Brass Eye is not satire for casual viewing. It’s satire as weaponry. Morris takes the British public's trust in authority, celebrity endorsement, and media sensationalism, and systematically dismantles it. Episodes on drugs, crime, and moral decline aren't just parodies. They are indictments of a society that believes anything it's told if delivered with enough sincerity.

Into this quietly anxious landscape arrives Daria. MTV was broadcasting TRL and pushing bubblegum pop like NSYNC or Britney Spears, yet here was a cartoon about a sarcastic teenage girl who wore boots, scowled at pep rallies, and dismissed popularity as a tedious con.