Derry Girls
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I just love lifelong learning, dont you?
This episode taught me that Halloween in Derry is a very,verybig deal.
Theres at least one parade!
(And its nonsectarian, unlike those terrifying Orangemen marches!)
Therell be time enough for crying later.
Not that theres any downtick in joke density, its just a more straightforward bit of storytelling.
Even famed accidental fiance Bertie Wooster could never!
And he did offer it to her in its lovely little red box.
But youll notice that he did not ask Sarah to marry him in those exact words.
She graciously accepted the ring, but her understanding of its significance diverges sharply from Ciarans.
This is his reward for being the most reasonable person in the family.
Heartbroken, he excuses himself, quietly weeping as he leaves the house.
Then Gerry answers the phone.
Several weeks earlier, the wains are excitedly anticipating the best Halloween ever.
This year, Fatboy Slim hes a modern-day Beethoven!
will be playing Derry on Halloween night.
Sorry, did I say coolly and smoothly?
I meant loudly blurts out that shes a lesbian the second she is face-to-face with Laurie.
Clare does not have them!
Sincere enthusiasm is very appealing!
James is not a fan of this plan, and flatly refuses to fight, tearing up the tickets.
The girls arefuriouswith James for tearing up the tickets.
The wains look adorable in their costumes, but all the adults think theyre swans?
To be fair, Orla also thought they were swans, and disappointedly removes her wee silver beak.
My grasp of spatial relationships is comically weak, and even I can see that isnt going to work.
First, Clare is missing again, stymieing everyones anticipated meet-and-greet with their soon-to-be good buddy Norman.
There are so many clowns, all in fully face-obscuring masks!
In the midst of it all, poor James comes face-to-face with Madstab.
That phone call he took back at home brought awful tidings.
We see the girls next at the hospital, but their vigil has a whiff of futility about it.
It seems Da Seans aneurysm had already proven fatal before they even arrived.
The post-funeral scene is gutting.
Both women are being held up by their closest friends, walking in a daze behind Seans casket.
Its an elegant contrast with the vibrant, carefree Halloween parade where we last saw Sean alive.
Sister Michael very casually reveals shes agnostic.
Not too shocking considering she took the veil primarily because of the guaranteed housing.
Loving religious statuary does not a believer make.
Can queer characters, in the year 2022, have their love stories without suffering?
This trope needs togoalready.
