Daria: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Daria Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Arts 'N Crass
Feb 16, 1998 · 21 min
Daria reluctantly gets involved in a poster contest in which she and Jane depict "Student Life At The Dawn of the Millennium"... rather negatively.
The Daria Hunter
Feb 23, 1998 · 21 min
The students of Lawndale High go on a paintballing trip to learn about history, psychology and shooting people.
Quinn the Brain
Mar 2, 1998 · 21 min
A (very) brief burst of intellectual activity by Quinn gets her an instant reputation as a "brain."
I Don't
Mar 9, 1998 · 21 min
Daria and her family participate in a strange and frightening ritual known as a family wedding.
That Was Then, This Is Dumb
Mar 16, 1998 · 21 min
Daria and Jane accompany Trent to a flea market, while Jake and Helen's old college friends drop in for a reunion weekend.
Monster
Mar 23, 1998 · 22 min
When Daria and Jane are assigned to make a student film, they decide to record a day in the life of Quinn.
The New Kid
Mar 30, 1998 · 21 min
Daria gets roped into participating in the Lawndale High yearbook and meets Ted, who up to now has been entirely schooled at home.
Gifted
Jun 29, 1998 · 21 min
Daria and Jodie are invited to visit a school for the gifted and talented.
Ill
Jul 6, 1998 · 20 min
Daria develops a mysterious rash and has to check into the hospital for tests.
Fair Enough
Jul 13, 1998 · 21 min
The school stages a medieval fair to raise money for a new library roof.
See Jane Run
Jul 20, 1998 · 21 min
Jane surprises everyone by deciding to try out for the school track team. Daria makes no such surprising decision.
Pierce Me
Jul 27, 1998 · 21 min
When Daria agrees to help Trent find a birthday present for Jane, they somehow end up at a piercing parlor offering a two-for-one special. Hmm.
Write Where it Hurts
Aug 3, 1998 · 21 min
Daria is assigned to write a short story turning people she knows into fictional characters. Like they're not unbelievable enough already.