BoJack Horseman: 10 Greatest Diane Episodes

10. Live Fast, Diane Nguyen (S1E5)

When she was first introduced to BoJack Horseman as the ghost writer of his new book, Diane was a bit awkward. She didn’t like parties, and often found herself feeling uncomfortable, but initially she seemed like a relatively normal, grounded character.

However, in the fifth episode of the series, it began to be revealed just how damaged she actually was deep down. Like BoJack, a lot of this stemmed from a dysfunctional family, in which even when one of her brothers was a literal black sheep, she was the black sheep. In the episode, Diane received word that her father had passed away, and she reacted as if nothing happened.

She went to Boston just to pay her respects, but began to devolve into the person she used to be around her family. When she got mad they laughed at her and called her Cry-ane, and it’s easy to see why she wanted to forget them. Even in spite of how poorly she was treated by her family however, Diane still just wanted their approval.

There was something about this episode that made viewers really feel for Diane, and this made her more accessible as a character. She and BoJack were both damaged by their families, and they were able to strengthen their own relationship because of it. Strangely beautiful.