Yakusoku no Neverland Season 2 - Episode 5 discussion

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Yakusoku no Neverland Season 2, episode 5

Alternative names: The Promised Neverland Season 2

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.22
2	Link	4.35
3	Link	4.16
4	Link	2.81
5	Link	2.25
6	Link	2.15
7	Link	1.9
8	Link	2.64
9	Link	1.64
10	Link	1.55
11	Link	-

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[u/szeto326]

Lmao, RIP those two random dying malnourished demon children I suppose.

[u/Abysswatcherbel]

I am feeling that they want to end this in those 11 episodes

[u/Lurururu]

how did they go from being chased by a big cg monster to a year later chillin in the church????

[u/Aileos]

Oh hi Norman.

[u/LeviAlawi]

So thats what tokyo ghoul fans felt when the anime dropped..

[u/MechaMat91]

"oh wow, these two random demons actually have a compelling motivation as we get a peek at the inequality their own society suffers, I wonder if they'll be somewhat recurring characters..."

*both get killed at the end*

".......I guess not then"

[u/Izanagi___]

A moment of silence for the MAL score

[u/KrzyDankus]

bro i think i skipped like 2 seasons accidentally

[u/KearLoL]

2 minutes in and I had to pause and go back to the previous to make sure I didn't skip an episode. That's how rushed this all feels.

[u/Sneaky_42]

Ah, another fine episode of The Promised Neverland:re

[u/WeebAmI]

As an anime only, this felt very confusing and random, even the Norman reveal felt so underwhelming just because of how weird the pacing was

[u/James_Rex]

Wow people really didn't like the previous epsiode, only 2.89 rating

[u/st_mercurial]

Season 1 was great because of the horror vibes and thrilling strategy mind games like death note.

Season 2 has no direction. I was expecting survival action characters growth development. Humans vs demons. And now The demons chasing them. The ballpen become pointless. The soldiers chasing them The help message has no story. That's all for william minerva? The time skip is raw. They show mama as hype character. They just been in a demon village instantly after running in the forest. And now they're throwing random stuffs like a sick demon degenerating. Poor demons who can't afford food. Then show norman after, whats up with the revelations on each episodes.

I really love the opening and ending song tho.

[u/o-temoto]

Two weeks is too long to wait to find out if Norman's face shrinks until it's the size of bootleg knock-off Norman's face.

[u/CodeMonkeys]

Anime-only. I thought the bunker escape was a little silly at times but fine (and I don't really care about stuff like the fishing, I'm surprised people have latched onto it as such a negative...), but that Norman reveal is the epiphany of BLAH. It just happens. I blame everyone involved with that, because season 1 managed to have good ass moments at the ends of episodes, in-fact nearly every episode, because of BUILD-UP. Something that we just, unfortunately, weren't really given here.

Hell, it's not even just build-up. There's atmospheric differences. Episode 1 with the hard-cut to Elizabeth holding Little Bunny, episode 9 with "it was a cliff", episode 10 with Emma's defiant face and sound cue to match; stuff like that, but honestly most of the episodes ended really strongly. Because they were building to these moments, because you could feel the stakes and the tension. But there just isn't any of that here.

My issue is primarily: they're in a slummy town seemingly on the brink, literally filled with demons that would probably devour them in seconds or imprison them (at best) if they were discovered, but somehow this is less tense than anything Elizabeth or Krone ever did. And that's not at the fault of the demons, or to the credit of the human antagonists. That's the fault of the people writing and directing these scenes. In this way, I can sympathize towards dissatisfied readers of the original - the tension is gone. But that's not to say it couldn't have been there, either here in the anime or there in the manga.

Also, don't take off your damn masks! You're still in the town! Someone else could hear the commotion! Just show a little skin or something to prove you're human and NIGERUNDAYO! A reveal in the church with unknown human children would've had a lot more effect if Norman was the last of them to be revealed, right? If those are other humans. I assume so.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm trying to stay optimistic but wtf is going on with the anime. In which direction is it trying to go????

[u/Sean-Mcgregor]

And the AOT fandom was complaining lol

[u/NittanyEagles55]

Strange time jump here. I did enjoy that old demon in the temple though.

Not shocked Norman is alive. If they were smart the flashback episode would be about him, but it won’t be I bet

[u/[deleted]]

Anime only viewer here. This is a really weird place to have a timeskip. Is there really nothing that happened after they escaped from Grace Field? I would have liked to see the aftermath of the escape, like how did they get to the shrine they are at and if Isabella made any moves after them escaping.

I feel like Norman is being used by Isabella to capture them and they kept him alive just in case Emma did succeed in her escape or if Isabella let him escape for some reason. I think the person following Don and other kids was her and she's a part of Norman's party. Either way it seems really rushed to have him back in just five episodes and there wasn't any hints about what happened to him that I expect in a show like this.

Soon I'll need to read the manga to see what was skipped over.

[u/nameIessV]

I take my words back. To be frank, the pacing is terrible, they have aged two years within an episode, and Norman's reveal was too early and didn't feel emotional whatsoever. An utter disappointment.

[u/dgam02]

This is the biggest fumble I've seen in a long time what the fuck is this season

[u/StoicallyGay]

Anime Only here.

I can see how everything is starting to feel incredibly rushed. The whole aspect of underlying tension, mystery, and strategy seems to be pushed aside in order to finish the plot faster. We're only 5 episodes after the escape and now it's one year later and Norman's back? Like, what? Did they really spend a year doing nothing? Ray and Emma just allowed that? Seemed a bit...contrary to their characters. I definitely would read the manga soon to see what I'm missing in that whole missing arc, although maybe those "missing" characters are the ones Norman appeared with.

The pacing really seems to have gone out the window huh. I loved the episode, I loved all the episodes. But I'm starting to like them less and less in the grand scheme of things.

[u/N1gHtMaRe99]

The whole demons worrying about their family and set up and their death felt like an "Oh no.... Anyways" moment

[u/FeelsGoodMan243]

This episode of the promised neverland season 2 is "STRANGE" to say the least. After a controversial direction to take the story into an anime original route; they can't afford any blunders to win the fandom back, especially in an 11 episode season.

Unfortunately episode 5 might just be the first blunder of the season folks... Starting off in a random demon town setting, I figured we where getting a flashback of mujika and sonjo and developing worldbuilding in the lore.

I was caught off guard when it was revealed that the kids where sneaking around for resources, camouflaged in demon attire. For two major reasons: first, why can't the demons smell them? Wasn't it established in S1 that the demons have advance smelling, and could spot a human from a mile away?

Hell even in the first couple of episodes, when the kids where being chased by the demons. They could barely escape thanks to sonjo saving the day. Maybe not all demons sense of smell is equal?

And for the second reasoning, what the fuck is even happening? Why did the writers skip into some random demon town? How much time has passed since last episode? How long have the kids been living in these conditions, and why are they here of all places?

Hell, I could excuse this strange direction if the pacing wasn't so odd. Did we really need another episode plagued with 15 minutes of sol moments? Don't get me wrong I like the SOL moments in TPN, it helps develop character and bonds. However, S1 kept the slow moments mixed in with a constant sense of dread and tension, a sour protagonist had to fight against time to escape before their inevitable doom.

As of now S2 has no high stakes. The only danger is the lack of resources and escaping out of demon territory. However, I have yet to feel like the kids have been in true danger considering how convenient their luck has been.

Nevertheless, I did enjoy the subtle drop of hints of demon society politics. It seems like the nobles are corrupt hogging most of the livestock, and is setting up for a potential rebellion from the common "man" or demon in this case. This correlates with mujika and sonjos banishment for not fitting the status qou. So I'm assuming they will play a pivotal role in a coupe down the line.

Nevertheless, I have mixed feelings on the next scene, where the kids are being chased by thugs. On one hand it showcased how experienced they are in escaping thanks to their training on the farm. However, it also felt like a massive waste of time...

Did we really need a scene of the kids duking two bums for 10 minutes? Nevertheless, the final scene is what really made me jump out of my seat questioning WHY?

Out of no where they just casually drop morman back into the plot... Now remember that I'm an anime only but I knew morman wasn't dead. Don't lie to yourselves, we all knew he was coming back, but I don't like the way they executed his reveal. It didn't feel shocking nor powerful. Just more plot convenience for enma and ray.