Trollied's Kieran and Katie - The Ultimate OTP

Series 1 cast

Now, Trollied isn't the sort of show that I get all 'fangirly' over. It is a brilliant comedy with a great cast and hilarious characters. The reason for this blog is for me to get out all of my feels for the characters Kieran and Katie AKA The Ultimate OTP!

Nyawwwww

     These two love each other, like seriously love each other. Every episode has a few scenes where the two of them leave their posts to see how the other's day is going and a scene at the end when they are walking out of the shop at the end of the day. They take the micky out of each other (It's basically non-stop banter) and spend a lot of the time just moaning to one another about how suckish their jobs are.

     Sounds like the perfect couple right. Nothing to get overly attached to or speculative of, right?

Wrong.

To be fair that braid is kinda disgusting

     See, there is just one problem in this perfect couple's life. Kieran has a girlfriend. A girlfriend who is not Katie. And every time this girlfriend (who I will never learn the name of) is mentioned, Katie looks like her puppy just got shot, but of course tries to hide her love and agony and in episode 5 of Series 1, Katie decides that it's time to get over him and flirts with a shop fitter. This makes Kieran jealous and results with the removal of the other guy's braided ponytail-thing. So basically, she is incredibly in love with him and (assumingly) jealous of his girlfriend, but she hides it and doesn't act on it thinking she'll never get him. He is in a relationship (and in love with Katie even though he doesn't know it) and get's highly jealous of a guy she flirts with once that resulted in assault. See why these two pain me so.

     And now they're back to square one. loving each other but not doing a damn thing about it. The next episode consists of Kieran growing a beard (as request of his girlfriend..) and Katie laughing at him.
Episode 7 however changes the game. Now, remember that the last 6 episodes have been a happy cheeky comedy that isn't very productive story line wise or seem to have any story line at all. Well, this episode wasn't like that for these two characters. Kieran comes into work after being proposed to by his girlfriend. We then find out he accepted. This makes Katie (and me) very very sad.
     It is rather obvious to us however that Kieran isn't all that happy. Still, him and his Mrs to be plan the wedding and plan a life together....

That's the face of a guy who wants to get married.

     The last episode of the series (episode 8 if you haven't been keeping count) for these two consists of Kieran worrying about the wedding and Katie saying that she can't attend (to Kieran's deep disappointment) because she is going traveling.
     And the series ends on that cliffhanger. Which pretty much killed me.

doesn't he look cute in his butchers hat <3

     11 months 2 weeks and a day pass and Series 2 starts. 3 months has passed in their world and we are all waiting to see if we were pulled up off the cliff.
     Kieran is starting to settle down with his wife, who pretty much tramples all over him. And Katie, well, Katie is no-where to be seen. And in this first episode Katie isn't even mentioned. I was rather upset but watched the next episode anyway (as it was a double bill) and longed for a mention. Then half way through the second episode we see a girl (who looks an awful lot like Katie) walk through the shop aisles and look on at the meat counter from afar. I actually recall holding back tears I was so happy to see her... Katie has finished her traveling early to start University and so has come to grovel for her job back.

looks like she got herself stuck in a freezer

     The third episode basically gets us back into the usual routine. It's just so perfect.
     The fourth episode (that I just watched like just now half way through writing this) has so much too squee over that I don't know where to start. Firstly, in this episode half of the staff has come down with some sort of bug, including Kieran. However, his wife has forced him to come into work anyway. Katie (having just started Uni) is hungover after going to a gig. In Kieran's regular visit to Katie's counter, they have their little talk and Katie mentions that she went to see 'The Horrors' the night before and that's why she's hungover.
     After heading back to his counter, Kieran spends the next few scenes searching up facts about 'The Horrors' on his phone. Later on he heads back to Katie's counter and tries to impress her with his knowledge of 'The Horrors'. But unfortunately for Him, Katie know's him too well and calls out his lies. They laugh. They joke. Then Neville (who works on the counter with Katie and is a n00b) mistakes them for a couple (squee!!) and talks about all coupley goodness. The two of them stop laughing (awkward turtle..) and Katie point's out that "we're not a couple, Neville, we're just mates." (in some sort of northern accent)  that leads to an awkward goodbye from Kieran. The episode ends with Kieran walking out and Katie looking longingly from afar.
   
     I seriously don't know how I'll survive this Series. Each episode they just get more and more shippable!

The actors having fun on set.

     Please, if you don't already watch Trollied go and find the DVD or something. It is a truly marvelous show with hilarious characters and relate-able (if not slightly mad) story lines.

                                                 Valco

Serves You Right

....see, it's a pun. Told you this show was good...