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The title is a play on the phrase "through a glass, darkly", from 1 Corinthians 13:12.

This episode was voted the best episode of ''Daria'' by fans ~~participating~~ in the [[Daria Tournament of Champions]].

==Summary==

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==Trivia==

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This episode was voted the best episode of ''Daria'' by fans in the [[Daria Tournament of Champions]] back in 2002-3.

This is the second appearance of Amy Barksdale, and the only time the inside of her home is shown.

Outside of Quinn, Daria had rarely had her appearance attacked (to her face) at Lawndale High. [[Beavis and Butt-head (comics)|Issues of ''Beavis and Butt-head'']], however, would have Beavis and Butt-head regularly making disparaging remarks, [[Beavis and Butt-head issue 22|twice genuinely angering her]].

Coincidentally, this episode aired during the theatrical run of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She's_All_That ''She's All That'']: a film centred around an unpopular, "unattractive" girl gaining popularity and happiness after having a makeover, including using contacts instead of glasses. (This is a recurring trope in American romantic comedies and teen dramas) Twelve years later, internet review The Nostalgia Chick would [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/team-nchick/nostalgia-chick/32202-shes-all-that compare the episode with the film], finding both that Daria was a more believable misanthrope than ''All That's'' Laney and that ''Lens'' lacks the film's implications that conformity will lead to happiness.

===Daria's Reading Material===