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How exactly did Tommy die? We can piece together a probable scenario with intriguing possibilities from clues scattered throughout “The Misery Chick” and even in <i>[[The Daria Diaries]]</i>.
After the crash and a rush of students to the scene of Tommy’s death, [[Kevin Thompson]] wails, “Oh, my God! The goal post fell! Tommy Sherman's dead! He's <i>deeeaaad!</i>” This implies the break-away goalpost broke away too soon and fell on Tommy, killing him. In her eulogy [[Angela Li|Principal Li]] calls Tommy “a young man—our hero—struck down in a <i>freakish</i> accident by the very goal post that was to have been dedicated in his honor.” However, she then adds: “What lesson can we take from all of this, other than not to leave any goalposts in sharp-edged wooden crates leaning precariously against the bleachers!” As she speaks she glares at two startled and upset men who appear to be the school’s custodians, likely responsible for moving and placing the delivered post. The goalpost had not been set up, then.
Later, Kevin says to Daria (misunderstanding her), “You're saying he got hit on the head out there on the football field, the team's home, and now it's going to be cursed or something, and we're going to lose all our games.” We know from this that Tommy suffered another head injury when he was struck by the crate. Ms. Li’s remark about “sharp-edged wooden crates” implies one of those sharp edges hit Tommy’s head with disastrous consequences. This was one brain injury too many.
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