After three series and nineteen episodes, we finally bade farewell to our favourite wee doofuses from a small corner of Northern Ireland this week, with the finale of Derry Girls across two episodes. So for quite possibly the last time, let's get down to the craic...In the first installment, 'Halloween', it's time for the one … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×06: ‘Halloween’ / 3×07: ‘The Agreement’
Deary me we've got to the penultimate episode of the last ever series already? Better catch ourselves on then gang...And we open on the unusual sight of Aunt Sarah reading this week. Even more unusually: reading about the Russian Revolution... Da Gerry is of course questioning this. I mean Ma Mary reading Wuthering Heights in … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×05: ‘The Reunion’
Now, it's a bit of a rule of thumb that if an episode of Derry Girls opens on a panning shot of the school badge for Our Lady Immaculate College, then that usually means one of two things; an assembly of some description, or an assembly where Jenny Joyce is singing.It is with this expectation … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×04: ‘The Haunting’
Before we begin this week... There's an announcement of sorts. Far from being half way to the end of this current series and thus to the end of Derry Girls entirely, turns out that actually... https://twitter.com/BritishComedy/status/1520081753347612679?t=i4hP9HhbCZzMroGS0VARaQ&s=19 Well that's good craic, isn't it?And now for this week's episode. All aboard...It would appear the Quinns are off … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×03: ‘Stranger On A Train’
Now, it's been a while since we've been able to say that a Derry Girls episode combines a Ma Mary-centric storyline, complete with all the 90s references and some absolutely iconic one liners. But for this week's episode, we got hooked up and then some. And on with the show... We open at the Quinn … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×02: ‘The Affair’
Well, it's been about three years longer than any of us anticipated back in 2019. But finally, we can, with wild abandon, say "Slainté motherf***ers", as our Channel 4 sitcom faves Derry Girls returned this week for their third - and sadly, final - series. And so too, have our week-by-week reviews of the show. … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×01: ‘The Night Before’
So six episodes later, we find ourselves at the end of another series of Derry Girls. And if you thought last week's episode was a rollercoaster and a half, wait until you see what this week's end of series hurrah holds in store - oh, and read on for a special announcement from our sponsors...* … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×06: ‘The President’
How's about you? With the series finale less than a week away, we turn our attention to giving the craic on what happened on the penultimate episode of this series of Derry Girls, which as you'll see, quite frankly could have been a finale episode itself. You'll see what we mean as we go on... … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×05: ‘The Prom’
Time once again to bring you the lowdown on this week's Derry Girls - but before we do, firstly a hearty congratumalations to the girls - and the show's writer Lisa McGee - as the show has just this week been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Scripted Comedy Show. Fingers crossed you win and … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×04: ‘The Curse’
Another week, another new episode of Derry Girls to get through. We're at the halfway point of Series 2 already and quite frankly, we're wondering why it's not long enough. Damn you Channel 4. But no time for mid-series wallowing, for we need to catch ourselves on and dissect what went down on Episode 3...No, … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×03: ‘The Concert’
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