Quinn the Brain: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
m (→O'Neill's letter to Helen: Another word fix) |
Mintbucket (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
(7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 10:
"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==
Line 23 ⟶ 25:
[[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).
Line 83 ⟶ 85:
You can make out the words on the DVD for ''He Had It Coming'':
''There are two ways to read Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". The first is an American tragedy, the story of a "little man" whose spirit and life were crushed by the
===O'Neill's letter to Helen===
Line 93 ⟶ 95:
''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 phrase “working up to her potential” deliberately, for it is my belief that all students have the potential to soar like eagles (educationally) when their imaginations and interest are engaged, and in fact Quinn’s imagination and interest are engaged,
''Sincerely yours,''
Line 103 ⟶ 105:
==“Quinn the Brain” and Fanfic==
This episode is a common rationale for the [[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes|trope]] that Daria, underneath her unfashionable clothing and behind her glasses, is conventionally attractive
[[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://web.archive.org/web/20110519151840/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ep203_quinn_the_brain.html this episode] has been written by [[Martin J. Pollard]].
The story [[A Tale of Two Brains]], by [[Richard Lobinske]], of the [[John Lane]] series, has a somewhat altered version of this episode.
==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”===
|