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And now it's time to finish Project Green Gables Season 2 in today's #LainaWatchesAnne thread!

#LainaWatchesAnne This season only has 40 episodes so we'll finish episodes 31-40 today.

Interesting note, Anne of Green Gables has 38 chapters, Anne of Avonlea which this season is based on has only 30, and Anne of the Island has 41.

#LainaWatchesAnne Personally I do think that makes Avonlea's chapters feel a bit overly long.

But back to the show. Episode 31 is a Matthew tribute episode as Anne visits his grave.

#LainaWatchesAnne It's really sweet and I really appreciate the respectful way they filmed in a real cemetary. It's a voiceover so no one's talking and they don't show other people.

They're basically just quietly walking through it and filming, not being disrespectful at all.

#LainaWatchesAnne It's just a little "I miss you" moment from Anne and it's very nicely done.

Also Anne got into Redmond! Priscilla, Charlie, and Gilbert, too.

#LainaWatchesAnne Apparently Marilla is a writer in this. She has a new book coming out about feminism and history. I like it.

Paul and Anne meet up in the cemetary, like in the book, and have a sweet moment. Them being much closer in the age really helps this relationship.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 32 is a "Chatting with Paul" episode.

Oooh, Paul is confirmed to be gay in this episode! Queer friends! Hell yeah. I really like that choice.

#LainaWatchesAnne His grandmother keeps trying to set him up with basically every boy his age on the island.

He calls it her "aggressive way of showing support". Anne and I both find this hilarious.

Verry cute episode.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 33 - Diana's back! Anne and Diana go for a walk in the woods together.

Diana and Fred are basically dating, but Diana refuses to admit it, lol. Apparently Ruby's hanging out with Josie Pye. I miss Ruby, too, aww.

#LainaWatchesAnne Diana and Anne get lost and find Miss Lavender's house. And they do indeed spell it Lavender, not Lavendar like in the book.

I accept this change with open arms.

The house is really cute. She has chickens and a greenhouse and a pond.

#LainaWatchesAnne We don't see Miss Lavender, but they make friends with her.

Miss Lavendar is an artist now. I like that choice, too. Charlotta the Fourth is, hilariously, a cat. Like a Snowball II situation lol. Child labour translates less well to modern times XD

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 34 is a life update. Davy and Dora's mother passed away and their uncle basically agreed the twins would be better off staying at Green Gables.

Congrats to the uncle for getting to live in this, though.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 35 is Anne telling a fictional version of what happened with Lavender and Stephen Irving. Like the fairy tale thing the book does.

It's cute and very much feels like something Anne would do.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 36 is about Gilbert's "Observer" notes. Still in the newspaper, the Avonlea Chronicles now. And it's all online now.

It's the same thing as in the book, basically, including the Uncle Abe storm prediction.

#LainaWatchesAnne Aaaand they make a mistake here XD Anne says that she thinks Thanksgiving should be in the spring, not November.

Canadian Thanksgiving is in October. They took this directly from the book, but it's moved since the book was published.

#LainaWatchesAnne I am available for hire to nitpick your Canadian-set writing!

Episode 37. Gilbert: "So. Our joke was magic."

Yup, storm happened. That's all there is to this one.

#LainaWatchesAnne Paul and Anne talk about visiting Miss Lavender. Paul feels a little awkward, like he's rubbing it in her face that his dad married someone else.

They really liked each other, tho. I really like the shy, kinda anxious thing they did with Paul.

#LainaWatchesAnne His grief about his mother feels a lot more real and genuine, too. The aging up does a lot. I think he was a bit older than book!Paul when she died, and in general he's a lot more of a complex character.

#LainaWatchesAnne The way he feels about Miss Lavender is also a lot more complex. He feel guilty about how much he likes her, like he's betraying his mom.

Paul ends the episode by asking if Anne thinks Miss Lavender would want to see his dad. Anne says it can't hurt to ask.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 39 gives us the answer that yes, it was okay to ask.

It went well😏

#LainaWatchesAnne Miss Lavender is going to spend the summer in Boston with Paul and his father, and Paul is probably going to move back to Boston in the fall.

Anne's going to really miss him, but she's really happy for him all the say.

#LainaWatchesAnne Episode 40 is our season finale and it's a Diana episode!

They graduated!! It's the last summer before university for Anne.

Diana tells Anne that she and Fred are officially dating. I'm really glad they didn't go full engagement. They're too young!!

#LainaWatchesAnne Anne doesn't see what Diana sees in Fred, lol, but she's glad Diana is happy.

Anne also talks about how she's excited and scared and happy all at once.

And that's our ending for this season!!

#LainaWatchesAnne Overall, I continue to be impressed by this webseries. From what I've determined, most adaptations either skip Anne of Avonlea or combine it with Island, so them doing a full season adaptation of it is really neat.

#LainaWatchesAnne I liked how they handled the updating of things like making Anne a tutor instead of a teacher. And I really liked how they cut waaaay back on the Davy XD

It continues to be a really fun adaptation.

#LainaWatchesAnne I would definitely recommend it.

And that's going to be it for me for today! I'm currently working on my Anne of the Island notes so we'll pick that up soon. Stay tuned!

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