Diane Nguyen, the Soul of BoJack Horseman

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[oscarorozcoorejel]

I think the reason she’s so relatable is that she suffers so much trying to understand the world and act in it and that’s what so many of us do

[marianatorres]

I don't understand the hate she gets. For me, she is one of the best character of the show. She is very well developed.

[bc]

“That's the thing. I don't think I believe in deep down. I kinda think that all you are is just the things that you do.”
Bojack horseman gives me so many good quote, but this one is the one that hits me the most. Idk why

[hexhells]

a really good video by Ariana Alexis mentioned that diane makes people uncomfortable because she’s the only character who does something about her mental health and i agree. she challenges the idea that we can be comfortable with the broken parts of ourselves. she encourages the audience to understand you don’t need to hate yourself into changing, but you can only be a better person when you are constantly seeking out the bad in yourself and dissolving it. you have to be intimately familiar with your own soul to do that, and that’s an uncomfortable narrative for a lot of people to swallow.

[DanielRamirez-okwx]

I've always felt more connected with Diane than with bojack, I just feel like she's the more human part of the show, sure bojack is relatable when you talk about the mental issues he's dealing with, but Diane goes day to day trying to defeat those same mental issues.

[coecoe]

Although I do love Diane, and can relate to both her and Bojack, I actually would love if people did a full analysis of Princess Carolyn. She was a great character that I don’t think gets enough praise. Really great video btw, I wish more people saw these things about Diane.

[marcylynn]

I like they didn't end up together with Bojack. Usually the role of the female best friend to a male protagonist is to become his girlfriend. She is to good for him anyways.

[FairyPrincessNia]

I was actually surprised to discover that the Hank episode aired before the "Me Too" movement.

[Sarahchamorro]

Nice to see some love for Diane. She's a very well written character and it saddens me that a big portion of the Bojack fanbase hate her so much.

[Rolafairy]

Watching you guys break down this characters makes me want to grow as a person. Idk why but for me your videos are motivating and inspirational

[mariahharrison]

I relate most to Diane. She has a lot of passion and wants to achieve big things out of life, but often ends up falling short or even delve into hypocritical tendencies. I WANT to be a Princess Caroline (a successful career woman who perseveres through her problems and eventually comes out on top on the other side), but ultimately most of us are Diane's or worse, BoJack's. We end up settling. That isn't always a bad thing, but can often leave one feeling unsatisfied in life and struggling to fill that void and simultaneously "find" ourselves

[jefferyjones]

She reminds me of an adult Lisa Simpson a bit

[curtis]

The episode in the final season where she struggles to confront her childhood trauma through writing while going on and off antidepressants is one of the best of the whole series.

[AkaiAzul]

Sounds like Diane is the embodiment of perfectionism: never settle, never be satisfied because there’s always an nth degree more. Perfect is the enemy of “good enough.”

[DreamOfTheRebel]

That's why I relate to Diane the most. I wish I was a MPB or Todd, but I overthink about things so much that I'm constantly anxious and/or depressed and end up sabotaging myself because I try to cover all bases in every situation and I burn myself out.

[sigmatic__]

I see Bojack and Diane as two different tails of suffering. Bojack's trying to reverse 20 years of terrible decisions and destructive habits while Diane is crashing and burning in real time, and I feel just seeing how those smaller but still significant problems build up resonates with a lot of the viewers. I pity Bojack, only Bojack gets me to think as deep as I have, but I've also seen the same sad Bojack for five seasons, whereas Diane started with at least the illusion of having some kind of control over her life. It's like seeing Bojack has shown this potential end all be all of a self destructive mismanaged lifestyle and Diane keeps getting closer and closer to that red line, and it's tough to watch.

[spookymadeleine]

I adore Diane SO MUCH. She's broken, she can be self serving, she can be pretentious, etc but these attributes don't stop her from trying to be a good person. She is aware of her faults and owns up to them. Diane and Bojack are Anima and Animus to me - but them being together would be too tumultuous. In a way, their relationship reminds me of Don and Peggy from Mad Men; some viewers want them to be together but those viewers haven't dived deep enough to see how terrible the relationship would be. All of the above mentioned characters are too similar; but with Diane and Peggy, they are the evolved, more self actualized version of their male counterparts

[summy]

I wished her depression was brought up in this analysis. As much as I love her and her approach to life, her spirals were self destructive mentally (compared to Bojack, who was self destructive physically). Her outlook on life is so important, however I wish this video brought up its cons as well. It's never one dimensional, which is so great about the show!

[trinaq]

I love Diane so much as a character, and agree that she is relatable in that she's not sure what she's doing in life, and struggles to maintain a sense of direction. She's always there to listen to and support Bojack, and isn't afraid to call him out on some of his more boneheaded decisions, and acts as his conscience and moral centre. I admire her readiness to help her friends and people in society, and that she doesn't give up on her causes. Despite coming off as intense or insufferable at times, she really has a strong moral compass and tremendous strength.
Please do an analysis on more Alison Brie characters, such as Trudy Campbell from "Mad Men", Ruth Wilder from "GLOW" and Annie Edison from "Community"!❤😊