History Recap / BirdsOfAFeatherS2E12OldFriends

** Trish used to draw willies on Sharon's T. Rex posters.

** Sharon mentions a Lamborghini when flicking through her junk mail.
** Tracey runs into Trish at Tesco's.

** Trish used to draw willies on Sharon's ''T. Rex'' posters.

** Sharon mentions Gazza moving to ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Spurs]]''.

* AnimalLover: Exactly why Trish and her husband separated - Trish gained a obsession with birds and wanted to move so that he could be closer to the native wildlife.

* HourglassPlot: Sharon and Tracey's views on Trish switch over the course of the episode - at the beginning, Tracey is pleased to have her within the house whilst Sharon feels left out and wants her to leave, but by the end, Trish-s constant nostalgizing has led to Tracey kicking her out, whilst Sharon manages to bond with her enough that she's initially reluctant to see her leave.

While out shopping, Tracey runs into Trish Taylor, who was her best friend from school and she invites her to stay, as Trish has recently left her husband due to his obsession with birds (the feathered variety, not the woman). Sharon begins to feel left out and is also worried that when Darryl gets out of prison, Tracey will make her move out. After taking Dorien's advice, Sharon goes out with Trish and they bond over their failed marriages. Meanwhile, Tracey is annoyed with both Sharon and Trish - Trish for constantly talking about the old days and Sharon for not getting around to cleaning a saucepan that has been in the sink for several days. Trish soon leaves and goes back to her husband.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dorien fears that Luke has moved on to someone else. "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Falling in Love Again]]" reveals that he has.

* MirrorCharacter: Trish to Tracey - both of their husbands are banged up in prison and they both look similar enough that they've been mistaken for sisters. Sharon even describes it as having two Tracey around the house.

* OldFriend: The plot of the episode is Sharon coming across an old friend in school, Trish, whom Tracey proceeds to reminiscence with and invite to live in the house.

* StockEpisodeTitles: "Old Friends" has been used in several other series such as ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Series/TheBill'', ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'', ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' and ''Trial by Marriage''.

-->'''Dorian''': Well, I think you have to analyse the motivational aspects in this situation in the context of Sharon's insecurity.

* ProductPlacement:
** Sharon tells Dorien that Tracey wore her Walkman all through dinner.
** Trish mentions a bloke who worked at the Dinky Toy factory.
** Trish owns a ''Kit Kat'' wrapper with Donny Osmond's footprint on it.

-->'''Sharon''': It says 'ere "You 'ave won a luxury ocean-going yacht, a Lamborghini, a million pounds in cash or a bag of assorted toenail clippin's of the rich and famous! And to collect your fabulous prize, you 'ave to go to a presentation, and get conned into buyin' a timeshare in sunny Sutherland".

--> '''Sharon''': Maybe you've exhausted the ranks of young Chigwell manhood.

-->'''Sharon''': She said it was 'er 'ouse an' she could invite 'oo she wanted to stay. I was just a lodger.
-->'''Dorien''': She said you were a lodger!?
-->'''Sharon''': Yeah! ({{Beat}}) Well no, she didn't actually, I said it.
-->'''Dorien''': Well you're not are you? I mean you don't pay rent.

-->'''Sharon''': Gas bill... Phone bill.
-->'''Tracey''': Garbage... More garbage.

-->'''Sharon''': Gas bill... phone bill.
-->'''Tracey''': Garbage... more garbage.

** Trish gets tickets to see Music/BarryManilow, whose Sharon thinks is a crime against humanity.

** Trish owns a Kit Kat wrapper with Donny Osmond's footprint on it.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal:
** Tracey and Trish were once known as the "'''T'''errible '''T'''wins of 4C".
** Sharon uses the letter "B" a lot when talking about how great Australia is.

* AlliterativeName: OneShotCharacter '''T'''rish '''T'''aylor.

** Sharon mentions that she would rather be at a Gary Lineker concert even though he were a footballer.

** "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" is bad enough that Sharon turns it off almost immediately.
** Trish gets tickets to a Barry Manilow concert, which Sharon doesn't like.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tracey and Trish were once known as the "'''T'''errible '''T'''wins of 4C".
* BillBillJunkBill: The initial post is not very good:
-->'''Sharon''': Gas Bill...Phone Bill.
-->'''Tracey''': Garbage...and more garbage.

* DeadpanSnarker: Sharon, in response to Dorien fretting about her social life:

* LaymansTerms: Dorien and Tracey are talking to each other:
-->'''Dorian''': Well, I think you have to analyse the motivational aspects in this situation in the context of Sharon's insecurity.
-->'''Tracey''': Speak English, will you?
* ShoutOut: Sharon mentions that she would rather be at a Gary Lineker concert even though he were a footballer.

* ToiletSeatDivorce: Sharon mentions a couple from the 19990s where the couple divorced because the wife couldn't stand the way the husband never put the top back on the toothpaste.

* TolietSeatDivorce: Sharon mentions a couple from the 19990s where the couple divorced because the wife couldn't stand the way the husband never put the top back on the toothpaste.