Yakusoku no Neverland Episode 6: It's starting to go sideways
Published on February 16, 2019
Though, I'm still a bit annoyed about the cliffhanger from last week, I felt like this week's episode handled Don as a character well. It's nice to see that he and Gilda have been reasonably integrated into the overall planning. The escape is also looking a lot more promising with this week's introduction of a potential source of outside aid. I'm still super curious to see what it's actually like outside at this point.
This episode seems to put a strange amount of focus on Phil. Between the opening scene and Emma's comment that he noticed the Morse code in the books, it really seems like Phil's contributing a lot more than you'd expect. There was a comment in a previous episode about him being the smartest amongst the younger kids, but it makes me wonder how much he's doing on purpose.
I do like the idea that the kids are immediately suspicious of William Minerva, even though the messages come as a small ray of hope. It would be nice to see them find some support once they finally escape, but part of me wonders if the messages were actually left by Isabella or something.
As impulsive as Don seemed, his rage towards Emma, Norman, and Ray seems perfectly justified. I like his line here a lot, because he's correct to point out that the three are basically trying to take the kids out into a world they know nothing about. And if they're already asking for Don and Gilda's help, they should prepare them for everything.
In addition, I like that Don also recognizes why they hesitated to tell him everything. He berates himself as much as he does the other three. He's a hard character to relate to, but I think I understand him well enough.
This side investigation from Norman has me so curious. Building on the previous episodes, it seems like he's figured something out about Ray, so he's putting something together on the side.
Sister Krone makes me groan every time she's on screen. Even if she ends up being a makeshift ally, I might have a hard time feeling anything for her.