User blog comment:Eikakou/Anne (2017) episode 3 - But What Is So Headstrong as Youth? review/@comment-3493059-20170418082207

I finally watched this episode for the first time last night. WOW. Very well made but also emotionally draining because I get caught up in the story easily, and this episode was a heartbreaker. I loved the parallels between Marilla and Anne. This Gilbert is excellent (I just love his curls!). If my fourteen-year-old self watched this show, she would totally have had a crush on him. I love the way Diana is a good friend to Anne, but I did wish Diana had told them off once in a while, though I understand why she just tried to be the mediator instead. It's probably not fair to expect her to give up on the other girls completely, even if they are being mean to Anne. Even if Diana's loyal, she's still a product of her upbringing, just like Anne.

It's interesting how much this show focuses on the stigma of being an orphan from who-knows-where. The books did tend to gloss over it. As for Josie's portrayal ... well, a portrayal of Josie must be good if it makes me want to slap her. And this one did! I was outright laughing at the petting-Mr-Hammond's-mouse scene. The famous slate incident, I thought was pretty well done. Anne's reaction was after being teased and provoked all day, and the fact that her hitting him was so sudden and forceful made it more real to me. Not sure if it's what I would have done, but it did seem very natural for Anne to do.

My favourite part was Marilla's line about the progressive society not teaching compassion. I was silently cheering at my screen. What a bamf!!! (I know I wrote the policy to say no swearing, but acronyms don't seem as explicit...)

Managed to watch from the CBC website this time so don't know what went wrong last time I tried.