Daria (TV Series) The Daria Hunter (1998) User Reviews

The students go paint balling

[Tweekums · 9/10 · 27 November 2012]

When teachers ask students to ask their parents to volunteer to accompany them on a paint-balling trip Daria and Quinn are unusually united in their determination that their parents would not be coming; unfortunately they didn't count on Mr. O'Neill calling them! As the classes divide into two teams Jane and Daria decide to slip away and visit the great white shark exhibit they had seen advertised on the way; not surprisingly it wasn't as impressive as the signs suggested. While they are gone everybody else carries on with the paint-balling; the fashion club end up shooting each other; Jake and Mr. DeMartino turn to drink and in the greatest surprise of the episode Brittany proves to be a tactical genius!!.

This episode was packed with laughs; a surprising number coming from Quinn and the fashion club; I love how she lets them believe her immediate family are really just distant cousins. There are plenty of film references to please movie buffs including 'Jaws', 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now'; that said you don't need to have seen the films to find the episode entertaining; it is just a bonus. The way the staff behaved was even more amusing than the students; Ms Barch always ranting about how she hates men and DeMartino getting drunk with Jake being particular highlights.

Wow...two marvelous episodes in a row!

[planktonrules · 10/10 · 6 March 2011]

It's hard to imagine an episode much better than the last. However, "The Daria Hunter" manages to surpass "Arts 'n' Crass"--and is, in my opinion, the best show of the series. The fact that I consider this best is a bit surprising as the plot is utterly ridiculous and contrived. But, because of amazingly funny writing it works wonderfully! Once again, the school takes a field trip to a place where no sane school would take the kids--paintballing (the previous pointless trip was to the mega-mall). To Daria and Quinn's horror, their parents find out and invite themselves along as chaperons. Through the course of this outing, all the characters begin to show a side of themselves you've never seen before--such as the amazingly cool side of Brittany, the full extent of Ms. Barch's anger, Barch's sudden captivation with Mr. O'Neill and many, many other hilarious vignettes. If you are a fan of the show, you'll adore this amazingly silly and cute episode. See this one!!! It's brilliant. In fact, it's the first episode I showed my family years ago and it hooked them!!