The Northumberland Strait was not navigable in wintertime due to the iceflows, and Charlottetown harbour was not an all-year port in any case. And all the girls wearing their hair down and flowy feels off - they should want to wear their hair up, which was the style at the time. So Matthew's fate might occur in Season 5, which would be the final season of this series anyway. Though I don't buy Rachel Lynde so quickly warming to such an unconventional teacher. If they are roughly following the books they aren't quite there yet, but will be relatively soon. Though I don't buy Rachel Lynde so quickly warming to such an unconventional teacher. But I guess it's all for logistics.
It's pretty obvious that was the message of the episode, so it didn't necessarily need to be stated outright. Diana is itching for a rebellion. And nice to know he's racist too, I guess. Will Roy make an appearance? I was really relieved when the episode ended because I kept on expecting something melodramatic or inappropriate, but overall, this was a well crafted episode that was generally in the spirit of Anne. At 16 she should not be acting the way she did in previous seasons, and now she actually talks like a normal person, albeit still a spacey one.
Unless they're being sheltered by a sympathetic landowner, they're squatting in the eyes of the law on somebody's property. The anachronisms still bug me. They are really leaning into Miss Stacey being Anne from 10 years into the future, what with her greeting the geese. I'm kind of wondering what they're going to include from the books, because some stuff is radically different Josie and Billy,the Mi'kmaq, Jerry, Bash but a few things are still fairly close Diana not being in the Queens class, the town newspaper, Moody's general awkwardness. In a one-room schoolhouse, there would always be older students graduating, so it wouldn't be a new idea if it was on the wall clear as day. We'll have to see when exactly this happens, but she seems to be planning to do it in the middle of winter, which would have been impossible.
Taking this storyline from the third book was a good idea. Having Miss Stacey getting the students to write the newspaper and getting a printing press instead of Avonlea having its own newspaper has good story potential. Ruby Gillis dying, Matthew dying I don't see how they can't include that, it's a defining moment in Anne's life , Billy pulling a 180 and actually going for Anne which would be super out of character for him at this point , and Gilbert eventually getting his proposal rejected. The anachronisms still bug me. It makes little sense that Anne had to explain what the Take Notice board was for. I think they are going to have to deal with Matthew's fate at some point, but I don't know when. Even though it's off-book, it's nice to see Anne not be mad at Gilbert.
It was off-book, except for Miss Stacey starting the Queen's class, which excluded Diana. . If Season 3 is preparing for Queen's. I didn't like her last season since they were clearly trying to make her out to be a grown-up Anne. I guess Marilla looking after their baby was supposed to show her softening. I would have preferred Anne's discovery of the Mi'kmaq to feel less sudden, and for Ka:kwet to be less immediately worshipful of Anne.
As you might guess from the description, nobody traveled this way unless they absolutely had to, because it sucked. The anachronistic language actually feels less awkward to me than the attempts at period dialogue, but there is no consistency. It makes me wonder what's going to happen with. The events that happen could have occurred, so there was less disconnect from the time period or the source material. If they are roughly following the books they aren't quite there yet, but will be relatively soon. They did a good job of fitting in the Micmaq character, with Anne asking to interview the man making hockey sticks and befriending the little girl. And will we ever meet Phil or see Patty's Place? It makes little sense that Anne had to explain what the Take Notice board was for.
Prince Edward Island was well-settled at this point, you couldn't just retreat into the woods and hope nobody would bother you, which was how the Mi'kmaq mostly handled the first two or so centuries of European settlement. I just hope this remains the case with the rest of the season, since the cinematography, set, music and acting are superb. It was interesting to see Diana standing up to her parents and telling them her true feelings about being excluded from Queen's class. It was there all that time and no one noticed or used it? It was a nice way to show Anne looking at the importance of family which reminded her of the family she never knew. But the rest of the episode was still pretty good because it showed everyday life without the melodramatic stuff they usually have. In a one-room schoolhouse, there would always be older students graduating, so it wouldn't be a new idea if it was on the wall clear as day. And I was shocked that Anne didn't take the opportunity to mention that her name was spelled with an E -- but maybe they didn't want to talk about orthography when there was a larger language barrier in play.
I thought that was kind of a big leap for Rachel as well, seeing as she was trying to get her fired last season. I think they are going to have to deal with Matthew's fate at some point, but I don't know when. It also kinda bugs me that all the students are about the same age. This calmer, more mature Anne is pretty appealing. And I love her blue coat.
They are really leaning into Miss Stacey being Anne from 10 years into the future, what with her greeting the geese. You could see the fears that Matthew and Marilla had about her safety and their fears that Anne might leave them or find out something bad about her family. In a one-room schoolhouse, there would always be older students graduating, so it wouldn't be a new idea if it was on the wall clear as day. The episode was beautifully filmed as always, from the beginning with Anne riding a horse in the snow and looking at the pinecones on the trees. But I'm not sure how much time has passed - enough time for Bash and Mary to go through a pregnancy and have a baby, so I assume it's been at least a year since we saw everyone last? Bash and his wife felt a little out of the narrative, but they did try to tie them in with a visit from Marilla. Marilla and Matthew's birthday surprise for Anne was touching.