Nanananana. Oh Daria credits, such memories you bring back—memories of my own high school years and the pain that insued as a result of said years, but also fond memories of sitting in front of the television with a bag of potato chips and eagerly watching this kick ass show.
"Esteemers" starts the first season off with great lines like "I don't have low self esteem. I have low esteem for everyone else." Jane and Daria establish their friendship, which is really the backbone of the entire show. After all, misery loves company, and sometimes...just sometimes...that company will actually take the misery away. Daria and Jane are awesome. I love their friendship.
When I first watched this show I thought Trent was the coolest, but he seems a little bit hokey this time around. I guess that was always kind of the point. It's funny how not viewing things through the lens of high school hormones can offer clarity.
High Points:
- Daria reading anti-communist literature with irony at a coffee house in "Cafe Disafecto."
- Flashbacks of bossy Baby Daria in "Pinch Sitter."
- Daria and Trent talking about life and dreams in "Road Worrior."
- Jake, Ellen and Quinn tripping on magic berries.
- The episode, "Malled."
- Daria and Quinn scoping out college campuses. I got bored.
- Different music! Especially noticable in "Road Worrior," where the original track was REM's "Everybody Hurts."
The last episode rounded things out well. "The Misery Chick" is actually one of those eps that got repeated a lot on television, so I'd seen it a number of times. But I like that Daria is honest about how the football player was a jerk and dying didn't change that. It's one of my pet peeves, when people idolize the dead.
Now I am on to season two. Stay tuned!
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