I disagree with ComedyFan2010 on the Darlene being a goody two shoes bit. She's far from it, actually. For example, in The Dark Ages episode, David wants to have sex with Darlene because the electricity is out, but Darlene refuses. Why? Because she doesn't want to. She always does things on her terms, and only if she wants to and she's been that way since day one of the show airing. She's an intelligent, witty girl and wasn't willing to hang out with strange guys that were obviously wanting to take advantage of her and Molly. Just because she uses her brain doesn't mean she's Miss Goody Goody. Trust me, she does plenty of things throughout the show that you'd consider rebellious or backhanded. At the same time, Darlene does have some morals. She refuses to eat meat because she views animals deserving life and hates them being exploited. Even working on a history paper, she pointed out to Becky that she didn't want to write lies about Columbus being a great guy when in reality he'd killed and enslaved natives. Underneath her sarcasm and realist attitude, Darlene as a character is a relate-able, good kid and cares about things even if she makes jokes. As a teenager, I was able to relate to her and I still can now even in my 30's.
Review of Good Girls, Bad Girls
