She acts as a voice of reason for Bojack and he learns to rely on her, going even as far as to fall in love with her. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen. I wish I were kidding, but I really can’t stop waiting. BoJack Horseman - Live Fast, Diane Nguyen Synopsis and Schedule TV Calendar. August 2020 Trendsetters Survey Giveaway Offical Rules. I was angry at Diane for ignoring his wishes all the time, simply because Mr. Peanutbutter asks so little of her.

It’s not only brilliant in its plot (a washed-up actor falling his way up to stardom) and its themes (the hardships of being famous, the meaning of life and its potential emptiness, managing depression and self-harm, etc. We're cynical and we're sad and we're mean. Diane is one of the most fascinating and relatable characters on BoJack Horseman, but she didn’t start out that way. BoJack: Ugh, weird. Diane?

Live Fast, Diane Nguyen // Good Damage. It makes even more sense considering how happy he is when someone finally sees him as a brother, as well as how devastated he becomes when that someone ends her relationship with him. Classic Bojack!
Meanwhile, a mix-up inspires Todd and Princess Carolyn to pretend that BoJack’s apartment actually belongs to David Boreanaz so that they can get in on the lucrative celebrity tour business. Episode three also ended with a cliffhanger in which we saw that two paparazzi birds had candid shots of BoJack having sex with Sarah Lynn. I’ve never been to a party. The thing is, this idealized version of Diane lasts for only 3 full episodes. Subreddit for the Netflix animated series, BoJack Horseman, starring BoJack Horseman as BoJack Horseman. I’m just trying to get through each day. The barrel narrowly misses colliding with Derek Jeter himself, but instead knocks out an old lady Derek Jeter was helping across the street (who he then robs). ( Log Out /  He's happy and he's carefree and he's loving, but you and me, we're Zoes... We're Zoes, Diane. It’s okay if you haven’t either. For his part, BoJack manages to wade in and make the situation worse – not through any particular malice, but because he’s frequently so inept when it comes to relationships. She is so fed up with her relationship that, by the end of Season 4, she hints at wanting a divorce; not because she doesn’t love him, but that the relationship is exhausting.

Summary – Live Fast, Diane Nguyen: “I used an old writer’s trick called ‘me lying to you.’”. As Wayne says, Mr. Peanutbutter is happy, carefree, and loving.

I loved how the show did not bother to pick up on the discussion, like Bojack saying "Ahh, black sheep, I get it!". Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Calling Diane a big shot for getting upset at their low expectations, BoJack tactlessly defends Diane by bluntly describing her career and living situation, saying she is not a big shot. He reassures her that she does not need to find closure or appreciation from her family since they are horrible to her, and that she should concentrate on moving forward and focusing her life on where she's living and simply don't go back to her family. Compared to Bojack, who does terrible things to help himself, Diane is a saint. Diane: I followed the basic requirements for air travel that have been in place for over a decade. This hasn’t developed into her character yet, but now we know it exists. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen Diane is one of the most fascinating and relatable characters on BoJack Horseman , but she didn’t start out that way. Really, really good television. That's what other shows would have done. Change ). If there’s one thing this show never shies away from, it’s depicting difficult family relationships. Even still, this repetition of bad behavior (I will admit, it’s very bad behavior) dehumanized her. Bojack Horseman S 1 E 06 Our A-Story is a 'D' Story. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen, along with the rest of Season 1, premiered August 22, 2014. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Season 1, Episode 10 (“One Trick Pony”) is when I first lost hope for Diane because that’s when Chekov’s gun goes off; Diane actually calls Wayne. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. On my millionth rewatch and only noticed this parallel now. In Season 4, she advocates for women’s gun rights, even though her husband is very anti-gun. Anyone who knows the show would probably say that S1E5 (“Live Fast, Diane Nguyen”), where we meet Diane’s toxic, unsupportive family, is more accurate to the beginning of her character development, and I thought so too. Filter 2501 Total Shows. View the full list of popular shows on The TV Calendar and add them to your favourites filter. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen is the fifth episode of Season 1 of Netflix original series BoJack Horseman.
For people who do not know me (and can’t automatically guess what TV show I am referring to) I am talking about this one: This is, by far, my favorite show right now. Change ), 76. "Live Fast, Diane Nguyen" contains examples of: Actor Allusion: Melissa Leo is essentially recreating her Oscar-winning role from The Fighter. This is probably my least favorite episode, I felt like the whole storyline with Diane's family being a bunch of jerks who don't appreciate her was a bit too cliched and predictable(also they sounded more Italian then Vietnamese), still it did have some funny bits.

Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. But the idea of one grand gesture making up for every bad thing is one that the show would later criticize at length. Of Horse Podcast October 25, 2018 1 Minute. The deep-set Americanization of her family was part of an effort to offset Asian American stereotypes, but those efforts were taken a step too far by casting white actors to voice Diane’s family. I know I'm two months late, but in case you weren't aware, he actually said "we're american as pho", pho being a traditional vietnamese dish. Not gonna get to deep here but dam great show. Give me ten seconds, Diane. You're trying to be a Zelda but you're so obviously a Zoe… You can live your happy Zelda life in this happy Zelda town and pretend you're a happy Zelda, but I know you, and this isn't you. I … Given his actions in the previous episode, we might already be feeling ill-disposed towards BoJack, but he manages to redeem himself somewhat by being the one to cheer Diane up at the end.

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In Season 3, Diane tries to make a statement about pro-choice but gets angry when the celebrity she works for doesn’t act the way she expects. Pinky is relying on BoJack's ghostwritten memoir to save his failing publishing house, so when BoJack tells Pinky he wants a different ghostwriter, Pinky doesn't take it well. Once again, the episodes keep getting better. ( Log Out /  It also implies that Diane is third or fourth-generation, but that’s highly unlikely given that the vast majority of Vietnamese American immigrants came after the Vietnam War. BoJack: Fine, you want me to dance?I'll dance.

Diane? BoJack: How'd you get through so fast? In Season 2, she goes to a wartorn country, thinking she’s going to help people but leaves when she realizes her job is just to feed a rich clothesline owner’s ego. The episode ends with BoJack leaving a voicemail for Herb, saying they should talk. ; A Day in the Limelight: This episode focuses on Diane and her family. The B-plot of the episode is another of Todd’s zany schemes, as he and Princess Carolyn end up duping tourists into paying $75 for tours of what they believe to be David Boreanaz’s house.

I don’t know If I believe in it, real lasting happiness, All those perky, well-adjusted people you see in movies and TV shows ? the Boston accents make her family just so dam funny. The co-worker gets away with it. Her boss, the agent/manager Princess Carolyn, has to point out that her first priority is to make the client happy. She says: “You know what your problem is? When she leaves, she is so embarrassed that she couldn’t help people and hides her shame at Bojack’s house; she hurts Bojack’s relationship with a girlfriend and cuts off her doting husband in the process. She gets in a fight with Bojack after he tells her that his memoir was poorly written and that she did a bad job. It does provide a nice moment where the two of them bond over their abusive families, and it makes total sense that BoJack would jump at the prospect of having brothers because of his lonely childhood. Diane Nguyen : “It’s not about being happy, that is the thing. Even BoJack looked uncomfortable and shocked when Diane's family decide to watch a baseball game in a bar and not caring that Diane drove away with their father's chummed corpse after throwing a tantrum for how they treated her. Putting aside her negative feelings towards her family, Diane takes BoJack to Boston to visit her mother and brothers, only to find herself drawn into the old family dynamics. Not to mention her calm reaction to the news that her father had died. It has to be unbelievably frustrating to constantly want the best and get no recognition for your efforts. During their meeting, Diane receives a call from her brother about their father's passing. BoJack’s parents didn’t seem to care much about him, Todd’s parents threw him out, and this time around, it’s Diane’s turn. From movies to books to television, we want to see characters live happily ever after just like we hope to find happy endings in our day-to-day lives. He ends by saying her father can no longer hurt anyone, and proceeds to knock the barrel of Diane's father's chummed remains out of the truck and tumbling into the city. In Season 1, she was the smart, realistic, feminist ghostwriter for Bojack’s new memoir and the girlfriend of Bojack’s “rival” Mr. Peanutbutter. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Diane’s visit home provides a first glimpse of her insecurities as we become exposed to a family that seems to neither understand nor care for her. Support Of Horse to get bonus episodes and more! BoJack finds Diane at the city dump, where he consoles her by telling her the ways he appreciates her. On my millionth rewatch and only noticed this parallel now.

She is unfazed, much to BoJack's surprise, and she asks BoJack to come with her to Boston to pay respects before heading back to Los Angeles. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the BoJackHorseman community. There’s nothing for her there except reminders of how shitty her life used to be, and she deserves to get away from that life. Mr. Peanutbutter is (understandably, he’s a Yellow Lab) one of the most likeable characters in the show. Bojack saying that Diane isn't damaged enough vs. Diane thinking her damage isn't good enough, and then directly proclaiming it to Princess Carolyn hits hard. Season 2 Buckle up, because it’s road trip time. ( Log Out /  The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One, A Definitive Ranking of Every Episode of BoJack Horseman – In My Humble Onion. It’s just good television. i kept waiting for it but the multiple normal brothers fake-out got me, "Shapes and colours, the likes of which I've never seen.


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