Daria is a legendary sitcom because it did a very good job focusing on tough subjects but through the character’s perspective. What I love about the show is that Daria is very smart and has a gift for relying on logic and reasoning to understand what’s right and what’s wrong. Watching her blossom from a shy, pessimistic girl into a bright, intelligent woman is what made this show so great.

"Have you considered homeopathy?"
"No thanks.  I'll stick with boys for now."

🤣  I have the PERFECT person to use that on.

"I don't believe in deadlines, they stifle creativity."

Words to live by.

15:43 "Is there a word for passive aggression but for being nice?" Yeah, "Southern hospitality."

God... that part about Introverts being absolutely crushed by the loss of a friend hits hard...

1:55 Not even acknowledging Daria's smirk at Jane's joke.

Trent is an adult... Daria isnt 18 and Trent likely knows she likes him... explanation for the awkwardness of Trent there...

Oh yes, the 90s was the boom period of desktop publishing and affordable multimedia software. This episode aired in 1999, when splash pages were the norm, and Newgrounds and browser game/movie websites of its ilk were en vogue. Don't forget about Macromedia (pre-Adobe) Director and Shockwave!

When you added music after hinting that Daria and Tom would be better together I laughed so hard 😭🤣🙃 waiting for your review on this betrayal  patiently

I graduated in 2001 and after getting my Bachelor's, I became a substitute teacher from 2006 to around 2014.

Granted, I loved DARIA as a teen (as its run was RIGHT in my High School years), but becoming a sub-teacher made me appreciate this show even more; while fashions and fads change over time, DARIA perfectly got the varied range of overall "Teenhood".

I had no idea Daria had movies made.

WAKE UP BABE A NEW DARIA REVIEW.

The scene with Trent and Daria at the pizza parlor hit me. Like what an accurate portrayal of that kind of situation.

Good job on explaining the introverts and the friendships they make and how hard it is to find a new friend after losing an old one.

16:46 the “Are the voice actors contractually obligated to have one line per episode?” line is even funnier if you know that Helen, Quinn, and Jane have the same voice actress.

My head Cannon is Tom is a super ninja that's why he's so sneaky and looks like he's teleporting

10:57 “Hey Daria did I say I wanted to go see the movie with you?”
That was amazing

Yeah this is when you really see the great character work kick in.
The Daria/Trent interactions are excellent to have in the show, precisely because they're all at close enough ages that attraction isn't unexpected, and it ultimately shows them handling it in appropriate ways that fit the characters. Trent outright saying "if you were older" is a good healthy boundary to communicate. "I like you, but it wouldn't be right" is good to see... instead of "people 4 years older should never interact with minors ever at all" crap you see. It's GOOD for people of varying ages to end up social, and it's good to learn how to set healthy boundaries and spot what is and isn't appropriate.

Personally, I always saw Tom as the more “social” version of Daria (with Jane being a middle ground between the two of that front). He’s just as clever as Daria and Jane, but also has a tendency towards charisma to others and rarely is antagonistic towards others/those of different mindsets/tendencies unless intentionally provoked (as opposed to unintentionally with a lot of other characters). As a hot button character as he is to the fandom, I’m firmly in the “pro-Tom” camp and felt that he added a bit of balance to the dynamic of the core characters that was starting to feel needed, without being so different that he just felt less like a core character than an important side character like say Brittany or even Quinn.

I both look forward to and dread Shady getting to Dye, Dye, My Darling.