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==Summary==
Several members of the Lane family simultaneously return home, causing Jane and Trent to eventually seek shelter elsewhere. Vincent, Penny and Wind Lane make their first appearances in this episode, and Amanda Lane is fully revealed (her feet were seen in Arts 'n Crass).
==Importance==
This is a crucial episode for Jane and Trent: we finally see their immediate family, which had been just mentioned in episodes or in the books. "[[The Daria Diaries]]" and "[[The Daria Database]]" had already made it clear that Jane & Trent's parents were often absent and negligently so, and this was confirmed on screen. While Jane calls it "benign", it darkened the character's backstories. Trent's mournful memories of being in a tent for six months "waiting for someone to invite me back in" (which [[Amanda Lane|his mother]] remembers as an example of things sort themselves out and where a young Jane was the one feeding him) shows this upbringing has left some marks.
In a [http://www.slate.com/id/2254116/pagenum/2 review] of the series, Reihan Salam of ''Slate'' called this "one of the best episodes". He also points to it as an example of how Jane "clearly needs" the bond she's developed with Daria: running away to the Morgendorffers show "Daria has become Jane's surrogate family".
==Trivia==
The title is a play on Les Misérables, a classic Victor Hugo novel, which had been released as a major motion picture the previous spring.
The names for [[Adrian]] & [[Courtney]] and Penny Lane's acerbic nature appeared first in "
Jake memorably thinks Quinn's date has arrived, and then discovers it's [[Monique]] (here for Trent) at the door - remarking "wow, I really ''don't'' know my kids!". He doesn't appear to be distressed or bothered by the idea of one of his daughter's could be a lesbian or bisexual.
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