Daria (TV Series) Depth Takes a Holiday (1999) User Reviews

The weakest episode from a great series

[Rectangular_businessman · 6/10 · 21 April 2013]

While I didn't hate this episode as much as the other reviewers, I have to admit that this was a pretty weak moment from an otherwise great series.

In many ways, this could be easily considered the "worst" episode from the "Daria" show, although it still has a couple of funny and clever moments. But this is far below the best level this series could have, being forgettable at best.

While many fans hate "Depth Takes a Holiday" for not being "realistic", I think that there were many other problems, and the main one was that it wasn't really funny or didn't make an interesting point as other episodes. In many ways, it feels pretty much like "filler" material without any real relevance. On the other side, it was nice to see Daria smiling in a genuine (not sarcastic) way, after she openly admits her feelings for Trent.

5.5/10

Eh.. I think people are just not paying attention.

[SleepinBeuty1282 · 5/10 · 5 August 2013]

While it is one of my least favorite episodes of Daria. I think a lot of people are complaining it doesn't make sense, however, at the end Jane even says "should i care none of this makes any sense?".

I think the writer's were having some fun with some whimsy. They didn't intend it to be a "typical" Daria episode. Like a bad dream.

The one review was about the bad accent and incorrect information about the British. That was actually correct in my opinion. However, if this episode was supposed to be in Daria's head as a bad dream (even though they never said it) maybe Daria thinks that the way the British talk? Since Daria herself is American, she probably doesn't know much about Guy Fawkes day. Explains a lot, no?

Only for masochists!

[planktonrules · 2/10 · 7 March 2011]

Uggh! This is a positively awful episode of "Daria" and if you happen to make this the first episode you see, you'll probably never see another! Not only is it nothing like any other episode, but it's also just plain dumb and has none of the cynicism and cleverness that made this a fantastic show.

This god-awful show begins with two personifications of holidays (Valentines Day and St. Patrick's Day) arriving at Daria's house. They are apparently looking for wayward characters that has escaped from Holiday Island--and it's up to them and Daria to find them and make things right. The idea never worked and the show is just embarrassingly bad. You really wonder who thought this was a good idea and approved this embarrassing script. Yecch!

Reality takes a holiday

[Tweekums · 3/10 · 7 December 2012]

This episode takes a break from the successful formula of having the characters dealing with the sort of situations real people may have to deal with and replaces it with what can only be described as a surreal fantasy... While out walking Daria bumps into Cupid and the personification of St. Patrick's Day; they want her help finding three other personifications of holidays that have escaped from Holiday Island to form their own punk band. It turns out that until they return home nobody will celebrate their holidays so no more Christmas, Bonfire Night (referred to here as Guy Fawkes' Day) and Halloween. In a sub-plot Cupid uses his charms in Helen and Jake and their activities lead Quinn to worry that they will have another baby and she is determined to stop that.

This is the weakest episode of 'Daria' I've seen so far; the basic plot may have worked in a series that routinely features the ridiculous but not one as firmly grounded in reality as 'Daria'. Much of the episode was fairly embarrassing to watch, there were a handful of funny moments but not enough to make this worth watching. I'd recommend skipping this if you aren't a completist.

Poor stereotyping

[rhinocratic · 2/10 · 20 March 2013]

As a Brit, I was disappointed with the lack of care given to the "Guy Fawkes" stereotype which appears in this episode. The characterisation was that of an English punk - unfortunately the (I assume) American voice-over actor only managed a vague Australian accent rather than the Cockney accent presumably being aimed at. Furthermore, the British celebration being represented is called "Guy Fawkes Day" throughout the episode. We never call it that - we call it "Guy Fawkes Night", or "Bonfire Night", or simply "The Fifth of November". The reason for the use of "Night" rather than "Day" in the festivity's title is because it is traditionally an evening remembrance of the foiling of the "Gunpowder Plot" attempted on 5 November 1605. The remembrance is out of gratitude at the foiling of this attempt to destroy King James I of England and Parliament, or gratitude at actually making the attempt. The remembrance consists of fireworks, bonfires and associated autumnal food & drink.

As silly as it sounds

[bring_me_tp · 1/10 · 7 May 2012]

Not funny. Not clever.

Holidays arrive at town represented by uninspired ordinary drawings of mostly UK type people. They do things, I guess. Like Cupid makings Daria's parents get lovey-dovey. barf.

But mostly they complain. Daria seems to be much more aware that she is the subject of a poorly written cartoon and she decides not even to feel crazy, deny what's going on, or get help. barf.

Painful to watch- a show that is otherwise refreshingly free of ridiculous premises and that is content to enjoy simpler, subtler pleasures- seems to apologize for jumping the shark in this episode by tripping halfway and forcing the shark to eat them. baaaaaaaaaaarfffff.

Let's all pretend this didn't happen.