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"I Don't" was written by [[Peter Gaffney]].
 
{{quote|Daria and her family participate in the strange and frightening ritual known as a family wedding.|MTV summary}}
 
==Plot Summary==
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Daria and [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] are to serve as bridesmaids, so Daria has to go downtown to try and fit a bridesmaid dress, being humiliated by an ill-tempered sales women and the fact that Quinn looks lovely in her dress. At the shop, she meets [[Jodie Landon|Jodie]] and [[Brittany Taylor|Brittany]], who are preparing an extra-curriculum appearance at a bridal expo.
 
The wedding takes place at the Windsor Hills, a luxury resort place. The Morgendorffers meet Rita and, a few moments later, [[Amy Barksdale|Aunt Amy]] arrives. The laterlatter immediately starts throwing verbal barbs at her sisters, Jake and even [[Paul Meyerson|Paul]], Rita's current beau. She compliments only Daria when the laterlatter reveals the same use of sarcastic humor. Later, Daria and Quinn are received by the other bridesmaids and presented to their escorts. Daria’s is [[Luhrman]], a seemingly bored young man who snipes away at her attempts of conversation, while [[Garrett]], Quinn’s escort, immediately fawns over her. The wedding ceremony goes without a glitch, except when Amy provokes Daria’s laugh by doing faces at her during a particularly emotional part of the sermon.
 
At the same time, in Lawndale at the bride expo, [[Mack Mackenzie|Mack]] and [[Kevin Thompson|Kevin]] have sneaked in to watch their respective girlfriends, despite Mack’s worries that Jodie and Brittany wouldn’t want them there. This proofsproves correct when Kevin makes himself noticed when Brittany’s on stage, provoking her into walking offoffstage in disgust and later berating him. Mack and Kevin are also mistaken for a gay couple at the expo.
 
Meanwhile, the wedding reception is now taking place: Jake and Paul, who had known each other previously formfrom boy scouts, talk about their respective spouses. Daria amuses herself by telling outlandish stories about her fictional occupations to the credulous bridesmaids. Luhrman shows himself to be even more cynical than Daria, though he discreetly helps Daria with her stories. Erin and her groom [[Brian Danielson|Brian]] make the rounds, with the bride only too eager to reveal Brian's work in government intelligence. Later, Daria has a private talk with Amy at the restroom, who tells her some childhood memories and that she tries to handle her sisters using sarcasm.
 
At the head table, however, a drunk Helen starts loudly complaining about the wedding costs and the favoritism their mother is showing, first to Rita and now to Erin. The rant brings the attention of the whole family and quickly escalates into a fight. Meanwhile, the minister’s continuous attempts to hit on Quinn eventually draw the ire of Garrett and, after a few exchanged harsh words, the two start throwing punches (to Quinn's response of "oh no"). The two fights degenerate in a full scale brawl that trashes the reception.
 
Daria and Amy, seeing the carnage enfold, make a discreet escape to a nearby bowling alley, where they continue to talk and bond. They find Brian there, also escaping from the fight, but take no notice of him.
 
At the end of the night, at what remains of the reception, Helen and Rita end up drunkenly proclaiming their eternal love, Quinn consoles a battered Garrett, the battered minister tries to hit on ananother older girlbridesmaid, Paul is able to bribe the police away, and Jake finally has some fun when he goes golfing in the middle of the night.
 
==“I Don't” and Fanfic==
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===On “I Don't” the Episode===
* [https://sites.google.com/site/dariatranscripts/204-i-don-t Transcript] at [[Daria Transcripts]]
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550452 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
 
===Alternate Universe Versions of “I Don't”===
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* [http://brenorenz.byethost7.com/Daria/JL11-MFF.html "John Lane 11: A Mirror of Future Fears"] by [[Richard Lobinske]]
* [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27165 "Finn Morgendorffer 11: Man of Honor"] by [[HolyGrail2007]]
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6151869/1/ "Grove Hell 2: All the Lawndale People" (from chapter 5)] by [[Charles RB]]
* [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/tilldeath.htm "Till Death Do Us Part"] by [[TAG]]
* [[Esteem Roller]], by [[legendeld]]