Anne With an ‘E’ 1×05 Review: Tightly Knotted to a Similar String

The funny thing about Anne With An ‘E’ – and there are a lot of funny, heartwarming and wonderful things about Anne With An ‘E’ – is that, it doesn’t really stick that close to the books, and yet, it…

Anne With An ‘E’ 1×04 Review: An Inward Treasure Born

If there’s one thing Anne With An ‘E’ has gotten right in these first four episodes, it’s characterization. This version of Anne Shirley has all of the book character’s boundless imagination and stubborn pride. Marilla is every bit as layered,…

Anne With An ‘E’ 1×03 Review: But What Is So Headstrong As Youth?

After an eventful episode two that veered from the books in pretty much everything but, in the end, didn’t really affect the course of the story in any permanent way, just re-affirmed Matthew and Marilla’s commitment to Anne, allowing us…

Anne With and ‘E’ 1×02 Review: I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me

It took me a very, very long time to sort out my feelings about the second episode of Anne. To be honest, I’m glad I got to wait awhile before writing the review, because I needed to figure out how…

Anne With An ‘E’ 1×01 Review: Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny

When you adapt such a book – especially such a beloved book as Anne of Green Gables, you have two options. You can choose to be 100% faithful to the books, or you can choose to keep to the spirit…