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DERRY GIRLS


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“We are Derry Girls!”

Title: Derry Girls
Season: 1-2 (Season 3 planned in 2020)
Year : 2018-?
Genre: Comedy
Rating IMDB: 8.3
Directed by: Lisa McGee
Main Cast: Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Erin), Louisa Harland (Orla), Nicola Coughlan (Clare), Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Michelle), Dylan Llewellyn (James)               

                Derry town in Northern Ireland, UK somewhat is a special town. The story focused on five teenagers in the all-girls school and their daily life. This series somehow a comedy and light story, but it always fresh and deliver new stories.
               Erin is more likely the main character between the other four friends. In the first episode in the first season, we will know the melancholic Erin, who likes writing and sometimes expressed too excessive. Her behavior made me sometimes resentful to her, but it made her character funny. Then, we also know her family, which started from her mother, father, grandparents, and her close cousin; Ola. Ola is the most unique character, I think. She is always herself, honest, and not complicated; she is the simplest character (and the tallest).
               Even Erin and Ola have a unique character, the other friend having it too. Clare is the cutest character, not because she has a cute appraisal, but her attitude somehow always makes me laughed. She talks too much and she is easily panicked. But she is tender, she cares about her friends. Moreover, with her body size, she has issues with her confidence.
               Their divergences are not stopped in Clare. That is weird if you have a friendship gang but none of them is a rebel. So, Michelle took that part, she becomes the most rebellious in the gang. Several problems often started from Michelle (or Erin in the 2nd). Luckily, there one is normal. James, the boy one and only, is the most normal member of the gang. He is Michelle’s cousin, and he had forced to join in all-girls Catholic School. He feels awkward at first (Actually I felt he had hard times until the end in adjusting with the rest of the gang). Besides that, he cares so much for his girl-friends.
               You can imagine how screwed up the gang. Their ‘little bit off’ personalities always direct them into the weird troubles. Of course, they have conflict sometimes, but it indeed the heart-warming moment. Story not only focuses on the gang but also their family. They live in the early 1990s, so you can imagine how their family’s life without technology.
               Derry girls is simple and full of heart-warming moments. Moreover, the dialogue is catchy and hilarious. If you are Irish, it might give you a nostalgic atmosphere. The production team creates the detail of the cinematography and the setting. If you are fans of light comedy and teen story, you certainly like this. This is my first teen TV series that I like the most even it is not nearly related the modern teen problems. Derry Girls sometimes related to heavy problems like racism (issues LGBT too), but it could deliver the story lightly and easily to watch.


My favorite scenes [SPOILER]:

When they got detention and the sister keeping them was…

Last episode of Season 1: They are always keeping each other back

The beautiful scenery tho

The tragedy of red suitcase full of vodka..

The almost heart-warming moment when they saw the dead body


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