Blog:Boxing Daria (Daria)

"Boxing Daria" is the sixty-sixth episode of Daria and the final episode of the fifth season, before Is It College Yet? would air.

Synopsis
A refrigerator box reminds Daria of painful childhood memories that cause her to believe she is a burden on her parents.

Why It Rocks
1. The concept of the titular character's childhood memories revived from a refrigerator box sounds simple on paper, but it has a very well-written and heart-touching execution.

2. It thoroughly explains why Daria turned out to be the way she is, rather than just having to deal with Beavis and Butt-Head in Highland. It shows that she was picked on as a kid and other kids never interested her, which is why she always had a fear of being disliked.

·This episode also shows that she never made any true friends growing up, which explains why she was always very attached to Jane.

3. Many sad and heartbreaking moments, inluding Daria's childhood memories and how Daria ran away after becoming genuinely upset that she believed herself to be a burden on her parents.

4. There are several heartwarming moments in this episode as well, such as the iconic scene where Daria hugs Jane, Quinn's thoughtfulness towards Daria, Daria telling Jane that she trusts her the most, and Daria showing gratitude for having Helen and Jake as her parents.

5. In fact, the whole episode is such a realistic, emotional and heart-touching one, it actually made viewers burst into tears.

6. Daria and Jane feel like they truly resolve their friendship in this episode (perhaps more so than in Is It Fall Yet?) and bonded even more than ever before (as they still had a tendency to argue with each other in season 5 of Daria).

7. Great development on Daria's character: She showed some serious signs of maturity.

8. Tom was actually likable in this episode and had some surprisingly funny lines.

9. It has been widely considered by several fans to be the best episode of Daria.

10. Daria and Quinn looked very cute during their childhood.

11. It was a beautiful and emotional way to end the fifth season of Daria, before Is It College Yet of course.

Reception
"Boxing Daria" was very well-received by critics, watchers and Daria fans. It has been considered to be one of the best episodes of Daria, if not the absolute best episode, for being such an emotional and heart-touching episode that thoroughly explains how Daria's past had an effect on her personality. On IMDb, it has a score of 9.3 out of 10, the highest rating of every Daria episode, including the two movies. The only other episode with a score above of 9 out of 10 is "Arts 'N Crass".