We Need to Be Nicer to Diane Nguyen. 

I didn't realise anyone hated Diane honestly. I find it hard to actually "hate" any of the characters on Bojack because they're all very dynamic and complicated, that's what the show does so well imo

I think a lot of us hated Diane at first because we saw ourselves in her, and her character makes US uncomfortable with our discomfort. We saw ourselves in her and didn’t like it, and she reminded us we weren’t changing

I like Diane, I was really surprised people hated her. She sucks sometimes, yeah, but very few people in the show don’t. I found her obsession with being a “good person”/right being at odds with her own wellbeing/effectiveness of said ideas to be relatable. She’s got that Chidi Good Place problem where she spends so much energy on the idea of a perfect way to be that she leaves the people in her life behind. Her childish moments of lashing out and not owning up to her own mistakes felt realistic. And even if she is aggressive and pedantic at points she tends to be right, she just doesn’t go about it in the right way or acknowledge she’s part of the problem. Also Mr Peanut Butters specific issue of ignoring problems and toxic positivity I think might be hard for people to pick up on. The effects of his actions tend to be more complex or come across as mature when it’s really about running from conflict. A big issue with their relationship was he wouldn’t make enough room for conflict. So he both would not get upset when he probably should have until it was too late and also any time Diane was upset it automatically made her look too angry.

“sure they’ve done some terrible things… not so much todd” made me giggle

I cannot understand how someone could hate Diane, she’s such a complex character who acts as the voice of reason and is such a force for good

Misogyny has a lot to do with it. People even complained about PC despite just doing her job and getting her life together.

I could never understand it, plus she's way more relatable than Bojack for me personally. People who hate Diane really frustrate me, because it's clear that since Bojack is the main character, you're made to root for him and excuse his behavior, but the supportive character has all the pressure to serve the main character.

i find myself heavily relating to Diane’s character , and i feel as though a lot of people perceive me in a very similar way . I have nothing but love and sympathy for her and i hope someday i get to my end of the character arc with a sweet caring community and confidence in myself thanks for this video essay it was lovely !

The reasons people hate Diane I don't see in her at all. How I viewed Diane was someone who had opinions and voiced them, someone who wanted to do better and have everyone she knew do better as well, someone who was trying to make sense of all the pain and give it some kind of meaning, and someone who had severe depression where it would spill into everything and she didn't know how to control it. I found her extremely likeable and relatable. I never saw her as whiny or annoying or a goody two shoes. I find it annoying that that's what people got out of her character, actually.

Diane is one of the most relatable characters I’ve ever seen and her bad qualities make her a much better character imo

Because half of BoJack fans are abusers/abuse apologists who “see themselves in BoJack”. I like that Diane dropped his sorry ass at the end. He degraded her sooooo many times then love bombed her when he was afraid she would leave him. She knew deep down she was associating with dangerous and unethical people. Once she was away from it, it eased her conscious. I also had to leave a dangerous and abusive social circle and realize my own short comings. If I hadn’t, I’d still be messing around with BoJacks. Diane’s story tells abusers that they are not entitled to relationships with people they mistreat.

I hated Diane when I started watching the show because she reminds me of myself. Her and Mr. Peanutbutter's relationship was a carbon copy of one I had and nearly got trapped in. I'm abrasive and up tight according to people who have stopped being friends with me. No one ever listens to me until it's too late. I hated how much watching her hurt me and just convinced myself that I was right in hating her. She and PC (Who I also heavily relate to) ended up being my favorites in the end.

It’s interesting because Diane is so complex it almost makes it feel like she’s unlikeable. Certain moments like in INT SUB made me upset at her but I love her journey especially in managing her mental health. She was very relatable and I admire her passion for speaking up for others and sticking to her convictions. I also appreciate her arc with antidepressants and learning how to allow herself to be happy. I definitely relate to that myself and I love how this show portrayed psychotropic meditation and the effects that it can have on a person.

The way I watched this as “Why People Hate Me” 😭😭😭 Diane was wholly relatable

One of the themes of the show is how trauma, especially childhood trauma, leads to dysfunctional adults. In some ways, I think Diane is a variation of Bojack. They have similar childhood traumas, both of them are the family scapegoats, neither of them got any love from their parents, and they deal with it in completely different ways. Most of the crappy things Bojack does comes from a lack of self-awareness and unwillingness to admit that he has trauma as evidenced when Diane tries to get him to talk about his childhood for his memoir, and he glosses over it and just said it was perfect. Diane on the other tries to write a memoir about her childhood and realizes it's not going to work. I get the impression that Bojack turns a blind eye to his bad behavior, like he just can't see it because already hates himself so his mind keeps it from him. Diane is hard on herself, but she also tries to be a good person by being activist. The problem with that is she's trying to do good things for a selfish reason.

Is it weird that some people dislike Diane? No. Is it weird that a lot of people seem to hate her so much more than the other available options on the show? 100% If you dislike Diane more than Bojack, I think that’s a red flag worth looking into.

The irony of her being a self reflection of us is that she actually made progress to change. While the rest of us still hate who she is in the past even tho that's NOT who she's in the present. And we can't see past that ppl can change. That we can change. And still mess up. but we have to keep going. and sometimes pain is pain. not character development

Diane is the most HUMAN character on the show (plus Todd maybe). Her behaviors might not be relatable but def all humane I don’t think anyone hates her. Sure she was a mess in S5 but it wasn’t like she choked anyone or something.

I always chalked it up to a lack of charisma. Bojack is terrible but he has some level of charisma and humor that appeals to people. Dianne does far less bad stuff and is always well intentioned and trying to be respectful but lacks that personality flare. Which is kinda true in real life.

I freaking love Diane, I think she’s my favourite character, or at least one of them because it’s really hard to pick between her, Todd, and PC. I didn’t even know people hated her

I think the stuff Diane does when being rash really pisses people because of her constant moral posturing. It makes people feel she should or would know better than to stoop to the level of the person she’s in conflict with. People expect her to be above it and when she isn’t they’re disappointed.

It really shows how well the show still stands even after years there's a video about the relationships between these characters, they're so complex and real you can't help but be invested, its my favorite show also, love Diane

I don't think it's so much people being awful humans that are misogynistic or "see themselves" in Bojack. That may be part of it, but I think it's simpler than that. The reason I always disliked her a bit is just because she's.. kinda an annoying character. We see characters we like because we follow them throughout the story, such as Bojack, or characters we think are just fun, like Mr. Peanutbutter, and yeah, they aren't good people. But I think it's similar to how a lot of people love villains. They're enjoyable characters to watch even though we know they're awful. Diane? Not nearly as enjoyable. She's strongly opinionated and while that's not a bad thing, I've found that to be annoying any time a character is, no matter the gender. She's also just more real and that is less fun to watch than someone who doesn't seem like they exist. I know people like her exist, and while I know people like Bojack exist, I've never met anybody like him. I've met Diane which makes her more annoying and dislikeable. I've never met a Bojack.

I can only speak for myself, but the reason I don't like Diane is about consequences. People are always asking why some folks are more harsh towards Diane than they are towards Bojack when Bojack does way worse stuff during the series, and for me that's what it's about. Like, literally everything bad Bojack does in this show, he faces consequences for sooner or later. And while many of the consequences he faces for his shitty actions wouldn't make sense for Diane to face- she never does anything that should get her sent to prison, and she's not a celebrity who can get canceled the way Bojack was- she absolutely could have and should have faced consequences in her personal relationships and just... doesn't. With Bojack, he does terrible things to the people in his life, and he pretty much loses them all. Hollyhock and Diane both cut him out, Todd tries to avoid him for most of the second half of the show, even P.C. distances herself from him at the end. He loses everybody in his life (except Mister Peanutbutter) because of all of his misdeeds. By contrast, Diane is generally... pretty shitty to most of the people in her life throughout the show. A running gag in the show is that she cares so little about her "best friend" that she doesn't even know what the poor woman does for work, just as one example. I think how badly the show handles giving Diane consequences for her shitty actions is best showcased with the way her relationship with Mister Peanutbutter ends. She, knowing full well he's still in love with her, divorces him before promptly inviting him into her apartment, sleeps with him twice, and then as soon as she's satisfied that desire she cuts him out again. That's a toxic, emotionally abusive way to treat someone, and yet their last conversation on-screen we ever see is Mister Peanutbutter APOLOGIZING TO DIANE for not listening to her more, and trying to make amends for that. The one exception to this rule of Diane escaping culpability for her actions is when Bojack confronts her in Season 2 about how he felt betrayed over how she wrote the book. Even then, though, Diane says sorry and the pair move on as if it was never an issue. When's the last time Bojack apologizing for something was enough? And similarly, I see people handwave away Diane's terrible treatment of Mister Peanutbutter post-divorce by making the excuse that she was having terrible mental health issues at the time... as if that's ever been an excuse for Bojack or any other character that the show was willing to accept. In a show that's all about how people's actions have consequences, and a show that otherwise so deeply understands feminism and powerfully delivers a feminist message, it's incredibly frustrating to me to see a character who is often referred to as "the female Bojack" consistently escape real personal consequences for her actions. It either flies directly in the face of the show's "actions have consequences" theme, or it flies in the face of the show's feminist message by implying that women shouldn't be held accountable for their mistakes and are somehow less responsible for themselves than the men in the show who are very deservedly held to account for the bad things they do. This show doesn't let its characters get away with doing shitty things without consequences... unless your name is Diane Nguyen, in which case you get maybe the happiest ending in the entire show. And sure, she earned that happy ending by growing and becoming a better person, but if that's all it took to deserve a happy ending then The Face Of Depression should have been the series finale. That's why I dislike Diane- it's just really disappointing to see the show excuse the show's second most prominent character does when the whole show is about actions having consequences.

I absolutely Love Diane. People love Bojack because we see his highs and lows. This works in his favor, however with Diane this works in reverse. Diane's character is so conplex that she feels real. She feels like a real person, with highs and lows. People focus on her lows because she's not THE main character she's one of the main characters, as the audience we see more of her lows than her highs. People hate her because she's pushy, people love Bojack because he's come to terms that he sucks.

What if Diane was a black cat.

Diane and Princess were hands down my favourite characters, especially since i saw a bit of myself in both of them. The only thing that made me "hate" her was that sudden affair with Mr Peanutbutter because yikes... I really despise cheating but i get it(?), she still had feelings and was in an emotionally vulnerable place. And, I'm not gonna lie, i think i was one of those few people who didn't really like Mr PB, his optimism made me mad and his lack of listening skills

I was genuinely surprised to learn that "everybody" hated Diane, and I just don't see what there is to literally hate, especially on a show where all of the characters are flawed in various ways, and that's the point!

I think Diane what's really good about Diane is that she sometimes hold her ground, and that's what brings the best and worse of her. Even though she trying to help, she gets to tunnel vision and becomes angry which can give a lot of hate.

When watching this video, I was thinking, “When is Diane’s and Mr. Peanutbutter’s affair gonna be mentioned?”. Because Diane chose to sleep with Mr. Peanutbutter TWICE, while knowing that he was in a relationship with another girl. Obviously half the blame should also be put on Mr. Peanutbutter, I’m surprised that not that many people mention it, probably because that plot point is sorta shown in a comedic way.

Im shocked people hated Diane. I felt like she was one of the best characters that a lot of people could relate to. Mr. Peanut Butter and bojack treated her like crap, especially Mr. Peanut Butter during the period when Diane was trying to speak for the victims of Hank. That really pissed me off.

Idk how someone could hate Diane because Bojack does WAAAAY more reprehensible things than Diana and I still didn't come out of the last episode hating Bojack. Youre not meant to hate any of them.

I love the character, but I understand the hate she gets. She's a walking embodiment of 'pointing out the sliver in someone's eye, while ignoring the log in your own'. That kind of hypocrisy can really rub people wrong. One thing that I think you overlooked though is that Diane becomes a vessel for the writer's views from time to time, and that can create hostility if people either disagree with the views, or just the concept of a writer speaking through a specific character. The conflict over people liking the Philbert character and Diane's frustration is a pretty transparent example of this.

I don't think Diane likes anyone. Including herself. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Who hates Diane? I hear so much about people hating her but so rarely actually see it.

I love her ... I never thought it was fair the hate she got .

Diane is my favorite heterosexual tv character

I think she’s hated because she weaponizes her moral compass against other people without holding herself to the same standards. For example when she criticizes Ana Spanakopita for being a support system to people who have made terrible actions, when that’s exactly who she is for Bojack.

After finally getting around to watching the series for the first time last year in 2023 and absolutely loving it to the point where I unironically think it's one of the best written adult-animated sitcoms ever made, it was no surprise that Diane was my favorite character and I found her to be relatable but I was surprised to see just how much people hate her within the fandom. You're right that sexism definitely plays a part in some of it but I think misogyny also does as well. Misogyny doesn't have to be towards all women but can also be towards certain kinds of women and it's a tale as old as time how outspoken women who aren't afraid to share their opinions with unwavering conviction can receive a lot of hate. Rosie O'Donnell, Madonna, and even feminists who highlight certain problems in society, all of this makes a certain group of men irate and enraged and they complain about women like this in a manner that is akin to "know your place and be quiet". That said, I'm glad a character like Diane existed in the show, she was part of what made it great and I appreciate how even though she was supposed to be the voice of reason (along with Princess Carolyn), she still had problems and made plenty of mistakes, it all helped humanize her and kept her from being a shallow mouthpiece. Honestly all the characters were well written, well most of them as I didn't care for Todd all that much but aside from that, everyone was enjoyable.

She's a very complex character, keeping in mind that none of the characters on the show are perfect and the worst person award goes to Bojack but I get why people would be frustrated with her. At first I was too. She, like Bojack was relatable at times. It's the judgmental idealistic attitude that can get on my nerves. She wasn't a good wife and peanut butter wasn't a good husband as well. Wether you love or hate her, we can all agree that that's a well written character.

I wouldn’t say I hate her, I just find her distasteful. She’s unjustifiably smug and self important and it’s really hard to like people like that

I honestly love how utterly frustrating so many characters in that show are. As I've worked my way out of terrible behavior patterns I was taught as a kid, I've legitimately found BH to be a really good anchor to remind myself that, yeah, people are frequently just *big freaking messes.* Even people who have done terrible things sometimes deserve empathy - even if you never speak to them again, it's important to remember why people are the way they are. Some people are in fact just rotten without any evident reason (ie, Butterscotch), others can easily be interpreted as horrific but the answer is way more complicated than it seems at first (ie, Joseph Sugarman), and others are just kinda unlikable sometimes because they have stuff to work through (ie, Diane). It's so incredibly rare to come across someone who's just bad for no reason other than that they're plain rotten. BH's greatest strength is making viewers confront how we view the world and each other through the complexity of its characters.

Misogyny always ruins everything. I love Diana and PC. They’re such complex and real female characters and women need more characters like these. I love Diane 💕

Diana personally rubs me the wrong way because she has a very hard time seeing things from other people's perspective and seems to think everyone else is the problem most of the time. I did end up liking her in the end tho, but at the beginning I found her very likeable then very unlikable then back to likeable when she healed

Great video! I think you pretty much cover all the points I would have on why people hate Diane. I like to believe it's more so a loud minority that hates her than anything else? From a lot of analysis videos and critiques of the show, I've always seen more positive comments where people relate to Diane deeply, how Diane often represents the struggles and self-doubt women go through, how she's the voice of reason or the soul of the show, and so on. It's usually when you find certain "pockets" in the community where the hate train for Diane is clear, and from what I noticed the arguments in those threads are rooted in sexism or double standards. Things like amounting PB's love for her through large gestures and her not being grateful for it and watering down love and affection to materialism. Beyond those short-sited comments, I have a feeling some people would feel repelled by Diane because of her having a strong sense of social justice. I think online spaces like Twitter have trivialized the importance of being politically progressive, and how they've watered it down to wanting to "win" an argument, and I think people might jump to hostility hearing Diane and shut out what she's saying, rather than taking consideration that she DOES practice as much as she preaches. So maybe there's this perception that she's preformative, and that misunderstanding of her character and values leads people to dislike her. In terms of the larger audience again I do feel like the MAJORITY of people do adore Diane. She's reliable, detail-orientated, empathetic, articulate, dutiful and emotionally intelligent. She's always been a comfort character for me, and (despite being fictional) she's someone I aspire to be too.

Diane reminds me a lot of myself, but sometimes she would piss me off because she can never be pleased. she was always whining about something and it pissed me off.

When Diane said she doesn't think she believes in "deep down" it shook up my sense of self so much and I'll never stop being grateful to her for it. Likewise with her comments about "ever after". Again and again she struck me right in the heart, right where it doesn't just hurt but heals at the same time. Not just because I felt seen, as many self destructive moments did, but because I felt understood as a real whole person

Yup. Sexism is a huge aspect of why some folks hate her.

She’s a bad friend to Roxy. Lol

Diane was such a good written female character

It’s simple. She’s a hypocrite. She thinks she’s better than everyone but she’s just as bad if not worse. She’s so opinionated and kinda hard to please her. She tries to act complicated and sophisticated but she’s just a pain.

I agree that a huge part of the hate towards Diane is straight up misogyny. It's seen way too often in other media. So I wanna make it clear that what I have to say about her is purely from my own opinion and experience. I disliked Diane a lot in the show, and 90% of it was simply because I've had way too many negative experiences with people just like her in my life. It's been a bit since I watched the show, so I might get a few things wrong. To me, it felt like Diane was just someone who was so self-righteous to others despite in no way being in a position that justifies that arrogance. Her rudeness, her preachiness, and her aggressiveness is all unfounded when you look at her own actions. Is Bo Jack a worse person? Absolutely. I'm not in any way saying Diane is the worst person imaginable in the show nor to say she actually is a bad person. Moreso just that her flaws are ones I've been on the receiving end before of and they truly are toxic traits that I can't stand people with those traits anymore. (Just for clarity, I have met these people of several genders, so it's not even exclusive to a single gender.) The worst toxic trait that makes Diane go from "a flawed, human character" to "a bad person who needs to get over themselves" is the singular trait I can't stand the most. She almost never accepts responsibility for how shitty she acts and when she does, it's almost always a half-apology. No matter what she's done, how much she's hurt people, or even how justified her actions were, she will never just admit "okay yeah I was wrong, sorry" without fighting tooth and nail to lash out at everyone around her. It's okay to do shitty things, because we all make mistakes. It's okay to have slip ups and hurt the people you care about unintentionally. What matters most is how you handle the situation after. How you recognize, acknowledge, and accept responsibility for that pain and wrong doing. Every single time Diane hurts another character, she almost immediately jumps to "well it wasn't my fault YOU did-" just deflecting responsibility. And when she does end up finally apologizing, it's either a loaded apology or one that is forced out of her rather than coming from a place of sincere compassion. "I'm sorry that you're so sensitive you can't handle me 🙄" Sort of vibes. This is a trait that's seen in Bo Jack too (as well as other characters), and it's definitely one of the most frustrating traits he has as well. Both of them on screen displaying these actions made me uncomfortable and hate them both. This isn't directed solely at Diane. She's a complex person, but definitely someone I think is far from "innocent" to not deserve any criticism. I also acknowledge a huge part of my dislike for her character is really just biased, projected past trauma on a fictional animated character that I see the worst traits in from people I knew in my life.

I LOVE DIANE! shes my favorite character, I've watched the show 2 times already and my opinion never changed, her character is so pushy and rebellious and i love that, i know her personality could be annoying but like you said, she just wants to help her friends and actually cares about people. Living a life with pure nihilism and negativity in every situation can be depressing but her change at the end was refreshing and really nice to see :)

Diane was always my favorite and the one I relate to the most. I feel like her outspoken and “too much” personality are there to protect her from being hurt like she was in her childhood. She was silenced and feel like she was less then by her whole family so I can understand why she would act a certain way with mr PB not listening to her after she said to him so many times before in a much nicer way. I love Diane, I love her growth as well. ❤

I don't hate her, I don't even dislike her. but I do get annoyed at how she has so much to say about how others in the show are horrible people, without ever really looking in on herself an critiquing the ways she can improve (aside from going into an emotional health spiral because thats not reflection, thats a mental health issue)

you kinda nailed it on why i didn't care for her, but she definitely grew on me, especially in the last few seasons. i have a hard time hating ANY characters, i mean even ones i don't like, i still enjoy watching. i liked watching her grow and work on herself. i wanted what was best for her. shit just feels so real in this show. that being said, todd is the best character idc what anyone says

How can anyone hate her the most intresting caracter after bojacj

Nobody likes those who behave morally superior and self righteous while simultaneously clinging to their own vices.

Yo I don’t understand why people hold her speaking out against hank hippopolis, as a negative quality. To me it showed not that she can’t listen mr. peanut butter but that mr peanutbetter doesn’t value what Diane values and will not support her. What she was doing was important, and the person that should have made her feel understood, valued his career over her Kind of like how he didn’t support her when she wanted to go to help Sebastian st Clair. Although I also don’t think that one has to choose self over politics and people can find happiness while being outspoken by learning to understand themselves better

It could also be that maybe people could feel like she is a political mouthpiece of the show, which I don't believe is really true, she definitely has strong opinions of other people, but I don't think she is supposed to represent the show as a whole

I dont think diane was bad to mister peanut butter. (In the grand scheme, not specific incidents bc they both have those) if anything it was the otherway around, its just not presented in a traditional way. Diane was consistent in communicating what she wanted and even down to their proposal in the first season it was about mr. Pb not diane. Almost like he loved the idea of her, (even briefly mentioned in the show that he puts her on a pedestal) but not actually her if that makes sense.

I don't hate her though some of the things she does i just don't like about her and why she does it. I love how she is written to be a complex character though and the writers for this show really fleshed her out throughout the series

I think a main reason a lot of people dislike Diane is because she’s very flawed like everyone else but when she does things like take her anger out on people, shes portrayed as “in the right” Because she often times is right, but the way she goes about being right, is wrong and she doesn’t get called out as much as Bojack, when does things that are selfish due to per mental health, or when she blurs the lines between advocacy and virtue signaling (as I feel like that kind of what she was doing, when she was worrying about the world and politics to distract from her mental health, using virtue signaling as a deflection or distraction to an extent) But what they don’t understand is that she doesn’t really need that as much, as like with Princess Caroline in some places *Her own misery is the punishment and is meant to be the deterrent* she doesn’t need to be called out and punished like Bojack The audience isn’t supposed to need to be told that they shouldn’t act like Diane before she really gets better in season 6, because all they need to do is look at Diane her in those seasons and how unhappy she is with life You’re supposed to see that while she’s not a terrible person and she more often than not has good intentions and legit world views, the way she lives her life isn’t all that great, because look at how unhappy she is You aren’t supposed want to be Diane in the first 5 seasons You’re supposed to see yourself in her and by the end understand what changes need to be made so you can finally be somewhat happy and content like she seems to be with Guy at the end (yes all her troubles weren’t solved but they never are, but she is living a more fruitful lifestyle so to speak and approaching it in a better way) Of course there’s also just your misogynists and people who don’t like being called out but thats easy to dismiss and make sense of, people can be shitty, Im more so addressing people who actually see her flaws, as Positivity here points out, there are a lot of flaws to Diane to not like about her and makes mistakes

Guess I’m gonna go against the grain here as a person who doesn’t like Diane and weigh in here. Reposting this from somewhere I commented to do with misogyny but it applies to her whole character to. And I think ppl including this video creator genuinely can’t understand why ppl may have a problem with her in a way that doesn’t excuse her “ Nah. I honestly think this is such an overhyped excuses. Literally every video essay talking about this seems to not understand that there are actual reasons to dislike her character past accusations of misogyny. To the point where I actually think this is an excuse Diane can be condescending. Hypocritical. Annoying. Rude. Feel the need to talk down to ppl and their problems without ever having a slice of empathy yet expecting the same on her end with her friends like Roxy. Writing a video myself as to how poor of an overused reason this is. Since this video like so many others just devolves into ppl not actually talking about why they dislike Diane and more about how they relate to her and don’t really understand the flaws in a way that excuses her actions. I don’t hate Diane. Or think she’s worse than bojack. But if anyone says they don’t understand, or use the misogyny excuse in of itself. They’re tripping. “ Diane has plenty of reasons why she’s objectively unlikable. And ppl gotta accept that even if they relate to her

It's been a while since I watched it but I seem to remember that despite intentionally portraying Diane as smug, sanctimonious, hypocritical, etc. they still had a lot of moments when they clearly wanted her to be the writers' mouthpiece about the episode's moral. That contradiction can be pretty annoying.

For me personally it was the fact that Diane was always so critical of the people around her but never did anything to separate herself from them. Obviously she doesn’t know the full extent of Bojacks actions but she is aware that he not a good person and yet continues to remain close friends. She fundamentally disagrees with Mr.PB and yet still married him. She is an amazing character but I don’t think she’s a good person. At least not until the last two seasons where she actually grows as a person

Diane is an IMPORTANT character in my life because she gave voice to what I was feeling in college. After college she helped me map the blueprint for my recovery.

i literally don't like mr peanut butter. he's so annoying and i couldn't understand how people like him

I hated Diane because of how harsh she is and I hated mr.peanut butter because of how ignorant he is so when they interact those are the most common traits, and it made me hate both Diane and mr.peanut butter I only started to like Diane after she started dating guy. every time her and mr.peanut butter fight it feels like she’s in the wrong which most of the time she is, so that made me hate her even more because she is so harsh towards mr.peanut butter wile he was just trying to be nice to her But that doesn’t mean that mr.peanut butter is right for ignoring her feelings

I don't hate her, but I am often annoyed by her self-righteous behavior. She always has to be the most morally upright person in the room and thinks its her sole responsibility to make sure everyone knows what they're doing wrong. You can be loud and opinionated, but don't act better than others

I Always loved Diane from the start and It buffled me when i discovered people hate her

I mean by the end of the series I wanted Bojack dead, Diane is more just a person I don’t wanna spend time with.

The whole time I watched Bojack Horseman, Diane was the only character I constantly understood. I saw myself reflected in her. Even in the moments where she wasn't the best, I got her. I think most of her dislikes her because we are like her.

I love Diane sm I did not know ppl did not like her

I always saw myself as Diane in myself in ways. And I loved her complex character arch and Princess C’s.

Diane is my favorite character in Bojack Horseman. I find her very relatable. I didn't even know some people hated her

Ngl I relate to Todd

I feel like shes as close as you can get to a legit female version of bojack. The male/female difference muddies it but they have so much in common especially in the way they fixate on themselves.

Mostly it's the hypocrisy & self-righeousness. These are traits that instantly make a character hard to like. She also had sex with Mr. Peanutbutter while he was with Pickles.

The only Bojack characters I truly DISLIKE with a capital D are Vance Waggoner, Hank Hippopopalous and Butterscotch. I can understand how certain men (and women) end up like that, but it doesnt make me feel any sympathy for them, even if i share certain experiences with them. And i even go back and forth on sympathy toward bojack. I experienced a lot of the same things he did in childhood, and the mental illness/maladaptive behavior is extremely relatable, but its still hard to feel bad for him when I've met men like that in real life and know just how destructive and abusive they can be. Such a fantastic show though. I never stop thinking about it.

I disliked both Diane and Bojack equally 😂 🎉 yay, I'm not sexist!

i loved diane!!! throughout the entire time watching, i saw myself in her so much. same with all of the characters. i find them all relatable and lovable in SOME way

Now this is a stretch

Idk man I think it’s just the other characters are more likable like I liked her and in the beginning when she was dating mr peanut butter her character just got less interesting and boring

I kinda feel like out of a lot of characters on the show being celebrities who the common person is not going to have a lot of first hand experience with, she seems more like a person you may know in your everyday life. You can maybe know people with parts of Bojack, but not many people have addict TV stars who drive cars into pools and has the resources to steal the letter from the HOLLYWOOD sign in their life so there is a level of detachment you can give when watching them. It's like wincing more at watching on TV a papercut over being beheaded with a katana.

Honestly? I think the reason Diane is so damn loud is she's lived a large portion of her life feeling like she was on mute no matter what she did. So she decided to never let people shout over her again

I don't know that I hated her. I'm just worn out by her.

Ah...people hates her, really? I had no ideas, well I like her, I can even feel identified with her ("nerd" too lol, and I love books) Also I defend Bojack a bit but in my case is the fact than he is a horse makes me being too soft on him, yeah...they are animals and that's a point for me.

I never hated Diane except for when she tried to sabotage her happiness with guy

Diane is a great character. People hate her because they relate too much to her.

Sadly there's a lot of overlap between the main target audience for adult cartoons, and people who get irrationally angry at blue haired feminists.

people who hate Dianne but love Bojack make me so MADDD

People hate Diane???? She's my favourite character ever.

I don't like that she slept with Mr. Peanutbutter while he was in a relationship with Pickles. I don't like the dismissive way she treated her friends (besides Bojack). It makes it extra annoying because she points out what's wrong with everyone else. Bojack at least knows that he is shitty, Princess Carolyn at least knows she is career obsessed and short sighted, Todd at least knows he is wayward and lost.....Diane can't take a look in the mirror and be honest with herself. That speech she gave about "we don't have a deep down...I think all we are is the things that we do". Okay Diane...then you are a shitty friend and a home wrecker.

11:20 "not so much Todd" This makes me wonder, did Todd ever did something really wrong and toxic? I can think of some things because he didn't knew better, but to be toxic and wrong he should know better. I also can think about one exchange that sums up Diane and it has Todd in it, when he was saying "this is important, this is about cordovia" she totally dismissed him, because she is not doing those political things because she sees them as important, is more a distraction from her own life.

Hey, great video! I disliked Diane during my first watch-through, and then on my second watch-through, I realized it was because I saw myself in her and it made me uncomfortable. Now she's my favourite character, and her arc/ending is by FAR my favourite. I really appreciate that the show never made a big deal about her weight gain, depicting it as just another part of her transition into happiness. I also think Mr. Peanutbutter's character writing is underrated. He's a great example of the fact that being a nice guy and a good person are not the same thing.

Titling the video a with a question that you just go "People are wrong, and sexist >:(" to in the first ten seconds is a bit silly. To answer the question, author wish fulfillment duh. To give a more complicated answer, when other characters do bad things on the show they experience blowback, or some sort of redemption. The show repeatedly has characters get punished for the bad things they are doing. Spending whole seasons of characters suffering for even fleeting glimpses of thankless unacknowledged personal redemption. Bojack has a whole silent episode saving some kid. They do a whole thing with a crush where he ends up looking like the most pathetic creep. With Diane, she is not only depicted as being hyper competent like Carolyn, but she doesn't lose. They reward her duplicity at every turn. People like justice. They want the cowboy to ride in on his white horse, and to shoot the bad guy in the black hat.

It’s not sexism, it’s simply a self serving bias due to the fact that Bojack is simply the protagonist of the story. If it was called the “Dianne Nuygen “show, I think the hate would be reversed

I won't lie I did find Diane kind of annoying for but the same reason most people find aggressively ideal people annoying they're rarely satisfied even if you bend to their moral standards they can frankly be a bit unpleasant to be around because they they're always lost in correcting the bad they often can make you lose sight of the good (Something Diane eventually learns and addresses about herself)... which is a dream to deal when compared to a toxic, selfish, self-aggrandizing, self-pitying, self-destructive train wreck like Bojack

I don’t like her as a person to be honest but as a character i adore her.