The Daria Hunter

“The Daria Hunter” was the second episode of the second season of Daria (episode number 202). It first aired on MTV on February 23, 1998.

"The Daria Hunter" was written by Peggy Nicoll.

Summary
This episode found the major characters participating in a paint ball event, which was supposed to simulate the experience of war. Daria and Jane did their best to blow off the event, only to end up in a potentially worse situation: being made to listen to the deranged rantings, clearly inspired by the movie Jaws, of a shark museum curator.

Trivia
The title of this episode comes from the movie The Deer Hunter, concerning the consequences of the Vietnam War.

Some of the imagery from the episode is borrowed from another Vietnam movie, Apocalypse Now.

On “The Daria Hunter” the Episode

 * Episode Guide at Outpost Daria
 * Transcript at Outpost Daria