History Recap / DerryGirlsS1E6

* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Subtle, but seeing Jenny's opposition to the lesbian issue of the school publication immediately causes Sister Michael to rethink her stance.

* OverprotectiveDad: Joe always hates Gerry, but now his other daughter has a love interest to hate as well.
-->'''Gerry:''' Welcome to the club, Ciaran.

-->'''Mary:''' They were my birthday photos, for God's sake. I mean you only turn 33 once.
-->'''Gerry:''' You've been 33 a few times now, in fairness, Mary.

* ComingOutStory: For Clare, who anonymously submitted a story to the school's writing competition about being in the closet as a lesbian. She chooses to come out after Erin publishes the story in the school's newsletter and the response is overwhelmingly positive.

--> '''Erin:''' Look, girls, I know Louise meant a lot to you all...
--> '''Jenny:''' She's not dead, Erin!
--> '''Erin:''' Well, not yet! ''(beat)'' Hopefully she won't, you know, die, but if she does, the show must go on! Isn't that right, Sister Michael?
--> '''Sister Michael:''' ''(stage whisper)'' You terrify me.

-->'''Erin:''' Well, I'm sorry, Clare, but I'm just not interested in you, not like that.
-->'''Clare:''' ''(disgusted)'' "Not interested in you like that"? Look at the state of you.

* ComingOutStory: For Clare, who anonymously submitted a story to the school's writing competition about being in the closet. She chooses to come out after Erin publishes the story in the school's newsletter and the response is overwhelmingly positive.
* ContrastMontage: When students begin laughing at Orla's step aerobics performance, the rest of the girls band together and join her on stage, dancing and laughing along with her in a moment of pure silliness and joy - then a hard cut to the parents reveals that there's just been news of a bombing that killed 12 people. The parents can only stand around the TV in mute horror.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: PlayedWith. Everyone's attitude towards a potential lesbian at school is very reminiscent of 90s attitudes towards homosexuality. The word 'dyke' is freely said by the protagonists, and Sister Michael tries to censor the school magazine from spreading the story. In spite of this, no character except Erin expresses anything but positivity toward lesbians and gay people in general - most students are actually excited by the news of a lesbian being in their school, and it's stated that the girl would "basically be a celebrity" if she were to reveal herself. In addition, Sister Michael's only concern regarding the story was having to deal with pushback from higher ups, not any moral issue regarding gayness, and she is visibly proud after discovering that the girls published their story after explicitly being told no, even swiping a copy of it to read for herself.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The bombing is so serious and heart-breaking that Joe actually gives Gerry, his hated son-in-law, a reassuring and comforting hand on the shoulder as they watch the news.

* ComingOutStory
* ContrastMontage: There's just been news of a bombing that killed 12 people, and the parents are standing around the TV in mute horror. Meanwhile at school their children are doing a goofy carefree dance with friends.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Everyone's attitude towards a potential lesbian at school is very reminiscent of 90s attitudes towards homosexuality. The word 'dyke' is freely said by the protagonists, and Sister Michael tries to censor the school magazine from spreading the story.
* DividedWeFall: Everyone puts their differences aside at the end of the episode--James and the girls in support of Orla, their parents as they watch news of another atrocity.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: Erin thinks Clare is joking when she first comes out to her.

* PetTheDog: Sister Michael forbids the girls from printing a story about one of the students being gay, citing the backlash the school would receive. When they go ahead and do it anyway she actually seems proud of them and doesn't reprimand them.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: When Clare comes out in the last episode of season 1:

* TalentShow: There's a school talent show and Orla does her step aerobics in it.

* RedSockRuinsTheLaundry: Gerry's "wee docket" for the photo store, a red piece of paper, gets accidentally washed with the whites, resulting in the group's school shirts being dyed a light pink instead of the white required by the uniform. This is taken as a statement on gay rights.