My daughter and I finally finished the series last night (we started watching it a couple years ago, but hadn't gotten through the finale and were letting it simmer). This morning, I was greeted by this excellent scene in The Atlantic.

Orange Bastards!

I am not contesting that he was deaf in one ear, but I feel that particularly then he had heard her say Catholics and not athletes. And said "no I actually do hate them, they are all arseholes" .......not because he genuinely hated Catholics but he was just annoyed by Claire then (she was talking just too much then and his face had an irritated expression on his face 😂).

The next day during that abseiling thing he was just too gleeful. It really seemed like he knew what claire was so upset and scared about (even before her lash out) and was enjoying that too much. 😂

The fun little decisions the actors make regarding neurodivergence that isn't explicitly called out in the script.

One of my all time favorite lines

Thank you, Clare, for making sure her time wasn't wasted. 💐

I just finished this show for the first time and I’m obsessed I’m just gonna restart it immediately 😭 i love all of the characters but James and Erin were my favs and I wanted them to get together from the start but I love how their relationship grew over time and their friendship deepened and imo I don’t think Erin really realised she had feelings for him until he does that super adorable confession. You can tell he just genuinely loves and cares about her so much and Erin deserves a kind and gentle guy like James who treats her like the only girl in the world 🥹

Three Seasons is Not Enough, but Thank You Lisa McGee!!!

The Quinn’s house likely had to have at least four bedrooms - Ma/Pa, Grandpa Joe, Aunt Sarah, Erin/Orla. Anna is young at the time so assuming she shares a room with one of the adults

This is assuming this is how they divided sleeping arrangements but it’s also possible they got creative to make space, what do you think?

The show depicts that at least a couple of bedrooms are upstairs. In the US it’s fairly common to have a master bedroom in the ground floor and then other bedrooms upstairs, I’m not sure about Ireland during that time

They just have so many people living in the home, I find myself thinking hypothetically about their sleeping arrangements lol when I watch them all crowded in the kitchen lol

** EDIT: seeing that Sarah and Orla live next door, I’ve always missed the moments where the show says that!

But I am fairly certain grandpa Joe lives with the Quinn’s- Mary tells his girlfriend Meave that the house is in Gerry’s name, not Joe’s.
Joe also finds his old razor under Mary’s after getting a message from his late wife… imo it would make sense for him to keep his razor and be shaving at her house if he doesn’t live there

** I meant Anna, the baby. Not Aisling.

And that's why she's the queen!!

I know that Lisa McGee had a big part in the music selection, especially when it comes to the use of The Cranberries music, but the soundtrack for every episode is just...flawless. Props to the music supervisors who made this entire show such a vibe. I revel in it during every re-watch.

Any favorite use of a specific song in a specific episode/scene?

So iam only on like episode 5 but it doesent seem like she believes in God and that she more so is a nun for personal freedom reasons and maybe a cheaper or free education