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101 - Esteemsters 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



102 - The Invitation It set the tone for the entire series, and gave us a good look at what sort of people these characters were.

103 - College Bored 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



104 - Cafe Disaffecto 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



105 - Malled 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



106 - This Year's Model It just didn’t do anything for me.

107 - The Lab Brat 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



108 - Pinch Sitter 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



109 - Too Cute 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



110 - The Big House 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



111 - Road Worrier This is almost the definitive Daria episode. It’s got everything.

112 - The Teachings of Don Jake Two words: Glitter Berries. The whole concept of the camping trip is riotous, from their various problems to the solution to them all. And the B-plot, with the Lane family reunion, is likewise hilarious.

113 - The Misery Chick The Misery Chick gave us great insight into Daria’s character as well as the importance of her friendship with Jane.

201 - Arts 'N Crass" 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



202 - The Daria Hunter 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



203 - Quinn the Brain 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



204 - I Don't Aunt Amy would be reason enough [for this to be my favorite '04], but the whole wedding fiasco is hilarious. The B-plot with the bridal show could have been better, though.

205 - That was Then, This is Dumb 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



206 - Monster 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



207 - The New Kid Ted was a great character, one I wish I’d seen more of. He found the perfect counter to Daria’s sarcasm without even realizing it – total, complete naiveté. And it was great to see her in a dating situation, or close to it.

208 - Gifted 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



209 - Ill Not that it was that bad, I just felt like it could have been better.

210 - Fair Enough 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



211 - See Jane Run 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



212 - Pierce Me 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



213 - Write Where It Hurts Write Where it Hurts was just plain funny.

301 - Through A Lens Darkly Daria showed some much-needed vulnerability, Aunt Amy was in it, and it was funny. Plus, I liked the twist where Brittany is the hero.

302 - The Old And The Beautiful It just wasn’t quite as good as the others.

303 - Depth Takes A Holiday The reason I hated it was because this was when Daria dropped in status from “animated TV show” to “cartoon”. The whole thing was ludicrous.

304 - Daria Dance Party 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



305 - The Lost Girls I hate Val. What the hell kind of moron is she? Even the Fashion Club one-upped her. I couldn’t for a moment believe she was running an “edgy” teen magazine.

306 - It Happened One Nut 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



307 - Daria! 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



308 - Lane Miserables This episode is practically required watching for the Daria fan. We meet all the wandering Lanes, we get plenty of Daria + Trent, and there isn’t a moment that’s not a kick to watch.

309 - Jake of Hearts We get some much-needed insight into Jake, a little applied melodrama, and you have to give credit to a show that can make someone having a heart attack a funny event.

310 - Speedtrapped The Daria-Quinn interaction was great, we got to know the band a little better, and we met the guy who met Jimmy Hendrix!

311 - The Lawndale File 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



312 - Just Add Water It wasn’t that bad, but it wasn’t that great either. Another rather contrived plot.

313 - Jane's Addition Jane’s Addition gave us Tom, which gave us more tension and growth, and it was a welcome relief to know that not every guy in Lawndale falls into one of two categories: Losers and Mack.

401 - Partner's Complaint 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



402 - Antisocial Climbers 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



403 - A Tree Grows In Lawndale 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



404 - Murder, She Snored 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



405 - The 'F' Word I can just see O’Neill assigning something like that. And, I love the tragic result of it all.

You know, I can't for the life of me figure out why this episode gets so much bad press. I found it hilarious. I really rather enjoyed the concept of Jane going mainstream, and the relative ease with which she did it might just freak her out sufficiently to consider that maybe that was where she belonged.

406 - I Loathe A Parade I Loathe a Parade was funny, involved everyone, and marked the start of the Daria-Tom-Jane love triangle, which really spiced up the series.

407 - Of Human Bonding 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



408 - Psycho Therapy 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



409 - Mart Of Darkness 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



410 - Legends Of The Mall 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



411 - Groped By An Angel 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



412 - Fire! 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



413 - Dye! Dye! My Darling Dye! Dye! My Darling really stirred the pot and made things interesting. It also showed us that Daria, like all teens, is fallible, and maybe she’s not as sure of herself as she thought.

MOVIE - Is it Fall Yet? 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



501 - Fizz Ed The plot was unbelievable, there were logical inconsistencies, and it was a lousy follow-up to IIFY.

502 - Sappy Anniversary 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



503 - Fat Like Me This one changed the whole dynamic of the Fashion Club, and made them more human.

504 - Camp Fear It was funny for about one full minute, from the time Quinn said “Ew!” in the Tank, to the end of the flashback sequence. Everything else about it was lame.

505 - The Story of D 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



506 - Lucky Strike Lucky Strike provided a lot of great moments to a lot of characters (you know who you are) and marked a turning point in Quinn and Daria’s relationship that was a long time coming.

507 - Art Burn 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



508 - One J at a Time 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



509 - Life in the Past Lane 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



510 - Aunt Nauseam 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



511 - Prize Fighters Daria acts way out of character in this one, and her usual biting remarks are in response to a situation that seems almost totally contrived.

512 - My Night at Daria's 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx



513 - Boxing Daria Boxing Daria gave Daria some history and depth that we needed to see, and was perhaps the most human of all the episodes. A nice way to end it all, except of course there’s one more story to tell.

MOVIE - Is it College Yet? 12345678912xxxxxxxxxxxx




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