When I think about Bojack Horseman a scene that always sticks out to me is when Bojack and Diane really get into it. Why? It’s one of the few times in media where we see friends fight and it’s not for petty reasons, it felt really real. You could tell Diane definitely wanted Bojack to get better and Bojack was being an ass. When Bojack pulled the victim card Diane fired back with Sarah Lynn and he immediately lost his footing in the argument. Eventually Diane just had to walk away because that’s all she could do. I wish we had more fights like that. I’m currently writing a series where a similar fight happens.
Hot take - whilst this is a phenomenal scene and some of the best acting and narrative payoff in the show making it worth it. But the subtext and satire almost ruins the entire shows wider point until they fix it by the end of the season and mostly season 6 part 1. Mostly focusing on Diane’s reaction, hypocrisy and how bojack actually changed for the better in the end as opposed to the infatuation with tying wider satire to sacrifice overall character consistency and thematic consistency.
Nothing to do with “arghh Diane I hate coz misogyny” and I do always feel like I have to make that disclaimer even when I shouldn’t.