Watching BoJack Horseman feels like you are watching two shows at once. It starts as a raunchy adult comedy that slowly eases into a twisted, brutally honest, brave, real, and deep show. The themes that this show provides are addiction, guilt, depression, the corruption of Hollywoo(d), regret, self destruction, change, loneliness, etc. When the show gets real is when it's at its peak.

For such a colorful and lively world that this series is set in, it sure does get dark. It's a lot like the real world in that regard. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, and BoJack Horseman isn't afraid to hit that point home.

 I wanna talk about BoJacks development throughout the 6 seasons because it's just amazing. When we first meet him, He's  this washed-up celebrity still riding off the fame from his show from decades ago. He parties, gets high or drunk at any chance he gets, treats his friends like garbage, makes himself the center of any issue that happens, and wallows in self pity dragging people down the destructive path he sets himself on. He always gets himself into trouble by saying or doing something stupid and tries to use comedy as a way to cope with his issues. but deep down, he knows it isn't helping. As the show goes on, he starts to rely more on drugs to solve his problems, but they never help. It gets to the point where something bad happens to him, and he asks his friend and former co-star Sarah Lynn to go on a bender with him. Keep in mind he sent Sarah to rehab and everything. He wanted her to get better. but since he was having a rough time, he put aside her best interests just so he wasn't the worst off in the room. So BoJack and Sarah Lynn go on a bender around month long, and she ODs. His actions cause someone he cares for dearly to die. Everytime he reaches rock bottom, he somehow goes lower to the point when he reaches something low, he knows something worse will happen ("I've had a lot of what I thought were rock bottoms, only to discover another, rockier bottom underneath.")

When he finally does seek help through rehab, it alters everything about him. He transforms from this asshole who really only cared about himself to someone who cares about the people he surrounds himself with and begins trying to redeem himself for real. He's tried in the past, but everytime he tried, he was either drunk or high so you could tell it was an empty apology, or he just half assed it just so he can feel better about himself. Now that he is sobered up, his redemption feels and IS real. He's unrecognizable from who he was at the beginning of the series. He puts a major amount of effort into being better. He's far from perfect. He's a recovering addict and constantly fears relapsing. After everything he went through, he's still flawed. He's still got a long way to go. Even in the end, when a lot of very unfortunate and terrible things happen to him quickly and harshly, he relapses and almost ODs. He fights for his life during his dream sequence. If this were to happen to BoJack in season one, he would've let himself die. But after he underwent this change, he wanted to live, even after everything. When he miraculously survives, BoJack attends Princess Carolyn's wedding. There, he finally gets to talk to Diane since his relapse. Where he learns, he left her a voice-mail basically telling her that if he dies, it's her fault since she didn't go save him. We see the BoJack that he was trying so hard not to be. This hurts him deeply. Seeing himself lose the progress he worked so hard to gain. The old BoJack wouldn't have cared as much as the new one, which shows how far he's come. 

The supporting characters were great, too. Each one was memorable and had meaning for the story. Each of them had great depth and flaws, which made them even better. They all deal with their own trouble and tribulations as the show goes on and deal with it in realistic ways. 

Overall, this show is definitely something I see myself coming back to at one point. It was a fantastic watch. Although the start isn't bad, seasons 4-6 get so good that it makes the start look bad in comparison. 

Btw shout out @tdonn because why not

Top 5 characters:
🥇BoJack
🥈Mr Peanutbutter 
🥉Diane
🎖Todd
🎖Princess Carolyn

Top 5 episodes:
🥇The View From Halfway Down (6X15)
🥈Free Churro (5X6)
🥉It Was Nice While It Lasted (6X16)
🎖The Showstopper (5X11)
🎖Escape from L.A. (2X11)

Seasons ranked:
🥇Season 6
🥈Season 5
🥉Season 4
🎖Season 3
🎖Season 2
🎖Season 1

I may have yapped a bit

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Specials

Season 1