Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* NeverMyFault: Rita defends the fact she doesn't work by saying she's busy raising Erin, despite Erin being 24 years old and living her own life.
Added DiffLines:
* PlayingTheFamilyCard: Helen gets forced into helping with Erin's divorce by Rita and Mother Barksdale, especially Rita, accusing Helen of not caring about them as her family.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 59 (click to see context) from:
* InsaneTrollLogic: The episode opens with Quinn relating an F Sandi got on a lit assignment. Apparently, her argument that "all writing is plagiarism because you're using words that already exist" didn't sway Mr. O'Neil.
to:
* InsaneTrollLogic: The episode opens with Quinn relating an F Sandi got on a lit assignment. Apparently, her argument that "all writing is plagiarism because you're using words that already exist" didn't sway Mr. O'Neil.O'Neill.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AccidentalMisnaming: This gem of an exchange:
-->'''Sandi''': Well, if I can't say ''Sandi Griffin's {{Literature/Dracula}}'', why does Brad Stoker get to call it ''Brad Stoker's Dracula''?
-->'''Quinn''': Um, I think that's ''Bram'' Stoker...
-->'''Sandi''': I don't.
-->'''Quinn''': [[SureLetsGoWithThat Perhaps not]]. But anyway, he gets to say it [[SmarterThanYouLook because he made the story up]].
-->'''Sandi''': ''(scoffs)'' Quinn, Dracula is an internationally known celebrity vampire. ''[[KnowNothingKnowItAll Made the story up...]]''
-->'''Sandi''': Well, if I can't say ''Sandi Griffin's {{Literature/Dracula}}'', why does Brad Stoker get to call it ''Brad Stoker's Dracula''?
-->'''Quinn''': Um, I think that's ''Bram'' Stoker...
-->'''Sandi''': I don't.
-->'''Quinn''': [[SureLetsGoWithThat Perhaps not]]. But anyway, he gets to say it [[SmarterThanYouLook because he made the story up]].
-->'''Sandi''': ''(scoffs)'' Quinn, Dracula is an internationally known celebrity vampire. ''[[KnowNothingKnowItAll Made the story up...]]''
Added DiffLines:
* InsaneTrollLogic: The episode opens with Quinn relating an F Sandi got on a lit assignment. Apparently, her argument that "all writing is plagiarism because you're using words that already exist" didn't sway Mr. O'Neil.
-->'''Daria''': Maybe she shouldn't have titled her story ''Sandi Griffin's {{Literature/Dracula}}''.
-->'''Daria''': Maybe she shouldn't have titled her story ''Sandi Griffin's {{Literature/Dracula}}''.
Added DiffLines:
* SiblingRivalry: Lampshaded immediately by Daria.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the BigScrewedUpFamily trope being PlayedForLaughs. The relationship between Helen and her sisters is shown to be so dysfunctional it's practically toxic. Jake would rather spend a week hiding out of the house than get involved, and Quinn is horrified at the idea of her relationship with Daria becoming just like the one between their mom and aunts.
Changed line(s) 36 (click to see context) from:
* EuphemismBuster: Helen gets a week off from her lawfirm because Eric was going to take a break. The family immediately know what she really meant.
to:
* EntitledBastard: Rita demands that Helen manage Erin and Brian's divorce just because they're family and accuses Helen of not caring when Helen tries to explain that she's not trained in handling matrimonial law. Even when Helen suggests a junior associate at her firm that does know divorce proceedings better than she does, Rita gets offended as though Helen's treating them like a burden.
* EuphemismBuster: Helen gets a week off from herlawfirm law firm because Eric was going to take a break. The family immediately know what she really meant.
* EuphemismBuster: Helen gets a week off from her
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 70 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're odours involved.
to:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're odours involved.odors involved.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jake is well aware that Helen being involved in anything regarding her sisters is not going to end well, and he breaks down in tears when Helen takes on Erin's divorce. Later on, Jake makes an entire pitcher of martinis to steel himself if Rita calls, but when she shows up in person at the house he immediately chugs the whole thing.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jake is well aware that Helen being involved in anything regarding her sisters is not going to end well, and he breaks down in tears when Helen takes on Erin's divorce. Later on, Jake makes an entire pitcher of martinis to steel himself if Rita calls, but when she shows up in person at the house he immediately chugs the whole thing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheGhost: Once again, Mother Barksdale doesn't show up despite her more or less being the catalyst of the entire situation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 31 (click to see context) from:
* Continuity Nod: Erin getting divorced is brought up in [[Recap/DariaS5E05 “The Story of D”]].
to:
* Continuity Nod: ContinuityNod: Erin getting divorced is brought up in [[Recap/DariaS5E05 “The Story of D”]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* Continuity Nod: Erin getting divorced is brought up in [[Recap/DariaS5E05 “The Story of D”]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* BothSideHaveAPoint: Helen, Rita and Amy are more focused on making each other the slighted party and never stop to realize all three of them were neglected to at least some degree and should be aiming their anger at their mom for causing this situation in the first place.
to:
* BothSideHaveAPoint: BothSidesHaveAPoint: Helen, Rita and Amy are more focused on making each other themselves the slighted party against the other two, and never stop to realize all three of them were neglected to at least some degree and should be aiming their anger at their mom for causing this situation in the first place.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BothSideHaveAPoint: Helen, Rita and Amy are more focused on making each other the slighted party and never stop to realize all three of them were neglected to at least some degree and should be aiming their anger at their mom for causing this situation in the first place.
Added DiffLines:
* KarmaHoudini: Mother Barksdale is indirectly shown to be the reason why her daughters are constantly fighting with each other due to her emotional abuse and neglect, but whereas Helen and her sisters need to learn a lesson about letting go their mom faces no such consequences.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 44 (click to see context) from:
* InnocentlyInsensitive: None of the Barksdale sisters seem to realize that all three of them were neglected in at least some capacity, and instead of recognizing this they only made things worse by accusing the other of exploiting the situation for their benefit.
to:
* InnocentlyInsensitive: None of the Barksdale sisters seem to realize that all three of them were neglected in at least some capacity, and instead of recognizing this they only made things worse by accusing the other of exploiting the situation for their benefit. To clarify:
** Rita's relentlessly accused of being their mom's favorite daughter. Because Helen was an overachiever and Amy did nothing, Rita grew dependent on her mom's favoritism because she felt she needed to get ''something'' worthwhile out of her family life.
** Helen's accused of being a self-obsessed workaholic demanding praise for everything she does. Helen's implied to have only become like this because it was the only way she could get anyone in her family to notice her.
** Amy's accused of being an apathetic slacker who martyred herself on being ignored so she could do whatever she wanted. Amy makes it clear since she was already being ignored while their mother doted on Rita and Helen tried to get people to notice her accomplishments, she would've rather done her own thing then get sucked into such toxic family chemistry.
** Rita's relentlessly accused of being their mom's favorite daughter. Because Helen was an overachiever and Amy did nothing, Rita grew dependent on her mom's favoritism because she felt she needed to get ''something'' worthwhile out of her family life.
** Helen's accused of being a self-obsessed workaholic demanding praise for everything she does. Helen's implied to have only become like this because it was the only way she could get anyone in her family to notice her.
** Amy's accused of being an apathetic slacker who martyred herself on being ignored so she could do whatever she wanted. Amy makes it clear since she was already being ignored while their mother doted on Rita and Helen tried to get people to notice her accomplishments, she would've rather done her own thing then get sucked into such toxic family chemistry.
Added DiffLines:
* ProperlyParanoid: Amy made it clear in the past she tried to distance herself from Helen and Rita's arguing, and sure enough the moment she gets involved she's accused of PlayingTheVictimCard when they were kids so she could do whatever she wanted.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sandi seriously thought a debate would be the best way to settle who keeps the dress, when the debaters are Stacy and [[TheDitz Tiffany]].
Added DiffLines:
* InnocentlyInsensitive: None of the Barksdale sisters seem to realize that all three of them were neglected in at least some capacity, and instead of recognizing this they only made things worse by accusing the other of exploiting the situation for their benefit.
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three sisters accuse each other of doing this. Rita's supposedly a spoiled brat who got all of their mom's attention and shamelessly flaunted it, Helen was a self-absorbed workaholic who demanded praise for everything she did, and Amy was a selfish bum who did whatever the hell she wanted instead of supporting her family.
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three sisters accuse each other of doing this. Rita's supposedly a spoiled brat who got all of their mom's attention and shamelessly flaunted it, Helen was a self-absorbed workaholic who demanded praise for everything she did, and Amy was a selfish bum who did whatever the hell she wanted instead of supporting her family.
Added DiffLines:
* LazyBum: Rita and Helen's view of Amy, thinking she used their arguing as an excuse to avoid familial responsibility to do whatever she wanted.
Added DiffLines:
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Among a list of Rita's supposed crimes against Helen is that Rita got a $4,000 lighted dance floor for her first wedding.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Just rewatched the episode; correcting this minor misquote.
Changed line(s) 57 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others involved.
to:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others odours involved.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Amy puts it best regarding the treatment she and Helen have received from their mom. When Rita claims the reason Mother Barksdale favors her so much is because Rita keeps in touch with her, Amy asks why she and Helen should be expected to do that when she's never supported them or shown an interest in their lives.
* BlameGame: What it boils down to with Helen, Rita, and Amy.
** Rita is accused of being their mom's favorite and getting whatever she wanted from their parents, making Helen and Amy become neglected and expected to keep in touch with their mom when the relationship would be AllTakeAndNoGive.
** Helen is accused of being an egotistical perfectionist who made Rita and Amy look lazy with all her grades and awards, and then had the gall to demand encouragement and praise to do more work.
** Amy is accused of being selfish and using the arguing between Helen and Rita as an excuse to not do anything for the family so she could do whatever she wanted when they were kids.
* CallingTheOldManOut: An indirect example, as Daria and Quinn choose to mimic the arguing between their mom and aunts instead of flat out telling them to stop.
-->'''Daria''': Gee Rita, are you ever going to get a real job? Why should I Helen, when you won't pay attention to mother? And you Amy, who asked you?
-->'''Quinn''': Yeah! You had a ''dance floor'' at your wedding!
-->'''Daria''': You're a show-off and a know-it-all!
-->'''Quinn''': You just hide in your room like a kermit!
-->'''Daria''': Mom likes you better!
-->'''Quinn''': That's because I call her better!
** Rita is accused of being their mom's favorite and getting whatever she wanted from their parents, making Helen and Amy become neglected and expected to keep in touch with their mom when the relationship would be AllTakeAndNoGive.
** Helen is accused of being an egotistical perfectionist who made Rita and Amy look lazy with all her grades and awards, and then had the gall to demand encouragement and praise to do more work.
** Amy is accused of being selfish and using the arguing between Helen and Rita as an excuse to not do anything for the family so she could do whatever she wanted when they were kids.
* CallingTheOldManOut: An indirect example, as Daria and Quinn choose to mimic the arguing between their mom and aunts instead of flat out telling them to stop.
-->'''Daria''': Gee Rita, are you ever going to get a real job? Why should I Helen, when you won't pay attention to mother? And you Amy, who asked you?
-->'''Quinn''': Yeah! You had a ''dance floor'' at your wedding!
-->'''Daria''': You're a show-off and a know-it-all!
-->'''Quinn''': You just hide in your room like a kermit!
-->'''Daria''': Mom likes you better!
-->'''Quinn''': That's because I call her better!
* DespairEventHorizon: Quinn was slowly inching towards this due to seeing how badly Helen's relationship with her sisters turned out and fears the same thing will happen to her and Daria.
Changed line(s) 29,31 (click to see context) from:
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Before Erin arrives to the house, Jake announces that he made a big jug of Martini, not for Erin but for himself in case Rita shows up. Turns out Rita is the one there instead of Erin. In response, Jake starts chugging the entire pitch.
* JerkassRealization: The three sisters realize how petty they were because Daria and Quinn mimicked their whole fight.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Daria calls Amy to try solve her sisters' conflict. Instead Amy ends up adding more fuel to the fire.
* JerkassRealization: The three sisters realize how petty they were because Daria and Quinn mimicked their whole fight.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Daria calls Amy to try solve her sisters' conflict. Instead Amy ends up adding more fuel to the fire.
to:
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Before Erin arrives to the house, Jake announces that he made a big jug of Martini, not for Erin but for himself in case Rita shows up. Turns out Rita is the one there instead of Erin. In response, Jake starts chugging the entire pitch.
pitcher.
*JerkassRealization: JerkassRealization:
** The three sisters realize how petty they were because Daria and Quinn mimicked their whole fight.
** Quinn seeing her mother act this way with Rita and Amy makes her realize how awfully she's treated Daria over the years and becomes extremely distressed at their relationship turning out the same way when they become adults.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Helen and Rita are both pretty horrified with themselves when they see Daria and Quinn mimicking their arguing.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Daria calls Amy to try solve her sisters' conflict. Instead Amy ends up adding more fuel to the fire. It only serves to strengthen the comparisons between Amy and Daria by showing they're both capable of sinking down to someone else's level.
*
** The three sisters realize how petty they were because Daria and Quinn mimicked their whole fight.
** Quinn seeing her mother act this way with Rita and Amy makes her realize how awfully she's treated Daria over the years and becomes extremely distressed at their relationship turning out the same way when they become adults.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Helen and Rita are both pretty horrified with themselves when they see Daria and Quinn mimicking their arguing.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Daria calls Amy to try solve her sisters' conflict. Instead Amy ends up adding more fuel to the fire. It only serves to strengthen the comparisons between Amy and Daria by showing they're both capable of sinking down to someone else's level.
Changed line(s) 33 (click to see context) from:
** Daria starts to worry about Quinn when she suggests twice that they should watch together ''Gone with the Wind'' AND gives her a compliment.
to:
** Daria starts to worry about Quinn when she suggests twice that they should watch together ''Gone with the Wind'' together AND gives her a compliment.compliment. Although at first Daria assumes Quinn wants something from her.
Changed line(s) 35,36 (click to see context) from:
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all of her daughters.
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding, while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and Honeymoon was paid by her too.
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding, while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and Honeymoon was paid by her too.
to:
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing comparing all of her daughters.
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding, while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding andHoneymoon was honeymoon were paid by her too.
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding, while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* AdultsAreUseless: In the end, Daria and Quinn are the ones who solve the whole conflic, since Helen and Rita were the eye of the storm, Jake fled and Amy got involved instead of solving anything.
to:
* AdultsAreUseless: In the end, Daria and Quinn are the ones who solve the whole conflic, conflict, since Helen and Rita were the eye of the storm, Jake fled and Amy got involved instead of solving anything.
Changed line(s) 32,33 (click to see context) from:
* OhCrap: Tom has this reaction after realizing that Daria wasn’t joking when she told him that she and Quinn were going to watch ''Gone with the Wind''.
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all of their daughters.
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all of their daughters.
to:
* OhCrap: OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Daria starts to worry about Quinn when she suggests twice that they should watch together ''Gone with the Wind'' AND gives her a compliment.
** Tom has this reaction after realizing that Daria wasn’t joking when she told him that she and Quinn were going to watch ''Gone with the Wind''.
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all oftheir her daughters.
** Daria starts to worry about Quinn when she suggests twice that they should watch together ''Gone with the Wind'' AND gives her a compliment.
** Tom has this reaction after realizing that Daria wasn’t joking when she told him that she and Quinn were going to watch ''Gone with the Wind''.
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all of
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others involved.
to:
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others involved.involved.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Despite the fact that Daria had been ignoring Tom during the time Rita was at home, she later apologized to him, realizing that Erin's divorce involuntarily gave her insecurities about relationships in general. Tom never got mad at her.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Despite the fact that Daria had been ignoring Tom during the time Rita was at home, she later apologized to him, realizing that Erin's divorce involuntarily gave her insecurities about relationships in general. Tom never got mad at her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Meanwhile, Stacy finally finds a dress that Sandi can’t nitpick on her, but things get complicated when Tiffany appears wearing the same outfit.
* DressesTheSame: The subplot involved Stacy and Tiffany accidentally buying the same dress and the Fashion Club discussing who deserved to keep it, since they couldn’t have the exact same outfit.
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Helen''': Erik is... uhm... "exhausted" and is taking 28 days to, uh, "recuperate". All that espresso he was taking really wore him down.\\
to:
-->'''Helen''': Erik is... uhm... "exhausted" and is taking 28 days to, uh, "recuperate". All that espresso he was taking drinking really wore him down.\\
* OhCrap: Tom has this reaction after realizing that Daria wasn’t joking when she told him that she and Quinn were going to watch ''Gone with the Wind''.
Changed line(s) 30 (click to see context) from:
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and Honeymoon was paid by her too.
to:
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding wedding, while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and Honeymoon was paid by her too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 33 (click to see context) from:
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jake spends most of the episode out of the house because he doesn't want to see Rita in person and get involved in her feud with Helen.
to:
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jake spends most of the episode out of the house because he doesn't want to see Rita in person and get involved in her feud with Helen.Helen.
* StepfordSmiler: When Daria tells Tom about everything that happened with her mother's family, Tom mentions that in his family they tend to pretend problems don't exist.
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others involved.
* StepfordSmiler: When Daria tells Tom about everything that happened with her mother's family, Tom mentions that in his family they tend to pretend problems don't exist.
-->'''Tom''': Wow. Growing up in our repressed household is so boring next to this stuff. We always have to pretend problems don't exist. Gets pretty inconvenient when there're others involved.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Before Erin arrives to the house, Jake announces that he made a big jug of Martini, not for Erin but for himself in case Rita shows up. Turns out Rita is the one there instead of Erin. In response, Jake starts chugging the entire pitch.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CordonBleughChef: Jake started doing recipes from a "Civil War" cookbook.
-->'''Quinn''': What is that?\\
'''Jake''': It's from my new Civil War cookbook.\\
'''Daria''': "Civil War cookbook." [[SarcasmMode So you're serving us amputated leg?]]\\
'''Quinn''': Eww!!\\
'''Jake''': No! It's corned pork and cabbage.\\
'''Quinn''': EWW!!!
-->'''Quinn''': What is that?\\
'''Jake''': It's from my new Civil War cookbook.\\
'''Daria''': "Civil War cookbook." [[SarcasmMode So you're serving us amputated leg?]]\\
'''Quinn''': Eww!!\\
'''Jake''': No! It's corned pork and cabbage.\\
'''Quinn''': EWW!!!
Added DiffLines:
* EuphemismBuster: Helen gets a week off from her lawfirm because Eric was going to take a break. The family immediately know what she really meant.
-->'''Helen''': Erik is... uhm... "exhausted" and is taking 28 days to, uh, "recuperate". All that espresso he was taking really wore him down.\\
'''Jake''': "Espresso"? \\
'''Daria''': [[SarcasmMode To say nothing of those "prescription amphetamine doughnuts".]]\\
'''Helen''': Daria!\\
'''Quinn''': [[BrutalHonesty So he's on detox again?]]\\
'''Helen''': Quinn!!\\
'''Jake''': Oh, right! '''[[DelayedReaction "Espresso"]]'''.
-->'''Helen''': Erik is... uhm... "exhausted" and is taking 28 days to, uh, "recuperate". All that espresso he was taking really wore him down.\\
'''Jake''': "Espresso"? \\
'''Daria''': [[SarcasmMode To say nothing of those "prescription amphetamine doughnuts".]]\\
'''Helen''': Daria!\\
'''Quinn''': [[BrutalHonesty So he's on detox again?]]\\
'''Helen''': Quinn!!\\
'''Jake''': Oh, right! '''[[DelayedReaction "Espresso"]]'''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added line(s) 9 (click to see context) :
* AdultsAreUseless: In the end, Daria and Quinn are the ones who solve the whole conflic, since Helen and Rita were the eye of the storm, Jake fled and Amy got involved instead of solving anything.
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Quinn and Daria realize that the drama between their mother and aunts could repeat between tham if they didn't do something to fix it.
to:
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Quinn and Daria realize that the drama between their mother and aunts could repeat between tham them if they didn't do something to fix it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Helen gets forced to assist Rita in Erin's divorce, reviving the neverending feud between the sisters and affecting everyone in the Morgendorffer household.
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
!!Tropes:
----
----
to:
----
* BigScrewedUpFamily: This episode presents a continuation of [[Recap/DariaS2E04 the Barksdale's family issues]]. Erin's marriage fell apart shortly after the wedding, and apparently she signed a prenup where she had to give him half her money. Helen's mother forces her to assist Rita with Erin's divorce, despite Erin sending Rita instead and Helen trying to tell them that she doesn't take divorces. And this time Helen, Rita ''and Amy'' get into a big fight.
* CharacterDevelopment: This whole drama makes Quinn realize that she needs to repair her relationship with Daria. Both make a deal to never end up like their mom and aunts.
* DivorceIsTemporary: Erin and Brian reconciled in the middle of the episode offscreen because grandma paid both Erin and Brian's vacations to Switzerland.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Quinn and Daria realize that the drama between their mother and aunts could repeat between tham if they didn't do something to fix it.
* JerkassRealization: The three sisters realize how petty they were because Daria and Quinn mimicked their whole fight.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Daria calls Amy to try solve her sisters' conflict. Instead Amy ends up adding more fuel to the fire.
* ParentalFavoritism: Helen's mother kept compairing all of their daughters.
** She favored Rita and Erin by paying for their weddings. Helen could barely afford her own wedding while Rita got a lighted dance floor for her first wedding and all of Erin's wedding and Honeymoon was paid by her too.
** Whenever is convenient, Helen is praised as the hard worker between the three sisters.
** The constant shift between Rita and Helen made Amy lock herself out and make snide remarks at them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jake spends most of the episode out of the house because he doesn't want to see Rita in person and get involved in her feud with Helen.
