VERDICT: FIRE!!
I’m going to be honest with my dear readers. I don’t know where to begin.
Let’s start with the basics: I loved this show. I devoured it in exactly one week.
I am unsure if there is a way to accurately express my thorough enjoyment and utter obsession with this show. I ate, slept, and breathed Anne with an E for a week straight.
My friend and teammate, Alena Tekely, can attest to this fact. Not only do we share five classes, but we also play on the volleyball team together. If you asked her “What has Savanna done with any ounce of free time that she possessed for the past week?” She would probably roll her eyes and say “Watch her show.”
At lunch: watching Anne with an E.
Free time after class: watching Anne with an E.
Volleyball tournament: watching. Anne. With. An. E!!!!
When I should be sleeping… watching Anne with an E!
I have no regrets.
The thing about me is that when I love something, I love it loudly, proudly, and fiercely. It’s just who I am. Any show, book, movie, person. Whatever it is, it becomes my personality. I am wired to obsess. And boy, did I sure obsess over this show.
If you too are a lover of romance, can tolerate the slowest of slow burn, a period piece enjoyer, and can stomach a main character who is unbearable 85% of the time, then run to Netflix right this second and start watching. I’m not joking. I won’t be hurt if you pause reading this and start watching.
I knew this show had to be a part of my blog because I had been mildly interested in it but was always hesitant. My older sister had watched it when she was in eighth grade and she had raved to me about how good it was. Back in sixth grade, I started watching it and made it through about 10 minutes into the first episode. I got to the first PG-level “intense” scene and was like “I can’t watch this” and never tried again until last Tuesday, when I made the greatest decision of my junior year thus far.
Now that I have established how much I love this show, I am going to begin to share my opinions on specific parts of this show. If you don’t want to hear minor spoilers, turn back now. If you find minor spoilers to be motivation to begin watching or you never plan to watch Anne with an E (how dare you), then by all means, keep reading.
My opinions on most of the characters are very strong. Anne was highly annoying most of the time. She was extremely officious the entire season and it seemed like she had absolutely zero social awareness. It made me so angry.
Now Gilbert on the other hand.. I loved him from the start. In the very first scene that we are introduced to him, he sticks up for Anne. How could I not love him? Poor guy was just crushing on Anne and she acted so backward. Seriously though, the slow burn was IN. SANE. You could not convince me that he didn’t have a crush on her from the very beginning.
I honestly vibed with Diana until the third season. The character decline was crazy. In the first season, she stuck with Anne and constantly stuck up for her even at her own expense. She was such a good friend to Anne and then when she and Jerry started getting flirty I was SO excited. And then for them to end off that way???? I was so mad at Diana and how much she changed. But I do think she would’ve redeemed herself in season 4 if they hadn’t canceled it. P.S. I will not forgive Netflix for canceling it.
I love Jerry so much. He was so sweet and cute and funny. Diana wronged him and I will not ever forgive her for that.
I was rooting for Bash and I was so happy that he came to Avonlea with Gilbert. And then Mary came along and I was ecstatic. And then I got my heart torn out (ifykyk). Netflix what the heck??? That was NOT cool.
You know what was cool though, the first Anne and Gilbert scene of season three where she’s talking to him about the “take notice” board. The eye contact?? The tension??? Gilbert’s face?? So good.
You know what wasn’t good, however? The whole Winnie plot. Once again, if you know, you know. I did not like that girl one bit. Mr. Big? Gilbert, pick yourself up off the floor, please.
The coming-of-age vibe to this show was so adorable. “Oh, how I love being a woman!” might even be my senior quote at this point. I love that quote and that scene. It just made my heart so happy.
The dancing scene between Anne and Gilbert. My heart melted out of my chest.
“Diana, what letters?” I hate this trope. Please stop. Don’t talk to me.
The ending was so beautiful and I loved it. Although I will never recover from not getting a season four, the ending that we did get provides solace.
I beg you, go watch it. If you made it to the end of this, I guarantee that you will like the actual show much more than just my opinions on it. You have to experience it for yourself. Please trust that I will never mislead you.
Your bosom friend (insert winking emoji),
Savanna
