Liam Neeson, Diego and an ill-fated bunny – Irish Twitter reacts to last nights Derry Girls

After months of anticipation, sneak peeks and nostalgic Smash Hits inspired magazines covers, Derry Girls fans were finally treated to the first instalment of season 3 last night.

And between celeb cameos and a trailblazing performance from Uncle Colm, episode 1 certainly did not disappoint. https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1513984474798825486?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw As always, the parents/grandparents subplot was a work of art, with Seamus the cat (and pet murderer) bringing out Granda's softer side. As if we weren't obsessed with him enough already. https://twitter.com/AlyssaNiBhroin/status/1351954977611243523?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw

An old tweet, but an acutely accurate description of how we all feel.

Sister Michael's full name reveal, Seamus's feral tendencies and the fate of Fluffy the bunny were among the highlights for viewers: https://twitter.com/joubelina_96/status/1513982423670964228?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/ola_x__/status/1513982868145516555?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/Tweet_Dec/status/1513979823949062151?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw

But the pièce de résistance had to be the police interrogation scene.

Sure, the surprise cameo from Liam Neeson was exciting: https://twitter.com/fcorby/status/1513984383933456390?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw But Uncle Colm and his ability to overthrow the RUC with his infamous storytelling technique truly stole the show. An Oscar-worthy performance tbh. https://twitter.com/sarahisnothere/status/1513982577178251268?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/sarahisnothere/status/1513980205592948745?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/aineodoherty/status/1513985929324675077?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/PalmerAlan/status/1513981981209640968?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/roisiningle/status/1513980945963139075?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw https://twitter.com/angalgreine/status/1513982044455555080?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw

There were some naysayers who claimed the season 3 premiere was "poor" - but I think we all know the reason behind that kind of behaviour:

https://twitter.com/brodstanaccount/status/1513983785016172550?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw To conclude, if Irish Twitter is anything to go by, we're all beside ourselves with joy to see Derry Girls back on our screens. We may need to float the idea of a national day of mourning after the final episode airs. https://twitter.com/averagely_joe/status/1513982613341577222?s=20&t=SwE3ZkvIcfumr5riZFuYpw

While you eagerly await episode 2, here's a shot of Liam Neeson attempting a duckface pout. Obviously.

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