The political unrest in Northern Ireland provides as a backdrop for the everyday challenges that these bright adolescents must overcome, and the way it was put together is reminiscent of how the first two seasons of Derry Girls were constructed.
All of the characters on Derry Girls debate how they ought to vote in the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement that took place in 1998 in the final episode of the show’s third season. At the same time, Erin and Orla are preparing a joint 18th birthday celebration that will be disrupted by Jenny Joyce’s plans for a far bigger party on the same night. Jenny Joyce’s party will be on the same night as the party that Erin and Orla are planned.
At the same time that Erin is beginning to feel the weight of the impending decision on Derry’s destiny, the social issue is beginning to reach a boiling point. She discusses the provision of the deal that would speed up the release of inmates serving time for paramilitary-related offences, and we learn how it would effect Michelle’s brother, who is now serving time for similar offences.
The central plot of Derry Girls follows a group of close friends as they attempt to lead normal lives despite living in an abnormal setting. The Troubles are not significant in any way. We are aware of the struggles they are facing, but despite this, they never fail to find a way to make us laugh, which is exactly what you would anticipate from children who were raised in such a setting.
However, the battle has a direct impact on the lives of the characters in this last episode, which is one of the few instances that this has happened throughout the show. And just like the many factions that are found on Northern Island, Erin and Michelle’s disagreement causes a split between everyone until Clare crashes Jenny’s party and convinces everyone to attend Erin and Orla’s birthday celebration instead. Friends make up, and from there on out, life in their corner of Derry goes on without a hitch.
Even though the last episode deals with more serious topics, the cast isn’t afraid to inject some much-needed fun into the proceedings. One example of this is when Mary, much to Erin’s chagrin, agrees to share the cost of the party location with a first communion in order to cut costs.
While soldiers, barricades, and tanks went through Derry, the band The Cranberries played their song “Dreams” in the background. In the end, the gang walks to their voting site to vote for the referendum and the promise (or at least the hope) of peace. On their way, they hear the same music playing, but this time it has a different meaning.
Derry Girls Season 3 Ending: What Was the Vote on the Good Friday Agreement That Was the Focus of the Last Episode?
The conflict in Northern Ireland, which had been going on since the 1960s and had claimed the lives of thousands of people, was finally brought to a close in 1994, at the end of the second season of Derry Girls.
In the years that followed, the parties hammered out a peace settlement that resolved concerns about the composition of the government, relations with the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and the disposition of paramilitary detainees who had been imprisoned during the course of the conflict.
The people of Northern Ireland participated in a referendum in which they were invited to vote on whether or not they agreed with the accord. In the end, an unprecedented number of individuals supported the proposed agreement through their vote.
Questions pertaining to this referendum are discussed and debated in the most recent segment of the show. It is observed that Grandpa Joe is utilising a corkboard in an effort to show the rest of the family a list of the issues that are associated with the referendum. At the same time, Erin and Michelle are having a disagreement regarding what should be done with the detainees from the paramilitary organisation.
Although the actual peace process was considerably more involved than this short comedy show could describe, the most recent episode must have captured the atmosphere and stress of the time while offering a hopeful vision of an uncertain future. Erin repeats the same ideas in her concluding monologue, coming to the essence of what the story of Derry Girls is all about.
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