himself because he does not want people to perceive him in such a matter. When that does not work, he proceeds to mock his appearance, revealing that Mr. Larkins is actually Mowang in disguise and tries to attack Jin, only for Wei-Chen to jump in and fight Mowang. The Jingu Bang gets imbedded into the ground, giving off an otherworldly glow, though the audience thinks it is part of the show. Wei-Chen and Mowang have an aerial battle as Jin and Anuj flee. However, Jin has one final thought about his parents and instead leaps over the Jingu Bang as it gives off a light blast, only for Jin to absorb it and survive. Wukong arrives to sedate Mowang and reveals that Jin is the fourth scroll, much to everyone's delight. Wei-Chen, Wukong and Mowang disappear.
After Jin gets dropped off at home by Anuj, he is visited by Wei-Chen who tells him that he is just as confused as him about how he managed to stop the destruction. Wei-Chen hopes to see Jin again as he flies away in the form of an eagle. Jin enters his house, but his parents are missing. He is confronted by Princess Iron Fan who demands that he come with her if he ever wants to see his parents again. However, Jin fails to catch the last part as she was speaking in Mandarin and he didn't understand it.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Ben Wang as Jin Wang
- Yeo Yann Yann as Christine Wang
- Chin Han as Simon Wang
- Ke Huy Quan as Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
- Jimmy Liu as Sun Wei-Chen
- Sydney Taylor as Amelia Taylor
- Daniel Wu as Sun Wukong / The Monkey King
- Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin
Guest starring[]
- Mahi Alam as Anuj
- Leonard Wu as Niu Mowang / Bull Demon
- Brian Huskey as Mr. Larkins, Bull Demon as Mr. Larkins
- Jennifer Irwin as Principal Finney
- Larry Bates as Coach Garrett
- Poppy Liu as Princess Iron Fan
- Stony Blyden as Andy
- David Bloom as Josh
- Justin Jarzombek as Travis
- Sophie Reynolds as Ruby
Co-starring[]
- Jen Kuo Sung as Larry
- Benjamin Cole Royer as Warren
Trivia[]
- The title is mentioned frequently throughout the season as the main object being searched for by Wei-Chen.
- The boys consider that Niu Mowang is pulling a "Harvey Elder", Mole Man from the Fantastic Four.
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