In this episode, once he has sorted one Deirdre from another, Dara is reflecting on the idea of privilege after attending the Holocaust Memorial Day event recently held in Dublin. He reckons it has something to do with gratitude and being permitted entry to a special group at a special time, even if it is just as a visitor.
The film Emilia Perez is on Dara’s mind after it received a huge number of Oscar nominations for this year’s awards ceremony. He is a bit mystified by this level of acclaim and talks about how the movie has not been received especially well in Mexico, where it is set. It also raises some questions about the depiction of transition stories and whether representation is a good thing when the experience is over-simplified or romanticised.
Finally, Dara has to accept he has nothing to say. And that is okay. In fact, it might be an excellent existential approach to the shrill screeching of the Digital Age.