History Recap / DerryGirlsS3E7

The gang bows out in this special [[ExtraLongEpisode hour-long]] GrandFinale episode which returns to Derry one year during the Good Friday Agreement as the friends are preparing for their final year of school.

* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Whatever Niall did to end up in jail involved Paramilitary activity, but was also something so bad that his family have fully diswoned and {{Unperson}}ed him.

* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Cousin Eamonn, "temporarily" staying with the Quinns.

** The Good Friday Agreement involves letting people choose whether they want British or Irish citizenship, or dual citizenship... which Sarah confusingly uses the language of bisexuality to describe.

* DistantFinale: The episode takes place a year after the rest of Series 3, following the girls as they get involved in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. The very last scene takes place in the present day, and sees [[BrickJoke Chelsea Clinton finally receive the letter the girls wrote to her]].

* TheCavalry: Clare returns to Derry at the end of the episode against the odds, after a problem-ridden bus journey. She [[CutTheJuice short-circuit's Jenny's fuse box]], forcing her party to relocate to Erin's.

* DistantFinale: The episode takes place a year after the rest of Series 3, following the girls as they get involved in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. The very last scene takes place in the present day, and sees Chelsea Clinton finally receive the letter the girls wrote to her.
* ExtraLongEpisode: The final episode longer than the usual episode length of 22 minutes, clocking in at about 48 minutes.

* IHaveNoSon: Erin and Michelle get into a heated argument about [[spoiler:Michelle's brother Niall, who was imprisoned for involvement in an IRA attack that caused a man's death. Their mother won't even ''talk'' about Niall any longer, explaining why he's never been mentioned by anyone until now.]]

* TheBusCameBack: Creator/LiamNeeson's constable reappears to vote on the Good Friday Agreement. In contrast with our Catholic schoolgirls, he's a Protestant in a position of power.

* LaymansTerms: Joe's chart interpreting the Good Friday Agreement's referendum for the benefit of his relatives.

* StringTheory: Joe creates a string board to make sense of the Good Friday Agreement.

-->'''Sarah:''' Well, according to Shauna Sharkey, if you vote yes, you're allowed to swing both ways.\\

-->'''Joe:''' The release of all paramilitary prisoners, both flavours. ''[points to board where they're denoted with Tayto bags]''\\

* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: [[CousinOliver Cousin Eamonn]], "temporarily" staying with the Quinns.

--->'''Sarah:''' Well, according to Shauna Sharkey, if you vote yes, you're allowed to swing both ways.
--->'''Gerry:''' What's that now?
--->'''Sarah:''' Well, you can be Irish, you can be British, or you can be bi.
--->'''Gerry:''' Okay, I don't think "bi" is the correct term.
--->'''Joe:''' Says here you can hold both passports.
--->'''Mary:''' Two passports? That'd come in handy. I'm forever losing mine. I think I wouldn't mind being bi, you know.

--->'''Joe:''' The release of all paramilitary prisoners, both flavours. ''[points to board where they're denoted with Tayto bags]''
--->'''Gerry:''' Both flavours?
--->'''Mary:''' Loyalist and Republican.
--->'''Gerry:''' Of course.

* DistantFinale: The episode takes place a year after the rest of Series 3, following the girls as they get involved in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. The very last scene [[spoiler:takes place in the present day, and sees Chelsea Clinton finally receive the letter the girls wrote to her.]]

* StringTheory: Joe creates a string board to make sense of the Good Friday Agreement.

The gang bows out in this special hour-long GrandFinale episode which returns to Derry one year during the Good Friday Agreement as the friends are preparing for their final year of school.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Michelle says "Get out!" while working at Dennis's Wee Shop.

* TheBusCameBack: Creator/LiamNeeson's constable reappears to vote on the Good Friday Agreement. In contrast with our Catholic schoolgirls, he's a Protestant in a posiiton of power.

--->'''Joe:''' The release of all paramilitary prisoners, both flavours. ''[points to StringTheory where they're denoted with Tayto bags]''

--->'''Gerry:''' Of course.

* BaitAndSwitch
** Sister Michael is shown fervently praying for what's implied to be the Good Friday Agreement. It's actually for a football match.

* {{Retcon}}: Michelle's never-before-mentioned brother Niall.

* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: The Good Friday Agreement involves letting people choose whether they want British or Irish citizenship, or dual citizenship... which Sarah confusingly uses the language of bisexuality to describe.
-->'''Sarah:''' Well, according to Shauna Sharkey, if you vote yes, you're allowed to swing both ways.
-->'''Gerry:''' What's that now?
-->'''Sarah:''' Well, you can be Irish, you can be British, or you can be bi.
-->'''Gerry:''' Okay, I don't think "bi" is the correct term.
-->'''Joe:''' Says here you can hold both passports.
-->'''Mary:''' Two passports? That'd come in handy. I'm forever losing mine. I think I wouldn't mind being bi, you know.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Michelle says "Get out!" while working at Dennis's Wee Shop.

The gang bows out in this special hour-long GrandFinale episode which returns to Derry one year on, as the friends are preparing for their final year of school.

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