Line #27 Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS5E2Bang


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3	->'''Dorien''': I do think you have handled this experience ''execptionally'' well. Must be something in your genes. The way your forebearers survived [[UsefulNotes/TheHomeFront the Blitz]]. Huh. "Do your worst {{UsefulNotes/Adolf\|Hitler}}, us ''chirpy'' Cockneys can take it".
4	-->-- '''Dorien Green''' on the topic of Tracey's kitchen exploding.
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6	* Date First Aired: 12/09/1993
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8	We begin the episode with Tracey and Dorien playing ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''. This occurs as Sharon is in a bad mood. Meanwhile, Dorien has to go to her mother-in-law, which she is not looking forward to.
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10	In the middle of the night, the kitchen explodes, due to the gas being left on by Sharon, much to her guilt. Dorien, hoping to get away from her mother-in-law, invites Sharon and Tracey away to her house.
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12	At Dorien's house, Tracey checks up the insurance. Apparently, the policy only covers up to 75% of the claim, making her stressed. It's also not too long before the sisters outstay their welcome. Eventually, the gas is restored and the girls can go back home. However, as they point out, they actually can't for another night, because Nobby (who's arranging for the kitchen) needs to have it set up first. Dorien is forced to admit her annoyance at the other two's presence. However, they do plan to take her on a shopping trip out of gratitude. However, at the shopping centre, Tracey goes into shock, and Dorien gets arrested for accidentally stealing women's lingerie.
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14	Eventually, the kitchen is finally sorted. However, one of the agreements with Nobby was that Sharon showed a few of his customers the kitchen, much to Tracey's anger.
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18	!!Tropes In This Episode:
19	* AbuseMistake: Dorien mistakes a store detective detaining her for a potential rapist.
20	-->'''Store Detective''': Would you like to come with me, love?
21	-->'''Dorien''': Let go of me! I'm warning you, I've got a rape alarm!
22	* AccidentalPervert: A store detective keeping an eye on Dorien makes Sharon think he's a pervert because he leers just like Chris does.
23	* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Sharon alludes that this applies to Dorien's Chilean gardener.
24	-->'''Sharon''': If he was at arm's length when he was makin' you scream your summer 'ouse down, he's been dippin' more than his ''cuttings'' in growth hormone.
25	* BookDumb: Tracey's shortest time for finishing a {{crossword}} is at least four days.
26	* ContinuityNod:
27	** Sharon recalls her and Tracey's [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS1Sailing first Christmas with Dorien]].
28	** Sharon brings up Tracey's old friend [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E12OldFriends Trish]] again.
29	* CrosswordPuzzle: Tracey tries to do one with help from Sharon and Dorien. Sharon keeps guessing the wrong answers which infuriates Dorien, especially when Tracey believes Sharon's answers over her correct ones.
30	* DartboardOfHate: Sharon claims she has a photo of Chris on the dartboard.
31	-->'''Dorien''': I mean, I take it you don't want a photograph of ''your'' husband for the bedside table
32	-->'''Sharon''': No, I prefer to keep mine on the dartboard.
33	* DeadpanSnarker:
34	** Dorien in the first scene.
35	--->'''Sharon''': If you get a sudden whiff of halibut, don't worry - it's only me.
36	--->'''Dorien''': It wouldn't have occurred to me to look anywhere else.
37	** Even when trying to stop Dorien from being accused of stealing underwear, Sharon still takes the chance to take the mick out of her.
38	--->'''Tracey''': Sharon, would you please tell this ''imbecile'' that '''this''' is not my underwear!
39	--->'''Sharon''': They're not 'er's mate, she woul'n't wear anything with a crotch.
40	* FeeFiFauxPas: Dorien makes a comment about being in jail longer than Darryl during a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''.
41	-->'''Dorien''': At ''last'', a double! Seems as if I'd been in jail longer than your husband. ({{Beat}}) Sorry, insensitive remark.
42	* FictionalDocument: Dorien reads ''The A to Z of British Holidays'' to relax.
43	* {{Gasshole}}: Sharon asks a frustrated Dorien if she has wind.
44	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Tracey lightly slaps Sharon when she gets hysterical thinking she's also left the gas on at her café, despite the café being all electric.
45	* TheGhost: Sharon's mate Nobby who fixes Tracey's kitchen.
46	* HeroicBSOD: Tracey goes into a state of late-reaction shock to her kitchen exploding when out shopping with Sharon and Dorien.
47	-->'''Tracey''': Was the weirdest feelin'. One minute I was lookin' though a rack o' knickers, the next minute I was seein' the explosion all over again.
48	* HouseFire: The kitchen explosion started a fire in Dalentrace, requiring firemen to put it out.
49	* ItsAllAboutMe: Dorien uses Tracey and Sharon's kitchen exploding as a chance to try and pull firemen.
50	-->'''Tracey''': Ugh, not even a disaster can stop you.
51	-->'''Sharon''': When everyone on the ''[[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic Titanic]]'' was waitin' for the lifeboat, she was unzippin' the purser.
52	* IWantGrandkids: According to Dorien, her mother-in-law has this attitude towards her.
53	* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Tracey reminices about making love to Darryl on their kitchen island.
54	* {{Malaproper}}: Sharon tries to help Tracey with a crossword, but mixes up "aria" and "area".
55	-->'''Tracey''': "Operatic song for a single voice". Four letters, beginning with "A".
56	-->'''Sharon''': Area.
57	-->'''Tracey''': How's that spelt?
58	-->'''Sharon''': A-R-E-
59	-->'''Dorien''': No, I-I'm sorry. You're wrong. It's "aria". A-R-I-A.
60	-->'''Tracey''': You sure?
61	-->'''Dorien''': Positive.
62	-->'''Tracey''': Nah, "aria" don't fit. I fink Sharon's right, it's "area".
63	-->'''Sharon''': Toldja.
64	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sharon is overcome with guilt after she realises the kitchen explosion was her fault.
65	-->'''Sharon''': I could've killed ya.
66	-->'''Tracey''': You didn't. It was an accident.
67	-->'''Sharon''': How could I 'ave been so stupid?
68	-->'''Dorien''': Like Tracey said, it was an accident. Any idiot could've done it.
69	* NearDeathExperience: Tracey only survived the kitchen explosion because it was facing away from her.
70	-->'''Fireman''': You've been very lucky.
71	-->'''Tracey''': Lucky?! Half my kitchen's in the garden!
72	-->'''Fireman''': An' if you'd been comin' in the backdoor, you'd have joined it. Fortunately, the blast was directed away from ya.
73	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If Sharon hadn't left the gas on, the kitchen wouldn't have exploded in the first place.
74	* ObnoxiousInLaws:
75	** Dorien is not looking forward to visiting her mother in-law, thanks to her IWantGrandkids attitude.
76	--->'''Dorien''': Well, if events take their normal course she'll be ''all'' sweetness and light until she gets her claws on her birthday present. Then someone will mention ''babies''. An' I'll spend the next two days being vilified for not having added to her ''cloven-hooved'' herd.
77	** Sharon's mother-in-law is mentioned to repeatedly told everyone in Greek that Sharon was a prostitute on her wedding day.
78	--->'''Sharon''': It started on day one. She took my 'and at our wedding reception, led me 'round the room to everyone, smilin' and pointin' at me, sayin' "Pórni, pórni", an' me - like a lemon - smiled and nodded back. ({{Beat}}) It was two weeks 'fore I found out that "''pórni''" meant "''prostitute''"!
79	** Marcus apparantly hates Dorien's mother too.
80	--->'''Dorien''': Marcus couldn't ''possibly'' hate you with the same ''passion''. "''Passion''" is not a word in his vocabulary.
81	* OffscreenCrash: Dorien is disturbed during her phone call by pots and pans clattering to the ground from offscreen.
82	* TheOldestProfession: Sharon's mother-in-law told everyone she was a prostitute at her wedding reception.
83	* OneWordTitle: The title of the episode is "Bang".
84	* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Dorien hears Tracey and Sharon talking about new kitchens and gets the wrong idea.
85	-->'''Sharon''': ''Ooh'', I fancy that one.
86	-->'''Tracey''': Nah, I prefer the black one.
87	-->'''Sharon''': ''Nah'', that's ''nice''. Imagine it ''stripped''.
88	* RichLanguagePoorLanguage: Sharon and Dorien have some very different answers to Tracey's crossword questions.
89	-->'''Tracey''': Two down - "Another word for friend".
90	-->'''Sharon''': "Mate".
91	-->'''Dorien''': "Chum".
92	-->'''Tracey''': Four down - "Part o' the eye".
93	-->'''Sharon''': "Pupil".
94	-->'''Dorien''': "Cornea".
95	* SayMyName: Sharon screams Tracey's name when she hears an explosion in the house.
96	* SeriesContinuityError: Dorien's cleaning lady has been working for her for fifteen years, yet back in Series 3's "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E7History History]]", which took place two years prior, Dorien mentions firing her cleaning lady for scratching her vanity unit, meaning she couldn't have been working for her for fifteen years.
97	* ShoutOut:
98	** Sharon asks Tracey if she taped ''Series/CoronationStreet'' for her.
99	** Tracey and Sharon remark that Dorien would use the sinking of the ''[[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic Titanic]]'' to try and have sex.
100	** According to Tracey, her insurance policy is covered "as well as Linford Christie in a posing pouch".
101	** When Tracey worries about her new kitchen being hooky:
102	--->'''Tracey''': I don't wanna tune into ''{{Series/Crimewatch\|UK}}'' next week an' find I'm sittin' in Jane Asher's kitchen.
103	** Apparantly, Chris is turned on by adverts for the Playtex Cross Your Heart bra.
104	* SpeakInUnison: Tracey and Dorien both shout "NO!" when they realise Sharon is going to warm up some milk in Dorien's kitchen, both remebering how she blew up Tracey's.
105	* StuffBlowingUp: Sharon ends up blowing up the kitchen after she leaves the gas on.
106	* TakeThat:
107	** Tracey makes an rude remark about [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Margaret]].
108	--->'''Tracey''': Now I know 'ow [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII the Queen]] feels.
109	--->'''Sharon''': Having part o' ya home burnt down?
110	--->'''Tracey''': No, havin' a sister who's a liability.
111	** Dorien dislikes ''Sun Bingo'', and would hate to be stripped naked and wear a sign saying she loves it.
112	** Dorien refuses to have Daddies sauce in her house.
113	** Tracey mistakes a picture of Music/SineadOConnor for one of UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini.
114	--->'''Dorien''': Mussolini had more hair!
115	** Sharon complains about only being able to afford a dirty J-Cloth in her old kitchen.
116	** Dorien refuses to eat UsefulNotes/McDonalds.
117	* ToiletHumour: Tracey can't sleep because of the noises Sharon makes on the toilet.

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