The Promise of a Traitor Times 2

The Promised Neverland Episode 6 Review

We already established that Ray is a traitor in The Promised Neverland but betrayal seems to be an ongoing theme. While we know Ray and Norman are in a contest to see who will blink first, with both seemingly willing to betray the other at the earliest convenience to them, we have so many other betrayals bubbling away.

Isabella betrayed all of their trust and we really see the impact of that again through Don and Gilda’s eyes in this episode. Now, some people might cynically say that this betrayal happened back in episode one and we saw it through Emma’s eyes in episode 2. But it is important that we realise that as more kids find out the truth and are brought in on the plan, each one has to come to terms with the most important person in their world actually being an enemy. Don and Gilda’s reactions are a snap-shot of what all the kids are going to go through, though I assume they won’t tell the younger ones until they are already over the wall (it would make more sense).

Don and Gilda though have also betrayed the group’s trust by going off and doing their own thing, though in Don’s view they weren’t trusted in the first place so he doesn’t view his actions as betrayal. It’s an interesting dynamic and one that they kind of sort out, but at the expense of a fairly public argument even if it did occur at night.

Meanwhile, Krone remained remarkably out of sight for a second episode, but that just made her final appearance this week even more dramatic. She’s determined to betray Isabella but is in check mate. However, Don and Gilda’s inclusion in the plan gives her a new opportunity after witnessing the group outside at night and so Krone plays a fairly bold, if slightly, insane move.

However, as with all of these characters, the question is whether or not the kids can trust Krone long enough to use her to escape (the idea of an actual alliance being completely ludicrous).

I really enjoyed this episode and I like the dynamic being constructed here. Ray had some interesting expressions again and I get they are contrasting his usual dead pan with the few moments he emotes but it really is the weakest part of the characterisation for me. Meanwhile, Emma’s just a bundle of gorgeous, and I’m waiting to find out Phil is a traitor given he’s the one who entered the room scaring Don and Gilda and is also the one who alerted Emma to the secret in the books. Seriously, what’s up with Phil.

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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1

• The Promised Neverland Series Review
• Episode 1: The Promised Neverland’s First Episode Promises Much, Will It Deliver?
• Episode 2: Why Emma’s Lack of Compromise is Both Foolish and Brilliant
• Episode 3: How a Simple game Can Become Ominous
• Episode 4: The Best Way To Catch A Liar…
• Episode 5: The Friend of My Enemy Is… Maybe a Useful Information Source
• Episode 6: The Promise of a Traitor Times 2
• Episode 7: Playing With Fire (Or Trying to Deal With Sister Krone)
• Episode 8: After Making Us Wait, The Promised Neverland Is Going To Deliver
• Episode 9: The Promised Neverland Promises Yet More Pain
• Episode 10: Where to Without The Promise of Tomorrow?
• Episode 11: Someone Tell Ray That Self-Immolation Is Not A Plan
• Episode 12: The Great Escape
• Images from: The Promised Neverland. Dir. M Kanbe. CloverWorks. 2019.