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"Quinn the Brain" was written by [[Rachel Lipman]].
{{quote|A (very) brief burst of intellectual activity by Quinn gets her an instant reputation as a "brain."|MTV website summary}}
==Summary==
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[[Image:QtB_Dariahorror.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Daria realises who her tutor is]]
To both their
In an unguarded moment, a shaken Daria tries to talk with her father about it - admitting that she doesn't ''like'' the "brain" identity she's saddled with, but if it's 'stolen' then she's "got nothing". Unfortunately, Jake's response devolves into a panicked rant about his own failed life, ending with a plea to Daria that "You're still a young man! You don't have to live with your mistakes! ''Get out while you can!''" She retreats, dryly commenting that "talking to you has made me feel better about myself" (he doesn't get it).
Meanwhile, Quinn has her share of problems: with so many girls following Quinn’s example and wearing black (imitating Quinn’s intellectual poseur), a furious [[Sandi Griffin|Sandi]] suspends Quinn from
Quinn confides in [[Jane Lane|Jane]] that while she loves how much her sister is being messed up by this, she thinks everybody’s making a big deal of her essay and doesn't understand why. ''She'' knows she's not as smart as everyone thinks. Jane explains how the girl has trained everyone to expect nothing from her and thus overreact to the slightest bit of effort, but it doesn't get through.
Daria continues to despair that nobody notices Quinn's writing is rubbish and that she's losing the "brain" role to Quinn - and since Quinn's "a brain with bouncy hair
That evening, at the Morgendorffer’s, Daria takes a photo of Quinn, marked with a detailed list of 'attributes', and procedes to make herself up to resemble Quinn. When the 3 J’s arrive, loudly stating they’re coming to take Daria out ("by the way, how's Quinn?"), Daria starts to show off her new look in full view of her sister. After a few seconds, Quinn panics and flees for the J's, conceding defeat.
The next day, everything is back to normal, as Quinn has reverted to her old self and clothes, has stopped pretending to be smart and quickly downplays her essay. A haughty Sandi accepts Quinn’s apology and lets her into the Fashion club again. Daria and Jane remark everything's back to normal - i.e. "Thinking: bad".
==Original soundtrack==
When Daria dresses up as Quinn, the original broadcast played ''What Do You Want From Me?'' by Monaco which had lyrics that fit Daria's plotline and actions - ''you've taken my life away/Ruining everything/Give me something I can rely on/Far away from the life that I once knew''. The DVD edits go with a generic wordless piece.
==Trivia==
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* Near the end, Daria gives a brief lament of "isn't there ever a time when how you look doesn't affect how you're judged?", and trying to make herself up like Quinn is something she is loathe to do. This will come up again in "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]", where she again complains about being judged on appearance - and becomes upset with herself when she shows some vanity over her looks.
* The Three J's know Daria and Quinn are sisters, and Jeffy knows Daria's name.
* "Through a Lens Darkly" shows Daria can barely see without her glasses, so how the heck did she manage to Quinn up after she'd taken them off?!
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===Daria's Reading Material===
In a scene where Quinn attempts to bribe Daria into writing her essay, Daria is reading Joseph Heller's [
Daria's report for Language Arts is on ''Death of a Salesman'', and titled ''He Had It Coming''.
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You can make out the words on the DVD for ''He Had It Coming'':
===O'Neill's letter to Helen===
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On the DVD, O'Neill's letter about Quinn's grades was legible, reading:
''Dear Mr. Morgendorffer, Mrs. Morgendorffer
''As your daughter/ward Quinn’s Language Arts teacher, it is my sad duty to inform you that Quinn is not working up to her potential and is in danger of failing Language Arts, which I teach.''
''Now, I use the
''Sincerely yours,''
''Timothy O’Neill''
''(Quinn's Language Arts teacher)''
==“Quinn the Brain” and Fanfic==
This episode is a common rationale for the [[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes|trope]] that Daria, underneath her
[[YouthofOz]]'s "[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47226 Life That Dare Not Speak Its Name]" takes place around this story, showing how irritated Sandi was and revealing it was her that gave Daria the idea of "show[ing] Quinn what it feels like to steal who you are".
A [[Novelization|novelization]] of [http://
The story [[A Tale of Two Brains]], by [[Richard Lobinske]], of the [[John Lane]] series, has a somewhat altered version of this episode.
▲A [[Novelization|novelization]] of [http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ep203_quinn_the_brain.html this episode] has been written by [[Martin J. Pollard]].
==External Links==
===On “Quinn the Brain” the Episode===
* [https://sites.google.com/site/dariatranscripts/203-quinn-the-brain Transcript] at [[Daria Transcripts]]
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550449 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
===Alternate Universe Versions of “Quinn the Brain”===
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