The Promised Neverland S2 FINALE EP11: A poor retelling of a great story. Go read the manga next.
The Promised Neverland has finally come to an end.
Disclaimer: Major spoilers for the anime and some aspects of the manga ahead. You have been warned.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times—there’s not a more fitting description to what had transpired in The Promised Neverland Season 2. And this author bets that a lot of y’all would especially agree with the latter part because in more ways than one, this finale only underscored the unfortunate aspects of this adaptation.
In the season finale, Emma and everyone on her side (let’s face it: this has been Emma’s battle from the start) try to convince Peter Ratri, farm mastermind and mediator of the two warring worlds, to come to their side, which is to say, the side of family, love, and forgiveness. However, the guilt from past actions and the burden of the Ratri’s clan history was too much for Peter, and he decides to end it right then and there. It was a half-hearted exit for a half-hearted