Mike's Delayed Reaction Review, 1-7 "The Lab Brat"

Mike's Delayed Reaction Review- "The Lab Brat"

MDRR 1-7

Self Examples- Daria's example of reinforcement sound as if it could be something that describes her. I wouldn't even say anything, if the end of the example didn't go something like 'and the grown child is incapable of showing any emotion' (that's a paraphrase). Some of the stuff she described sounded well within Helen's capabilities: tell her daughter she'll be sent to her real father and using a plane ticket to keep her quiet. Sounds like a lawyer.

Loveslaves- Quinn and Brittany both can be seen as 'slaves' to 'love' in this episode but their situations aren't remotely the same. Brittany is being blackmailed by UpChuck into doing his bidding by the incriminating photographs he had. She doesn't want to be near him. Quinn is trying to throw herself at Kevin but at first every time she talked to him, he inadvertently made her do something for her. Eventually, she began to bake him cakes and get him bears. She wanted to get closer to him.

Good Deal- Both Daria and Brittany thought that they got the better end of the 'Kevin for a mouse' deal. There really wasn't much need for the deal, if Brittany would have realized that Daria wasn't interested in stealing her boyfriend and he only wanted to watch the pigskin channel. Daria told her that directly and it still didn't get through. They were both right about the 'jerk' part, though.

Huh?- Daria's cool exterior and self-alienation work for her now. However, there seems to be an indication that deep down inside, she may want to be popular and have a lot of friends. Notice her reaction to Kevin when it seems as if she's being invited to his party(a far cry from her reaction in "The Invitation"- out of character? You be the judge!) and her apparent disappointment that he wanted to invite Quinn instead.

I really liked this episode. It had it all; it was funny and showed all of the characters at their 'best.' Kevin and Brittany are acting stupid, Quinn is trying to get a date and Daria is twisting an almost hopeless situation to her advantage. 'The Lab Brat" is a keeper. A

Daria as a Whole- This is the first episode where Jake had more of a role than 'background vocalist'(he was in 'College Bored' a lot, but didn't have much of a role there). He showed some of the comedic potential that has surfaced in more recent episodes. His interaction with Kevin was great, it was like he wants his own son to talk football with. 'Back in my day, it wasn't called self-love- it was self abuse....'

The opinions represented in this review are copyright 1998 Mike Quinn[All Rights Reserved] All aspects of the show 'Daria' are property of MTV.

In article , [email] wrote:

I actually wrote a fanfic based on the assumption that she was telling the truth and not indulging in facetious hyperbole...

Father Of Mine http://members.xoom.com/DariaFFD/father.html

It stands as one that I'm pretty proud of.

BTW: Not every lawyer is a conniving bastard. I have some good ones in my family, my husband is in a band managed by another good one, (this guy's great quest in life is getting some of these R&B musicians who got screwed in the 1950s and 1960s PAID *before* they die) and our dear "Brother In Daria" Paperpusher is another one. So watch it, dude...

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In article , [email] wrote:

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Are you threatening me?!?! I didn't mean that all lawyers are bad- it's just a stereotype, which is just as stupid as any other stereotype. With lawyers, like anything else, there are some great ones and some horrible ones.

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WARNING: ramble ahead.

Yes, but you fell victim to the stereotype yourself. <g> I'm not singling you out for this, because I do like your reviews. PLEASE Don't take it personally-- the following *isn't* directed at you. The following is directed at the General Public, who loves to hate us. (Although surveys show that they like us better than journalists. <g>)

It's easy to take a swipe at the legal profession, because there are some real jerks in it. (I know, I have to deal with them on a day-to-day basis.) Most lawyers I work with, though, are decent, honest, hard-working people in a very demanding profession. But for the most part, the worst jerks that I have had to deal with are, frankly, certain clients-- clients who ask me to *drop everything * in order to solve a problem for them, then begrudge me my hard-earned fees for straightening out their messes on my own time. grrrrr.

Some of my attorney friends have been stiffed by clients who then call them in the middle of the night to bail them out of jail. Do you bail the guy out? Sure, you do it because you have a duty to help your clients out, in spite of the fact that they may welch out on you, and in spite of the fact that they may have committed a crime that you don't approve of. You took an oath, and part of that oath is to uphold the ethics rules, which require you to look out for your clients, even the ones who violate Rule One (pay your bills <g>). And people wonder why we're sometimes cranky, rude, and brusque?

We are society's garbagemen, cleaning up Joe Layman's messes, and then *he* has the nerve to complain??? Just because we can't undo his stupidity??? Sorry, Lester, but there ain't no way-back machine, and we can't change the rules. (Well, not legally, anyway.) We'll work as hard as we can, but we can't alter the laws of physics, and we won't change the facts. All we can do is mitigate the damage.

On a more positive note, there are a lot of great lawyers I know out there who make a hell of a lot more difference in many kids' lives than any of the complainers could ever hope to do. One attorney friend of mine runs the county Teen Court, which diverts kids who are headed down the path leading from misdemeanors to felonies by arranging community service, restitution, and counseling for the perps *and* the victims. Meanwhile, the kids that run the court session learn valuable lessons about consequences, and how the legal system works. And the stats bear me out. Recitivism last year was less than 4%. That's a hell of a lot better than what Juvenile Hall could ever do.

Sorry to ramble lilke that, but I want to try to correct as many stereotypes as possible. It gets on my very last nerve to hear people crack on me for what I do every day, when they have no clue how much crap I've had to go through and deal with just to get this far. They don't know me. How would they like it if I cracked on them? Not much. Yet I try to be civil to everyone, because I want to be better than that, and because I believe that everyone deserves to be treated as a human being, not as a job title.

Remember: "Lawyers don't sue people, people sue people."

Not as cranky as the post sounds, rich.

Jane: You know, I don't know why people say we have a bad attitude.

Daria: Screw 'em.

On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 21:31:13 GMT, [email] ([email]) wrote:

I can see where you're coming from, but as I'm coming from the state that's home to loud-mouthed, obnoxious, bigoted Geoffrey Fieger (better known as Dr. Death's lawyer) and his laugable run at the governorship, I also can't say my opinion towards the "soldiers of the legal profession" has changed much, either. :-) I think you can understand that it's not hard to believe in the stereotype, given the shenannigans rampant in the media concerning the legal system these days (and that's not even counting the three-ring circus in Washington with its "Scandal-Of-The-Week-Gate").

Martin ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. SSW: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!! ---- (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.)

In article , [email] wrote:

I don't many things on newsgroups too personally anymore, since I've been the subject of some very harsh putdowns by people who no longer post here. However, all of your points are well taken and I apologize for using this or any other stereotype- it was probably unintentional on my part. I, myself, have never had any bad experiences with lawyers and all of the lawyers I know are fine human beings.

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I saw the flame wars, and that's why I wanted to make sure that my remarks weren't misconstrued. I'm not in favor of singling people out, especially in an arena as public as the net. I *do* like to discuss issues, and I'm just trying to fight a losing battle for those of us who have to do the "law thing" -- to get a little respect for what we do/try to do. Granted, we're no Mother Teresas, and yes, there are some utter dillweeds in the profession, but most of the people I work with are good people. Weird, and a little standoffish at times, but generally good. <g> But as for some of the utter cretins that are parading themselves around in the media these days, well, I apologize on behalf of my profession for their Lowest Common Denominator behavior. (Esp. for the Prez, Congress, Antonin Scalia, Jeff Feiger, Alan Dershowitz, F. Lee Bailey, Geraldo, and Jerry Springer.) We didn't like these guys in law school, either, because they were probably jerks there, too, and we don't like having to answer for their oftentimes questionable and usually "Upchuckian" behavior.

As a sidenote, I instituted an "OJ Rule," where I warned anyone who mentioned the case that if they wanted me to talk about it, I'd charge them $150/hr, 5 hour minimum, as a retainer to discuss the subject with them-- double that if they wanted me to comment on any of the attorneys involved. <g> The same goes for the Current Unpleasantness. Skinner was right-- just gotta find the right amount of disincentive. <g>

And it's okay to use a stereotype on occasion-- we're all guilty of doing it now and then. <g>

rich.

Jane: You know, I don't know why people say we have a bad attitude.

Daria: Screw 'em.

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998 01:28:23 -0400, "paperpusher" wrote:

The people of Michigan accept your apology for Geoffrey Feiger. :-)

Martin ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. SSW: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!! ---- (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.)

Whew! (Kazul wipes her forehead) Thank goodness you weren't hanging around alt.fan.tolkien when we were discussing what reformed orcs might have become. . . .

Kazul the thankful sky-blue floating dragon with a parachute and a frying pan of doom, queen of Mog and bad poets

In article , [email] wrote:

No, I'm just The Great Cornholio and I need TP for my bunghole...;-)

(Couldn't resist that!)

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On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 23:22:12 GMT, [email] wrote:

And oleo? I would hate for my bungholio to get polio!

Neither could I. :-)

Martin ---- Quinn: You kids know where Grandma's TV is. Go watch something educational. SSW: "Breast implants for chickens???" Quinn & Daria: Not that!!! ---- (To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.)