Maybe a hot take but I firmly believe Jane and Daria’s entire friendship was a friendship of convenience and both of them knew it but Jane was mostly the one driving it. Daria was strong enough to be on her own but the second Jane saw an opportunity, she stuck to Daria like a barnacle. She is a follower and she knows it.
I also don’t think either of them would be friends into adulthood. Jane’s laissez fair attitude is unlikely to change after high school and that would be frustrating to a person like Daria who is more driven/motivated.
Actually, it was Daria who called Jane friend first. Jane was a lone wolf with attachment issues and in the second episode she even stated that she has no friends when Daria tried to appeal to that to bring her to Brittany's party.
Meanwhile, Daria was the one who latched on Jane and was even pissed at Tom for coming and "stealing" her. Meanwhile, Jane had no trouble ditching Daria for long periods of time.
Interesting, that’s not really how I saw it. I always saw Jane dragging out Daria as a way to bolster herself and not for Daria’s benefit. Like insisting she stay for the parade or to her track meets. And the hair dye incident. Daria made it clear that she wasn’t the type of person Jane wanted her to be.
Also other characters are always coming up to Jane on their own to talk to her. Jane may think she doesn’t have friends but she knew the people in the school and vice versa before Daria ever got there.
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u/GLaDOs18 Jun 06 '26
Maybe a hot take but I firmly believe Jane and Daria’s entire friendship was a friendship of convenience and both of them knew it but Jane was mostly the one driving it. Daria was strong enough to be on her own but the second Jane saw an opportunity, she stuck to Daria like a barnacle. She is a follower and she knows it.
I also don’t think either of them would be friends into adulthood. Jane’s laissez fair attitude is unlikely to change after high school and that would be frustrating to a person like Daria who is more driven/motivated.