I thought it portrayed that time honestly, Especially as far as a woman's rights during that period. She had no idea she could stand up to Her father. I just wish that they would've had more than four episodes. The scenery and the costumes were fantastic. It made you think that you were there. I love the relationship between Anna and her sister. I thought the preview said that the father was going to die. So I kept expecting him to die and he never did. They world could've been a better place without that kind of man in it. I love how it showed the difference between loving families and strict hard-core families. And that we can choose what kind of family we will be.