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Daria: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Feb 16, 1998
Previously on Daria

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Daria Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Arts 'N Crass

Feb 16, 1998

Daria reluctantly gets involved in a poster contest in which she and Jane depict "Student Life At The Dawn of the Millennium"... rather negatively.

S2·E2 Core

The Daria Hunter

Feb 23, 1998

The students of Lawndale High go on a paintballing trip to learn about history, psychology and shooting people.

S2·E3 Core

Quinn the Brain

Mar 2, 1998

A (very) brief burst of intellectual activity by Quinn gets her an instant reputation as a "brain."

S2·E4 Core

I Don't

Mar 9, 1998

Daria and her family participate in a strange and frightening ritual known as a family wedding.

S2·E5 Core

That Was Then, This Is Dumb

Mar 16, 1998

Daria and Jane accompany Trent to a flea market, while Jake and Helen's old college friends drop in for a reunion weekend.

S2·E6 Core

Monster

Mar 23, 1998

When Daria and Jane are assigned to make a student film, they decide to record a day in the life of Quinn.

S2·E7 Core

The New Kid

Mar 30, 1998

Daria gets roped into participating in the Lawndale High yearbook and meets Ted, who up to now has been entirely schooled at home.

S2·E8 Core

Gifted

Jun 29, 1998

Daria and Jodie are invited to visit a school for the gifted and talented.

S2·E9 Core

Ill

Jul 6, 1998

Daria develops a mysterious rash and has to check into the hospital for tests.

S2·E10 Core

Fair Enough

Jul 13, 1998

The school stages a medieval fair to raise money for a new library roof.

S2·E11 Core

See Jane Run

Jul 20, 1998

Jane surprises everyone by deciding to try out for the school track team. Daria makes no such surprising decision.

S2·E12 Mytharc

Pierce Me

Jul 27, 1998

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.

S2·E13 Mytharc

Write Where it Hurts

Aug 3, 1998

Daria is assigned to write a short story turning people she knows into fictional characters. Like they're not unbelievable enough already.