I think one of the worst things Diane ever did, that she never got called out for, was using Penny’s story as a plot point in Philbert, just to rip Bojack a new one. I do understand he needed to be called out since he hadn’t really faced any real consequences for it yet, but making it into a plot point in a show that aired publicly was a shitty thing to do. Yes, the circumstances in that story were slightly different, but on the off-chance Penny or her mother happened to see that, it’s her trauma being aired without her permission. That wasn’t Diane’s story to tell and if she really was that angry about it and so determined to go after Bojack, she should have done it differently. I also hated the reporters who pried so hard into Penny’s story without any regard to how it would affect her, but they were already established as shitty people who didn’t care at all. Diane knew better and still did what she did.

I just got so angry about this and had to vent. I get why it happened, but I still hate that it happened and that no one called her out for it once they all learned about what Bojack did. Not that I can think of a way they would all find out it was her that made that plot point in the script, aside from maybe PC or Bojack connecting the dots since they were there for it.

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    1 year ago

    IMO this sounds parallel to a Gina situation. She was put in a vulnerable position with BoJack and ended up hurt/straight up assaulted.

    Gina tells no one the truth bc she doesn’t want to just be known as the woman who was attacked by BoJack. She wants to be famous and be known, but for her acting.

    Penny doesn’t want anyone to know about her experience with BoJack either (at least initially). Both their privacies should be respected. Diane didn’t just violate Penny’s privacy, she spat on it and ran over it.

    But imo it’s really, really SHADY that Diane’s wrongdoings are brushed off by fans. Diane can do no wrong in the eyes of the fans, and when there’s a legitimate argument to call her out on her BS, fans sum it up as “misogynistic”. It gets tiring.