OT Re: Anne books. was: Delurking in defense of Ron

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 7470

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Stephanie Becvar" 
<StephBecvar at h...> wrote:
> >I am shocked and practically speechless!!! Gilbert was NOT engaged 
to
> >Christine, and he definitely did NOT flirt with her. In both cases 
it
> >was only apprehensions Anne had, which were proven wrong!!
> 
> Gilbert WAS engaged to Christine...but called it off...I think you 
are 
> mixing Christine up with Josie Pie...
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Sorry.  You're mixing up the books with the Sullivan movies.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's Gilbert accompanied Christine around as a 
favor to a friend.  Kevin Sullivan felt as if he had to spice things 
up, so in the 1980s miniseries we all know and love, Gil actually was 
engaged to Christine for a time.

Try telling a LMM fanatic that Sullivan's view of the world is 
authentic Maud.  They'd howl (and usually do, as many of them 
absolutely hate the movies).  Her Gilbert was exemplified by 
faithfulness... even in book #6, Anne of Ingleside, it is only Anne's 
imagination that Gilbert does not love her anymore.  At the end of 
the novel, there's an explanation for everything.

The criticism that we always toss around at the Kindred Spirits group 
(which is the LMM answer to this group--same coolness) is that 
Gilbert is *too* perfect.  

I can't wait until the Harry Potter movies come out.  As much as 
we've dissected the various points, I think there'll be some 
squirmish moments.  

--Ebony (who squirmed all through this year's Anne miniseries)