Following a school assembly where a pair of FBI agents address the school and warn the students too keep an eye open to anybody who seems a little different everybody starts seeing people in a different light; frequently due to minor misunderstandings. An overheard conversation about early sci-fi films mirroring the fear of communism leads people to think Daria and Jane are communists, Daria's comments about aliens lead her parents to thing she has a problem with immigration and Quinn's sudden change of attire leads both her club and Daria to wonder what is going on. These are just a few of the strange goings on that lead one to wonder if there really is something unnatural going on.
This episode was a lot of fun; I feared that it would veer into fantasy territory like the holidays episode but it nicely avoided that as each of the various misunderstandings was explained. I like the fact that nobody was totally immune from the paranoia; even the rational Daria and Jane had some funny ideas. There are obvious and enjoyable references the 'The X-Files' but I don't think you need to have seen that to enjoy this.
This episode was a lot of fun; I feared that it would veer into fantasy territory like the holidays episode but it nicely avoided that as each of the various misunderstandings was explained. I like the fact that nobody was totally immune from the paranoia; even the rational Daria and Jane had some funny ideas. There are obvious and enjoyable references the 'The X-Files' but I don't think you need to have seen that to enjoy this.