Nearly a year has passed since Emma and Ray escaped the farm and almost 6 months since the bunker – let’s see how they are surviving despite all they’ve been through.
Director(s) | Takahiro Harada |
Writer(s) | Seiko Takagi, Nanao |
Aired (Hulu) | 2/4/2021 |
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Recap
1 Year Since – Emma, Ray
Thus far, Emma and Ray have kept everyone alive. There were a few moments they were nearly captured and killed, but kids are smiling, and if they have any trauma, it isn’t enough to affect their day to day. However, being that Emma has taken on that maternal role, naturally, she feels guilty about not having provided more for the kids and even rescuing the ones still back at the farm. Leading to Ray having to remind her of all she did to help her distance herself from all she didn’t do.
Demons Are Suffering Too – Emma
Up until now, the focus has been on the elite demons who can afford the most high-quality human children, the mothers, the kids, and then a few outliers. But in episode 5, we are introduced to what common demons look like and do within a market, as well as how some are suffering due to an apparent human shortage or just the cost of human meat.
So, how do they suffer? Well, it seems they become “wild” or disfigured when they eat low quality or lack human meat. Now, we know this isn’t fully true, due to Sonju and Mujika looking just fine. However, it does seem something might be wrong with the scraps your everyday demon is getting based on how sickly some of them are looking.
An Old & Welcomed Sight – Norman, Emma, Ray
This is why when Emma and Ray allow two of the younger ones to join them in the market, the smell of humans sets two demons off and leads to a massive chase throughout the demon town. One that allows the kids to get away but Emma and Ray end up cornered.
Luckily, when that does happen, they find themselves momentarily rescued, but it appears to be by other demons who, from what we know, could have smelled the kids too. However, then it is revealed it is Norman who rescued them! With who by his side is also a good question, but right now, all that matters is Norman is alive and away from the farm!
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Highlights
Seeing How Demons Live
We’ve always lived in this mindset that demons were these high class, strange beings, thus why Sonju and Mujika were exiled. Rather than live high on the horse, lavishly, they roughed it out in the woods and ate anything but the most delicious thing you could. Yet, in learning that there are poor and potentially middle-class demons, our perspective shifts.
Also, it pushed you to wonder, as you saw some demons becoming sickly, when it came to Sonju and Mujika, how did they pull themselves away from what is a demon’s natural diet? Were there side effects, as we see, or are demons just programmed to believe you will become monstrous without eating enough human meat?
With just a taste of their culture, we’re left wanting more, and hopefully, we’ll get it soon.
Not Only Norman’s Return But How He Returned
Norman returned with slaying two demons in an alleyway, and he, alongside Ray and Emma, had the audacity to take off their masks. I don’t know what’s next, but I’m sure two demons chasing people, and then others jumping off a roof, that attracted attention. The kind which really makes you wonder, who else saw what happened? Surely someone did, right?
That aside, Norman’s return is shocking, and just as much as seeing how your average demon lives, him showing up leads to so many questions. Specifically in regards to where they are living and how are they surviving since Emma and Ray? They are just making it.
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The Promised Neverland Directory
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The Promised Neverland: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers) | The Promised Neverland: Season 2 is a proverbial sophomore slump compared to season 1 as it presents no credible threats or reasons to get invested. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2 [Finale]/ Episode 11 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | It seems to be the end of not just the season, but potentially the Promised Neverland series. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 10 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The time has come! Members of Grace Field, and the other plants, will either escape the demon world or potentially die trying. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 9 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Mujika is tasked with saving her people, we learn whether or not Norman’s peers will stop the genocide and what is to come next. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 8 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As we're given a clue as to what happened in Lambda, Emma and Ray desperately search for Sonju and Mujika, with time running out. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 7 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Desperate to not see the genocide of demons, Emma makes a deal with Norman but, will he be able to keep it up, considering it isn't his sole decision? |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 6 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Norman's return comes with minimal explanation on how he survived but does present a plan that could save humans in the demon world. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 5 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Nearly a year has passed since Emma and Ray escaped the farm and almost 6 months since the bunker – let's see how they are surviving despite all they've been through. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 4 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Just as a plan begins to come together and everything seems to finally have calmed down, one of the worst betrayals imaginable happens. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Things have been going rather well for Emma and everyone else. However, it seems the good times might be coming to an end. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Are there truly demons who don't eat and are social with humans? Can they reveal a means to escape? Mujika and Sonju stir up so many questions. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 2/ Episode 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The Promised Neverland returns and gets right into the story – no recap, no chill period, just demons chasing down our heroes. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 12 "150146" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | While learning how and if Emma, Ray, and the others escaped you'd think would be the high point, it is actually an emotional sendoff to someone else. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 11 "140146" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | The kids finally escape but as for how, with who, and how they deal with Isabella, you may not have guessed it. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 10 "130146" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Is there any chance Norman won’t end up having his brain eaten by a demon in the year 2045? Time to find out. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 9 "031145" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | More and more there is a need to question what the kids of the farm can do, and Norman discovers yet another obstacle. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 8 "021145" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Let’s hope the kids prepped for the worst case scenario considering the events of this episode. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 7 "011145" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | A ton of information about the way the world works is dropped by Sister Krone, but is this all just to throw off the kids or genuine help? |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 6 "311045" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | A major complication throws everyone’s escape plans into a loop but, the complication could end up becoming a major solution. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1, Episode 5 "301045" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | The traitor revealed in the last episode explains their relationship with Isabella and complicates things for Norman. |
The Promised Neverland - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Season 1/ Episode 4 "291045" | Norman sets when everyone is going to leave, and that causes them to scramble over who might be the traitor and why. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1/ Episode 3 "181045" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Sister Krone reveals her intentions at the farm, it becomes clear that Emma, Ray, and Norman may not all get what they want if they plan to escape. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1/ Episode 2 "131045" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | With the truth discovered, Emma and Norman scramble to figure a way for not only them to escape, but the 35 others. |
The Promised Neverland: Season 1/ Episode 1 "121045" [Series Premiere] - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The Promised Neverland balances out childhood innocence with the type of creepiness which puts you a tad on edge. |
Summary
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Not Only Norman's Return But How He Returned - 84%
Seeing How Demons Live - 83%
84%
With almost 6 months passing since the last episode, we are gifted with insight into how demons live and the grand return of a beloved character.
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