Just finished season 5 of BoJack Horseman. Great season once again, but…
Every season I go back and forth on whether I relate more strongly to Diane or BoJack. This season made me realize I relate to both of them. Very strongly. And that’s not a good thing, because it’s mostly their worst qualities that I relate to.
And how is it that every year when a new season comes out, there’s something about it that hits me on a deeply personal level related to recent events in my life? Like…
SPOILERS FOR THE LAST TWO EPISODES OF BOJACK SEASON 5
…how about the fact that I got blackout fucked up and assaulted a cop two weeks ago and don’t remember it, and BoJack gets blackout fucked up and strangles his costar? The way various characters interacted with him after that looked really fucking familiar to me and it was uncomfortable to say the least.
It’s really weird to see your most toxic qualities dramatized in entertainment so accurately. I’ve been both the BoJack and the Diane in their episode 10 argument before, and even though one of them may have the moral high ground, they’re both huge pieces of shit. And that’s just one example.
Every year I watch this show, and every year it makes me realize I have some real work to do to fix myself. But BoJack and Diane realize the same thing about themselves every year too, and they never manage to really get any better.
Maybe this year’s the year. I don’t know.
Anyway, great season. Probably better than season 4. Loved the jabs at modern “cerebral” shows (“It’s confusing, which means it’s complex and smart!” or something along those lines was a great line), especially with Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek playing the head writer of BoJack’s new show.
“He’s a sex robot.”
“You mean that as a metaphor, right?”
“…No.”
9/10