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"Mart of Darkness" was the ninth episode of the fourth season of the ''Daria'' TV series (episode number 409). It first aired on MTV on July 5th, 2000. This episode was written by Rachelle Romberg.▼
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▲'''"Mart of Darkness"''' was the ninth episode of the fourth season of the ''Daria'' TV series (episode number 409). It first aired on MTV on July 5th, 2000. This episode was written by [[Rachelle Romberg]].
==Summary==
[[Payday]], a new "big box" warehouse store, opens in [[Lawndale]]. Various characters are drawn to it: [[Jane]] needs a new supply of Gummi Bears for her sculpture because [[Tom]] inadvertently chowed down on her supply; [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] needs a new bootlace because [[Quinn]] stole hers to replace the purse string she broke; [[Kevin]] and [[Brittany]] need to get barbecue sauce for the [[Lawndale High]] cookout being held at the Thompson house; the [[Fashion Club]] needs sunscreen; and [[Trent]] and [[Jesse Moreno|Jesse]] just happen to be going there, with Tom tagging along and hoping for the opportunity to make amends with Jane. A long and degrading search for items takes place, but not quite as degrading as [[Anthony DeMartino|Mr. DeMartino]] battling [[Mrs. Johannsen]] for free junk food samples.
Back at the barbecue, [[Timothy O'Neill|Mr. O'Neill]] (at [[Angela Li|Ms. Li's]] urging) tries talking to [[Doug Thompson|Mr. Thompson]] about Kevin's grades, but all Mr. Thompson is interested in doing is pressuring Mr. O'Neill into passing Kevin along, bad grades or no. Things eventually deteriorate into a brawl when [[Janet Barch|Ms. Barch]] comes to Mr. O'Neill's defense after Mr. Thompson tries to rough him up.
At Payday, Daria and Jane find the items they need and unexpectedly run into [[Andrea]], whose parents made her take a job there as a stock clerk. (She expects Daria and Jane to cut her down "like they always do" but they reassure Andrea that "they never saw her", which elevates them a notch or two in her eyes.) Tom doesn't find Jane, but he does get driven to distraction by Trent's and Jesse's much-too-laid-back attitudes. The whole sordid affair is topped off by a power outage caused by Mr. DeMartino's struggle with a security guard over cheese log samples, causing everyone to be trapped in the store until power can be restored.
==Andrea's outburst==
A key moment is [[Andrea]]'s reaction to Daria and Jane. After spending the whole episode avoiding them, she lashes out: "Now you can make fun of the pathetic goth chick whose parents make her work at a crappy job in a stupid warehouse store. Go on, cut me up like you do everyone else."
While it's clear Andrea is projecting her resentment towards the job onto them, her "cut me up" jab might reflect the attitude that Daria and Jane's fellow students in general have toward them - namely that they expect the pair to cruelly insult and humiliate anyone who crosses their path.
==Trivia==
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* This, along with [[Life in the Past Lane]], is one of only two episodes that does not contain an appearance by Helen and Jake.
* The title is derived from the novella ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness Heart of Darkness]'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad Joseph Conrad], the book that Daria was reading at the end of [[Gifted]].
* Tom and Trent actually interact here, and for more than just a few words! Trent seems cool with Tom, but his lazy ways and time-wasting at [[Payday]] drive Tom to frustration and despair.
* We meet Kevin's parents [[Doug Thompson|Doug]] and [[Charlene Thompson|Charlene]], who first appeared in the 1998 book "[[The Daria Database]]": the episode uses their look, their age, and Charlene's issues with Brittany. "Database" was written by this season's story editor, [[Peggy Nicoll]].
* In the scene where Jane offers Daria a cheese log, there are names scrawled into the background in Japanese: "Yamato" (ヤマト) and "Harlock" (ハーロック). Both are references to works of anime/manga artist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiji_Matsumoto Leiji Matsumoto]. Since there's no in-universe reason for the text, it could be a rogue animator's secret tribute to Matsumoto.
=="Mart of Darkness" and Fanfic==▼
==External Links==
*[https://sites.google.com/site/dariatranscripts/409-mart-of-darkness "Mart of Darkness" Transcript] at [[Daria Transcripts]]
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550752 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
▲==="Mart of Darkness" and Fanfic===
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