Jeri Hogarth from Jessica Jones Is Daria’s Mom: The Ballad of Helen Morgendorffer

I was struck by something fantastic that happened right under my nose.

Don’t you see it! Jeri Hogarth IS Helen Morgendorffer!

The Ballad of Helen Morgendorffer becoming Jeri Hogarth

After her longtime husband Jake Morgendorffer finally succumbs to the stress that has blanketed his life since the 60’s causing the inevitable heart attack his doctors warned him about, Helen Morgendorffer finally realizes what she’d always known deep down.

Family has made her weak.

With Daria and Quinn out of the house and in college, Helen cuts ties Lawndale, with her daughters, and with her whole life so she can finally put the single-minded focus on her legal career; where it should have been all along.

With that, she contacts a few friends who can pull a few strings and land her a job in New York City. Now unfettered by concerns like crazy teachers, mother/daughter fashion shows, and caring whether her oldest has any friends other than that weird Lane girl, it doesn’t take long for Helen to prove herself and ascend to partner, making piles of money in the process, scruples be damned. To make the transition from to…