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===Saint Amy===
[[Image:daria_amy.jpg|right|frame|Daria and Aunt Amy share a special moment in "I Don't"]]
The most common stereotype, particularly in fanfics written just after Season Two in the TV series, is "Saint Amy." Amy Barksdale is believed to have developed a special relationship with Daria in "[[I Don't]]" and "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]," offering her advice and moral support. In certain ways she appeared to be a grown-up version of Daria herself (see their mirrored images in "I Don't"). This has been taken to the extreme in fanfiction, leading to situations in which Amy rides in like the cavalry to rescue Daria from bad situations. (Amy even uses that "cavalry" phrase in "Aunt Nauseam," implying she's arrived to fix things.)
However, in "[[Aunt Nauseam]]," Amy tries and fails to make peace between her sisters, prompting Daria to remark, "So, then, after Aunt Amy arrived to save the day and within three minutes had totally regressed into the same pre-school encounter group as her sisters...." The notion that Amy could "save the day" was not inherent in the episodes where she appeared; in "[[I Don't]]," she and Daria just bonded, while in "[[Through a Lens Darkly]]," she advised Daria to get contact lenses (which Daria ultimately discarded). Where did the writer of "[[Aunt Nauseam]]" get the notion that Amy could "save the day"? Possibly from ''Daria'' fanfiction or fan comments.
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