Helen Morgendorffer: Difference between revisions

Helen's workaholism affects her ability to be a good mother, a character defect that was explored in the episode "[[Psycho Therapy]]" but is visible as early as "[[Esteemsters]]" ([''to Daria''] "We tell you over and over again that you're wonderful and you just...don't...get it! What's wrong with you?") Though Helen also shows herself at times to be quite perceptive (e.g., "[[Write Where It Hurts]]" and ''[[Is It Fall Yet?]]''), certain fanfics carry her parental disconnection to the extreme, producing the Evil Helen stereotype. This stereotype was especially strong in early fanfics, as revealed in "[[To Helen Back]]," by [[C.E. Forman]], "[[Connect Four]]," by [[Diane Long]], and the fanfics by [[Michelle Klein-Hass]]. However, it persisted in later ones as well, such as "[[Darius]]" by [[The Angst Guy]], an [[Alternate Universe|alternate-universe]] story in which grave marital and family stresses have overwhelmed her motherly instincts and made her quite ruthless. Another AU portrayal in this vein appears in [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[It Slipped Through My Hands, Like a Shadow, Like a Dream]]" (see "Author's Notes II" at the end of this tale). See also [[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes]].