"Both Proctor and Dimmesdale have the option to die and be true to themselves or live a lie."
-Mark Sheehan
Warning: SPOILER ALERT. Do not read if you are in the midst of watching Freaks and Geeks and have yet to reach the final episode!
In the turn of the century brilliant and short-lived TV series Freaks and Geeks, James Franco's character, Daniel Desario, is a renowned cool guy: a badass, leather-jacket wearing stoner who enjoys cutting classes and vandalizing with his friends. He has created a reputation for himself over his five years of high school that includes being careless, aloof, and fun-loving. He also spends a good amount of his time making fun of the geeks, a small, tight-knit group of freshmen and sophomores with a generally nerdy air about them, who can't get girls, don't do drugs, and never step out of line. However, in the final episode, "Discos and Dragons", all three of the main characters, Daniel included, face identity crises and are forced to make a choice that will lead them into their lives beyond the halls of high school. Daniel discovers that he has a true passion for AV club, Dungeons and Dragons, and other nerd activities, as well as genuinely enjoying the company of the Geeks. He makes a social sacrifice, leaving behind the name and reputation he has created, to join the geeks and in doing so destroys any future chances he has of coolness. He, as well as Dimmesdale and Proctor, have a choice between dying or living a lie. Daniel can either continue to live behind an aloof and drugged mask, or remove it and become who he really is--a geek-- and in doing so cause the death of the person he thought he was.
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