grandpa Joe on the good friday referendum

short clip from Derry girls S3E7

[ianwiltamuth]

I love how this is his only serious line of the show and it’s absolutely beautiful.

[wvu]

The old man being the one to tell the young woman that it is possible to dream of a better world is a moment that just gets you because you say just how much living in such a condition robs the youth of one of its most precious gifts.

[owenmcbrearty]

I was born about the same time as Erin's sister is, based on her age. And because of the hard work people put in, that's what the Troubles are to me: a ghost story that I know happened, but hardly believe.

[randomperson]

I always tear up at the part where he says “what if it becomes a ghost story”, makes you think of all the suffering our ancestors went through so we can live in this time of peace.

[davepodolske]

Erin has a valid point but Granda Joe is seeing the bigger picture.

[louishindle]

“What if it doesn’t work.” “What if it does? What if no one else has to die?” Words worth holding onto today.

[ktto]

What makes this doubly poignant is that the actor Ian McElhinney is from North Ireland and lived through all the events of the troubles.

[bendecido]

Loved this show. I'm Colombian so this really hits close to home. We also did a referendum around 8 years ago. We hope it gets better. The creator of this show really educated me on the history of Ireland . I shed tears with the ending.

[AnnetteWarren]

A really touching scene! He is such a loving grandad

[harmonicajay]

With what is going on in Gaza... I just hope one day this sort of thing becomes more and more relevant. That horrible conflicts that lasted a whole generation become ghost stories and cautionary tales. Joe's line is a wonderful one as he's holding his youngest Granddaughter who was lucky to be born in the ending years of the Troubles.

[phillipnoone]

Grandad was the one with the wisdom. He's seen it all and he knows that anger serves no purpose. Only faith, hope, & love count for anything

[fmcm]

I was born in Co. Louth in 1969 and my daughter was born in 1998 so she has her ghost stories. And of course I voted yes.

[Evemeister]

Ironic that it's the older generation here who express the more hopeful and open opinion, and the younger generation who express the fear and unwillingness to let go of old gripes. Very interesting twist to the story.

[wesleyfilms]

‘What if no one else has to die.’ That bit got me. 😢

[jam]

its a hard choice, one that will often be looked back as morally wrong, but sometimes crimes have to be excused for their to be less crimes. The good friday agreement is one, without the general pardon how many more bombings would have happened. How many dictators stay in power solely because they are scared to let go of it and in return continue their opression.

[neilholmes]

I love how he says it doesn't matter what he thinks, but it does. What he thinks influenced her in the best possible way

[abdulazizmohammed]

This scene is perfect in sooo many ways i love them

[Bluebuthappy]

0:40 Don't know about anyone else but I pretty much started crying at this point in the show.

[mrschurchill]

Cannot watch this scene without crying!

[Foldy]

He was right, it's about the future generations being free of that horror. My generation grew up with it and many of us can't forgive or forget but you should never put that burden on your kids or their kids.