In private, she is a great deal more daring with her words and actions, which Woody seems to be quite fond of. She is noted for using her shepherdess crook to hook her Cowboy and bring him closer in a romantic way.
Bo is the romantic interest of Woody, providing a calm and loving comfort whenever he is overwhelmed. Bo is sometimes considered to be "Andy's toy" because Andy likes to make her the damsel in distress of his plays. If there’s ever a Toy Story 5, perhaps Buzz and Jessie could go on a journey of their own.She is inspired by the character of the classic children's nursery rhyme Little Bo-Peep. Thankfully, Bo ended up being far more than a shapely piece of porcelain, emerging as Woody’s true other half, replacing Buzz Lightyear, whose personality (ironically) degraded as Bo’s emerged. Indeed, the redemption of Bo is handled superbly, with the character displaying zero tropey, on-the-nose “girl power” we see too often in blockbusters cynically marketing shallow-but-strong female characters as progressive (Marvel does this rather a lot).īo’s dramatic personality shift is explained by her backstory, which sees her become a victim of her passive nature, spending years collecting dust on the shelf of an antique store, before growing sick of her self-imposed stagnation and taking life into her own hands.īo’s journey also provides a great metaphor for the parents who find themselves drifting aimlessly, lacking purpose after their kids grow up, before reshaping their identity into an independent spirit.įinally, Bo’s evolution shifts her from Woody’s cute girlfriend into something resembling a soulmate, with the two toys firmly addicted to adventure, choosing to spend the rest of their years enjoying a never-ending road trip. Barbie’s introduction and Bo’s gradual erasure perfectly mirror each other, but her quiet disappearance sparked a fantastic storytelling opportunity for the fourth film, an organic continuation of a tale that seemed firmly wrapped up after the bittersweet finale of Toy Story 3.Īmusingly enough, Toy Story 4 acknowledges Bo’s fragility while simultaneously dismissing it, Bo’s arm having snapped off during one of her many adventures, then casually taped back together.
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