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''For further context, see [[Tomgate]].''
'''The Kiss''' is the climactic scene of the episode "[[Dye! Dye! My Darling]]" when [[Daria Morgendorffer]] and [[Tom Sloane]] first kiss in Tom's car. This event has generated considerable fan discussion since it originally aired on MTV in August 2000. The scene was the culmination of Tomgate, which was the moniker given by the Daria fandom to describe the love triangle between Daria, Tom, and Jane. The kiss itself represented Daria's betrayal of [[Jane Lane|Jane]], as well as a significant fracture in their relationship. These circumstances would later set the stage for the first Daria movie, "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]".
[[Image:Thekiss.gif|right|thumb|Tom and Daria kiss for the first time.]]
In [[Caira]]'s contemporary essay "[[Has It Fallen Yet?]]", it's reported that after it happened: "we've got a comparably huge influx of new [message board] posters, almost all of the old ones are there, and unlike before, almost *nobody* is sitting on the fence. Roughly fifty percent are loving the new episodes and anxiously awaiting for
Most of the Majors and Indie-Fans on the boards alike seem to approve the direction of Daria's last two eps, or at least condone them, nevermind the emasculation of Our Heroine and her partner-in-crime, nevermind the overexposure of Kevin and Brittany earlier in the season, nevermind the lowest common denominator panning with this love-triangulation. Few have openly spoken against them. Those who do I feel have something of an unspoken judgment passed on them, that they are churlish, retro-minded, unrealistic folks and less than well-bred. Fans living a Season One pipe dream, and why-can't-they-just-leave-us-char-devvers-the-hell-alone-and-take-up-chess-or-something
While it is most often noted that the attraction between Daria and Tom started during "[[I Loathe a Parade]]," that is not universally accepted. Complicating the discussion is how little Tom appeared in the intervening episodes. He is mentioned as "bowling with friends" in "[[Of Human Bonding]]," has only a brief appearance on JaneCam in "[[Psycho Therapy]]," and after eating Jane's gummy bears is seen only with Trent and Jesse in "[[Mart of Darkness]]." He doesn't appear at all in "[[Legends of the Mall]]" and "[[Groped by an Angel]]." After "I Loathe A Parade," Daria and Tom do not appear together on-screen until "[[Fire!]]," when the mutual attraction is obvious.
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