BoJack Horseman is an intelligent and multilayered tragicomedy that follows a “selfish, narcissistic and self-destructive” middle-aged horse in his struggles with addiction and depression after losing his fame as an actor in the 90's. It's mostly a light-hearted black comedy that aims to be a sharp satire of the show business and at the same makes you reflect upon delicate social issues, your own mental health as well as the meaning of life or lack of it, without lapsing into easy moralism or getting too heavy-handed. Each season always has at least a handful of brilliant episodes that are entirely focused on exploring the characters' personalities and many times even experiment with visual storytelling and animation techniques as you would expect an arthouse film to do. Sometimes they hit really hard, bring you close to tears, or at least make you raise a few questions about yourself. Still, it's sad that this is just about 25% of the whole show. The rest is just mild jokes and silly gags that might have looked funny on paper, but unfortunately miss the mark too many times on screen. There are also too many episodes that are built around a single idea or simple gag that wouldn't get developed properly nor bring to any outcome whatsoever. I don't think there was a single bad episode in the whole series, but a bit too many mediocre ones.
Review by manicureVIP 4BlockedParent2021-05-16T14:41:41Z
BoJack Horseman is an intelligent and multilayered tragicomedy that follows a “selfish, narcissistic and self-destructive” middle-aged horse in his struggles with addiction and depression after losing his fame as an actor in the 90's. It's mostly a light-hearted black comedy that aims to be a sharp satire of the show business and at the same makes you reflect upon delicate social issues, your own mental health as well as the meaning of life or lack of it, without lapsing into easy moralism or getting too heavy-handed. Each season always has at least a handful of brilliant episodes that are entirely focused on exploring the characters' personalities and many times even experiment with visual storytelling and animation techniques as you would expect an arthouse film to do. Sometimes they hit really hard, bring you close to tears, or at least make you raise a few questions about yourself. Still, it's sad that this is just about 25% of the whole show. The rest is just mild jokes and silly gags that might have looked funny on paper, but unfortunately miss the mark too many times on screen. There are also too many episodes that are built around a single idea or simple gag that wouldn't get developed properly nor bring to any outcome whatsoever. I don't think there was a single bad episode in the whole series, but a bit too many mediocre ones.