What I’m Watching: BoJack Horseman

Finally finished BoJack Horseman’s final sixth season, which could’ve been just 3 eps without any loss. Just endless character vamping; not even development, because they can’t develop further and there’s no arc, just everyone gets a pony and a birthday cake courtesy of the writers, except BoJack who continues to fuck up.

Season 3 was really the peak of the show, and would’ve been better if they’d wrapped up seasons 4-6 in season 4.

Disliked the supposedly emotional songs, which in previous seasons had been a little trite but fine, this one it’s heavy-handed and mediocre lounge-pop.

The death dinner show, “The View From Halfway Down”, was great, perfect, the kind of closure and horror of death we all need from this, except that it dragged on forever and I loathe BJ’s family.

None of the people who get their lives together in S6 are capable of doing that, every one of them would be a terror to live with. OK, Mr Peanutbutter, sure, he’s an oblivious narcissistic asshole so he’s capable of happiness because of it. But Diane’s not capable of not wrecking her life; control-freak Princess Carolyn’s not capable of not overmanaging control-freak Judah, that’d last 10 days if they’re lucky; Todd’s attention span is slightly shorter than the lifespan of the little people he’s supposed to be taking care of.

I honestly expected more of a “BJ is driven into the desert and digs his own grave” or just end the death dinner show in death. Maybe a funeral closer? But you can’t put a dozen people pissing on his grave in an animated show, even one for adults. And killing him would prevent the inevitable revival series in 3 years.

★★★½☆ for the show as a whole, ★★★★½ for bits of it, please don’t bring it back.