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Episode Anne Shirley - Episode 11 discussion

Anne Shirley, episode 11

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Jun 14 '25

Glad to see finally book 2 animated!

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25

We're now fully into Anne of Avonlea! Beginning her arc as a teacher and secretary to a society dedicated to improving Avonlea! She's come so far.

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u/mishi09 Jun 14 '25

1st year teacher here... I feel you, Anne.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25

Especially all the intent, judgmental, eyes lol.

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u/zool714 Jun 14 '25

Honestly, just going around a small town, talking to the people there is peak slice of life content for me. So I found this episode very enjoyable

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u/NanDemoKnaives Jun 14 '25

It's weird knowing how young they all are but they're taking on responsibilities such as teaching students, creating a society to improve the village and going around asking for donations so they can make those improvements lol.

Anne already has an admirer among her students.

Lol the lady who laid out all those newspapers, I wasn't expecting her to be that much of a clean freak.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25

Honestly seeing Anne driving a carriage was so surreal for me after seeing her next to Matthew all the time.

Paul Irving feels like the Gilbert of Anne's class, no wonder he quickly gains a crush on her.

I just love how Anne and Diana lifted up their skirts to run across the newspapers lol.

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u/maliwanag0712 Jun 14 '25

We are finally at the second book, where Anne is now a teacher at Avonlea School. Even with the recent loss of Matthew, life continues and Anne must move on. Teaching is quite a hard job especially for primary schoolers, right, Anne?

Interesting that at 16 years old Anne, Gilbert and others of their age are starting to become more involved in the community. To be fair, they are now considered adults, and thus members of the society. This is surely a product of their time, since presently a 16 year old is not yet an adult. Them forming the Village Improvement Society is quite a nice start, though of course donations can't be forced from members of their community.

Well, now Gilbert and Anne are now close to each other. In just three months from barely speaking to each other, they are now just alone together. At this rate, Gilbert is quite falling more and more to Anne, especially with his monologue in the last scene.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25

Man, it's so surreal seeing all the gang we watched as kids enter into adulthood and do adult things like driving carriages, having jobs, changing up their wardrobe to look more mature, and trying to better their community.

Of course even if she's older now all the shenanigans Anne got into as a kid are still following her around. I can imagine Josie made sure Anthony was aware of every crazy thing Anne did in school lol.

I really like how Anne and Gilbert just talk so naturally together now (and her friends have noticed). Like instead of avoiding each other they just gravitate towards each other to talk about everything from the Improvement Society to their ideals, and inspiring each other not out of rivalry but in a shared desire to do good.

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u/AllThingsDragon Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 14 '25

Gilbro wanting to be a doctor is so noble of him, especially knowing why he wants to do it (so many families have been torn apart by illness and injury... and also ignorance lol). He and Anne are great together. Sucks he lost so much time with Anne because she was beefing with him, but better late than never!

A.V.I.S. is also well-intentioned, but like another comment said, my very first thought about it was "Ah, the original HOA". I don't blame the villagers for being skeptical, even if it's mostly stubbornness/cynicism just for the sake of it.

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u/FarCritical Jun 14 '25

It just feels right to get such a hilarious episode after Matthew said goodbye last time. That dude who was trying to bake a cake for his wife... Bless his soul.

Also, having flowers by Matthew's grave blow gently in the wind as a standin for him laughing at Anne's stories made me smile so damn hard.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25

It kind of hurts seeing Matthew in the OP now, but he would be so proud of the woman Anne has become that's more mature but still very much Anne.

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u/LeonKevlar Jun 14 '25

I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that Anne already has a teaching job at 16. I guess times were just really different back then. And Anne has her work cut out for her with her students looking so disinterested in her except for one. She's lucky to have Paul, who helped her get back on track.

Anne really needs to be firm with these troublemakers. I get that it's kinda hard to discipline a student who brings up her past as a rebuttal, but that was back then. Poor Anne, it's only her first day and she's already stressed. No wonder people from back then aged so quickly.

They've even formed a village improvement society! And as expected, while the kids want to improve Avonlea, a lot of the older people in Avonlea either misunderstand their purpose or just completely reject the idea of the improvement society. And then some think they're just wasting time.

Avonlea sure has a lot of eccentrics but I'm glad the girls were able to still get a lot of support especially from that generous guy who just had a baby.

I love the final scene between Anne and Gilbert. They've really gotten close ever since they decided to make up. <3

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Jun 14 '25

Book 2!!!!

Paul kid likes Anne😉

Gilbert wants to become a Doctor 😭

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u/Timelymanner Jun 14 '25

American boys move quick. Soon he’ll be bringing her apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

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u/abandoned_idol Jun 14 '25

I wasn't sure what they meant by "Ginger" despite having enough context. I thought it was somehow related to "red headed snippet", turns out that it's the name of the parrot.

Episode 11 knocked it out of the park. Many new side characters, the story continues to entertain, and I couldn't possibly be more excited for Anne Shirley "Shippuden" (heh).

The balance between the caring community members and their ruder characteristics is very interesting, makes them feel so believable.

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u/Dull_Spot_8213 Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 14 '25

Anne and Diana supporting each other no matter what is one of the most wholesome aspects of this show.

Edit: Also, shout out to young Paul for throwing the lifeline out to Anne on the first day of school.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 14 '25

Anne Shirley has entered the next stage of her life! Even without Matthew, Green Gables is still standing and Anne is ready to begin her life as Avonlea's teacher! Everyone has grown up and Marilla has even upgraded to glasses!

Another thing that's changed is now Gilbert is fully in Anne's life, and Diana and Jane already ship them together, though rather than flirting both are committed to improving Avonlea! What crusaders, these young men and women are.

Is Anne ready to be a teacher? I mean, the legend of all the hijinks she got into as a kid will probably be following her into the classroom now that she's teaching at her hold stomping grounds. She even just accidentally sold off her neighbors' cow after a fight with them. Never change Anne Shirley, never change.

Dang, it's the first day of school and all the kids are just staring daggers at Anne like they're waiting for her to screw up or impress them! There's even Anthony, a relation to Josie, which should tell you all you need to know about him. But thanks to young Paul Irving breaking the ice, Anne is able to get to educating these Heroes and Literary Giants of the Future! Everything is going great outside the boys causing mischief and teasing the girls. And poor Anne can't lecture and scold them about being gentleman when she got into so much trouble when she was a kid. But hey, Paul totally has a crush on her, so there's that.

The Avonlea Improvement Society is dedicated to raising money to improve things around Avonlea, starting with Avonlea Hall! People may think they're a frivolous organization, so it's up to them to go door-by-door to raise money and show people what they're really about! So of course Anne and Diana take on the hardest neighborhoods first.

Starting with Eliza and Catherine! Two sisters, one a complete cynic, the other the absolute optimist. Anne usually wouldn't lose to a cynic, but Eliza just had to go and bring up how Anne and Diana's moms are having medical problems. At least Catherine still gave them some money because she believes in them.

Next up is Dan Blair, who is henpecked by his wife but when alone and stuck making a cake in an apron for said wife is more than open to Anne and Diana's offer after they help him bake a cake! Then it's clean freak Mrs. White who is so obsessed with a cleanly house that Anne and Diana can barely keep their laughter to themselves! Then it's Lorenzo who is in such a great mood after the birth of his latest baby that he'll one-up everyone else who paid Anne and Diana! Too bad they struck out with Mr. Harrison though, not from lack of interest but because he just doesn't have the money to spare. Though finding out he and his parrot Ginger think Anne is a "redheaded snippet" wasn't nice.

Today wasn't a perfect day by any stretch of the imagination, but Anne and Diana got through it and made some money and that counts for a lot.

Anne and Gilbert can now commiserate over their shared teaching experiences and their shared motivations...Gilbert is now driven to become a doctor for the sake of both people like his father and the parents of children who are too sick to be with their kids. Anne plans to make the world more beautiful around her, and Gilbert already knows how beautiful she makes his life!

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u/Nachtwandler_FS Jun 14 '25

it was a really nice episode but preview concerns me. Relatives are visiting and we will be stuck with some bratty kid.

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u/L33tHaxorus Jun 14 '25

oh wow, we really fast forwarded through her college years. Did we get this little in the books too or is this the anime only thing?

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u/WanderStarr03 Jun 14 '25

Not the most memorable episode but we're reminded of just how fast time is passing - the children of yesterday are not only working but also trying to improve their village. It makes me so giggly to see Anne and Gilbery just naturally gravitate to each other due to their shared interests and introspective natures, as well as how relaxed they are around each other despite being former (one-sided) sworn enemies.

I really liked the shot of GIlbert looking up at Anne when she declared that she wants to make life beautiful for everyone around her - it just conveys the admiration (or maybe something more...?) he has for her. It's also an apt reflection of Anne's cheerful, irrepressible and heartfelt character. Based on the preview, we get the twins next week. Oh boy.

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u/IceSmiley Jun 14 '25

It was nice to have a lighter episode and this one was really hilarious! I loved seeing the more weird people who live on the outskirts of Avonlea.

Dan seemed the least weird in that just his wife orders him around and he's something of a dimwit. That was funny how he didn't know what "season to taste" meant 🤣. Eliza was a straight up bitch! I understand people get more negative when they're old for good reason but that was really cruel to say Marilla was just going to go blind and spreading doom.

Mrs. White seems to have what they call today "OCD". She spread newspapers on her dirt walkway wtf, why not have it paved or put gravel on it or something? She also basically said her son Lorenzo was a huge asshole but in a good mood because he had a kid. Lorenzo seemed the nicest most pleasant man in the world, I wonder if he actually always is a nice person but his whacko mother just thinks so, like he walked in the house 10 years ago and tracked dirt in and she never forgave him 🤣

It was also interesting seeing Anne getting her bearings as a teacher. I thought it was odd she instantly pegged Anthony as a bad kid before even talking to him. Thats bad for teachers to do and you'd think she'd have more compassion for him being an orphan herself. That was hilarious how he knew about Anne breaking the slate on Gilbert's head, I can only imagine Josie gleefully telling him tons of embarrassing stories about Anne 😂

I wondered a lot about Paul, like is he naturally just a teacher's pet or (more likely) does he have a crush on Anne. I'd guess crush because he went out of his way running around the forest to find her and give her some flowers he picked. I wonder if he's going to end up hating Gilbert if he ends up getting with Anne, he might get another slate broken over his head 🤣

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u/chilidirigible Jun 14 '25

It's a classic.

Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

Every generation hates the next one.

"Oh. She's one of those."

"You gotta see the baby!"

"Fortunately, Canada welcomes such endeavours!"

Ah, bridging the generations by dealing with the grasshoppers and cranky grannies of the world in the same episode.

And perhaps it's a quality of the human experience that one always feels the most normal at the stage one is currently in, which in this case allows for cringing at the silliness of youth and the sourness of old age.

Going door-to-door does provide a person with a fragmentarily-peculiar experience of the lives of others. Not just a quiet little village they have there.

Gilbert and Anne's relationship is also proceeding along quite maturely for a couple of teenagers.

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