Diane Nguyen

Diane Nguyen
BoJack Horseman character
First appearance"BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One"
Created byRaphael Bob-Waksberg
Voiced byAlison Brie
Information
Full nameDiane Nguyen
SpeciesHuman
OccupationWriter

Diane Nguyen (born March 19, 1980) is a fictional character from the Netflix animated television series BoJack Horseman. She is voiced by Alison Brie and was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg.[1]

Biography

Diane is a nice, well-meaning, misunderstood intellectual, and a Vietnamese-American[2][3][4] third-wave feminist from Boston.[5] In the first episode of the series, Diane is hired by BoJack's publisher as a ghostwriter for his memoir, having previously written a biography of BoJack's childhood hero, Secretariat.[6] Diane and BoJack become friends, and BoJack develops romantic feelings for her, only to find out she is dating his rival Mr. Peanutbutter. In the episode "Live Fast, Diane Nguyen", she and BoJack travel to New York together to meet with the book publisher, but take an unexpected trip to Boston after learning about Diane's father's death.[7] Later, when they return, Mr. Peanutbutter proposes, and the two become engaged. The couple marries soon after, and Diane finishes BoJack's book.

She struggles throughout her career to get recognition for her writing,[8] and travels to the war-torn Republic of Cordovia to make a difference, but discovers that this life is not for her. Ashamed of returning to her then-husband at the time, she develops a severe bout of depression, during which she drinks heavily, smokes pot, and sleeps disheveled on BoJack's patio furniture. She is able to reconcile her feelings with Mr. Peanutbutter and gets a job at VIM ghostwriting tweets for celebrities. She is subsequently fired from VIM, and is hired to write for a feminist blog. During and after Mr. Peanutbutter's run for Governor of California, their marriage begins to deteriorate and, in season 5, they divorce. Diane moves into a run-down studio apartment upon separating from Mr. Peanutbutter. Later in the season, she begins ghostwriting the TV series Philbert after showrunner Flip McVickers develops writers block.

See also

References

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (August 24, 2014). "'BoJack Horseman,' Netflix Animated Series, With Will Arnett". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  2. ^ Clark, Caitlyn. "The Case Against Diane Nguyen".
  3. ^ Kang, Inkoo (September 12, 2018). "BoJack Horseman's Raphael Bob-Waksberg Says the Show Has Been "Hurt" by Its All-White Cast". Slate Magazine.
  4. ^ Cao, Linh (September 24, 2018). "Diane Nguyen and Vietnamese Americans Deserve Better Representation". Wear Your Voice.
  5. ^ "A Case for Diane Nguyen of BoJack Horseman". Her Campus.
  6. ^ Dazed (September 20, 2018). "A love letter to Diane Nguyen, the most human cartoon on TV". Dazed.
  7. ^ "Live Fast, Diane Nguyen". BoJack Horseman. Season 1. Episode 5. August 22, 2014. Netflix.
  8. ^ Neilan, Dan. "Here's an ode to Diane Nguyen, the soul of BoJack Horseman". AV Club.

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