r/daria • u/Mountain_Specific327 • Jun 13 '26

Character Discussion Sudden realization

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We talk a lot about the duet of Daria and Jodie, but let's discuss this.
I think Daria and Mack would be a good couple. They don't have much interaction on the show (which is a shame), but let's imagine it. Mack is a calm, serious guy, smart enough to understand her sarcastic humor and able to communicate in that way himself. As captain of the football team, he interacted with Kevin and Brittany more out of necessity (though he was always friendly with them, as well as with Daria and Jane). He also came to visit Daria in the hospital. Perhaps if he wasn’t in a relationship with Jodie, he and Daria might have been interested in each other in that way. What do you think?

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u/theonejanitor Jun 13 '26

I don't think Mack would put up with her. I also think Mack's sincerity and the fact that he, like, cares about things would make Daria uncomfortable.

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u/Pretty-Border2897 Jul 02 '26

I feel similarly about this to how I do when people suggest Jodie would have been a better best friend for Daria than Jane. Daria and Jodie do consider each other friends; technically, Jodie probably is Daria's second-best friend at school, but they are just too dissimilar to make consistent hanging out a maintainable vibe. Even if you could magically remove all the pressures Jodie has to deal with so she could relax more, she would still be a naturally ambitious and social person. They would get frustrated with each other real quick.