Anne Shirley Episode 22 Discussion

Everyone's getting married! Diana and Fred. Gilbert and Anne...



Wrong! Haha, that was a joke (not a good one though). The whole town knows the rejection, too. That's painful



Still, they always end together somehow. Anne is just stubborn. Even Marilla approves. What else does she need?



Also. Hopefully, "the enemy" (because the church is almost always the enemy in anime) would love and treat this fine woman well.

Lots of love in the air in this one, Phil got engaged to Jonas after all, and Diana got married to Fred, that wedding looked like a very good time, I especially liked how Anne got nostalgic over it, like they were all together like the good ol’ days. But there is one individual who isn’t getting married yet, and that would be Anne lol, seeing her and Gilbert together in this episode once again makes it hurt that things didn’t work out between them, but at least it’s nice to see them talking together like they used to.

Man I’m starting to get a bit fearful of this ship tho, Anne has shown signs of being doubtful of her love for Royal, but at the same time she hasn’t shown any signs of realizing her love for Gilbert, if only Anne realized that a marriage partner is also supposed to be your best friend lol. But yeah I’m not totally sure what’s gonna happen here, I’m still holding out for Anne x Gilbert but I’m down for whatever if everyone is happy in the end.

Anne, girl wake up! “Why does everyone want to see me marry to Gilbert?” Oh idk, probably because we have eyes and can see he’s the best to and for you.

Everything with this Roy dude feels so hollow and fake. It’s like he’s saying everything Anne wants to hear, but none of the heart is behind it, just going through the motions. With Gilbert, she had one of the best haters to rivals to lovers dynamics ever going on. Gilbert truly appreciated Anne for everything she is, not just her appearance and writing shallow poetry. He saw her struggle and encouraged her in some of her darkest moments.

I cried several times in today’s episode because of seeing everyone grow up and getting married! It just feels like the world’s changing and these little stupid kids we met at the start are now proper adults. The fact they’ve got us this attached to these characters just shows how good a story this is. I’m especially proud of Phil for going with the guy who’s best for her instead of someone rich like she said before, Anne could learn a thing or two!

“You are the pride of my dreams” oh the way we could’ve had peak yuri if this weren’t written in the 19th century lol. It won’t seem right seeing Anne and Diana be apart, but it’s the natural order of things. 2 miles aren’t enough to break their bond. She looked so beautiful on her wedding day, hard to believe that’s the same girl Anne used to get in trouble with back in the day like the alcohol situation lol.

“You’ll find somewhere new Anne, somewhere worthy of you” First of all, you know how real a friend Diana is to use her wedding as an opportunity to get Gilbert and Anne closer?? She’s sneaky for having Fred pick Gilbert as best man, but the entire world knows who’s best for Anne at this point lol. One thing I like is that Gilbert isn’t waiting on Anne, he’s moved on with his life and he should have tbh. Obviously he still cares for her, but he’s prioritising his happiness. If Anne wants him, she’s going to have to go after him and say it directly, the opposite of what’s happened since they were kids!!