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Line 2: '''Amy Barksdale''' is the youngest sister of [[Helen Morgendorffer]] and the aunt of [[Daria Morgendorffer\|Daria]] and [[Quinn Morgendorffer]]. She became quite popular with fans of the TV series and has often appeared in ''Daria'' fanfic as a support giver for [[Daria Morgendorffer]]. Her roles and appearances in fanfiction are many times greater than her appearances in ''[[Daria (TV series)\|Daria]]'' (three total). ==Getting the Barksdale Timeline Straight== [[image:amy-idont1.gif\|left\|frame\|Amy Barksdale in "[[I Don't]]"]] Amy Barksdale is the youngest Barksdale sister, behind [[Rita Barksdale\|Rita]] (the oldest) and Helen. [[Glenn Eichler]] said in an interview that at the time of "[[I Don't]]," when Daria was 16, Rita was "about 48-49," Helen "45-46," and Amy "about 40." This estimate is only roughly consistent with the dates in [[Richard Lobinske]]'s essay, [http://www.outpost-daria.com/essay/rl_daria_temporal_analysis_project.html "The Daria Temporal Analysis Project,"] but even the data from the show itself did not match up exactly. Line 22: Amy appears to be bright, well-read, introverted, prone to respond in an intellectual rather than emotional manner, and highly judgmental. Her smoldering anger over being the forgotten baby expresses itself as razor-sharp ridicule and scorn. She prefers to dress casually but with style. Comfortably self-sufficient, she can travel far afield on vacations, such as to Hawaii. In many ways, Amy presents herself as what Daria could one day be, for good or ill. This point was made during "I Don't" and cemented in "Aunt Nauseam," when Amy got into a verbal fight with her older sisters in a way uncomfortably like Daria might someday do with Quinn, unless they found athe ~~way~~means to get along. Quinn recognized this point well before Daria did. Though Amy and her sisters made up with each other at the end of "Aunt Nauseam," it is doubtful that four decades of hurt and rage will remain so easily buried in the future. To paraphrase something [[Canadibrit]] once wrote in a fanfic, Amy is the best indication that Daria is related to these people. That is likely why she has appeared way more often in fanfiction than she has in the series. ==Appearances in ''Daria'' Episodes== In "[[I Don't]]", ~~she~~Amy attended [[Erin Chambers\|Erin]]'s wedding, ~~and~~then escaped with Daria to get cheese fries and, more importantly, implicitly suggest that there's a place for one of Daria's mindset in the real world after all. In "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]" she gave advice about Daria's wearing contact lenses. Finally, in "[[Aunt Nauseam]]," Daria called brought her in to mediate between Rita and Helen. Amy ended up, to the surprise of many viewers, adding more fuel to the fire until Daria and Quinn saved the day. Beyond these three appearances, we know almost nothing about Aunt Amy. [[image:amy-an1.gif\|right\|frame\|Amy Barksdale in "[[Aunt Nauseam]]." (Compare with other images and note facial changes.)]]

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