Unable to use method "play" for player in another script but every other script works

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Godot Version

4.3

Question

This is my kill_zone function. When I try to play the player animation when the player enters the killzone, it doesn’t work. However, flip_v, flip_h, and all other methods for the AnimatedSprite2D works. I am at a loss as to why.
The Bug commented line doesn’t work but everything does

kill_zone.gd

extends Area2D

@onready var timer = $Timer
@onready var label: Label = $Label

func _on_body_entered(body):
	#print("Player entered the kill zone boundary")
	Engine.time_scale = 0.5
	#body.get_node("CollisionShape2D").queue_free()
	
	#Debug
	#print(body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").is_playing())
	#body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").stop()
	#print(body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").is_playing())
	
	# Bug: Unable to play animation through killzone however other function call works
	# Maybe this has some answers: https://forum.godotengine.org/t/animation-player-not-working-how-fix/6780
	body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").play("hit")
	body.animated_sprite.play("hit")
	
	
	
	
	# Tests: These all work but the above doesn't
	#body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").flip_v = true
	#body.animated_sprite.flip_h = true
	#print(body.animated_sprite.get_playing_speed())
	
	timer.start()
	label.visible = true #Currently bound to killzone object so it can appear where the actual killzone is

func _on_timer_timeout():
	Engine.time_scale = 1
	get_tree().reload_current_scene()

player.gd

extends CharacterBody2D

const SPEED = 130.0
const JUMP_VELOCITY = -300.0

# Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.
var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/2d/default_gravity")
@onready var animated_sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D


func _physics_process(delta):
	# Add the gravity.
	if not is_on_floor():
		velocity.y += gravity * delta

	# Handle jump.
	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
		velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY

	# Get the input direction: -1, 0 or 1	
	var direction = Input.get_axis("move_left", "move_right")
	
	#Flip Sprite
	if direction > 0:
		animated_sprite.flip_h = false
	elif direction < 0:
		animated_sprite.flip_h = true
		
	# Play animations
	if is_on_floor():
		if direction == 0:
			animated_sprite.play("idle")
		else:
			animated_sprite.play("run")
	else:
		animated_sprite.play("jump")
	
	#Apply movement
	if direction:
		velocity.x = direction * SPEED
	else:
		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)

	move_and_slide()
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I figured it out. The idle animation kept playing again and and again and that over-rid everything. I just made a check to make sure the player controls and animations only play if the player isn’t dead and it got fixed. It’s not the best code or solution but considering it’s my first time, I don’t mind fixing something on my own.

killzone.gd

extends Area2D


@onready var timer = $Timer
@onready var label: Label = $Label


func _on_body_entered(body):
	body.isDead = true
	body.get_node("AnimatedSprite2D").play("die")
	Engine.time_scale = 0.5
	
	timer.start()
	label.visible = true #Currently bound to killzone object so it can appear where the actual killzone is

func _on_timer_timeout():
	Engine.time_scale = 1
	get_tree().reload_current_scene()

player.gd

extends CharacterBody2D

const SPEED = 130.0
const JUMP_VELOCITY = -300.0
@onready var isDead  = false

# Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.
var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/2d/default_gravity")
@onready var animated_sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D


func _physics_process(delta):
	
	# Stop every animations if player is dead
	if !isDead:
		# Add the gravity.
		if not is_on_floor():
			velocity.y += gravity * delta

		# Handle jump.
		if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
			velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY

		# Get the input direction: -1, 0 or 1	
		var direction = Input.get_axis("move_left", "move_right")
		

		#Flip Sprite
		if direction > 0:
			animated_sprite.flip_h = false
		elif direction < 0:
			animated_sprite.flip_h = true
			
		# Play animations
		if is_on_floor():
			if direction == 0:
				animated_sprite.play("idle")
			else:
				animated_sprite.play("run")
		else:
			animated_sprite.play("jump")
		
		#Apply movement
		if direction:
			velocity.x = direction * SPEED
		else:
			velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)

		move_and_slide()

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