TV #49 of 2025: Derry Girls, season 3 I rated the first two seasons of this show as three stars each, and in some ways, this closing run feels like a minor improvement. I especially like the episode that flashes back to the regular protagonists’ mothers as teenagers themselves, which arrives with a surprising degree …
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TV Review: Derry Girls, season 2
TV #40 of 2025: Derry Girls, season 2 Another funny year of a show that nevertheless seems like it could be doing more with its distinctive setting and its character work. There are a few recurring bits, but nothing that resembles any sort of ongoing storyline or concern that’s maintained over multiple episodes (though that’s …
TV Review: Derry Girls, season 1
TV #38 of 2025: Derry Girls, season 1 There’s some great specificity to this sitcom about a group of teenagers in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1990s, but six half-hour episodes isn’t quite enough space for the first season to find its footing. I’m also not a huge fan of how all the …
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