‘BoJack Horseman’ Begins Heartwarming Farewell

‘BoJack Horseman’ is an adult animation story based on the titular character, a washed-up Hollywood actor. He’s an alcoholic horse, addicted to recreational and over-the-counter drugs, mean to the people around him and living inside the prison of his own wasting-away mind.

The first half of the final season of the show aired on Netflix on 25 October, and the second half is scheduled to drop at the end of January 2020.

Premiering in 2014, the animation was created by writer Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and stars Will Arnett as BoJack, Amy Sedaris as Princess Carolyn, Alison Brie as Diane Nguyen and Paul F Tompkins as Mr Peanut Butter.

This season takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, opening with BoJack still at the rehabilitation centre he entered at the end of last season. We see him grappling with the ghosts of his past, forcing himself to want to get better and trying his best to blend in with those around him – who he thinks he does not relate to but is actually very similar to, in the way that many addicts are in denial.

In the final season, we see a different side of BoJack. A remorseful, calm and pensive character who is dealing with the consequences of living a life without care for others. Previous seasons saw him dealing with the results of all the bad things that life threw at him, from his alcoholic parents to the secrets and lies he carried.

As this season picks up, we are confronted with the mistakes he made and how, through healing, he sees how he has damaged other people.

On one hand, we must adjust to a new version of this character. On the other, we are glad to see him try and make amends, not only with the people in his life but also with his own conscience.

We get to see him finally, possibly be happy, even if he fights it every step of the way.

The mood of this season is almost flipped on its head. The characters we thought were good are bad. Those we thought were bad now seem good. The people we thought were happy aren’t and those we thought only care about themselves now give all their time to caring about someone else.

The first half of the season did a good job. Just when you thought there was no more story to tell, they found a way to bring in new elements and new sides to the cast of beloved characters. We get to see Mr Peanut Butter, a character who is usually happy and caring, grappling with the consequences of making the wrong choices and hurting others like his fiance Pickles.

Something about the show is strange, though – how fast it leaps through time, almost as if the writers were in a hurry to conclude the characters’ storylines. Which makes the final season all the more bittersweet.

Well-written, funny, heart-wrenching and yet entertaining, it is sad to say goodbye to BoJack. We hope he finds happiness, but we also know that once he does, it will be his final curtain call.

– @MissAnneDastood on social media

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