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Derry Girls 1x5 | Watch Along (Patreon)

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2026-08-07 14:00:20
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Morgan

I hope you guys get to react to Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender! I think you’d both really enjoy it

m0lika1 .

So idk if you guys have searched up much about the context of this show but the parades with the 'orange men' represent the orange order which is an organisation founded by people of Protestant faith who promote and celebrate British unionism with Northern Ireland and/or loyalty to the British crown. Typically Protestants in Northern Ireland have considered themselves British while Catholics have considered themselves Irish (although that's not as clear cut and dry these days). Every year, a lot of Protestant and/or Unionist/Loyalist people celebrate British historical battle wins over the Irish and namely on July 12th is when most of the orange order parades happen (along with bonfires but won't get into those). They sometimes march through Irish Catholic areas on purpose and over the 12th, a lot of Irish/Catholic people leave to go on holiday across the border into the Republic of Ireland as Derry is in Northern Ireland, part of the UK. Sectarian hatred is often fueled this time of year so some people will leave to avoid it and also because it can be really fckin annoying lol. So when Mary talks of sterling and punts, she means British currency and Irish currency, sterling being British pounds and punts being Irish before euros replaced it. The guy found in the boot - referred to as a 'provo' - is a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (The IRA) which was an illegal organisation and designated a terrorist group by the UK. I'm not the best at describing Northern Irish political history as its quite complicated but hope this provides some context for this ep at least. Also for a little extra bit of info, grandpa joe played Ser Barristan Selmy in Game of Thrones if you didn't recognise him. There's another well known GoT actor that shows up later in the show too!

Jorgalorg

He wasn't just a vandal, he was heavily implied to be involved in the planting of bombs. To this day, police check under their cars every morning as a matter of protocol.

JC

Great news, the creator of Derry Girls has a new show in development. "A spiritual successor to Derry Girls, Wildwood is set in the summer of 2000 and follows a group of Irish college girls who descend on the neon playground that is Wildwood New jersey. They've no money, no visas, no plan, no clue" I am so excited

Jono Taylor

Outside of actually going to Northern Ireland whether it be just Belfast alone , i highly recommend the limited series 'Say Nothing'. The history of the North will always be controversial and concerning. Derry Girls is so amazing in finding the humour within the situation known as the Troubles. Violence and pure hatred are a normal factor of everyday life for these people living in within this area. Whole communities are not just segregated and distrustful of one another, but are faced with daily reminders of the overall issue of catholic-protestant (Irish-British) struggles for existence whether it be the existence of organisations like the Orange order and their marches , or something as simple as the interchangeable name for the location of the show. Far from getting more into the Derry and Londonderry matter (a literal hill that people have died on) i love the humanity of this show beyond not just the humour, but the simple things faced by ordinary people in the face of darkness that lingers as a daily reminder of struggle and fear. I hope you two enjoy it as much as i do , it can be quite heavy getting into the context of it all despite its light hearted nature they live in very negative environment bordering on an active war zone.

Jono Taylor

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell who plays Michelle did a documentary going around Derry and into "Londonderry". It's still insane how fragile the peace is after all these years. She grew up in Derry and part of the documentary was her entering the heartland of the Orange Order, the part of town she as a child dared never wander into for obvious reasons. As a person who has been to the North and Belfast particularly, it never ceases to amaze me how the conflict hasn't re-started proper after all these years. Anyone who's been to Belfast alone and nothing else can tell you how in your face everything is from the separation barriers in the name of retaining peace, to stories of horror including Taxi driving being the most dangerous profession at the time. I really don't know what keeps everything going after 30 years with relative peace and cooperation.

m0lika1 .

Oh I didn't know she had done a doc like that, I'll have to check it out! I myself am born and raised in Belfast and still live here now but still don't know all the ins and outs of the troubles as I was born in 1998 on the tail end of it. Although, I was born the day of the Omagh bombing which killed 29 people. As a teenager I remember there still being occasional bomb scares which didn't deter anyone from going about their day including myself as it was just normalised through generations. But aye there's still a lot of division that's kept alive and sewn from both within the communities and from external groups of power and influence unfortunately but generally most people never want to go back to how it was in the troubles as the trauma is still fresh for many. I hope with more time (as the troubles is still very recent history), the division between the communities will lessen but again, there's certain groups of people that want to keep it going because they think its part of their identities or because they benefit from it in some way. Things have changed for the better in many ways though. Even this week a massive Irish music festival (Fleadh Cheoil), which would have never been allowed to happen in Belfast before, is being hosted here this year and the next. People from all sides have flooded the streets to enjoy Irish art and culture and its brought much needed positive energy into the city.

Jono Taylor

Sorry for the late reply , it’s very wonderful to have a local’s perspective of how things really are. It’s really great to hear that it’s not all gloom and doom and that the Good Friday agreement matters so much ! I’m very interested in the period and I have heard first hand accounts of the pure mayhem of the period and wanted violence that consumed everything away from a peaceful resolution regarding a civil rights concern , to an armed struggle that would have shocked even the most hardened person regarding the brutality and violence of this conflict. I really do appreciate what you said m0lika1 , always nice to know there’s atleast something resembling sunshine in this growling cynical world. Once again apologise for the delayed response , I really enjoyed hearing this :)

m0lika1 .

No worries, no apology needed! Glad to hear the interest in this small corner of the world!