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==Dramatic Comedy in ''Daria'' Canon==

While dramatic elements existed in ''Daria'' since the series' inception, these elements became more and more prominent as time wore on, and the odd episodes like "[[The Misery Chick]]", "[[See Jane Run]]", and "[[Through A Lens Darkly]]" were dramatic comedies. From the introduction of [[Tom Sloane]] in "[[Jane's Addition]]", however, the show began to move entirely into the realm of dramatic comedy, and (outside of [[Fizz Ed]]) every episode of the fifth season was a dramatic comedy.

While dramatic elements existed in ''Daria'' since the series' inception, these elements became more and more prominent as time wore on, and the odd episodes like "[[The Misery Chick]]", "[[See Jane Run]]", and "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]" were dramatic comedies. From the introduction of [[Tom Sloane]] in "[[Jane's Addition]]", however, the show began to move entirely into the realm of dramatic comedy, and (outside of [[Fizz Ed]]) every episode of the fifth season was a dramatic comedy.

Comedy continued to play a large part through the use of [[satire]], parody, clever dialogue, and comedic characters such as [[Tiffany Blum-Deckler | Tiffany]], [[Kevin Thompson | Kevin]] and [[Brittany Taylor | Brittany]], but the inclusion of stories about love triangles and a damaged Daria/Jane friendship ("[[Fire!]]" thru "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]"), relationship difficulties ("[[Sappy Anniversary]]"), sex ("[[My Night at Daria's]]"), examinations of the characters psyches ("[[Psycho Therapy]]", "[[Boxing Daria]]") and the characters' possible futures ("[[Prize Fighters]]", "[[Is It College Yet?]]") ensured that there was also a rough balance of drama.