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That final scene of the family seeing the news of the terrorist attack kinda puts you back into the reality of the conflict while the girls try to live their lives these were great reactions can’t wait for s2 cause I think it’s better
The ending scene was an actual newscast from the Troubles. When I was born in 1991, Northern Ireland were still having conflict. The Troubles lasted until the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998
Just to put it into perspective for you guys, over 3500 people died and nearly 50,000 injured in the troubles, over half of which were civilians. There was over 30,000 shootings and 16,000 bombings. It was brutal. Never knew when or where there would be an attack. The troubles ended as recently as 1998.
The writer of the show based the characters off of her and her friends and the stories off of things they did growing up. She originally planned to set the show in modern times because she just wanted it to be a comedy and not focus on the Troubles. She realized when writing how much of her childhood was inadvertently shaped by the conflict and felt she couldn't honestly write the stories without that backdrop
Not to mention, Joe knows what it's like to raise kids during the Troubles. I mean, Bloody Sunday in Derry would have been when Mary and Sarah were 12 or 13. Even if he really doesn't like Gerry, he knows what he's feeling.
As a gay guy, I'm glad they had erin react like that. I find it period frustrating when shows give unrealistically positive reactions because they're afraid of making their leads be homophobic. Here they clearly frame Erin as in the wrong, but still give her what even decades later was a sadly extremely common reaction to a coming out
Exactly, it is Ireland in the 90's and they are religious Catholics. It is very realistic that Erin likes to act very progressive with wanting to tell the story but freaks out when it's someone she actually knows
@@TheLoonyLovebad1 exactly! No one is saying those reactions are great but that is exactly how at least one of them would react in the time period and setting
Orla's dance was actually to 'Like A Prayer' by Madonna which is why the dancing looks a bit strange. Internationally, they had to change it to a Take That song for copyright purposes
@@eboniz Yes, but that's my point. Unless people live in the uk or Ireland, they will never see the Like a Prayer version. The rest of the world will only ever see the Pray version.
I’ll say it again, it’s genius writing that has a unique and funny comedy with such a horrifying conflict going on at the same time. This is easily in my top 10 favorite comedy shows of all time. Enjoyed y’alls reactions and commentary as always guys.
When you said about getting caught up in the fun and then being blindsided by tragedy, that’s exactly what my experience of living in Northern Ireland during the troubles was like. It was normalised for a lot of us and then something big would happen and it was a real wake-up call. We trivialised so much, like trying to get home through a shootout because your mum would kill you if you were late, I only see how mental it was in hindsight as I get older.
The last scene is one of the best of the season. The contrast between the Derry Girls' life and their "teen" problems vs the adults living in Northern Ireland hits hard. You'd think we'd have a funny and wholesome ending for a comedy series, but no. Seasons 2 and 3 are just as good or even better than season 1. Can't wait to see your reactions.
The first season came out in 2018. The second in 2019. Due to Covid, filming was interrupted for most of 2020 and 2021. The third season was filmed in late 2021 and was released in spring 2022.
My father is from Belfast in Northern Ireland where it was a brutal warzone. At the age of 11 with his sister 10 and best friend ran away to England in 1953 the reason behind it all is just crazy as u see my father's family are Catholic where as his best friend was protestant. My father's and his friends family were involved one on each side they were trying to get the children to move bombs etc one of those changed everything as my father unknowingly as a 10 year boy was asked to drop of what he thought was a parcel , this was nothing knew a always doing errands. The one my father dropped off was blown u with him narrowly escaping with his life which was because instead of going straight there mo dawdling he had. This terrified him as it would anyone but it got the children thinking, talking about how many of these errands they had done and with that they ran away they made it to England as had all stolen money from parents etc. They lived on the streets for a bit but were taken in by a shelter they had a hard childhood but they all stuck together through it all. It was in their teens when they found out the family pub my grandfather owned was blown up. When the peace treaty was made my father cried which is something I had never seen my father do I ran over to him and we sat on his chair where he held me so tightly truly sobbing for all the pain and lives lost, I was 10 years old when that happened so am sure it brought everything the 3 of them had gone through too. A core memory of my life with my dad.
This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. I'll never forget the moment I saw it. The ending scene with the contrast between the news and the girls breaks me everytime. Just brilliant.
It’s so fascinating seeing other people’s reactions to the Troubles, especially people who are completely unaware of it. Things in Northern Ireland are a lot better than they used to be, we still get the odd bit of violence especially recently, but it’s such a shit thing that the Troubles is our heritage and culture. We had it here for 30 years, an entire generation and it seems to be the only thing we identify with culturally as it traumatised us so much. I was born the year it ended but I and people my age here, we carry it with us all the time. I can’t be patriotic to either being British or Irish because I’m “declaring a side”, I can’t feel comfortable in my religion, my name screams what my “identity” is and in towns and places were I’m traditionally not welcome, I feel tense in expressing my opinions. I genuinely don’t like Northern Ireland because I can’t relax in the place that’s my home and I want to leave it as soon as I can
Im American but my family is extremely Irish Catholic, things as simple as what color I wear on St. Patrick's day are turned into huge meaningful things and it's always funny to me to see people react to stuff like that who have no prior knowledge to it
You’re not Protestant. You’re not catholic. You’re not Irish. You’re not British. You’re Northern Irish. Whatever background, it’s our wee country and we all belong there. Please don’t ever let anyone or anything make you uncomfortable. I’m a bit older than you. My generation is the one of bomb scares, shootings, Omagh bomb and mums hugging us all a little tighter when the shankill bomb went off because it “could have been any of us”. Northern Ireland isn’t Ireland, it’s not England, it’s OUR country, all of us. And we can be proud of it without hating each other. We’ve come a long way. And I know it’s still far from perfect, but the place you live was hard fought for, by those who wanted to be at peace and you deserve to enjoy it. I’m in the US now, and there’s not a day goes by I don’t miss home.
@Connlaodh McDonagh I was born in 1970, grew up on the Falls Rd. I've lived in the US for 20 years and I just want to say that people find reasons to judge and separate themselves from other people everywhere. Its gotten to the point here that you're making a statement about whether or not you drink a beer, buy a certain sport shoe, shop at certain stores. What we grew up with was centuries in the making and won't go away in a few years but it was still a great place to grow up.
I grew up in the Republic so the Troubles were a thing that happened somewhere else up the road but, I am old enough to remember that it was relentless. Shootings, bombs, it was in the news constantly. People just seemed very de-sensitised to it because it was so common. My Grandmother was from Derry but she never ever talked about the Troubles, it just wasn't a thing that got discussed with kids. My cousin Charlie used to come down to Dublin from Derry a lot for Gaelic Football matches because that's where all the finals are played and he's a massive fan. It's just sports to me but up north in Derry, it was an expression of being Irish if you like Gaelic games.
I'm pretty sure Clare's story was submitted with the intent for it to be published. That's why it was put in the submission box for the "searching for myself" prompt. Clare just didn't want to be so close to it once she was enlisted for the newspaper. It was "too real" then, whereas if it was printed by the original writing staff, she wouldn't have to be involved every step of the way, letting the anxiety of being found out build.
Fantastic juxtaposition of teenage drama and the backdrop of real life shit. This show is genius- it’s not easy to mix this level of silliness with reality and have it work artistically. I also love that when granda Joe goes back to the photoshop to get the pics we see that his undershirt is pink from the wee docket laundry fiasco.
I thought Erin's reaction was realistic for the 90's so I didn't mind it. I'm commenting to recommend another comedy, Misfits. Funniest show I ever watched. Might be hard to post on youtube though 😅
My favorite thing about this is that when life hit, it really hit. It reminds the audience that these girls are just teenagers trying to live in a difficult time.
I remember that awful day. It was even more shocking because the official I.R.A had called a ceasefire. That bombing was carried out by a 'splinter' group. You should try to familiarise yourselves with the political and social situation here in Ireland at the time. It will really help you understand upcoming episodes a wee bit better.
i know that the coming out scene was supposed to be upsetting but i genuinely find it hilarious just the way it was acted out has me laughing every time. brilliant
Joe's (exaggerated) dislike of Gerry is a staple of the show, an important part of his character, and just down-right hilarious. It's nothing to take to heart. They're all just silly, weird people in a serious, mean world. Nothing to blow steam about, really.
They had to change the ending song during the steps dance for different platforms and locations because of copyright, and sadly anything but the original doesn't make as much of an impact
at the supermarket thts nigel berbooke from bridgerton season 1!! tht old creep who wanted to marry Daphne . i was wondering why i wanted him punched on sight?!
Pretty sure they had to change it internationally for copyright/licensing reasons, so the UK and Ireland version is slightly different than everywhere else. They changed a couple other background songs too if I'm not mistaken
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That final scene of the family seeing the news of the terrorist attack kinda puts you back into the reality of the conflict while the girls try to live their lives these were great reactions can’t wait for s2 cause I think it’s better
The ending scene was an actual newscast from the Troubles. When I was born in 1991, Northern Ireland were still having conflict. The Troubles lasted until the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998
Just to put it into perspective for you guys, over 3500 people died and nearly 50,000 injured in the troubles, over half of which were civilians. There was over 30,000 shootings and 16,000 bombings. It was brutal. Never knew when or where there would be an attack. The troubles ended as recently as 1998.
The writer of the show based the characters off of her and her friends and the stories off of things they did growing up. She originally planned to set the show in modern times because she just wanted it to be a comedy and not focus on the Troubles. She realized when writing how much of her childhood was inadvertently shaped by the conflict and felt she couldn't honestly write the stories without that backdrop
When Joe puts his hand on Gerry's shoulder it tells so much about how he's still protective of him and leans on him even with all the slagging off.
he loves him, he just doesnt want to admit nor show it! i love joe and gerry's such a great son in law
Not to mention, Joe knows what it's like to raise kids during the Troubles. I mean, Bloody Sunday in Derry would have been when Mary and Sarah were 12 or 13. Even if he really doesn't like Gerry, he knows what he's feeling.
@@realisticphish oh yes. Hadn't even factored in Bloody Sunday. That's so true
“look at the state of you” is probably the best response i’ve ever seen to homophobia. go clare!
Literally. I just love the way she says it
As a gay guy, I'm glad they had erin react like that. I find it period frustrating when shows give unrealistically positive reactions because they're afraid of making their leads be homophobic. Here they clearly frame Erin as in the wrong, but still give her what even decades later was a sadly extremely common reaction to a coming out
And it allowed to show the process of Erin’s growth and understanding.
Exactly, it is Ireland in the 90's and they are religious Catholics. It is very realistic that Erin likes to act very progressive with wanting to tell the story but freaks out when it's someone she actually knows
@@TheLoonyLovebad1 exactly! No one is saying those reactions are great but that is exactly how at least one of them would react in the time period and setting
Right! It’s so unrealistic how everyone just accepts it in every other show and drama
Totally. It was the early 90's. 99% of very young people would have reacted like this. Extremely relatable.
The contrast between the two scenes in the ending is pure genius and never fails to get a tear out of me
Orla's dance was actually to 'Like A Prayer' by Madonna which is why the dancing looks a bit strange. Internationally, they had to change it to a Take That song for copyright purposes
Like A Prayer would've been SO much better. I always thought they should've ended the season with Zombie instead of Dreams.
@@jenniferbaumgarden9293 it still aired with like a prayer it’s just on netflix and things that it’s not.
@@eboniz Yes, but that's my point. Unless people live in the uk or Ireland, they will never see the Like a Prayer version. The rest of the world will only ever see the Pray version.
@@jenniferbaumgarden9293 ohh i see
@jenniferbaumgarden9293 they use that song later on. And it fits well there too
The actor playing Ciaran was in Bridegrton season 1, he played Daphne's creep suitor.
Thank you for calling it out!
I was yelling at my phone 🤣
@@rachelsbj1373 me too! Nigel Berbrooke!
They looked it up at the end of the video :)
@@torinkyifh5085 oh see, I just have no patience
@@rachelsbj1373 it's all good bro, I'm the same way with some channels. wanted to give you closure lol
I’ll say it again, it’s genius writing that has a unique and funny comedy with such a horrifying conflict going on at the same time. This is easily in my top 10 favorite comedy shows of all time. Enjoyed y’alls reactions and commentary as always guys.
When you said about getting caught up in the fun and then being blindsided by tragedy, that’s exactly what my experience of living in Northern Ireland during the troubles was like. It was normalised for a lot of us and then something big would happen and it was a real wake-up call. We trivialised so much, like trying to get home through a shootout because your mum would kill you if you were late, I only see how mental it was in hindsight as I get older.
Ma Mary washed the shirts with the red photography docket in the machine, so she accidentally dyed them pink :)
The last scene is one of the best of the season. The contrast between the Derry Girls' life and their "teen" problems vs the adults living in Northern Ireland hits hard. You'd think we'd have a funny and wholesome ending for a comedy series, but no. Seasons 2 and 3 are just as good or even better than season 1. Can't wait to see your reactions.
The first season came out in 2018. The second in 2019. Due to Covid, filming was interrupted for most of 2020 and 2021. The third season was filmed in late 2021 and was released in spring 2022.
My father is from Belfast in Northern Ireland where it was a brutal warzone. At the age of 11 with his sister 10 and best friend ran away to England in 1953 the reason behind it all is just crazy as u see my father's family are Catholic where as his best friend was protestant. My father's and his friends family were involved one on each side they were trying to get the children to move bombs etc one of those changed everything as my father unknowingly as a 10 year boy was asked to drop of what he thought was a parcel , this was nothing knew a always doing errands. The one my father dropped off was blown u with him narrowly escaping with his life which was because instead of going straight there mo dawdling he had. This terrified him as it would anyone but it got the children thinking, talking about how many of these errands they had done and with that they ran away they made it to England as had all stolen money from parents etc. They lived on the streets for a bit but were taken in by a shelter they had a hard childhood but they all stuck together through it all.
It was in their teens when they found out the family pub my grandfather owned was blown up. When the peace treaty was made my father cried which is something I had never seen my father do I ran over to him and we sat on his chair where he held me so tightly truly sobbing for all the pain and lives lost, I was 10 years old when that happened so am sure it brought everything the 3 of them had gone through too. A core memory of my life with my dad.
This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. I'll never forget the moment I saw it. The ending scene with the contrast between the news and the girls breaks me everytime. Just brilliant.
It’s so fascinating seeing other people’s reactions to the Troubles, especially people who are completely unaware of it. Things in Northern Ireland are a lot better than they used to be, we still get the odd bit of violence especially recently, but it’s such a shit thing that the Troubles is our heritage and culture. We had it here for 30 years, an entire generation and it seems to be the only thing we identify with culturally as it traumatised us so much. I was born the year it ended but I and people my age here, we carry it with us all the time. I can’t be patriotic to either being British or Irish because I’m “declaring a side”, I can’t feel comfortable in my religion, my name screams what my “identity” is and in towns and places were I’m traditionally not welcome, I feel tense in expressing my opinions. I genuinely don’t like Northern Ireland because I can’t relax in the place that’s my home and I want to leave it as soon as I can
Im American but my family is extremely Irish Catholic, things as simple as what color I wear on St. Patrick's day are turned into huge meaningful things and it's always funny to me to see people react to stuff like that who have no prior knowledge to it
You’re not Protestant. You’re not catholic. You’re not Irish. You’re not British. You’re Northern Irish. Whatever background, it’s our wee country and we all belong there. Please don’t ever let anyone or anything make you uncomfortable. I’m a bit older than you. My generation is the one of bomb scares, shootings, Omagh bomb and mums hugging us all a little tighter when the shankill bomb went off because it “could have been any of us”.
Northern Ireland isn’t Ireland, it’s not England, it’s OUR country, all of us. And we can be proud of it without hating each other. We’ve come a long way. And I know it’s still far from perfect, but the place you live was hard fought for, by those who wanted to be at peace and you deserve to enjoy it. I’m in the US now, and there’s not a day goes by I don’t miss home.
@Connlaodh McDonagh I was born in 1970, grew up on the Falls Rd. I've lived in the US for 20 years and I just want to say that people find reasons to judge and separate themselves from other people everywhere. Its gotten to the point here that you're making a statement about whether or not you drink a beer, buy a certain sport shoe, shop at certain stores. What we grew up with was centuries in the making and won't go away in a few years but it was still a great place to grow up.
Zuff's random predictions are always right!
Orla was doing step aerobics which was huge back then.
the scream i let out when zuff compared ciaran to paul mescal 😭
the way this show balances the comedy with the serious background issues is honestly genius.
I started watching this show (after years of putting it off) because of y’all and I’m on the last season. Such a great show!
i was 9 years old and miles away. but i'll nevr forget every little detail of that day
"I don't think there's a height requirement " 😂💀
I grew up in the Republic so the Troubles were a thing that happened somewhere else up the road but, I am old enough to remember that it was relentless. Shootings, bombs, it was in the news constantly. People just seemed very de-sensitised to it because it was so common. My Grandmother was from Derry but she never ever talked about the Troubles, it just wasn't a thing that got discussed with kids. My cousin Charlie used to come down to Dublin from Derry a lot for Gaelic Football matches because that's where all the finals are played and he's a massive fan. It's just sports to me but up north in Derry, it was an expression of being Irish if you like Gaelic games.
I'm pretty sure Clare's story was submitted with the intent for it to be published. That's why it was put in the submission box for the "searching for myself" prompt. Clare just didn't want to be so close to it once she was enlisted for the newspaper. It was "too real" then, whereas if it was printed by the original writing staff, she wouldn't have to be involved every step of the way, letting the anxiety of being found out build.
Loving these Derry girls reactions so much!!
I laughed so hard when zuff compared Ciaran to paul mescal
Fantastic juxtaposition of teenage drama and the backdrop of real life shit. This show is genius- it’s not easy to mix this level of silliness with reality and have it work artistically. I also love that when granda Joe goes back to the photoshop to get the pics we see that his undershirt is pink from the wee docket laundry fiasco.
It was a channel 4 show (uk) not a netflix original, it just ended up on netflix eventually
The actor you guys found familiar working in the shop is Jamie Beamish (Irish) he’s in Bridgerton s1 as Nigel Berbrooke!
The guy you guys found familiar at 3:35 is actually from Bridgerton S01!! 😂 He was the one Daphne punched 👊
I thought Erin's reaction was realistic for the 90's so I didn't mind it. I'm commenting to recommend another comedy, Misfits. Funniest show I ever watched. Might be hard to post on youtube though 😅
My favorite thing about this is that when life hit, it really hit. It reminds the audience that these girls are just teenagers trying to live in a difficult time.
Ooohh this ending 😢
The guy that y’all thought looked familiar was lord burbrooke from Bridgerton
Not the Ciaran = pronounced Searan 🤣 It's the Cillian Murphy debacle all over again😂
the guy at the shop played lord berbrooke in bridgerton 😭 thats why he looks familiar
Loving this series, if you imagine Orla dancing to Just Like A Prayer from Madonna - the beginning of her dance makes far more sense
It was the 90s, Erin’s reaction was more typical then
Photo shop guy was in Bridegerton.
I remember that awful day. It was even more shocking because the official I.R.A had called a ceasefire. That bombing was carried out by a 'splinter' group. You should try to familiarise yourselves with the political and social situation here in Ireland at the time. It will really help you understand upcoming episodes a wee bit better.
Have you guys seen "pose" or "its a sin" both really amazing
The dude from the photo place was lord berbruck (or however you spell it lol) in season one of bridgerton
Thanks, Zuff! Thanks, Rob! Thanks, Bryce! ☘ #ReelTime #MichaelLennox #DerryGirls
Sometimes i feel so bad for Gerry cus Joe can be an asshole. But Joe really does care about Gerry. And i love Jenny too, she's hilarious.
Love this show! This episode was so good. You guys are awesome! Keep the Derry Girl videos coming :)
i know that the coming out scene was supposed to be upsetting but i genuinely find it hilarious just the way it was acted out has me laughing every time. brilliant
love this ending
Joe's (exaggerated) dislike of Gerry is a staple of the show, an important part of his character, and just down-right hilarious. It's nothing to take to heart. They're all just silly, weird people in a serious, mean world. Nothing to blow steam about, really.
Absolutely full body cringed at that being called stepping 😭😭😭
He looks familiar to you guys because he plays Nigel Berbrook in season 1 of Bridgerton
They had to change the ending song during the steps dance for different platforms and locations because of copyright, and sadly anything but the original doesn't make as much of an impact
Remember this show is based in the mid 90s.
Season 2 plz
at the supermarket thts nigel berbooke from bridgerton season 1!! tht old creep who wanted to marry Daphne . i was wondering why i wanted him punched on sight?!
CIARAN IS LORD BURBROOKE!!
.. you STILL haven't bothered learning anything then?
Wait doesn’t Orla dance to Like a Prayer by Madonna?? Or did I watch a different version?
Pretty sure they had to change it internationally for copyright/licensing reasons, so the UK and Ireland version is slightly different than everywhere else. They changed a couple other background songs too if I'm not mistaken
The wee fella on the left, has def seen these before.
Off topic: Who would win in at arm wrestling? (I have a guess, but I'm curious to hear what others think 😐💪)
Rob low key swole, Bryce has leverage, and Zuff would gas you out with laughter. It's a tough call. 😅😅
the terrible subtitles saying "dick" not "dyke"
Hope you guys can do a reaction video for the movie Baby's Day Out. It's a really fun movie ❤
Nooo way, that's my childhood
Ciarán is pronounce C is pronounced as a hard K there’s no K in the Irish language
🤔 well never bother with straight or gay thing, for me as long as she or he fun to hanging on around with I don't see why not