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[HariKari]

The opening of episode 6 had me in fits of laughter, I'm wondering "should I be laughing at this? I've known this pain" yet it encapsulates depression so well with a high level of bleak humour.

I'm finding this season to be killing it so far, hope it can maintain that momentum until the end.

The .... it's true jackass ... cut had me in stitches. The comedic timing on some of these episodes is incredible.

 

[AgentLampshade]

Wait, I don't remember who said "Fuck" this season. Who said "Fuck"?

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5. It was Bojack himself who said it in regard to his mother. I was surprised it came so early in the season.

 

[Alcotholic]

Is this a running thing? The only time I can ever remember someone saying it was that deer-lady.

They say one "Fuck" each season.
Herb said it, then his deer friend, then todd. I don't remember anyone saying it this season though.

 

[Blitzrules240]

Wait, I don't remember who said "Fuck" this season. Who said "Fuck"?

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BoJack told Holly he was gonna say fuck you to his Mom after their live performance of Horsin Around.

 

[SDCowboy]

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5. It was Bojack himself who said it in regard to his mother. I was surprised it came so early in the season.

Wow I must have missed it.

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BoJack told Holly he was gonna say fuck you to his Mom after their live performance of Horsin Around.

Oh yeah!

 

[Alcotholic]

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5. It was Bojack himself who said it in regard to his mother. I was surprised it came so early in the season.

I'll need to rewatch that.

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BoJack told Holly he was gonna say fuck you to his Mom after their live performance of Horsin Around.

Oh yeah. I remember that. It was so natural in the dialogue I missed it.

 

[SDCowboy]

I'll need to rewatch that.


Oh yeah. I remember that. It was so natural in the dialogue I missed it.

I guess we both missed it. lol

Yeah, the show is so subtle and real feeling, a lot of stuff is easy to miss.

 

[LotusHD]

You know who I miss

Character Actress Margo Martindale, where is she right now

Main reason Season 3 might be better lmao

 

[Mike M]

The scribbled out face on Henrietta was great but knowing it also serves as a way of drawing out a plotline for the next season kinda undermines the effect.

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

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Hollyhock's plot is over; she came looking for her parents and found them. What Henrietta's face looks like is an irrelevancy, not a hook for next season. Next season is about Bohack filming Philbert with Diane & Mr. Peanutbutter as the B-plot. If Hollyhock makes a reappearance, it will be with a new plot.

 

[PSqueak]

Just finished Episode 9.

Fuck man, I just want her to be happy.

Also, Episode 6...with all the hype i didn't know what to expect, but shit, it does hit hard

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As someone who does that internal self hating thing all the time.

 

[LotusHD]

Whole time y'all got my expectations way too high for Episode 6. Obviously yet another good episode, but only 9 and 11 fully delivered in terms of "Omg this episode"

 

[Raxus]

Just finished Episode 9.

Fuck man, I just want her to be happy.

Also, Episode 6...with all the hype i didn't know what to expect, but shit, it does hit hard

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As someone who does that internal self hating thing all the time.

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Episode 11 will destroy you.

 

[Frozenprince]

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

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Hollyhock's plot is over; she came looking for her parents and found them. What Henrietta's face looks like is an irrelevancy, not a hook for next season. Next season is about Bohack filming Philbert with Diane & Mr. Peanutbutter as the B-plot. If Hollyhock makes a reappearance, it will be with a new plot.

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She's going to be around a ton I think, the whole point of her character is that she's finally a piece of Bojack's family that isn't poison that reviles him for even existing.
She's his anchor that he CAN BE BETTER.

 

[LotusHD]

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She's going to be around a ton I think, the whole point of her character is that she's finally a piece of Bojack's family that isn't poison that reviles him for even existing.
She's his anchor that he CAN BE BETTER.

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Yup, fully agreed with this.

 

[PSqueak]

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Episode 11 will destroy you.

To be fair, when does an episode 11 of bojack not completely destroy people?

 

[Astral Dog]

wow i didn't know that side of mr. Peanutbutter 😮

 

[MMarston]

Can't believe I'm saying this




But I want the next season to dig deeper into Peanutbutter.

 

[Geist-]

Someone on Reddit cut out Diane's ringtone from Ep.5.

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Also all the ringtones from the other seasons.

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She's going to be around a ton I think, the whole point of her character is that she's finally a piece of Bojack's family that isn't poison that reviles him for even existing.
She's his anchor that he CAN BE BETTER.

Yep, that was my takeaway.

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The ending of this season was different than the others in that it didn't end with Bojack as even more of a ruined person than he was previously.

 

[sackninja]

Whole time y'all got my expectations way too high for Episode 6. Obviously yet another good episode, but only 9 and 11 fully delivered in terms of "Omg this episode"

Episode 6 hit me harder than any other episode this season.

I've finished it now, and overall, I think it might be my favorite season which is amazing given how brillaint two and three were. I'm gonna sit on it a bit and I'll probably do a big write up later.

 

[supernormal]

Just finished. What a ride! Still remains my favorite show ever. 9 was definitely the hardest hitting ending for me. On the other hand is this the first time a season has a

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relatively happy

ending?

 

[Alcotholic]

Just finished. What a ride! Still remains my favorite show ever. 9 was definitely the hardest hitting ending for me. On the other hand is this the first time a season has a

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relatively happy

ending?

I felt the end of season 2 was kinda hopeful. "It gets easier, but the hard part is you gotta keep doing it."

 

[TARS]

Just finished Episode 9... What a punch in the gut.

Enjoying the season so far, glad it hasn't disappointed.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Episode 11....fucking hell.....

 

[Puruzi]

Episode 9 had me fucked up.
She doesn't deserve this

 

[Mike M]

Kind of wish episode 11 played up the

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dementia

more. Most of it was played as a straight flashback, which was mildly disappointing given how it started before the opening credit roll.

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The depiction of Beatrice's mother as a silhouette with a glowing lobotomy scar standing behind a field of fire with screaming in the background was some nightmare inducing shit.

 

[Tall4Life]

Kind of wish episode 11 played up the

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dementia

more. Most of it was played as a straight flashback, which was mildly disappointing given how it started before the opening credit roll.

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The depiction of Beatrice's mother as a silhouette with a glowing lobotomy scar standing behind a field of fire with screaming in the background was some nightmare inducing shit.

I thought that part was well done. Things in the background would change inexplicably, characters switched, random flickering, etc. I do want to rewatch it to see if there were any other small details I missed in that sequence

 

[Pedersen]

Rewinded this lets say about 14 times

 

[Mike M]

Loved how the running gag with the ridiculous alliterations and rhyming culminated in Todd telling Yolanda it'd be funnier if her name were Betty.

 

[Alcotholic]

I wanna record the excellent wordplay in this show:

PC: You know the actress Courtney Portnoy?

Todd: I think so. She portrayed the formerly portly consort in the seaport resort.

PC: Courtly roles like the formerly portly consort are Courtney Portnoy's forte.

----

PC: This was supposed to be Courtney's crossover coronation. But that's sorta been thwarted unfortunately 'cause Courtney's purportedly falling short of shoring up fourth quadrant support.

----

PC: Judah, prepare the press release! "Portnoy finds joy in hoi polloi boy toy!"

I don't know any other show that does this kind of alliteration and rhyme so well.

 

[Haly]

The most impressive one was in episode 9.

Ruthie: But today was all about business. She was there because she was trying to get her client Courtney Portnoy cast in--

PC: Corpse Me if You Can Can, the 1940s Cannes, France-set story of a can-can dancer who contracts cancer but continues to can-can as a canny cadaver who plays the accordion with Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Kline, Chris Klein, Chris Pine, and Chris Kattan.

Judah: Got it.

Must've been a nightmare to record.

 

[Mike M]

At Todd's meeting at the end of episode 4

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Yolanda is sitting at the bar with her back to the viewer on the right hand side of the screen.

 

[Astral Dog]

Whole time y'all got my expectations way too high for Episode 6. Obviously yet another good episode, but only 9 and 11 fully delivered in terms of "Omg this episode"

Yeeeah. Episode 6 is just a bit funny.

I liked episode 5 better, with Beatrice

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changing her personality

 

[Haly]

The best part about 6 and its "legacy" in later episodes was the introduction of the crayon scribble monologues. I love art shifts like that and it's so rare to see in Western cartoons.

 

[PSqueak]

Whole time y'all got my expectations way too high for Episode 6. Obviously yet another good episode, but only 9 and 11 fully delivered in terms of "Omg this episode"

Episode 6 only gets to you if

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you also have issues constantly thinking about how much you're a useless piece of shit and how worthless you are

it's an episode that resonates with people

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with self loathing, confidence issues or depression.

 

[caliph95]

Episode 6 only gets to you if

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you also have issues constantly thinking about how much you're a useless piece of shit and how worthless you are

it's an episode that resonates with people

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with self loathing, confidence issues or depression.

So perfect for me

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except the depression part

 

[Puruzi]

The best part about 6 and its "legacy" in later episodes was the introduction of the crayon scribble monologues. I love art shifts like that and it's so rare to see in Western cartoons.

Same, really liked the style change for those scenes

 

[Captin Quacker]

That argument with

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Diane and Mr. Pb in ep 12 was stupid. She tells him she always wanted a study, he gives her one, only to throw it back in his face cuz she only like the idea of having one. Nevermind they got the money to change the room into whatever

 

[Kalor]

I finished the season and it's easily the best season they've done. After 2 and 3 I wondered how they were going to top it and now I'm wondering the same thing after this one. It feels like they've perfected the characters and world now so as long as it remains at this quality then I don't care where it goes.

Episode 11 was probably my favourite of the season.

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The way that they handled Beatrices dementia was interesting and it added more to some of the lines that she said during the season such as when Bojack throws the baby away. I haven't rewatched any of the show since the weekends that they first aired but I'm curious to rewatch this season to see if I missed anything or even to catch the shifting background elements in 11.

I really liked the experimentation with different art styles as well. Hopefully they do more going forward.

 

[Haly]

That argument with

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Diane and Mr. Pb in ep 12 was stupid. She tells him she always wanted a study, he gives her one, only to throw it back in his face cuz she only like the idea of having one. Nevermind they got the money to change the room into whatever

I can buy it.

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It's less about the room and more about the fundamental differences between their values. PB is really impulsive and bombastic whereas Diane is self-critical and subdued. This is why her chemistry with Bojack was always stronger.

 

[MindCollizion]

I wonder why they rearranged the episodes. In a later episode they say the bridge to Hawaii is barely being built when it was established previously that the drive was already "a thing you can do now".

 

[Haly]

Towards the end the show skipped time back and forth a lot it's hard to keep track. I want say the bridge was already built when Woodchuck was re-elected governor?

 

[Frozenprince]

That argument with

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Diane and Mr. Pb in ep 12 was stupid. She tells him she always wanted a study, he gives her one, only to throw it back in his face cuz she only like the idea of having one. Nevermind they got the money to change the room into whatever

The point is to show that

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their marriage is crumbling and that stupid empty arguments like that happen in those situations because one or both parties have to just be miserable no matter what in the situation because they've checked out.

It's to show that Diane is done and wants out.

 

[99Luffy]

Maybe it wasnt built and they just thought the joke wouldnt sound as good in future tense.

 

[PSqueak]

I wonder why they rearranged the episodes. In a later episode they say the bridge to Hawaii is barely being built when it was established previously that the drive was already "a thing you can do now".

Sounded like a manner of speech from Diane's part when she leaves that on Bojack's voice mail to highlight the absurdity of the bill.

 

[Captin Quacker]

I can buy it. It's less about the room and more about the fundamental differences between their values. PB is really impulsive and bombastic whereas Diane is self-critical and subdued. This is why her chemistry with Bojack was always stronger.

She knew this when met him, he's always been this way. hell the governor adventure wouldn't have happened had she put her foot down and told him the truth, but that subdued nature lets him do whatever he wants till it's to late

The point is to show that

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their marriage is crumbling and that stupid empty arguments like that happen in those situations because one or both parties have to just be miserable no matter what in the situation because they've checked out.

It's to show that Diane is done and wants out.

And knowing her, she'll drag that out till it spirals out of control

 

[Frozenprince]

She knew this when met him, he's always been this way. hell the governor adventure wouldn't have happened had she put her foot down and told him the truth, but that subdued nature lets him do whatever he wants till it's to late

And the things that are cute and make them happy and think are adorable when you're first dating and engaged, make you want to pull your own teeth out after a few years of marriage.

It's depressingly real.

 

[Finaj]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song that plays at the end of season 4?

 

[Alcotholic]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song that plays at the end of season 4?

Wake up, by Jenny Owen youngs.

 

[Haly]

And knowing her, she'll drag that out till it spirals out of control

I'd say this'll be their "arc" for Season 5, yeah.

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Just finished the season. I felt like the quality of the humor was much higher compared to the drama, but i think that's a good thing. I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than season 3. Still, even if the drama wasn't as strong (thats not the best way to put it.... Shocking? Dramatic?) there were still some good gut punch momenta