The Quinn family rush to get out of Derry before the Orange Parades start.
Tropes
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Played With; Michelle has no issue with the idea that her future husband might be either an Orangeman or a Provo, but Erin is clearly terrified of him and chastises Michelle.
- Brick Joke: The "big clock" Mary packs comes back when Erin confuses its ticking for a bomb.
- Comical Overreaction:
- Clare has a minor meltdown after the family discovers Emmett in their trunk... because she's lost her bookmark.
- Mary has a bit of a meltdown when she believes she's forgotten her punt purse at home (the accepted currency of the Free State at this time), and even prays to Saint Anthony in order to help her find it. Gerry is quick to comment on her panicking over this when she was completely calm as they were surrounded by angry Orangemen just minutes earlier.
- Extremely Short Timespan: The episode takes place in a single day, starting in the morning and ending around noon.
- Funny Background Event: While Granda Joe and Gerry argue about who should lead the drive, you can see Michelle whispering in Erin's ear and laughing with her in the background.
- Gilligan Cut: Happens when Joe and Gerry have an argument over who should lead the group out of Derry; Gerry stresses the urgency of their situation, stating that they need to leave town as quickly and quietly as possible, leading to this exchange:Joe: You know what age I am, boy? You know how many of these parades I've lived through? You think I don't realize how quickly a situation can turn? You think I'd do anything to put my family at risk?
Gerry: [subdued] No, of course not. I'm sorry.
Joe: Aye.
[Gilligan Cut to Joe's car surrounded on both sides by the Orange Order]
Joe: [shouting at Orangemen] What are you looking at, you tangerine toe?! - Graffiti of the Resistance: A piece praising the IRA appears on wall of the Quinn family home, right as they're leaving on holiday to get away from the Orange Order marching season.
- Haughty Help: The waitress comes off as this at first, scoffing and rolling her eyes whenever the family requests something, but it becomes Subverted after Gerry lectures her (at Joe's behest) and she starts to cry, apologizing and saying she'd received some bad news and that was why she was in a foul mood. Gerry is, of course, blamed for this completely.
- Heh Heh, You Said "X":
- "Erect"Jim: Now, once your tent is erect—
Michelle: [sniggering]
Jim: —you'll want to think about where to safely store your food. - "Fanny"Granda Joe: [telling Gerry off for no reason] ...and you just sat there and said sweet Fanny Adams!
Michelle: [sniggering] Your granda said "fanny".
- "Erect"
- Mistaken for Terrorist: Zigzagged. Emmett actually is a member of the IRA who's stowed away in the boot of their car. He freely admits this. He does not, however, have a bomb on him—the ticking noise is just the big clock Mary insisted on packing. And when Emmett reaches into his pocket he's not about to pull out a gun, just a pack of cigarettes.
- Punk in the Trunk: Emmett the Provo who in an attempt to cross the border stowed away in the trunk of the Quinn family's car.
