The first time I saw Anne I enjoyed it, but thought the metaphor was a little too flat -- oh, here's their episode about teenage runaways.

I actually thought they handled the social aspect (teen runaways, or people of any age on the streets) fairly well and appreciated that about it. (It brought to mind people I've seen in New York - or Norwich or New London CT, where I live.) I actually found the handling of it relatively deft compared to treatments of it I've seen elsewhere. It doesn't get too preachy or "Lifetime special" about it, it doesn't romanticize living on the streets, and it doesn't offer a solution to the problem.

I'm glad it's grown on you though. What I noticed this time was all the other stuff going on around the social themes. Storywise, it just sort of exploded on me, how much of the entire series is right here. (Xander and Cordy's relationship deserves it's own meta treatment.)