Through a Lens Darkly

"Through a Lens Darkly" was the first episode of the third season of the Daria TV series (episode number 301). It first aired on MTV on February 24, 1999. It was not, however, the first episode aired. "Daria!," whose production number was episode 307, was aired one week prior on February 17, 1999.

The title is a play on the phrase "through a glass, darkly", from 1 Corinthians 13:12.

This episode was voted the best episode of Daria by fans participating in the Daria Tournament of Champions.

Summary
Daria experiments with wearing contact lenses. She comes to like the way she looks in them, causing her to question her commitment to misanthropy.

Daria's Reading Material
Throughout the episode, Daria is shown reading The Chess Garden by Brooks Hansen.

"Through a Lens Darkly" and Fanfic
Wouter Jaegers' Dariarotica comic, "Through a Webcam Lens Darkly," parodies the title of the episode.

On “Through a Lens Darkly” the Episode

 * “Through a Lens Darkly” summary at Outpost Daria
 * “Through a Lens Darkly” transcript at Outpost Daria

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