luxken27 | Meta meme: 30 Days of Shipping

Here's hoping LJ doesn't decide to eat this post like it did the last one o.O Talk about a long-buried ship...

Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?

Trent Lane/Daria Morgendorffer, Daria - Oh, man, I was in it from the start for this one! =) I *loved* this show, and I loved the character of Daria ~ I could completely relate to her brutally realistic view of teenager-hood and life, in general. People called me Daria in HS, but then, I also fine-tuned the art of sarcasm back in day :D

For me, the most enduring ship of the show was also the first (another pattern I've apparently developed): Daria's crush on her best friend's older brother, Trent. Trent was sort of the epitome of slacker cool, but he wasn't a loser, so much as...misdirected? In the later seasons, he and Jane have some development that's quite telling: as independent as the Lane siblings are (and as jealous as Daria and we the viewers sometimes are of their freedom), they crave the sort of order a stricter household would've given them. When they pushed boundaries as kids, nobody pushed back. And that lead to a little stagnated emotional development, someone emotionally blunted as Daria could find attractive and potentially safe as a way to explore romantic feelings.

I wish these two had gotten together, although it was pretty obvious as the seasons went on it would always be a 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' sort of thing instead. No, instead, the writers decide to bring on another character, in the form of Tom Sloane, who was first Jane's boyfriend. In fact, Daria breaks Jane and Tom up, though she feels horrible about it. I just never cared for this storyline, because not only would betrayal go against the very grain of Daria's and Jane's tenuous friendship, but it also made her look weak, unable to find a boyfriend without going through someone else first. Bleh! I don't think Jane would've minded if Daria had pursued her brother instead :P

Daria fandom exists in large part on the interwebs (wiki!), and a few years ago I went on the prowl for some fic - and I found an *awesome* Trent/Daria fic over at Outpost Daria - the "Daria Continuum" by Diane Long. Even though I haven't read that story in probably years (that was many moons and a screenname or two ago), it's stuck with me all this time, because it's so very well done, and explores more than just the immediate romance between the pairing - it also encompasses their families and friends' lives, and how each (even Quinn) come together in the end to help push the story towards its eventual conclusion. For once, fandom satisfied me on an 'ultimate canon ship' level =)

Previous....
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage? Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha
Day 09 - The most believable relationship? Jonathan Creek/Maddie Magellan, Jonathan Creek
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life? Jason Cook/Kirsten Storms
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing? Charlie Thomas/Janine Kishi, Baby-sitters Club
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding? Byron Sully/Michaela Quinn, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing? William Dunford/Henrietta Barret, Minx
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing? Queen Victoria & Albert, the Prince Consort
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing? Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Inuyasha
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did? Archie "Snake" Simpson/Christine "Spike" Nelson, Degrassi Junior High/High/TNG
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing? Early Classic Shelle, Days of Our Lives

Upcoming...
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?

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Oh Trent/Daria! *sigh*
I pretty much stopped watching Daria when Tom showed up. Though, this changes now that I have the complete series.
I might go read that story then...
(Of course I always sort of shipped Daria/Jane more, but that's just me...)

I pretty much stopped watching Daria when Tom showed up.

*nods* It was a HUGE miscalculation, I think - the show was definitely not the same in season 5. I think I originally stopped then as well, but I did eventually see it all the way through...and of course ordered the complete series as soon as it was available for pre-order :P

(Of course I always sort of shipped Daria/Jane more, but that's just me...)

You are hardly alone in that regard :P I never got into it, because I never thought their friendship had a sexual edge, but *shrug* Just my opinion, of course. I wasn't surprised a jot when I discovered the fandom and saw so many people who shipped it, LOL.

I gotta say thanks for the links too. Joe and I have been watching the show again, both Daria and Beavis and Butthead, so I'll definitely check out those links when I finish up the series.

Honestly, I don't remember a lot of the show so rewatching it has really been helping.

Daria fandom is amazingly organized, in some ways - it's just mostly on message boards instead of communities like LJ =) You're welcome for the links! Always glad to share something I enjoy with others who might also enjoy it, aheh =)

I'm just sad that they couldn't retain the rights to the original music, because I thought it added quite a bit to the show. Ah, well. It's nice to just have the uncut episodes available after so long, and so much speculation that it'd never happen.

Trent/Daria! Squee! I adored what very little of that show I saw - I don't remember *what* exactly prevented me from watching more of it, but I shake my fist at it now. :P I was far too geeky to be considered Daria-like, but I kinda aspired to it, lol. Sarcasm was always my favorite weapon, at least! I probably would have died and gone to heaven if there was a single guy as cool as Trent in my school though. :D

I adored what very little of that show I saw - I don't remember *what* exactly prevented me from watching more of it, but I shake my fist at it now. :P

Well, the series is out on DVD now...but there's always YouTube, too :P

I was far too geeky to be considered Daria-like, but I kinda aspired to it, lol. Sarcasm was always my favorite weapon, at least!

*nods* I'm not really sure how Daria-like I was, aside from the caustic humor and depressing sense of reality. I've certainly become far nerdier as I've aged, but otherwise? Yeah. Making amusing (silent) observations about life in general is, like, my favorite sport.

I probably would have died and gone to heaven if there was a single guy as cool as Trent in my school though. :D

I know what you mean...I had my own long-term crush in HS, but the guy was no Trent, I'll say that much :P

Well, the series is out on DVD now...but there's always YouTube, too :P

Nooooooo! Stop tempting me! I have too many series to watch and books to read as it is. Unemployment is the only reason I'm making any headway at all, lol.

Making amusing (silent) observations about life in general is, like, my favorite sport.

See, my observations are usually loudly made with meaningful looks in the directions of the offenders. This *might* be the reason that no one thought I was cool enough to be Daria-like. :P

the guy was no Trent, I'll say that much :P

We all have to take a step down from Trent. LoL.

Nooooooo! Stop tempting me! I have too many series to watch and books to read as it is.

Mwahahahaha...*evil grin*

See, my observations are usually loudly made with meaningful looks in the directions of the offenders.

Sometimes I wish I had more nerve to say the things I think, and sometimes I'm thankful I don't :P

I could see Trent/Daria. I was never emotionally invested enough to ship for this show, but it makes sense.

However, I did catch some later shows...

When Daria broke up Tom and Jane, I just had to drop the show. I was so disappointed. Just, no.

When Daria broke up Tom and Jane, I just had to drop the show. I was so disappointed. Just, no.

WORD. I hated that particular arc, and how much in influenced what was to be the final season of the show. I suppose I could say I could see why Tom and Daria would find each other attractive (especially after Daria got over her jealousy of having to share her time with her best friend with him), but the whole overarching "best friend's boyfriend" thing just - ugh. Totally destroys it.

I think my favorite scene was from 'Lane Miserables' where she thinks she's gotten over him and then he makes the comment about how it was too bad she wasn't older. The one where for one brief shining moment she gets her vision of the perfect future, and then she's like... 'Damn'.
But after he had his 'almost growing up' moment in IICY, there's a lingering hope that he may yet become a productive member of society.

Agh! I watched that episode trying to find the kiss from above, so I know exactly what you mean. That was awesome - who hasn't had the whole "I'm over it...oh, wait, no I'm not *facepalm*" moment?

Oh, believe me, I know. I had that experience with someone I hadn't seen in six years, and it was like... I thought I had forgotten all about him.
And there is a cute little Daria/Trent get together fic on ff.net called Welcome to the Dollhouse. I read it, and just had to go, "Awwwwww." It was just that sweet.
And, didn't Tom just seem like they were running out of ideas, and just had to add some kind of IDK, "She needs a boyfriend, but we don't want her with Trent, so let's just make up a new guy... and let her and Jane duke it out over him."?

there is a cute little Daria/Trent get together fic on ff.net called Welcome to the Dollhouse. I read it, and just had to go, "Awwwwww." It was just that sweet.

I know I've heard of this fic, but I'm not sure if I'd read it...I'll haveta check it out :)

didn't Tom just seem like they were running out of ideas

Yes. I kinda hated that they felt the need to give her a boyfriend at all, truth be told. Not saying she didn't deserve one, but it's like they picked the worst possible candidate o.O

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