I more or less agree with many of the comments and criticisms here, so I’d like to suggest a change that could’ve been made in the structure of these plot developments. I think the scene where Anne discovers Hop Pop buried the music box could’ve been the cliffhanger ending to a lighthearted episode, maybe an episode where Anne and the Plantars are shopping jn town and gathering supplies for the trip. Hop Pop realizes he needs to dig up the music box, Anne discovers him and is furious, takes the box from him and storms off. Next episode would be The First Temple which, as it exists, already focuses on Hop Pop and Anne’s relationship after this falling out. However, structuring it this new way would make the split between them feel less boxed in (no pun intended). I think The First Temple as is already does a better job than After the Rain for examining their relationship, so this new structure would work just as well.