The Lawndale File: Difference between revisions

A mysterious pair of government agents arrive at Lawndale High, advising students to be on the lookout for "anyone different". Daria and Lane take that in their stride, until they see a segment about alien infiltrators on [[Sick, Sad World]] -- and then hear [[Trent]] playing ''cheerful music''. Things get weirder when [[Quinn]] starts wearing an unfashionable black turtleneck sweater, and Helen casually remarks that of ''course'' aliens are walking the streets, when many of them can't afford cars...

Things really start spiralling out of control at school, as [[Timothy O'Neill|Mr. O'Neill's]] offhand comments about how aliens were a metaphor for communists in 1950's sci-fi movies is overheard and misinterpreted by [[Kevin]], [[Brittany]], [[Upchuck]], [[Mack]], and [[Jodie]]... and [[Anthony DeMartino|Mr. DeMartino's]] arrest by the government agents apparently provides confirmation of everyone's suspicions. Daria and Jane endure more weirdness, including being followed by Kevin et al, who think they're "atomic communists", and a visit from U.F.O. nut [[Artie]], who's now working as a pizza delivery boy and spends hours filling Daria in on his alien encounters and how they've replaced his skin... thus costing him his job. Which has happened to him before. Often. (Meanwhile, Jake becomes worried that Daria has become a communist as a reaction to him & Helen becoming "the Man" that they used to march against)