Such a wholesome ending wow
"It's like the Jared Leto of fruits" really cracked me up. I really needed that, after the emotions of the last 3 episodes.
"As my blood type always says, 'B' positive!"
Todd :)
This episode is so heartwarming! We got happy endings for Todd, Bojack and Hollyhock, Princess Carolyn and, oh, nevermind. But it's mostly positive! Todd's clown-dentist caper got a hilarious resolution with a satisfying pay-off. BoJack's words to Princess Carolyn by the episode's end were exactly what I'd hope to hear. And those last words, man—I've never shed tears of happiness before.
"Where's my random detail that's gonna suddenly make everything make sense?"
That's too meta, man! XD
Anyway, the end of Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter's plotline was sad—Mr. Peanutbutter's words are too authentic. His character just received way more depth, and I'm too sad right now. He just wants to be a good boy! He wants love! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!?!
"So remember, once you're in there, don't stop running."
Todd no!
This one is such a heartwarming and slightly heart-wrenching episode. It gives me all the feels, and I'm so glad I got to experience it. Oh, man, I'm watching Bojack Horseman.
SCORE: 9/10
LOL Todd, never stop with your business ideas. A pretty heartwarming ending to Bojack Horseman season, say what
they finally did an OJ joke.
Wait. What's this show ? Why does everybody looks so well adjusted and reasonable ?
At last Diane and Mr Peanutbutter marriage is falling apart. It's been a looooong time coming.
"I got into this business because I love stories. They comfort us, they inspire us, they create a context for how we experience the world. But also, you have to careful, because if you spend a lot of time with stories, you start to believe that life is just stories, and it's not. Life is life, and that's so sad, because there's so little time and...what are we doing with it?"
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"Ho iniziato questa attività perché amo le storie. Ci consolano, ci ispirano, creano un contesto attraverso cui fare esperienza del mondo. Ma dovete fare attenzione perché se passi molto tempo con le storie, cominci a credere che la vita sia solo una storia, e non è così. La vita è la vita, e questo ti fa tristezza, perché c'è così poco tempo e noi invece come lo impieghiamo?"
«You know, sometimes I feel like our marriage is a magic eye poster. [...] And it’s messy. And at first glance, it doesn’t seem to make any sense. And it’s so hard to figure out. But sometimes, if you squint at it just right, everything lines up, and it’s the most perfect... beautiful, amazing thing. [...] But... I’m so tired of squinting».
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«Lo sai, il nostro matrimonio è come un poster con l’effetto magic eye. [...] Lo so, sono un po’ un casino e alla prima occhiata non sembrano avere alcun senso. E sono difficili da decifrare. Ma a volte, se strizzi appena un po’ gli occhi, ecco apparire i contorni, e viene fuori la più bella, perfetta, incredibile delle cose. [...] Ma... io sono così stufa di strizzare gli occhi».
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2017-09-22T02:43:34Z
[8.1/10] A very nice way to end the season. Let’s take thing story by store.
I loved the Diane-Mr. Peanutbutter story, because (a.) it felt so real and (b.) it really captured the best and the worst of them as a couple. Everything from little arguments in traffic, to nice gestures that don’t quite connect, to big gestures that lead to misunderstandings and emotional realizations. It feels like BoJack had been setting up Diane and Mr. PB to fail as a couple from the beginning, but credit where it’s due, they’ve soft-pedaled their falling apart nicely, to where it feels like the accumulation of a lot of little things, rather than some big blow up. Very well done, and lots of truth to how things seem headed for a split.
I also enjoyed the resolution to Todd’s crazy storyline with the rabid dentist clowns. Turning it into a way to motivate people to run is the sort of zany business idea he would come up with, and turning the fish from the Better Business Bureau into an asexual love interest for him is a nice place to end his arc for the season.
Princess Carolyn has a nice capper to her arc too. Her opening, Draper-esque monologue about how stories were great, but it’s important not to mistake storytelling for real life hits home. And I love the fact that after all her cajoling and manipulating, BoJack is good enough to do the Philbert show just because she tells him that she really needs him for it. It’s a subtle but effective sign of growth for him.
Last, but certainly not least, I love the resolution of the BoJack/Hollyhock saga. The lengths that he was willing to go to in order to help Hollyhock, with no desire for credit or expectation of reward, is such a sincere sign of change and an effort to do right by someone else. They did a great deal in S4 to show BoJack’s change through actions and showing, not just words and telling, and I really appreciate it.
At the same time, it’s great to use the Schindler’s List “done all I could” as a throughline. Seeing how far BoJack is willing to go, and using the same animation style for his “Piece of Shit” internal dialogue to illustrate it is a wonderful way to convey his learning to do and be something more selfless and empathetic than it was before.
His bonding with Hollyhock about the crappiness of honeydew, and the fact that his gesture breaks through is a really sweet moment. And the “but I’ve never had a brother” line, followed by BoJack’s little smile and the music playing over the end is just a perfect, heartwarming bit.
Overall, a nice capper to a stupendous season, full of creative risks, emotional moments, and inventive storytelling. For whatever reason, this show never fully worms it’s way into my heart when it’s not on the air (so to speak) but I always find myself appreciating it and admiring it when I watch it. I might need to go back and revisit earlier episodes more often, because there’s a lot there.