History Recap / DariaS2E01

-->'''Ms. Li''': Did you really think you were going to get away with it?!
-->'''Jane''': Well, it would be stupid to say yes ''now''.

-->'''Daria''': How about we call it "America's Future Leaders"? And we just enlarge a picture of [[DumbJock Kevin]] and [[BrainlessBeauty Brittany]].\\
'''Jane''': Come on. That's ''too'' depressing.

-->'''Jake''': You see, if this poster is supposed to be propaganda promoting student life, it would be very bad. But if it's supposed to be Daria's personal vision of student life, it's very good. See?
-->'''Daria''': Thanks, Dad!

-->'''Brittany''': The message is "Don't join a gang", which is also the title.

-->'''Jane''': Can't we talk to Mr. O'Neill?\\
'''Daria''': We could appeal to him. [[SarcasmMode And he might turn the full force of his overwhelming personality]] on Ms. Li. [[CurbstompBattle And then she eats him]].

* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:Brittany]] wins the art contest.

* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Just as Jodie started to figure out why Daria and Jane attended the expo after what Ms. Li did to them, both told her to get lost so she won't get involved in their plan.

** PlayedForLaughs in the case of the Lane household. Her mom wouldn't pick up the phone because of the loud music in her workshop, and Trent... [[HeavySleeper well...]]

* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Just as Jodie started to figure out why Daria and Jane attended the expo after what Ms. Li did to them, both told her to get lost so she won't get involved in their plan.

-->'''Helen Morgendorffer:''' All right, Ms. Li, let me make sure I have this straight. You took my daughter's poster from her, altered its content, exhibited it against her will, and are now threatening discipline because you claim she defaced her own property, which you admit to stealing?\\

'''Helen:''' And the phrase "big fat lawsuit"?\\

* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:Bittany]] wins the art contest.

* {{Troll}}: Initially, Jane didn't want to participate in the contest, but eventually agreed to humor Ms. Defoe. Then Daria motivates her to actually participate just to mess up with the school by twisting the intention of the contest into more pessimistic messages.

** PlayedForLaughs in the case of the Lane household. Her mom wouldn't pick up the phone because of the loud music in her workshop, and Trent... [[HeavySleeper Well...]]
* AllPeriodsArePMS: After dumping the bowl of pasta on Jake's head, Helen returned to the kitchen and gave a half-assed apology by blaming her reaction to her PMS.

** Subverted with Ms. [=DeFoe=], who was against the poster because she believed Daria and Jane were making fun of eating disorders while everybody else was complaining about the mention of vomiting period. And unlike everyone else, when she actually talks with the girls about the poster's ''actual'' meaning, she commends them for it.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Despite trying to cope with losing his client and distracting himself with the house chores, Jake actually supported Daria's poster against Helen, explaining that it wasn't appropriated for the contest, but it was ''her'' message. Daria was impressed, while Helen [[DisproportionateRetribution dumped the entire bowl of pasta on his head]].

'''Daria''': We could appeal to him. [[SarcasmMode And he might turn the full force of his overwhelming personality]] on Ms. Li. [[CurbstompBattle And then, she eats him]].

* IGaveMyWord: Mr. O'Neil promised to stop pushing Daria and Jane to enter the contest if they didn't like his modifications to the poster's poem. While he intended to keep his word, Ms. Li overruled him.

* ShrineToSelf: Upchuck's poster consisted on a self-portrait of himself with ALadyOnEachArm and a sports car. When Ms. Defoe asks him what message was intended, he says it was only a "personal goal".

* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Just as Jodie started to figure out why Daria and Jane attended the expo after what Ms. Li did to them, both told her to get lost so she won't get involved in their plan.
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* MenstrualMenace: After dumping the bowl of pasta on Jake's head, Helen returned to the kitchen and gave a half-assed apology by blaming her reaction to her [[AllPeriodsArePMS PMS]].

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Everyone who criticizes the poster for being dark and depressing doesn't get the message that Jane and Daria are trying to convey. The worst is Mr. O'Neill, who "softens" their wording, swearing to keep their message intact. He ends up completely inverting it and celebrating the very thing they were condemning.

* IGaveMyWord: Mr. O'Neil promised to stop pushing Daria and Jane to enter the contest if they didn't like his modifications to the poster's poem. While he intended to keep his word, Miss Lee overruled him.

* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Just as Jodie started to figure out why Daria and Jane attended the expo after what Miss Lee did to them, both told her to get lost so she won't get involved in their plan.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Daria and Jane put together a poignant message to enter in a fluffy contest with little substance. All anyone can talk about is how dark and depressing it is.

* RealArtIsAngsty: Daria and Jane put together a poignant message to enter in a fluffy contest with little substance. All anyone can talk about is how dark and depressing it is.