I seriously can't sing Tuca & Bertie's praises enough. From Lisa Hanawalt, a producer on BoJack Horseman, the colorful Netflix series is a masterclass in examining the ups and downs of female friendship, as well as how childhood trauma can seep into our lives in unexpected ways (just with a whole lot more psychedelic nipple graffiti than you might be expecting). We see this process play out with Bertie's character, as she spends most of the first season working through her hangups about moving in with her boyfriend, Speckle.
Despite being cheerful, ambitious, and sensible, it's revealed that the root of Bertie's anxiety is due in large part to the sexual assault she experienced while attending camp as a young girl. She was a confident, champion swimmer, but the incident shattered her self-image and trust in others, leading to the guilt and shame that she's secretly carried with her ever since. Bertie might be a walking, talking, baking bird (with a sweet pair of white boots), but her story arc is one of the most realistic depictions of trauma I've ever seen on TV.
— QK
