Fans of BoJack Horseman are still talking about the show’s themes nearly five years after the final episode aired.
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The Netflix series, which ran for six seasons from 2014-2020, focuses on a washed-up actor, who also happens to be a horse played by Will Arnett.
It touched on a number of dark themes including depression, redemption, miscarriage, trauma, alcoholism and sexism.
Despite it ending in 2020, fans are now continuing to discuss the show’s themes, with some drawing attention to his mistreatment of women – particularly around the character Sarah Lynn in the last season.
She dies of a heroin overdose in season three and her death and BoJack’s involvement becomes one of the main themes in season six.
This was the point in the show when I realized that the whole theme is that redemption is impossible
No matter what you do you can never be allowed to move on
I was not a fan of the last season of Bojack cause it just seemed to make every that happened previous seem pointless https://t.co/15FGt5YccN
— The One Nerd (@The_One_Nerd) October 21, 2024
Sharing a scene from his interview on Biscuits Braxby’s show, one fan wrote: “This was the point in the show when I realised that the whole theme is that redemption is impossible. No matter what you do you can never be allowed to move on.”
*One* theme of Bojack is that redemption is a process you commit to for the rest of your life. It only comes with atonement, some things can never be atoned for, and part of the work is living with those things.
Or you can try to move on. Just hope they never catch up to you. https://t.co/nNueMSqtXv
— Geoff Thew (@G0ffThew) October 22, 2024
This led another fan to respond and contemplate: “*One* theme of BoJack is that redemption is a process you commit to for the rest of your life. It only comes with atonement, some things can never be atoned for, and part of the work is living with those things. Or you can try to move on. Just hope they never catch up to you.”
the point of BoJack is that the idea of redemption sold to you by television/movies is fiction- if you’ve done serious harm to people in your life, they’re under no obligation to let you back in, and if that’s the only reason you’re trying to “atone”, your motives are dishonest. https://t.co/q7aGVAJ55H
— jab (@qtrcirclejab) October 21, 2024
Another wrote: “The point of BoJack is that the idea of redemption sold to you by television/movies is fiction- if you’ve done serious harm to people in your life, they’re under no obligation to let you back in, and if that’s the only reason you’re trying to ‘atone’, your motives are dishonest.”
thinking about the time i told a male friend that one of the major themes in bojack is his mistreatment of women and the response was “well not really, he mistreats everybody” https://t.co/N55g3xgIrF
— Ł å ū r å (@sp00kybinch) October 22, 2024
One fan shared the clip to highlight BoJack’s mistreatment of women. They wrote: “Thinking about the time I told a male friend that one of the major themes in BoJack is his mistreatment of women and the response was ‘well not really, he mistreats everybody.’”
It’s hard for them to grasp because Bojack portrays men who may not think of themselves as sexist, but still end up using their inherent power over women, influenced by societal norms and the patriarchy, so it seems impossible but is very true.
— Chrismìc Giroud (@LikeChrisss) October 23, 2024
This led one fan to respond: “It’s hard for them to grasp because Bojack portrays men who may not think of themselves as sexist, but still end up using their inherent power over women, influenced by societal norms and the patriarchy, so it seems impossible but is very true.”
Reviewing the final season, NME wrote at the time: “Once again, Bojack is asking the societal questions that few TV shows are. How could Netflix let this show go? Frankly, it’s neglecting their duty as an entertainment service. It’s denying its audience a form of therapy. It’s a fucking disgrace.”
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