Putting The 'Cool' In 'Orla McCool’! | Derry Girls | Channel 4

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

I'm always slightly envious of her. She's in her own little world, doesn't care what people think of her and lives her life on her own chaotic terms!

[@sully1821]

OMG SAME YES

[@joeladams2540]

The most wonderful scene in the series is orla dancing her way through Derry

[@froggiemoreee]

I was like that but suddenly I started to care🥲

[@FlowerPower-cf2fp]

Didn't mind Orla but they leaned into the quirky way too much this last season. Overdid it.

[@SarahBurke-hv6my]

We're all a little bit envious of Orla tbh. Even the ones who say they're not are filthy liars 😂😂

[@irenes2702]

My favourite Orla moment is when she takes her grandpa to the ball because he is the boy she likes the most

[@realjettlag]

Even on my dozenth watch, it makes me cry a little. So sweet and pure. She's so awesome. 🍭

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

@@realjettlag Anyone who took a grandparent to prom would be relentlessly ridiculed.

[@realjettlag]

@@DavidZ4-gg3dm And?

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

@@realjettlag No-one criticises her for it, which is unrealistic because she'd be ridiculed for it a lot.

[@realjettlag]

@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Not necessarily. She has a strong network of friends and family. We have seen what little snotbags Jenny, Tina, and a few others are. The show definitely doesn't take a Pollyanna view of anything, but there's nothing wrong with positive portrayals; they're every bit as realistic as negative ones.

[@Crow.Theodore]

I love how they don’t tease Orla for being different and accept her for who she is

[@chocolatestraw3971]

That and defend her like when she was doing step aerobics for the talent show.

[@Jake-d8d]

That's why the series one finale is so beautiful. They join her onstage as one, completely accepting her for who she is and sharing in her joy.

[@johnrockyryan]

​@@Jake-d8d the ending of that episode is one of the best ending to a season I have ever seen the girls dancing, the parents devastated by the bombing and dreams by the cranberries starts playing uhh 😢

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

No-one would accept her bringing her grandfather as her prom date; that'd get her ridiculed harshly.

[@fernandapichipil1722]

​@@DavidZ4-gg3dmWhy are you so obsessed with the fact that she "should" have been bullied?

[@seanbush5056]

She's the definition of chaotic neutral. I love her.

[@sam.victor470]

I like Clare. She is permanently on the verge of hysteria. I don't know how the other girls aren't doubled over with laughter all of the time. Brilliantly acted by the way. First class.

[@gideonstupke2257]

Hehehe. Claire reminds me of my sister. She used to be that same way at that age

[@belamoure]

Exhausting Clare and she is a unclass snitche!

[@dummytest4186]

“Help there’s a kidnapper on fire”

[@stefonwales1458]

That and "can I hold your gun" to the police man are my favorite lines

[@Ashley-qi9yu]

"We're not swans..." "Are we not?" 😩😂💕👌

[@33sixpack]

with a party hat cover her mouth and nose.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@inesmiranda]

Let me just say that I laughed so hard when Orla said "We're gonna go ride some farmers" 😆

[@Skyebright1]

“Right”

[@rosierennie5867]

"I dont smoke either, I just like melting stuff" - Orla McCool everyone

[@mariana7767]

3:37 i love how james and michelle are interested in orla's dream

[@JeSuisRene]

They’re all great, but Orla’s certainly the funniest of the Derry Girls.

[@zomska]

Bless Orla! As she’s being escorted away by the police , she says : ‘ Can I hold your gun!’😂😂😂

[@baronbestie5886]

"She really suits being dead,doesn't she?" *"...what..?.."*

[@TellEmB290]

“How many pieces of communion would you need to eat to eat a whole Jesus?” Quick, somebody call an ecumenical council! These are the christological answers we need

[@Owl_Space]

Someone on Tumblr worked it out mathematically. Couple hundred thousand wafers or so.

[@hoilst265]

THAT WOULD BE AN ECUMENICAL MATTER!

[@leini7461]

They really picked the perfect person to play Orla. I absolutely loved her character!!

[@craigmills3583]

Squirrels are such arseholes 😂 genius. I can’t tell you how much I love Derry Girls. Absolutely top draw comedy

[@CanadaDan]

- What even is lunch? - It's half breakfast, half lunch Orla "like a cornflakes sandwich" 🤣🤣 She's seriously my fave of the girls. Orla, her mom and uncle Colm are def my 3 fave characters in the show

[@Nillu89]

Brunch, not lunch.

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Always loved Orla, she's like that member of your D&D campaign whos slightly nuts, but always rolls a natural d20...

[@GinaSigillito]

“I know what I saw.” That’s right Orla.

[@gabifgt]

my favorite orla bit is when james says he's a derry girl and she jump into his arms giving him the biggest hug.

[@elizabethperry2622]

My favorite’s when she keeps a lighter because she just likes melting stuff. Incredibly relatable.

[@chocolatestraw3971]

A friend just introduced me to this show, and I binged it. At first I thought Orla was some kind of psychological bully because of the who diary for a book report thing. No, she just doesn't understand why anyone should care.

[@andrewjones575]

It's disappointing that she never has a major role in a storyline.

[@BrightStick14]

I would pay money to see a spin off of Orla in the woods, just surviving with her hunting knife and making friends with the wildlife 😂

[@stephenbrown1622]

I am glad she did not have a major role she would not have been funny she was funnier being in the background

[@SirEriol]

Orla is too OP to be a lead. The other characters would have to step up their game. She is aware of it. That's why she remains in the background.

[@Cpknightly2]

​@@BrightStick14ROTFLMAO

[@vel230]

Step Aerobics

[@adamg8814]

Security guard: What’s the purpose of your visit? Orla: We’re gonna go ride some farmers I love this show 😂

[@chrystianaw8256]

Raid

[@TellEmB290]

Roight o_o

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

@@chrystianaw8256 Yeah, I thought she said "raid some farmers". I laughed either way.

[@glenndouglas8822]

Security guard????

[@David_Hypnos]

How can you leave out the scene where she says “I love lezzie huntin’” the way she says it is just so perfect!

[@soundseeker63]

"Lion with wee tiny sausage dog legs" dream moment literally had me in tears when I first saw it! Orla is one "special" wee lady! :-D

[@izzybeth]

the first sequence of the last episode, Orla Gets Her Voter ID And Then There's A Dance Number, is her perfect shining moment

[@hermunkulus]

She's so goofy. Best character in the show.

[@katyanderson1413]

"if it is run away from home bad, i'm afraid i will need my snorkel back james" i love her so much

[@jaketowler9290]

I miss Derry Girls. It was such a good show.

[@Squicx]

You can hear Louisa Harland's voice 2:00 in the pilot. Before Orla's iconic voice, this is what it probably woulda sounded like.

[@jok86er]

Same at 5:30

[@DamanKingBear]

Yup that whole scene

[@SheBPadfoot]

One of my favorite parts with her is when she is heading to school and she is just dancing along, runs into a group of kids and does a dance with them. Orla is such a class act, I love her.

[@adamg8814]

“Can I hold your gun”

[@tdr2512]

Have a look how she's holding her hands.!

[@andrewjones575]

We know less about her than we do about all the other main characters.

[@adamg8814]

But we do know she likes sweets, riding farmers and melting things with lighters

[@MoMotaroDaisuke]

That's what makes her presence so intimidating yet enduring. She's like that person that was just there and you can't remember if you dreamed them up or not.

[@jamieashton3835]

Absolutely love derry girls Orlando and her mum are just hilarious real Irish humour and thr best

[@hollywoodwerewolf]

I guess it will always be a mystery who Orla McCool's father was

[@andrewjones575]

Likewise James' father.

[@NeverEverAlexEver]

“Oh, I love the fella with no head!” 🥰 I almost spit out my drink. She is WILD.

[@elizabethelliott3175]

"We didn't live in olden times! We didn't go to school on a horse and cart!":))

[@Crow.Theodore]

Michelle’s face when her poem is read

[@user-lb3jy6wi4o]

Orla was just the most fantastical unicorn 💕

[@leini7461]

I love how absolutely bonkers and different each of them are haha

[@crowdpleasa4495]

She's so weird and I adore it, one day I hope to have an Orla of my very own

[@SonyJacobThomas]

"Help! There's a kidnapper on fire!"

[@liammac5540]

I just love Orla. She's my favorite

[@ariaslegacies341]

There’s absolutely no way she isn’t autistic. Everything about her is neurodivergent coded, and we love her for it

[@sanaa4661]

- Happy birthday - And also with you - Right.. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mofisher4471]

i love how every season/year Orla's tie gets shorter and shorter!

[@ankylosaruswrecks3189]

I never noticed Orla had the silver cone beak!

[@gregbearne2195]

I don’t drink alcohol anymore because of all the arguments I have had with fucking squirrels!

[@allis_o2628]

Missed out on my favorite clip of Orla in a robber's Balaclava looking way to happy with herself XD

[@dr.snakes]

"Wee face hat!"

[@Liz-fm6mv]

orla and this series needs more recognition

[@hazeeqrazak]

Damn,she's just being herself✨✨💅

[@33sixpack]

"Squirrels are assholes" LMAOF. Orla regularly having conversations with squirrels.

[@VincentTornude]

"not doing me any harm."

[@dnd_dicegoblin]

-We just me met James‘ mammy. -she tried to set us on fire ! Forever my favourite

[@danibanez]

my favorite moment is the prom date with joe, reminds me of all the good times i've had with my grandpa and family✨

[@amydearing9866]

When she she says that she just wants to know what lesbians eat, it makes me giggle every time. Cause she’s actually talking about if they are vegetarians or not.

[@2011gcs]

They missed the Who the f#ck’s Kamal? He’s a wee Ethiopian boy from Ballybofey Dennis 😂 She’s brilliant

[@MsBizzyGurl]

That Orla was using Erin's diary for a book report... 🔪

[@doesntmatter6854]

“ An english rose among thornes” lol

[@indoorkites420]

Being also from derry i can honestly say orla represents all us Hufflepuffs here XD

[@Skyebright1]

Claire shaking her head at Orla not trusting her aunt ;)

[@momcatwoo]

A WHOLE JESUS 😅☠️

[@jenny-bu4le]

orla was fucking hilarious in the third episode of season 3 with the backpack and all that i cracked up about a million times

[@TheeKaylaMarieOne]

Kidnapper on fiiiiiih 🤣😭😅

[@Persei1]

2:26 this is toooo funny.

[@theresenydahl9531]

Love Orla!❤🤣❤🤣❤🤣❤🤣❤

[@daviddowney7703]

She is brilliant love her

[@chrishoughton6856]

Actress who plays her (Louisa Harland) is absolutely stunning 😍

[@daviddowney7703]

Shes brilliant love her

[@mmahendrasti]

You forgot “Kamal is an Ethiophian fella from Ballybofey, Dannis.” It made me rolling on the ground.

[@lochdown5509]

Anyone else curious of what Orla needed her snorkel back for?

[@IamEigee]

"how many pieces of communion do you think you need to eat a whole jesus" DJFHAJKGASHJKGF STOOp

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

I had to listen to it 5 times until I realized what she said, so if you didn't hear it either she said "I don't smoke either, I just like melting stuff"

[@angelamurphy9472]

Classic Orla on communion and a whole Jesus. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alleycat2502]

Orla is my spirit animal ❤😂

[@paddycampbell576]

I love Órla 😜

[@DeeJay-vt3cc]

5:35 “i KnOw WhAt I sAw 🙂”

[@Joel-vq3ch]

7:19 is such a good american accent it caught me off guard

[@SheBPadfoot]

I, for the record, really wanted to hear the rest of Orla’s dream with the wiener dog lion.

[@catherinetimmerman9107]

Orla is my favorite character!!

[@andyagusgaidhlig]

Difficult to say what my favourite Orla line is, but she comes out with some very random or inappropriate stuff 😂 Bet Lisa McGee had fun writing her.

[@betagombar9022]

Love Orla, love the Derry Girls (and James) 😂

[@belamoure]

Orla like her mom batty Sarah lives on a special bonbon planet! Love her so refreshing.

[@erafourohfour]

"How many pieces of communion do you think you'd need to swallow to eat a whole jesus?"

[@Skyebright1]

I put butter on them ;)

[@latchdoorlatch996]

Absolute ledge

[@anenfj8440]

"Orla is mental" 😭

[@monikatran7498]

My fave character

[@ELITESrBAMOFOS945]

Orla is tied with Sister Michael as my favorite

[@isaacmontoya9636]

Please Lord above let their be another season coming in someone’s brilliant Irish brain ready to pass that script and film

[@Biancalovestosew98]

Orla: Can I hold your gun? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂 I love her! She’s autistic just like me!

[@thatfatginger]

I love her SO much, I aspire to be as free as she is

[@MishaMercury]

Help! There's a kidnapper on fire!!

[@beobe99]

I absolutely love her!

[@bridgethannah2933]

Orla voting with a smiley face!

[@MH7R]

Orla is ❤️

[@gundome12]

2:26 I would done the same thing lol

[@J_bixby]

Love Orla

[@lexicheyfattie]

Orla is everything I strive to be

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

She’s a savant hahah 3:00

[@davidh8924]

She's not wrong about squirrels, though.