Anne: Tightly Knotted to a Similar String Books Included

May 13, 2017 10:22 AM - Season 1, Episode 5

Anne hosts Diana for her first "grown-up" tea, but the affair proves a bit too intoxicating. Matthew runs an errand of utmost importance.

The World Goes Pop recap - "One of the things that I love about the Anne and Gilbert relationship in its early days is the academic competition they have. We see it in full force at the top of the episode as the two are the last two standing in an advance spelling competition. I should note the words that Mr. Phillips gets the students to spell is pretty creepy because it all has to do with his relationship with Prissy Andrews."

posted by oh yeah! (4 comments total)

Of the things I never expected from an Anne of Green Gables adaptation, Anne's first period, and Mr. & Mrs. Lynde's libidos would have been top of the list, yet here we are. This show is breaking my brain - the juxtaposition of the classic and expected scenes like the raspberry cordial tea disaster, or Matthew's purchase of the puffed-sleeves dress, with these new 'modern' additions is just so jarring. A long-dead sibling for Matthew & Marilla? And a lost love for Matthew? It's going to be sad enough when he meets his end, why the need to pile on more tragedy? I swear, it really does feel to me like young Anne Shirley was hired to punch up the scripts - "wouldn't it be ever so much more tragical if..."
posted by oh yeah! at 10:35 AM on May 13, 2017 [3 favorites]

I can't think of a better word to describe Mr. Phillip's word choices for the spelling bee than creepy.

Ick. Ick. Ick.
posted by bunderful at 2:10 PM on May 13, 2017 [1 favorite]

Spoiler:


The musical adaptation has Mr Phillips knocking up Prissy Andrews.
posted by brujita at 5:25 PM on May 13, 2017 [1 favorite]

I like that the Cuthberts get a backstory. And the dead brother kinda sorta squinty explains why Matthew and Marilla never married. And we got a good nod to Marilla/Mr. Blythe. Still not hating it.
posted by Ruki at 8:33 PM on May 16, 2017