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'''"Dye! Dye! My Darling"''' is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of ''Daria'', which premiered on MTV on August 2, 2000. In the episode, Jane talks Daria into letting her put tiger stripes in her hair, but the botched job makes Jane think Daria did it intentionally due to the emerging romantic tension between Daria and Tom. The plot follows the story line from the previous episode, "[[Fire!]]."
==Summary==
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''For further context, see [[Tomgate]].''
The episode starts as [[Jane Lane|Jane]] is at the Zoo with [[Trent Lane|Trent]], observing a Tiger for secret reasons.▼
▲The episode starts as [[Jane Lane|Jane]] is at the Zoo with [[Trent Lane|Trent]], observing a
The next day, or a few days later, [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] accidentally walks in on [[Tom Sloane|Tom]] and Jane kissing. After joking off Daria's intrusion, Jane reveals her surprise: a painting of herself with alternating black and blond stripes in her hair, against a jungle background. She tells Daria that this will be her new look, and wants Daria's help to achieve it. "The
Later that day, Daria and Jane are in a shop, checking hair dye products. Daria is reluctant to assist Jane, despite Jane's insistence. Jane hints that Daria may have an ulterior motive, but Daria insists it's only because she believes she's going to mess it up. Back at the Lane's, Daria prepares the hair dye and starts painting Jane's hair in stripes, and Jane hints that Daria might be jealous of her and Tom and harboring feelings for him. Daria flatly denies this is the case.
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* Without Your Guitar (Jane confronts Tom)
The episode is one of the few in "[[Daria: The Complete Animated Series]]" to retain a song during the end credits instead of a instrumental track. In the original, it was "Friend is a Four-Letter Word" by Cake. In the DVD version, a different song
The lyrics used are:
''They say to be for sure / They say you will be fine / They say somewhere there's a cure that first must be refined''
''Forever I'll be sure / Forever you'll be fine / Forever eats you up because.... [forever never dies]''
==Trivia==
The title of this episode is sometimes written as "Dye! Dye! My Darling!" with the extra exclamation mark. This hearkens back to the likely source of the title, the British movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanatic_%281965_film%29 ''Fanatic''], whose U.S. title was ''Die! Die! My Darling!'' Like the episode, the film features a conflict between two women.
The episode contains one of the most severe swear words in the series: Daria calls Jane a "bitch" after she pressurised her into dying her hair. This occurs before the argument but it suggests that tension was mounting between the two friends.
Jane's question, "The Lady or the Tiger?", is a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady,_or_the_Tiger short story] written in 1882 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R._Stockton Frank R. Stockton]. The story's premise is that a man is placed in an arena and given a choice between two doors: behind one is a beautiful woman and behind the other is a fierce tiger.
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===Variations of the episode===
This episode has been featured in countless fanfiction works, due to the important interaction between Jane and Daria over Tom Sloane, and the betrayal Jane feels. The adaptations include (but are not limited to) variations in which: Jane does not forgive Daria; The Kiss does not happen (either due to circumstances or because Daria refuses to kiss Tom); Daria not only kisses Tom but also sleeps with him; Jane forgives Daria but they do not reconcile completely, and many more.
===Alternate universe takes===
Less common is a full [[alternate universe]] retelling of the show to do a version of "Dye! Dye!". Two exceptions include the [[genderswap]] fanfics "[[Finn Morgendorffer]]" by [[HolyGrail2007]], where Tom and Jane have already broken up and [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5434450/31/Finn-Morgendorffer Daria is far more defensive]; and "[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7714460/52/Not-So-Different Not So Different]" by J-D, where a male version of Daria (Sonny) discovers he's gay during the events of the story.
===Parodies of The Kiss===
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==="Dye! Dye! My Darling" in Fanfiction===
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090716035936/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/here_now.txt "Here Now..."] by [[Anay Lewis]] (what happens immediately after "Dye! Dye! My Darling" ends)
* [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=492068#p492068 "Mellow-Drama"] by TAG
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20080511171823/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/toms_eye_view.html "Tom's Eye View,"] by [[Dennis]]
==External Links==
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* [http://dariablog2.blogspot.com/2008/08/smoochy-anniversary.html "Smoochy Anniversary,"] on [[DFB2]]
* [http://dariablog2.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-disaster-looks-in-animation.html "How Disaster Looks in Animation,"] on [[DFB2]]
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550803 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
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