The scene where Mr. Peanutbutter asks Diane why she made such a big deal out of the situation, and she said “someone had to say something” and he says “and that someone had to be you…because…why?”. Later in the conversation, he goes on to say he doesn’t understand why she is taking a stand on something she has nothing to do with, and how it is jeopardizing his role on the Hollywoo Stars and Celebs.
When I was younger and first watched the show, I agreed with Mr. Peanutbutter. Why was she getting all riled up about something that had nothing to do with her? I knew she felt passionately about it but like yeah, she had no connection to it whatsoever. But as I get older & find myself more empathetic towards and deeply unsettled by the injustices in this world, I feel obligated to speak up for and educate others about marginalized groups when they have not had the chance to have a voice. This has caused me to be a “Diane” in some situations while talking to my older family members about social issues, who in turn would be the “Mr. Peanutbutter.”
I do also see his side, because his career is important as well and she’s making very publicly disliked statements when she is very openly married to him. Though, I do feel at this point in the show that Diane’s side is ultimately more important and difficult for her yet she still pushes through because she sees the importance, while Mr. Peanutbutter has been able to breeze through life, not really facing any hard realities. In turn, making him unable to understand her situation. I think he could survive just fine if he supported her and faced some backlash, as he would surely bounce back (in the Bojack Horseman cinematic universe where, of course, popular people face little to no consequences.)
Just want some opinions. :)
I think both of them were in the right, but PB was ultimately more in the right, if that makes sense.
Yes, what Hank did was reprehensible, and somebody should have found a way to bring him to justice, because what he did was wrong. I completely sympathize with Diane’s view.
But PB was also right. Realistically, what the fuck was Diane going to do about anything at all? She didn’t have the institutional power to punish Hank and she didn’t have the celebrity to sway public opinion against Hank in any meaningful way.
On PB’s side of things, Diane’s crusade was threatening the success of HS&C, his only source of income he had at the time (very important when you’re a celebrity who has to maintain a certain lifestyle. And Diane’s job in S2 wasn’t exactly the most profitable thing in the world.)
Also, the literal DEATH THREATS that were being sent to PB and Diane. She was getting up in arms about something that, whether it had anything to do with her or not, was actively putting herself and her husband in danger. We don’t see it in Diane because she’s too busy arguing on MSNBSea to find the death threats, but we see the way it affects PB. It’s not a healthy way to live, and if she’d continued, who knows what could’ve happened to the two of them.