#shout out to bojack for keeping true to the foreshadowing

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I think truly bojack horseman is one of most well written shows I've seen. It's so easy in this day in age to produce a show that undercuts and justify the shittiness of its characters particularly in the adult animation circuit. So often I see things that try to imply their wokeness by making sardonic references to the shitty things going on (the seth MacFarlane shoes and rick and Morty come to mind). But Bojack has been leading for so long into something more. Sure the early seasons played at that concept but I think through all the flashbacks and titular moments they have stayed true to the plot and the theme; that regardless of your situation and reasons you cant continue to let your own ego be the downfall of yourself and others.

Bojack had trauma and issues and they justified his downfall but he didnt have reason to take everyone else with him. Even I found myself in the last episodes wishing for him that he would live happily ever after (and he sort of did) that everyone would forgive him and that he would be loved because he had worked so hard. But what they gave us was so much more raw and real.

One of the most poignant moments for me is when Todd storms out during their conversation about how to fix the stuff with the reports and he said something about bojack reverting to his past self. At first I disagreed but the more I thought about it the more true it was. If he had been able to go forward and been able to be relinquished of his past guilt he wouldnt have truly grown because he had barely scratched the surface of change. If he hadnt faced the consequences of his actions he would have just reverted back to who he was.

And in the end getting to see him having to move forward and start over, knowing the people he hurt still loved him but were no longer willing to revolve around him. Or sacrifice for him. That's a greater lesson. Life isnt a singular existence. It's all of our existences and we dont owe every person our love, but we owe them the respect to know that they are living outside of us and that the only person who can be accountable for you is you.

#bojack horesman #while im here #shout out to bojack for keeping true to the foreshadowing #of the pool drowning