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.

"Through a Lens Darkly" was written by Glenn Eichler.

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.

"Through a Lens Darkly" and Fanfic
Wouter Jaegers' Dariaerotica comic "Through a webcam lens darkly" parodies the title of the episode.

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