The Promised Neverland: Guidepost

As someone who had binge watched this series in a whole day, having this recap episode was completely unnecessary. Nothing in this episode would give you more information than you already know. I believe this episode was put out to keep us in suspense of the previous episode, but having a recap 5 episodes in of the new season was very unneeded. If you're planning on watching this special episode, don't expect it to have any new information or scenes you've never seen before. Unless you have terrible memory and cannot for the life of you remember what had previously happened so far, don't wasteyour time watching this. I'd rather re-read the manga, at least that would have more information than this 22 minute long episode. It's seriously a waste of time to watch, so please, if you want to keep 22 minutes of your life, I rather you skip this episode.

The first Re-cap episode I have ever seen... and probably the last recap episode I will ever see. The Promised Neveland S2 has had nothing but bad reception, as for once, the anime-onlys and manga readers band together to say, "well this sucks." Placed not during a hiatus, or even a timeskip of at least 1 year, this week we got a filler re-cap episode, as if the studio is trying to receive more percentage of filler than Bleach or Naruto. The review episode is what you think, a review episode that holds no weight whatsoever. It simply gives a plot summary with bad cuts andrecycled animation including both Season 1 and Season 2. That's right, they fit in both seasons somehow, surprising, as we could devote an entire episode to explaining what happened, and the plot about S2. It obviously cut as a way to somehow increase the hype about the latest "reveal" in episode 5, but again fails to deliver. Add some bad CG, a bad narration script, and some good scenes recapped badly, and you have the episode. Honestly a waste of time, as nothing happens, aside from bare basics we learned and knew was going to happen from episode 1. Story- What? Art- Ouch Sound- Meh Character-NO! Enjoyment- How? Overall- Don't watch

Great. A recap of after only 5 episodes. Why not give us a recap of the ONE HUNDRED skipped chapters? At least show what happened in the time skip between episodes 4 and 5! Instead, they just reminded us of the ugly animation and plot armor keeping the kids alive. All of the suspense is gone. Even the final twist was wasted on weak execution. Half of this recap was about season 1, with narration describing exactly what we see on-screen. No new scenes were added. This only highlights that nothing worthwhile has happened in season 2. Needing a recap after only 5 episodes is a red flagthat Cloverworks is already having production issues. It doesn’t matter that the mangaka is co-writing this; it’s still disappointing. The move to anime-only was a terrible choice. This season hints at potentially new characters to make you excited. Then it completely forgets about them in the next episode. It relies on cliffhangers, but in the next episode, they go nowhere. The writers don't address the plot points that they tease because this is simply a lazy cash grab. Nothing seems to matter in this sequel. Entire side plots are condensed into short conversations and the story flies by. This awkward writing is due to the gaps in adapted chapters, removed characters, and added content. The conflict in this season is a struggle for survival rather than psychological mind games. Though calling it a “struggle” would be way too charitable. All we get is ridiculous situations that throw logic out the window. This season has undone most of Emma’s character development. In the manga, she is an inspirational heroine. She faces the consequences of being overly optimistic and attempting to save everyone. Emma and Ray grew from their losses and trauma, but that is gone now. Emma just tells everyone they’ll be ok, then she acts like she doesn’t care. The whole thing feels phoned in. It is like everyone has given up.