Derry Girls | The Emotional Final Scene At The Talent Show

As Orla's talent show routine provokes ridicule from the assembled students, Erin and the others join her on the stage in support. Meanwhile the rest of the family are shocked as the impact of the Troubles rears it's ugly head.
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[@HatTrickComedy]

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[@zoelomas233]

It’s sister Michaels face and the hand on Gerry’s shoulder.

[@abbakarenina]

this is one of the best “they’re just KIDS” messages i’ve seen on tv

[@michaelwitkowski7534]

No , that's solidarity, friendship

[@oscarhaydenperditionbound1195]

We’re all just kids. Every single one of us.

[@metalheadmachine4861]

@@michaelwitkowski7534 its both messages

[@thomas_hobbs1453]

They're not just kids. They're teenagers or young adults. They understand the world. They can be prosecuted by the law for serious crimes unlike kids.

[@metalheadmachine4861]

@@thomas_hobbs1453 they are young adults playing kids in the show The message is youth and innocence is precious

[@beatrixkiddo4693]

Everyone in the comments seem to be confused about this scene. The show is based in the early 90's in Derry a place that seen a lot of violence during the troubles. This scene shows the innocence of the girls and their own world of problems but they are still able to be silly and laugh. In conjunction with that we see the parents, the older generation who have a different perceptive, a more worrying and heartbreaking one with very real and scary problems. A very powerful scene, I thought it was a great finish to a fantastic show. Can't wait for season 2.

[@jackdawson4371]

Beatrix Kiddo 80s pal I'm from derry

[@beatrixkiddo4693]

Jack Dawson early 90's late 80's you know what I mean

[@itsonlysound]

No it's set in the 90's. Hence all the 90's music.

[@ggff3761]

Shane Gallagher gerry Adams not gerry Kelly he was still in long kesh

[@ggff3761]

Shane Gallagher oh right wouldn't have thought they'd have let him do that so soon out of prison, just wondering does moloney cover the dissidents in that book? I've always wanted to read it

[@shamr0ck]

The stark contrast between kids just being kids, having fun and growing up to the backdrop of the troubles was so brilliantly portrayed here. So powerful for a comedy especially to be able to portray this dichotomy. I love it.

[@johnmacpherson9629]

shamr0ck YEP PAL Show got it spot on.

[@frt3329]

Series 2 had the opposite, while the adults are happy and celebrating, the kids were having some teen dramas and troubles, bloody ones!!

[@Adamgarv]

Also at the end the prom episode of season 2, its a contrast to the ending of the first season with the kids angry and fighting while the rest of ni and their parents celebrating which is the opposite of the season 1 ending

[@moirasim7738]

That was the feeling I got as a kid in 4th grade experiencing 9/11

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love that Granda Joe just tortured and insulted Gerry throughout the whole series but in these final moments Joe puts his hand on Gerry shoulder for support a small gesture but speaks volumes about their relationship.

[@trinaq]

MikeMJPMUNCH Yes, I agree. Despite looking down on and berating his son in law, it's nice to see that Joe is still capable of treating Gerry in a civilised way, even in the midst of a disaster.

[@Seal0626]

It's such a concise, subtle way of punching the audience in the gut with the reality of the time and place.

[@stillirise9705]

Its the way it is though with a lot of family. You could seem to hate each other, but when the going gets tough you'd have their back no problem

[@popland1977]

I thought it was quite a predictable set up tbh

[@fergalhughes165]

Was Omagh specifically mentioned?

[@lorixoxo76]

I love the way Michele just rolls her eyes and says “for fuck sake” like she is basically obliged to get up but really it’s because she loves her friends

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

And I love how James is just like "I'm so confused but they're all going up so I have to as well"

[@andrewkimble1592]

James is a Derry Girl

[@YukiTombo]

The moment at 2:49 when Sister Michael sees that the girls who give her so much grief are sticking up for their friend, and it melts her cold dead heart just a little bit... gets me every time

[@gabrielaorellana2734]

So beautiful!!

[@michaelwitkowski7534]

"Cold heart" Where? She has GSOH, us witty, sarcastic..

[@dj3114]

Very well said - I saw it and couldn't put my finger on it. You nailed it.

[@samtrotter7177]

@@thefilmexpert9655 You've massively misjudged her character

[@back_to_the_couch]

my interpretation: By this time she already got the news and it is more a bitter sweet moment, she sees the youth, behaving likekids should, free and without regret. But at the same time she knows how these events will influence the world around them and will affect them too.

[@reenovacaine6059]

My ma, grandma and sisters and brothers were down in the shankill the day it was bombed. My ma was a mere few shops away and as soon as she saw it, she threw my siblings into a shop, asked the lady to protect them, and ran into the street to rescue survivors and perform first aid. This is the country our people were built from, and i pray it never goes that far again

[@michelleMc2024]

Powerful Ree. Not religious but bless your mother. Strong woman

[@debadev2179]

Your Ma’s a legend

[@faithogiee]

God bless your mom

[@yusefdjedi5682]

My auntie was a nurse wen that happened 2 bless your mother's heart and all the other emergency services who saved lives that day

[@marciasullivan6451]

I thought this was the Omagh bombing? Regardless, there’s fault on both sides. It saddens me that we have so much in common than divides us

[@bkray26]

The whole thing about Sister Michael is she is taking it all in. She can see Orla is dancing gormlessly, because she is socially naive. She also sees her friends coming up to dance, so Orla doesn't feel alone or is singled out for jeering and they essentially protect her, by subjecting themselves to ridicule or abuse and they are genuinely having fun, basically pointing a big finger at everyone who is jeering at them. It is a selfless act. If the girls and James hadn't gone up to the stage, Orla may have been affected by the jeering and this may have been a loss of her innocence with how cruel this world can be. Erin, Michelle etc protect her from this loss of innocence. In that sense it is almost biblical. She also worries about Northern Ireland and what the struggles of real world do to make people miserable. Here the girls are care free and she is probably feeling nostalgic about how she felt when she was a child, before she became so weighed down with the reality of life.

[@ssai90]

Yep. The show hints a few times that she does have a certain respect for kids who push back and stand up for each other/a cause. (Course she also hates it a bit because it inconveniences her :P)

[@mightymoose1158]

@@ssai90 Just not on Judo night.

[@gerardpower7424]

@@mightymoose1158 😂

[@Squicx]

This comment makes the whole scene more emotional. I can't imagine Orla losing her sense of innocence. She was the highlight of the whole show and to imagine a reality where Orla just lost herself woulda made it heartbreaking. Luckily they went up to help her

[@andrewkimble1592]

@@Squicx I don't think that would be possible for Orla but it did make her own special moment even better with her friends which is great.

[@SgtPlmFry]

When I first saw this scene, I wasn't ready for this comedy to make me go through a whirlwind of emotions so quickly. The nostalgia of being goofy with your friends as a kid, seeing Sister Michael go through the same sense of missing that very sense of nostalgia that the audience feels as she watches the kids, the Troubles newscast, Joe consoling Gerry after endlessly tormenting him, and The Cranberries' "Dreams" in the background was too much. I started bawling like crazy. Still I re-watched the scene about ten times. The crazy part? I'm not even Irish. I'm a Black American, yet the show is so good that it still spoke to me.

[@rulelove1]

I love how they made us feel absolutely everything they want us to feel, which is everything you had said. That is something that a lot of shows/movies try and fail but this is pure art. Love all of your words.

[@silvasilvasilva]

Powerful words there. Thaťs how we realize that, in spite of everything else, we are all so similar.

[@bat8046]

I cried too

[@emibug]

same

[@MrBrendanus]

You should look into the history, in the simplest of interpretations this is part of something that started with a civil rights movement inspired by Martin Luther King.

[@chattycatie19961701]

Erin was right Orla does have muscles.. see how she lifted her off the ground at the end. She should have gotten that gardening job 😂😅

[@seyara1]

Aye, nightmare so it is

[@richarddowling9794]

Bit of a Mona Lisa expression on the nuns face, we can’t tell if she is happy or sad. She could be happy for the girls enjoying themselves yet sad for conflict of the North, brilliantly captured the whole emotion of the scene. Also a great tune to bring it all together

[@vincegay986]

That shot of Sister Michael’s enigmatic expression is what made this sequence really start to affect me. Previous to this, I never thought about what might really be going on in her head because I was so focused on how funny she really is. Sister Michael is a mystery. I went through being in New York on 9/11-easy, compared to what the directly affected families went through, and compared to what it must be like to live for decades on end, always braced for the worst. From my experience, though, this sequence seems to ring true. The restraint and the humor make for a very real depiction of joy and tragedy in juxtaposition.

[@japagowtrio8008]

I reckon she feels the power of their happiness and joy and youth.

[@Rosibrosibuns]

I think she finds it beautiful that even through horrid and troubling times "children" find happiness.

[@almyle503]

Orrrrrr...she’s cringing at them because...ya know...she’s sister Michael.

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

It's nostalgia for her youth.

[@77Amnita]

Honestly, it was seeing Joe's reaction with Gerry is what made me bawl. It was a subtle, but powerful gesture that shows while Joe gives Gerry shit, he still knows that he's family, and they're in the same storm. Such a brilliant and amazing scene.

[@niacchi]

This made me cry for several minutes. This kind of thing happens too often in Iraq and Afghanistan. I believe they deserve the same level of empathy.

[@miurtouissi1093]

[@jhonshephard921]

Pakistani here. I literally remember these things happening as a kid in Karachi in the 2000s. Remember that checkpoint scene in the first episode? that used to happen and after Malala, we were told not to stand near any windows at my high school.

[@pat2rome]

I was dating a girl from Massachusetts when the Boston Marathon bombing happened, and I remember how shaken she and her whole family were to have something like that happen somewhere they knew so well. I can't even imagine how it must feel to have that be a risk every single day, not just an aberration.

[@quo33]

Most people on earth know about Iraq and Afghanistan though but I don't think a lot of people know about the Troubles.

[@niacchi]

@@quo33 knowing about something and being empathetic about it are not necessarily the same thing. I think they should be though! The atrocities of the past 2 months in Ukraine and the world's reaction has showed us that we have become desensitized about Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately many people have become desensitized about Ukraine itself compared to the early days of the war, even though the devastation, destruction, and human suffering is compounding every minute that goes by.

[@trinaq]

This was such a perfect, powerful way to end the first series. I loved how at 2:14, the action switches from the teens cheerfully dancing on stage, to the adults watching the TV coverage of the bombing. The swift mood change just speaks so many words, especially as the Troubles were mostly background foil to the main characters' antics until now. Props to Lisa McGee and all cast and crew for this show. Can't wait to see what Series 2 brings!

[@Azlak-hj9yi]

Caitriona Quigley completely agree; the contrast was very cleverly done. Also the way they (eventually) accept Claire’s lesbianism is like a nod to the future and progress rather than being stuck in the past. Especially with the use to Dreams over the top of it.

[@trinaq]

Azlak0507 Thank you very much! Unlike most shows, only Erin seemed to have a problem with Claire being gay, before gradually growing to accept it. It's definitely a progression, especially in 1990's Derry. I thought it was cool of James to sit beside Claire during the talent show, knowing that she might need a friend after her fight with Erin, and not caring what anyone thought.

[@chelseaoliver5404]

Caitriona Quigley it'd be the omagh bombing there watching isn't it?

[@trinaq]

Chelsea Oliver According to the show's creator, Lisa McGee, the bombing depicted isn't based on any particular real life incident, but just a series of them.

[@samuelholmes3696]

I agree completely!

[@frances_and_the_moon]

Sister Michael's expression at the end made me cry

[@saelaird]

Amazing scene. Juxtapositions perfectly composed in sequence. It’s an absolute masterpiece.

[@zuzanifzain7290]

Mmm

[@classixdrummer]

It would seem that someone has been gifted a thesaurus. As to your description of the scene, I completely agree with you. “Cryin’, I’m not cryin’, you are.”

[@saelaird]

@@classixdrummer One hath been bestowed with the very grandest of thesaurui and indeed one of the finest swinging male appendages in all the realm, bulbous, long, mighty and strong.

[@elsawahlstrom]

this made me cry, this is 100% what it is to be a teenager... it doesnt matter that you live in northen ireland in the early 90s, no all that matters right NOW is to not let your friend make a fool out of herself at the school talent show. There is no other point in life when were able to be that self-centered and innocent and i just really love this scene.

[@geekygalaxy4307]

No joke I cried while first watching this

[@Holybible3366]

Same !

[@samuelholmes3696]

I STILL cry watching it now!

[@partypiano0729]

This was my first time

[@blue2747]

Even though I never lived at that time in that place, it feels so nostalgic and sweet!

[@jay_frfx]

Still cry now, having lived in the Midlands near enough to the border during the time was very sad

[@dummytest4186]

I love how this show also shatters the standards of masculinity with James’s portrayal of what it takes to be a strong male in the difficult turbulent era we called high school. I absolutely love how you can see the absolute terror in his eyes but he pushes thru it to support his friend in need, without the need to be physically violent. This is how he fights and it’s a beautiful thing!! Well Done.

[@punkcat77]

What an ending, was in tears. And with Dolores O'Riordan gone so recently 😓 so powerful

[@stevieg9449]

Listening to Dolores singing gives me the chills, excellent song!

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Stevie G same. Goosebumps

[@MrSporkster]

This was a bloody perfect ending.

[@sheisveryfamous]

Why did they change this to Take That on Netflix? This version makes me emotional. On Netflix, it did nothing to me at all...

[@toddbrennan7313]

Wondering the same thing!! Completely changed the entire mood!

[@crossemily]

Alas they didn't have the rights to Madonna's like a prayer outside the UK/Ireland

[@crossemily]

@@toddbrennan7313 Alas they didn't have the rights to Madonna's like a prayer outside the UK/Ireland

[@adopteddivide31]

Lucien Comedy I was just coming her to comment that! I was so disappointed. At least we still got The Cranberries.

[@ColmK83]

I don't understand, in my netflix, the same song plays as in the video

[@thesteve120]

In a world where TV feels the need to oversimplify and patronise an audience i'm so glad they let the contrast of this ending just hang there to be appreciated.

[@deanthebean8275]

The fact they don’t play “Like a Prayer” on US Netflix is a travesty.

[@errolpletcher9186]

Same with "Caribbean Blue" in the season 2 finale. 😮‍💨😒

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Blame Madonna lol

[@elizabethorla3700]

I don’t usually have emotional reactions to many tv shows but everytime i watch this scene, i get chills. The music, sister michael, joes hand on Gerry’s shoulder, the kids having fun, the baby in mary’s arm. absolutely perfect ending

[@bellaloves2815]

I kinda forgot the all bad stuff that was happening, mostly focusing on the girls and James and never listening to the news or radio that would be going on in the background of the show when the grown up were around. Totally blind sides you in a way if you don’t pay attention to everything or remember the history of the troubles and where it hit the most. Like it was talked about among the adults and the soldiers were on the background and everything but I totally forgot it all and focused on the humour and drama of the kids

[@Turquoise412]

@@vincegay986 Orange parade - not Republican.

[@vincegay986]

Yup. Brain fart. Fixed it.

[@Turquoise412]

Vince Gay James would have been completely lost in confusion, if they got stuck in a nationalist parade! As for Michelle, well, would she still fancy them if they didn’t hate her ?

[@vincegay986]

It’s played for laughs, but the van heist, the bomb scares, the border stowaway, getting stuck in the Orange Order parade-all have potential to get pretty ugly.

[@vincegay986]

Turquoise412 Not sure James would survive.

[@sisigpapi]

The show takes place in 90s Derry. Know what else happened in Derry? Bloody Sunday in 1973. It adds a layer of gravity to the adults' reactions and makes grandda's hand on Gerry's shoulder all the more poignant. They've been through murders and bombings like these. The show takes place in the 90s so they must have been in their teens when it happened and grandda must have been perhaps in his 40s. We might see some flashbacks in S2 of the adults in their youth as well as a U2 soundtrack thrown here and there

[@KAD10895]

More than bloody Sunday happened in Derry.

[@vincegay986]

Sobering to think that Northern Ireland teenagers of the 90’s had never known a world without The Troubles. They wouldn’t until they were in their 20’s.

[@JanetMarieRose73]

I went to Derry as part of my recent travels. I had a few pictures taken by the memorials in Derry. People asked me why I was not smiling. Its like taking a goofy smile selfie at the Anne Frank House or similar, you just do not do that. It was an eye opener much like when I first came to Belfast in 2006 to see my long time best friend who came of age during the Troubles. To hear about the Troubles from our guides on the taxi tours was enlightening for me as an American Catholic that never was concerned about her neighbors' religious and political views growing up.

[@vincegay986]

@@JanetMarieRose73 That, "Why aren't you smiling?", question seems so consistent with the tone of this series.

[@JanetMarieRose73]

I remember in the months before I met up with my best friend in Belfast in 2006 for the first time, I was a bit concerned as in the states we were told certain things on the news about the Troubles. He assured me that it was perfectly safe to come, and he would not take me anywhere that was not safe. He kept his word as a gentleman, and looked after me very well the weekend of my visit. I saw and learned a lot from him, and have been back many times since then. Nothing bad happened during my travels thankfully, and the people there are very welcoming too.

[@GingerZombie29]

Joe putting his hand on Gerry's shoulder is a really nice touch. So is Sister Michael's face while she's watching the girls and James.

[@TheGargantuanAppleHMPBTS]

So glad this is finally on KZbin, a perfect ending. The song, the direction, the meaning, all work together to produce a real tearjerker. It’s just... amazing. The juxtaposition of innocence vs horror. How happy the gang is, vs how horrified the family is. And finally, Joe showing some affection for Gerry for the first time. Brilliant. Love this show and the characters. Can’t wait for a DVD or Blu-ray release and more stories with Erin, Orla, Claire, Michelle and James!

[@rachaelevans8351]

The Gargantuan Apple the box set is on Channel 4

[@mehreen8389]

Wat is the song called pls?

[@clauderains1534]

@@mehreen8389 dreams by the cranberries

[@TheShadowchiefstudio]

The scene which elevated this series from a pretty good series to a masterpiece

[@rabbitscooter]

Arguably the best season finale in years. Damn near perfect, honestly. Every showrunner should watch this show, in its entirety, to understand buildup and payoff, and how much more effective an emotional scene can be when it's earned. Sadly, so many shows - Star Trek Discovery, I'm looking at you - want this in every episode but aren't willing to work for it. Lazy wankers.

[@ZuluDeadMan3]

I hold it together until grandpa Joe puts his hand on Jerry's shoulder, then I'm gone!

[@izzydavy7593]

I still get chills every time I watch this scene

[@CarlaLR74]

This is the ride or die group of friends we all need in our lives.

[@seanbrown3729]

I am Irish descent and enjoyed this series but the contrast is genius between kids having fun ,the adults worrying but the hand on the shoulder speaks volumes and using Cranberries singer who had recently died just added to the emotion. The only other comedy episode with similar emotional impact is the final episode of Blackadder 4 when they go over the top.

[@pat2rome]

"I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here? ...Good luck, everyone."

[@deno7343]

That final scène of Blackadder smashed me to pieces...

[@thecircledk8597]

There are so many narratives/layers going on here it is astounded ...

[@JM-xd9lg]

I was in Derry Girls, one of the schoolgirls and Irish dancers.

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

J * M that’s so cool!

[@SharpPear]

Lucky you 😀

[@Shamoo28]

I’m so glad they put an amazing Irish band in the final episode. Such a great conclusion to a great season. Desperately waiting for season 3!

[@shannon-2497]

I don’t think there will be a season 3 and if I’m being honest I don’t really want one

[@bruh-ok5ks]

@@shannon-2497 you might not want one but we certainly do

[@shannon-2497]

@@bruh-ok5ks i just love joe season 2 ended i feel like a season 3 would spoil that

[@Lilyrev]

@@shannon-2497 it is next tuesday

[@marcelinapanyvina7323]

Season 3 was amazing as well, and they did include a great irish band at the finale.

[@robertharrington703]

This is one of the best scenes I've ever seen in a TV show. Its so perfectly poignant, combines normal life with the hell of the troubles, shows Joe had a soft side for Gerry after all, Sister Michael becoming human to us all, this scenes is magical.

[@davidmetlesits972]

As I was watching the show, this scene came out of nowhere. The kids mending their relationship scene was a tearjerker enough, but the cut from the energetic cavalcade of music and motion to the somber silence of the news broadcast and the face of the adults... a beautifully executed scene and a definite spine-chiller

[@Rgs354]

Such an amazing episode! So excited for S2

[@summerisout-realityshow_195]

RGS there won’t be a season 2 ❤️

[@JackCarrollNumber1]

There will stop lying Wait Nadine Coyle is in S2

[@Rgs354]

Actually, there will be. It was confirmed in January :)

[@bendalymckenna6271]

RGS January 2019 but spend your whole life waiting.

[@sugerbabev1978]

Summer is out -Reality Show_ yes there is lisa magee confirmed it

[@sabriaabilon1943]

if there's one thing i learned from derry girls... you have a short time of being a teenager, don't waste it.

[@ericbana191]

Beautiful scene. On one side the family is saddened/devastated due to the incident and on the other hand the girls happy in their own world, away from the turmoil. 'Dreams' just elevates it.

[@dieplz9631]

Orla is queeeeeen

[@adamlachlanmacdonald1199]

Class

[@tomryan4556]

Sister Michael's heart of ice melted for a split second and it was fkn beautiful

[@sheilaburns8977]

This scene is beautiful and poignant ... my eyes burn ... the girls and James standing up and showing love and support for Orla, Sister Michael recognizing the gesture and Joe placing his hand on Gerry's shoulder while watching the horrors of the day. PEACE to ALL ... and STAY SAFE and HEALTHY.

[@andy3127]

Seen this episode a few time now and still the ending gets to me. I'm 35 and throughout my childhood I remember "the troubles" this scene perfectly captures the innocence of childhood and the reality of life in N.I back then. We all had our inner conflicts which at the time we thought were the biggest problems of all, but were only minor in reality. Behind every child in N.I were parents who were trying to navigate their children through these times whilst trying to preserve thier innocence and this scene portrays that perfectly.

[@glossypompom4465]

It’s hard to understand how powerful this scene is unless you lived it during the time. And had also seen the whole series to realise how much the hand on the the shoulder means

[@Harry-gt5jx]

This hit hard. i'm from a catholic background but the majority of my family weren't political and fairly integrated in England. Either an attack from the Orange or the Green we'd go silent around the tv just knowing what the next few weeks were going to be like in our communities and our country. The moments of peace during the troubles came as quick as they left.

[@eilishoshea3349]

This scene is perfection - the music, the cut to the family watching the news, Sr Michael's face watching the kids dancing, Granda's hand on Gerry's shoulder. It's so good. I get chills every time when the Cranberries start playing. I can't watch the Netflix version with Take That instead of Madonna, have to watch it here.

[@Marie0575]

This must just about sum up how children grew up in the 90s in NI. They were shielded from getting consumed with the bad things happening around them. Well done Lisa 👏🏾 and thank you for giving us this gift.

[@pat2rome]

A look of nostalgia and a hand on a shoulder, two tiny actions that have a huge impact.

[@sistersarah2874]

I watched this with my Mam and cried haha

[@thanib7796]

Same here.

[@Holybible3366]

Same!

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Sister Sarah I cried

[@legendkiller2k]

This scene sent chills down my spine.

[@quebbles]

this scene feels more poignant when you think about how the parents' actors grew up during the troubles

[@gentblue]

The younger actors were born or kids during The Troubles too. The girls were in their early twenties to early thirties when it was filmed.

[@lara_br0wn]

This scene always forms a lump in my throat. My uncle was a catholic fighting for the British side, and as a result the IRA blew up his brother. He never went back to Ireland. The stark contrast between young girls having fun and the horrific tragedies of the real world really makes you wake up. So beautifully done

[@adamcraig1468]

Yep, being a policeman then was one of tbf most dangerous things you could do. My child minders husband was RUC. Many attempts on his life

[@jaken6855]

Infairness I've plenty of links I could send you showing how much people the British paramilitaries killed and thath includes the RUC they were scumbags! Look up the Miami showband! It's terrible but infairness I tend to side more with the IRA considering how much we're butchered in Ireland for 700+ years that the British powers committed genocide on the Irish. Not to mention their direct involvement in the famine that killed 1 million poor Irish people.... Fuck the RUC and fuck the Queen. If I could go back in time I'd tell the IRA that the bomb isn't going to be big enough to kill thatcher lol PS Ireland still hasn't gotten back to the population it was prior the Great Famine! Not to mention what Cromwell did in the 1600's, pure evil.

[@desvicious502]

Christ I'm so sorry :(

[@hendrixman1996]

on the first watch this juxtaposition of the innocence and fun of childhood with the tragedy of war and death was such a gut punch

[@lifeender41]

This scene absolutely snuck up on me. Went from laughing to crying in less than a minute.

[@CasperLD]

That silence while watching the latest horrific event. That silence. I'll never forget that.

[@delanodegenie6970]

This final scene is so beautifully written and choreographed it's hard to describe.

[@tinymxnticore]

This show has my heart.

[@Jenny46901]

I'm late to this and am just now watching this series, and episode wrecked me. So powerful, raw, and beautifully done. As soon as "Dreams" started playing, the sobs came. Man. What a show.

[@brodogoks2526]

Same. The music on this show is amazing

[@johnrockyryan]

​@@brodogoks2526 some of the best music chooses on any tv shows ever

[@AmyAberrant]

That moment when Claire and Erin lock eyes with each other omg I’m sobbing 😭

[@soniamadhukra]

Should be played on a loop to all those arsehole politicans who're trying to take us back there ... and are very close to suceeding

[@vincegay986]

One of my favorite moments is in episode 2, when Ma Mary asks Grandpa Joe to turn the TV down, as Ian Paisley’s voice is blasting from it. Grandpa: “I have turned it down. It’s at zero.” Then, staring at Paisley on the TV: “I don’t know how he does it.”

[@michladd24]

@@vincegay986 As an American who knew what was taking place at the time I thought that scene was class!

[@pauline1024]

Boris Johnson should watch this series.

[@siobhanofarrell4646]

Adam Beasley Go fuck yourself you ignorant prick. Centuries of attempting to subdue us and the brits have never succeeded. As for pussies like you with your “don’t tread on me” shite - you and the red states your inbred asses populate are the biggest fucking welfare queens in the US. 🖕🇮🇪

[@robmil6444]

Siobhan O'Farrell fuck off bigot

[@stuartcassells7777]

This scene makes me cry every time I watch it. Coming from Belfast and having family killed it the conflict makes me very emotional watching this brilliant programme. So proud to be from Northern Ireland.

[@ryanclarke9706]

One of the most beautiful scene in history. Catholic or Protestant we’re all the same we all need to start realising this, hate is baggage, god bless!

[@judehanley8579]

Great ending song, little did they know she wouldn’t be with us just 11 days after this was released. RIP Dolores

[@omarsabih]

The last few seconds makes this a masterpiece.

[@andresescobar7337]

I was rewatching this scene as I just finished the show on Netflix (international viewer over here) and was very surprised to see that the original song performed by Orla was "Like a Prayer" since it actually got changed to Take That's "Pray" on the actual Netflix version. I feel that "Like a Prayer" suits the scene so much better but nevertheless it was such a brilliant sequence. I got goosebumps while watching it, the contrast between the pure joy of the kids and the genuine shock from the adults, was such an amazing ending to an amazing show and can't wait for the new season.

[@xeibhlinx]

They did a similar thing when they released Skins in the US and changed the music for multiple episodes. It totally changed the feel of the scene

[@wendyquiroga6197]

I noticed the song change too. Is there a reason for the swap?

[@funfuz]

@@wendyquiroga6197 I suspect they weren't able to get the rights to use the song globally or it was too expensive to buy the rights for global use.

[@wendyquiroga6197]

@@funfuz oh ok, thank you.

[@graceunderfire54]

When the show first appeared on Netflix it had Like A Prayer. When I went to rewatch it two months later, the song had changed.

[@mili9882]

Everything about this scene is just perfect. It really gave me chills.

[@saraangel6696]

So, it’s definitely different, but i grew up in colombia and while the worst part of the violence happened in the 80s and 90s, it was still going on in the early 2000s. I remember things like this. Doing whatever kid or teenager related stuff and getting home to the news of a bombing or a shooting between the army and the guerrillas, or worse, whatever the narcos were doing in the 80s/90s. I remember my dad having to prepare us for “something” more than once. He always said that whatever happened to him, we shouldn’t every pay for him, that our lives were more valuable than his

[@KayleighNatasha]

Michelle doesn't even bat an eyelid when Orla is on stage doing aerobics

[@kiddieclutter]

This show never ends to impress me. I can’t even find the words to explain how many emotions the ending scenes for each of the seasons makes me feel. For a comedy, this show is so well written and personally, nothing compares to it. I’m related to Dolores O’Riordan (The person who is singing the song) through marriage and her music is beautiful, it’s so sad to hear what happened to her a few years ago.

[@martinwoulfe4506]

One of the most emotional scenes I've watched on television

[@declanquinn5196]

This was Northern Ireland for us 90s kid's... Just everyday... No one to help... What else was there to do but get on with it... Makes me proper homesick seeing this. :) Powerful stuff. :)

[@brendapatriciav]

This is FAR better than the one on Netflix with the Take That song! Love the framing of the three generations of the wee baby, Gerry and Joe.

[@Urban-Spaceman]

Brilliant, thought provoking, emotional scene. Great writing, beautifully portrayed by all.

[@jamesshore2987]

This scene is very powerful. To some people, school is seen as a way to spend time with their friends, away from the issues at home... and this demonstrates this. Even though the troubles were happening, school was still a safe refuge.

[@NandoDisco]

Just finished the final season and came back to this one. What a phenomenal show.

[@dee46569]

Hate that they changed the song on Netflix version but hands down the ending captures the innocence of the children in a world full of hate and danger

[@theulsterexpat]

This knocked me for six. For those that grew up during the troubles, Omagh was one of those moments you remember where you were when you found out. Now aged 40, I still remember that I was at Ballymena Utd v Glenavon at the Ballymena Showgrounds, and remember hearing the news trickling through after the full time whistle.

[@adamcraig1468]

Mum worked in the hospital when the injured came in and she said it was horrendous

[@zandamaskkeppel6990]

It's the look on Sister Michael's face that tears me up.

[@814912]

This is such a moving scene! I've only recently been learning more about what went on in Ireland during the 20th century, and honestly it's so shocking. I live in Scotland, so I'm not even that far away, (and watching Derry Girls I've noticed so many similarities to us in the words they use and aspects of their culture) but we literally learned absolutely nothing about Irish history in school. It was all English history, the world wars and William Wallace. It was so weird just recently learning that so much awfulness happened in Ireland, so recently and so near to me, and I spent so much of my childhood knowing virtually nothing about it.

[@clairebear5064]

Same. I remember seeing the fronts of news papers and knew the phrase the Omagh Bombing without actually knowing anything about it despite living in Scotland, and like you said so many similarities in our cultures and phrases. Though in 98 I was only 9 years old and despite being so close to NI it’s also seemed like a world away where (thankfully) we didn’t have to worry about such things. Such a powerful scene especially when Joe put his hand on Gerry’s shoulder. Gone.

[@conorsmith8551]

God I remember seeing the omagh bombing on tv when I was 9, before that there was conflict at drumcree with the orange order parades but this just made me see the senselessness of it all, tourists were killed as well, who were just in the town on a day out from Belfast and then for that to happen. I remember then just thinking “when is this going to end?” The good Friday agreeement had been signed only 4 months before and this bombing was seen as an act of defiance from the so called “real ira” but public disgust at it really just turned the tide. There’s never been a bombing as bad as that and I pray there never will be. That was nail in the coffin of the whole IRA campaign. Widespread condemnation after all the great political work in securing the good Friday agreement and peace process. God , I remember I had a little book of Irish history and read it all the time when I wasn’t in school and I was witnessing living history then, driving back through the city centre in Dublin and just hearing the reports on the radio that they were close to securing a peace. There was a lot of tension but everyone on the island of Ireland points to that agreeement as the watershed moment.

[@JacobBush16]

Man the way this show just randomly shoved the real, brutal aspects of The Troubles into your face is really effective. So much of the show is based around how terrible and chaotic Derry is that you just associate the conflict with humor. And then they remind you it is real. It is horrible. And it did happen. Still gets me to cry every time I watch.

[@nathanielrodriguez1873]

I like how Season 2 juxtaposed this with the second to last episode of the season where the girls start fighting over a tomato juice prank while the rest of the country starts celebrating the ceasefire

[@JamesSmith-qr7be]

This scene unexpectedly brought tears to my eyes. I'm from Christchurch and in recent times we have had a deadly earthquake and a mass shooting. Obviously not related to the issues in Northern Ireland but made me realise these sorts of disasters have always been around and unfortunately always will. They had it worse in Northern Ireland as these threats constantly loomed over their heads but the chch disasters made me realise that no where is truely safe. Before the earthquakes events like natural disasters and mass shootings were things I saw on telly happening somewhere else in the world . . . You never think it will happen to you.

[@dannyhatch91]

This scene is so incredible. I had never really noticed it before but when the camera is looking over Orla’s shoulder at the beginning of her performance, everything is so epic and well-lit and her movements are synced perfectly to the music. It’s like exactly how she envisioned it going up there and how she wants to be perceived. Then when the camera pulls back and shows her from the perspective of the audience, it just looks more awkward. I just thought that was interesting.

[@nielsenn7012]

This is such a strong screen. A huge unexpected contrast to a comedy series. Huge respect

[@tara-emmawilder8424]

Pure Gold ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯 Sister Michael's smile 👍😁 More please DERRY GIRLS ❤

[@aaronholmes8568]

This reduces me to tears every time I see it. Takes me right back to growing up in NI

[@samuelholmes3696]

Me too mate. I thought it was a very good way to end the series.

[@siramea]

Please all listen to Talking Derry Girls podcast, its 3 women from Derry Talking about Derry Girls but also their lives, it's fascinating, interesting and funny and it's an excellent accompaniment.

[@ethanol1586]

I love this scene so much. All the girls having fun and dancing, Joe and Gerrys relationship, sister michael subtly approving of the girls. It's just so incredibly well done

[@YKKY]

If this isn't the best show ever then I don't know what is... This was so real and raw and pure.

[@julescorkery8299]

Saw this on You Tube and then when it aired on Netflix was so disappointed that Like A Prayer was not used due to copyright issues w Madonna. Glad to see it is still coming through w LAP. Such a stronger scene w Madonna’s song.

[@Haylie2610]

I just finished the show on netflix and found out the original footage included "Like a Prayer" by Madonna instead of the updated version with "Pray" by Take That. Thank you for uploading the original, it hits different.

[@emmaallen2982]

Can’t wait for the next series....one of the best comedies I’ve seen in a long while.

[@hamandcheesedandwich]

I feel like I could write an essay on this scene, it was just done so well! And reading these comments has me tearing up

[@paulhardy7585]

Absolutely brilliant, sums up friendship and togetherness, them girls laughing and calling her names would have completely ruined her and destroyed her innocence, I think even the nun appreciated that act of friendship, brilliant series and very emotional ending.. Well done girls, I'm now a massive fan of this as my Mrs has been mithering for ages to watch it.. Glad I did now..