Episode 2:
I thought it would be HAOS, and it probably still can be, but it was painful to watch this episode. Specifically the way Marilla interacts with Anne. I know this is intentional, and she will become better and softer, this is obvious. But it just hurts. I had similar interactions with my parents (arguably worse), there was no hope of them getting better over time, and they, in fact, did get worse. So when I see similar... "Mistakes in parenting" I just want to yell at Marilla, if not even hit her. And it's not like she was entirely wrong, it was a good move to ask Anne to apologize, but she still posed this as "Anne, you are at fault here", when she was not. She might have behaved in a way that may be perceived as rude, but she was not in the wrong. As result, Anne will not really learn anything from this besides the fact, that sometimes she needs to apologize pompously to get to eat.
Again, I understand why. If this was a movie, I probably would not be bothered as much, since it would have ended soon, but from what I understand relationship with Marilla is one of the main themes, and I just don't want to feel the same frustration. Will give it a chance for now, though.
