Slightly excited - Derry Girls is back this week

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Starts Tues 5th.

Looks like it’s set in the 1990s this time.

Yes!

Scon(e)s
Scallions
Tayto crisps
Hallions
Open coffins
The wind cutting you in two

Reminders of home, loving it

Is a scallion a spring onion, or some other kind of onion? I got confused when Gerry was shouting that they were not to forget them on the sandwiches at the wake!

Spring onion

Oh, the open coffin. Grew up in England but family nearly all in Ireland. Nearly crapped my pants when I had to do the whole open coffin thing, which blows the minds of most English people. Without any warning at all, I had to join the queue and kiss my dead Granny. It was only the thought of the sting of the wooden spoon if I didn't do as I was told that kept me in that queue and not running for the hills!

Loving that Gerry has a bit more of a role in this series.

Thank you SapAtSea 👍🏻

So do you all go see the open coffin and have a get together at the house before going to the church and having the funeral? Is that all on the same day? I’ve only been to funerals in England where it’s the other way round - house after funeral.

So do you all go see the open coffin and have a get together at the house before going to the church and having the funeral? Is that all on the same day? I’ve only been to funerals in England where it’s the other way round - house after funeral.

Yes, that's it. When my dad died he came home and everyone came to visit. The coffin was in one room and all the visitors were in another room. We all drank tea and ate traybakes for three days steady. Then he was buried and there was an hour or so of more tea and traybakes at the church hall and that was it all over.

The gap between death and funeral might be about three days or so. My dad's was a bit longer and it was torture for us to wait so long for the funeral.

Yes we have the wake usually at home before the funeral. Usually 2 nights. Sometimes longer. It’s a bit of an open house tbh unless the family specially requests no visitors to the home. Close family will bring food and there’s usually a group of women in the kitchen like Gerry was making sandwiches and going round with tea and coffee. Children/teens usually gathered on the floor of the hall or stairs and adults spread around the house all catching up with each other. Wakes (IME apart from a very tragic death) tend not to be solemn affairs unless you’re in the room with the body, then it’s a bit more quiet and reserved. Funeral usually 3 days after death and then back to either the family home or somewhere has been booked for more tea and sandwiches. I was at one funeral where the deceased had left money to have a big sit down meal in a hotel after her funeral. It was like a wedding! It must have cost a fortune there were so many there.

Interesting, thanks isabelle.

‘Who put 50p in the eejit?’ has been said a lot in our house this week.

Was that after their concert in the venue? I was at that. Was also at a Suede concert about a year later where a couple of Elastica were in the crowd, they were standing next to me.

It was before the concert, Donna and Justine had had an argument and Donna was crying outside. Said ex "comforted" her. He was mentioned in the NME as a fan who convinced her to go back in and play the gig. And didn't I hear about that for years to come.

Ok, who else shed a tear or two tonight? Orla and Joe? James leaving his freak convention? Zombie playing at the end...

Loved tonight's episode once again. James was a dote. And Orla and Joe were adorable. Amd the ceasefire and the street party. It had a last episode feel to it but there's one more isn't there?!

Jeez, Orla is my DD1! Said it many times before (she agrees, don’t worry ), even looks like her. We’re trying to find an acceptable ‘prom’ dress for her and failing but she has bought many jackets and trousers frankly resembling that shell suit that she’d much rather wear. And her Grandad is the man she finds funniest in her life so that’s given her an idea too. Feck.

Loved tonight's. Loved. I felt quite emotional when James turned up at the door.
It definitely felt like a parallel to the end of the last series, but I'm glad there's another to go.

Oh just finished watching on catch up, Def tears here!

Bondi another episode just or full series?! 🤞

Absolutely loving this series. Music and topics are totally on point.

Agree with PP. I had a tear in my eye when James appeared.

Surely there's going to be another series. But yes, I meant episode. Gogo gadget

That episode was simply perfection! James at the door, Orla and Joe & the end scene - all perfect! Loved it!

Think theres one more to go,this series has been so good.

It's fab. Bittersweet now we're staring down No Deal Brexit in the face .

I don’t think there is another episode! As the end credits were rolling they said “dead pixels” was on next week at 9!

I loved tonight’s episode.

Orla is just fantastic. She dances to her own beat. I love her. And Erin looked amazing in her Easter frock! Dunno why she shunned it in the first place!

Oh no I was wrong! Thank goodness! Last episode next week at 9.