History Recap / DerryGirlsS2E2

* NoYou: Between Jenny and a visibly drunk Clare

'''Erin:''' Ok, Clare. I think we get the idea.

New English teacher, Ms De Brún, arrives at Our Lady Immaculate and the gang find themselves inspired.

* NoYou: Between Jenny and Clare

* WholePlotReference: A {{parody}} of ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety''.

* PowerWalk: The five teenagers walk down the school hallway like this after applying winged eyeliner to look like their new idol, Ms de Brún. (James is not excluded from the [[{{Guyliner}} eyeliner]].)

* MistakenForPedophile: Sister Michael is alarmed when Erin talks about how Miss De Brún "touched them". Erin means she touched them emotionally.

-->'''Sister Michael:''' Sadly, Sister Patrick has decided to leave us. She's returning to her missionary work, educating the heathen inhabitants of a primitive and savage place.
-->'''Other staff:''' She's... taken a teaching post in Belfast, Sister.
-->'''Sister Michael:''' Precisely.

-->'''Clare:''' Isn't it a bit weird she's invited us around to her house, ''at night''?
-->'''Erin:''' What do you mean?
-->'''Clare:''' Well, she's a teacher.
-->'''Clare:''' She's much more than a teacher.
-->'''Clare:''' Yeah. No. Obviously. I get that. She's great. But it's just that I have a feeling it might be, sort of, frowned upon.

-->'''Erin:''' You don't understand, Sister. Ms De Brún, she touched us.
-->'''Sister Michael:''' What?
-->'''Erin:''' She made us ''think'', she made us ''feel''.
-->'''Sister Michael:''' ''[relived]'' Oh thank god. That would be all I need.

-->'''Jenny:''' You were at her house? At night? Well, that's a bit inappropriate.
-->'''Clare:''' Your ma is a bit inappropriate.
-->'''Jenny:''' That doesn't even make sense.
-->'''Clare:''' Your ma doesn't even make sense.
-->'''Jenny:''' Is she drunk?
-->'''Clare:''' Your ma's drunk.
-->'''Erin:''' Ok, Clare. I think we get the idea.

* ShoutOut: Erin's parents went and saw ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'' and couldn't finish it. Mary is left a mess wondering who's Keyser Söze. The final shot of the episode mimics the poster for the movie.

* DeconstructiveParody: The episode is this to "inspirational teacher" movies like ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'', as it's demonstrated that the qualities that make someone a CoolTeacher don't necessarily make them a ''good'' teacher. Ms De Brún inviting the gang around to her house for wine is rightly called out as inappropriate. Her laidback attitude comes across as a BlitheSpirit, until it's ultimately revealed to be because she's just apathetic towards her job, which is why she ends up quitting for a better one rather than being forced out by {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s as would be expected in such a film.

-->'''Sister Michael:''' Oh thank god. That would be all I need.

* CoolTeacher: Ms. De Brún is a new teacher to the school who inspires the adoration of the Derry Girls due to her coolness. She's young, rides a motorcycle, teaches the girls to follow their passions, and even invites them over to her house for wine. A {{deconstruction}}, as her cool methods don't automatically make her a good teacher.
* DeconstructiveParody: The episode is this to "inspirational teacher" movies like ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'', as it's demonstrated that the qualities that make someone a CoolTeacher don't necessarily make them a ''good'' teacher. Ms. De Brún inviting the gang around to her house for wine is rightly called out as inappropriate, and her laidback attitude is ultimately revealed to be because she's just apathetic towards her job, which is why she ends up quitting for a better one rather than being forced out by {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s as would be expected in such a film.

* PowerWalk: The five teenagers walk down the school hallway like this after applying winged eyeliner to look like their new idol, Ms. de Brún. (James is not excluded from the [[{{Guyliner}} eyeliner]].)

-->'''Erin:''' She made us think, she made us feel.

* RedHerring: Jenny Joyce sees the gang coming home from Miss de Brún's house with Clare clearly drunk. The next day they find that Miss de Brún is no longer at the school, and assume Jenny snitched to get her fired. [[spoiler: Turns out she just got a better offer at another school]].