#harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

i think the reason the ending of this episode has hit so hard is because, in retrospect, this is the first time we have seen all of the girls express actual, genuine grief. yes, they were sad when james left, but we saw that resolved quickly into a very powerful and positive, hopeful moment. we didn’t see their reactions upon the news of the bombing at the end of season one, only the parents’, and i think that this being the series finale coupled with the first time we are seeing the entire cast (and especially clare) distraught and upset beyond words is making it hit so, SO much harder for me

#derry girls #derry girls spoilers #harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

opening my backpack and realizing that i have been possessed by the spirit of paddington bear

#harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

the best part of derry girls is that every time the girls do something crazy or illegal the adults can’t rightfully be angry with them because they’ve usually done something worse and can’t bear to have it brought up

#derry girls #like when mary gave away toto and erin used it as blackmail #and killing bridie #and now the trend continues with gerry and joe #harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

ma mary when erin comes out to her

#derry girls #mary quinn #erin quinn #harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

guess who found orla’s wolf shirt on ebay and is currently representing our favorite girl? this lesbian

#derry girls #orla mccool #orla derry girls #harper shut yr mouth #it me harp

[orllamccool]

to everyone downvoting me on the derry girls subreddit for saying that orla is a lesbian: you are a coward and you will never be as enlightened as me

#derry girls #orla mccool is a lesbian and theres nothing you can do about it #harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

my derry girls s3e1 thoughts

here are my thoughts on the episode and my updated bingo card! i hope to post my thoughts here every time a new episode premieres! obvious spoiler warning for derry girls season 3!

to start off, if anyone is looking to watch the episode i used a VPN and used the all4 website, as i live in the US and can’t access channel 4 content from my region. this is probably the best way to support the show and safest method of streaming right now until the series is available on netflix or another platform.

some initial observations - orla is fucking incredible so far and is the highlight of this episode for me. granted, she is normally a highlight because i relate to her so heavily but she SHINES here. so glad they gave her more lines than usual! - the idea of the gang making a home movie is so adorable to me and i think they did a great job. shout out to that familiar-looking actor with the brown curly hair, i hope that orla recalls her name and we see her again. - clare’s exam anxiety is so relatable and i missed her so much - i love that james is still being teased and we get the michelle and james banter but it doesn’t feel as mean-spirited as before which was a worry for me since i didn’t want the ending of season two to be spoiled. they all seem much closer as a result and i love that.

one of my predictions was that erin gets a new dog, and while a pet was on the cards i surely didn’t expect that it would be joe who adopted a cat! seamus is so cute and funny and the way joe defends him is identical to the way i defend my own cat whenever she does something wrong. glad to see the joe and gerry banter again too, i missed all the grown ups.

i also predicted that the gang would try to replicate a heist movie after watching one which was sort of half-true! watching them fight over opening the school door was pretty classic and it’s one of my favorite tropes in movies/tv lol

i did NOT expect for there to be a storyline about hiding a corpse so that was certainly an unexpected gerry and joe bonding moment

COLM IS BACK AND HE WAS GREAT! i missed the man so much!

also, i am absolutely LOVING clare’s new love is love pin and i want one for myself.

so far it’s off to a fantastic start. love the characters, love the script, love the soundtrack. i have such high hopes for the rest of the season and can’t wait for next week’s episode!

here is my updated bingo card:

#derry girls #derry girls s3 #my s3e1 thoughts #harper shut yr mouth

[orllamccool]

i was in ireland last week and my cab driver from the republic told me that he accidentally took his son to belfast on july 12th and was stuck in the middle of an orange march surrounded by Incredibly Angry protestants who kept glaring at the rosary on his mirror and republic license plate…. sir why did you just tell me that you lived through an episode of derry girls. extremely wild

#to be fair my irish family will simply exist and in my mind they are a derry girls reference #harper shut yr mouth