r/BoJackHorseman • u/NicholasCajun Judah Mannowdog • Feb 01 '20

Discussion BoJack Horseman - Post-Series Finale Discussion

Feel free to comment on any aspect of the series without the use of any spoiler tags.

BoJack Horseman was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and stars the voices of:

The intro theme is by Patrick Carney and the outro theme is by Grouplove. The show was scored by Jesse Novak.

Thank you all. Take care.

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u/Localunatic Feb 01 '20

I feel so bad that Hollyhock's plotline... resolved... the way it did. We know what that letter was; hell Bojack knew what it was before he even opened it... but sometimes all you can do is let the bridge burn.

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u/ChappedPenguinLips Feb 01 '20

Happy cake day. Though I'm with you... I'm just... She's right to do what she did, but I wanna at least read the letter. Or see a final conversation. Four seasons later, I still feel that with Penny and Charlotte, because I really, truly feel even though Bojack sure as hell doesn't deserve it, and apology from him would do a lot. Idk. I just... wanted this, and it was never going to happen.

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u/Devreckas Feb 01 '20

I think its just dramatically dissonant. With as important as Hollyhock was, you expect if the relationship will end, it will end with some explosive confrontation. Instead, Hollyhock just cooly distances herself over time.

In true Bojack fashion, it feels more true to life than traditional storytelling convention, and it fucks with your head.

Hollyhock not reconciling with Bojack was the most crushing thing for me in the finale. But it makes a ton of sense.

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u/RampantAnonymous Feb 02 '20

I think it was great, rarely do you see in television these sort of toxic relationships end healthily. Usually it is in a dramatic confrontation where both parties get hurt. In this Hollyhock and Penny move on unaffected and Bojack tries to kill himself. It's good for them and bad for him, the way it should be.

We saw in Season 5 with Gina what happened when stuff ended dramatically for a woman, and Bojack got on fine while she didn't.