Anne Shirley Episode 23 Discussion

I definitely need to give the classic anime a try, but yeah that is awful really, being treated that way because of your hair color, I only made the joke because I’ve heard about red hair being seen that way before, but it is a terrible thing Anne had to go through that.

This episode filled me with a sense of dread I’ve never felt before in a show like this. It’s like we were headed for an ending that you KNEW would be awful for everyone involved and no one was stopping it, but I haven’t read the books or seen the OG film to know how this ends. I kept thinking, “damn it’s the 19th century” maybe the author doesn’t give everyone a happy ending and it’s a lesson being taught. Thank GOD Anne seems to have finally woken up and realized Roy isn’t right for her.

I know everyone wants to be respectful and cheer Anne on, but I feel like someone needed to get in her face and be honest with her about Gilbert being best for her. Marilla and Diana did it a little last week, but all her girlfriends are horrible for just letting what’s clearly a doomed relationship go on lol.

Anne finally got everything she thought she wanted in life, graduating with honors, the guy of her dreams based on her shallow criteria and a principal ship, but what good is it if you’re not really happy? Her eyes just look so empty and you can tell at the dance she wanted to speak more with Gilbert because that’s been their dream since they were kids, but couldn’t because of both of them being in relationships. Even when Roy’s family came to visit things just felt off, this isn’t a family Anne’s meant to be apart of.

She rejected Roy, but will it be too late? Gilbert does look happy with Christine, but he also sent those flowers to Anne so clearly he cares for her still and flexing the flowers in front of her boyfriend is a bit wild lmao. Again, haven’t seen the OG, but will next episode really wrap up the story or does the book cover Anne’s entire life? 😭 do not want this to end.

@TheColonel76 She goes through much worse lol. To be honest the second domestic violence showed up I had to check that I was still watching the prequel to Anne of Green Gables. It provides some nice context for the 79' show and even Anne Shirley. It explains why Anne had to grow up so quickly and why she was so learned for her age. It explains why she doesn't tolerate anyone making fun of her hair and why she is so self conscious of her looks. And it REALLY explains why she was so eager to go to Prince Edward Island and why she was so devastated when it seemed like she might not be adopted by the Cuthberts.

No one would want to stay at the Orphan Asylum.

I definitely need to give the classic anime a try, but yeah that is awful really, being treated that way because of your hair color, I only made the joke because I’ve heard about red hair being seen that way before, but it is a terrible thing Anne had to go through that.

Anne is two for two on breaking hearts now, maybe red hair really is associated with the devil lol. Jokes aside, poor Royal man, his feelings for Anne were no secret, it wasn’t like he dropped some bomb here, yet Anne let it get this far, yeah it was obvious Anne didn’t love him, and I get that she doesn’t know her own feelings well and her friends were rooting for her relationship with Royal, but I still feel bad for Royal here. I just wonder how he’s gonna react, I hope he’s not about to flip out (even if he has the right to be upset) because he’s shown no signs of being a bad person so far, but there’s just one episode left so let’s see what happens. Perhaps Anne will end up with no one in this situation kinda like Marilla.

Also, the meeting with Mrs. Gardner was pretty funny, the moment the cake was covered up it was clear it was gonna get sat on, but really Anne got lucky it was Aline and not Mrs. Gardner lol.

Man, I feel so bad for Roy. Dude's been nothing short of the perfect gentleman, so to see him get rejected right at the end, after being with Anne for so long, really sucks. I suppose it was inevitable though, given how many hints there were that Anne wasn't truly in love with him, even if she hadn't realised it herself. Perhaps, as Dorothy put it, he was too good and unselfish for Anne.

I think there's a mistake in the Crunchyroll subtitles, though. Towards the end, it has Anne say "Jesus. Jesus. Jesus." - I think she's actually saying "Yes.", as she knows the proposal is coming and she's preparing herself to accept. I feel like this changes the interpretation of the scene a bit, as it makes it clearer that Anne truly believed she loved him right up until the proposal itself.

1 more to go. The best moment in the episode was Anne wearing Gilbert's flower, subtle, but that's the strength of classical stories. If only we had some real meat behind this series, then the relationship drama could have hit harder instead of feeling like a mild distraction in what is Anne and Gilbert's love story. Ultimately since they were children the two sought academic excellence together whether doing it as good friends or good foes. Honestly at this point I am eager to wrap things up and move on to Spy x Family season 3.


See, if people watched the old material like Konnichiwa Anne, that joke would have profound significance. The reason why Anne as a girl was so reactionary to people commenting about her Red hair (and why she slammed her chalkboard over Gilbert's head) was because as a child she was relentlessly teased/bullied by other children calling her a Demon because she had red hair. And as a Christian girl this was very upsetting to Anne. Her trials and tribulations in both Anne Shirley and Akage no Anne are basically nothing when compared to all the crap she had to go through in Konnichiwa Anne.

@TheColonel76 Roy's mom feels like there is more to explore there, but I feel like they don't show up much, the whole family. On the one hand, she gives off massive manipulation vibes, even almost akin to factitious/malingering disorder, faking illness to keep people's attention on you. But that would explain her behavior at the same time in that she does seem to genuinely care about her son, but potentially to the detriment of her relationship with Aline and Dorothy

@BustyKagefusa
Konnichiwa Anne is based on the novel Before Green Gables which came out 100 years after Anne of Green Gables and (obviously) wasn't written by the original author. This prequel literally didn't exist back when the novels were originally written. So this complaint doesn't make any sense.

Out of what number and I’m not clicking spoiler

Out of what number and I’m not clicking spoiler

@holdingnothing I think you’re right on that assumption on Mrs. Gardner, I kinda got that impression as well. And yeah I imagine the family doesn’t show up much since Anne cut things off with Royal at the end of this one, Dorothy has the potential to befriend Anne despite the rejection but even if she appears more after this, it won’t be in this show because we have one episode left lol.