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There is a scene in BoJack Horseman that has stayed with me ever since I saw it the first time.
In the episode 'Downer Ending', BoJack asks Diane whether she believes he is a good person
deep down. He is not asking about his actions. He is not asking about consequences. He is
asking whether, somewhere beneath the damage he caused and the poor decisions he made
to his own and others' detriment, there exists a hidden core that redeems him. He is begging her
to absolve him, to assure him, to soothe him. Diane doesn't answer him. Downer ending. A few
days later, they sit on the roof together, she answers honestly with her distinct, calm demeanour.
'I don't believe in deep down. All you are is the things that you do.'
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