Aright yeah, this was amazing and even better than I remember it being, I just so wish that It was even longer than it is but what can you do. I wholeheartedly believe that if this episode had been five minutes longer and the last episode of the show, that it might be my favorite episode of all time but the punch that this episode has is slightly changed by the context and makes it's placement feel a little weird to me. The first time I saw this episode I didn't connect with it nearly as much as I thought I would and was at a very different place in my life. Upon rewatch however this is something much different and my opinion on this episode changes constantly with how personal and open it feels.
How much you enjoy the episode really depends on how you feel at the time of watching it and I can understand some people not liking or appreciating the episode as much as others might because of the shows style and tone. To say that this episode is bad or overrated is entirely wrong though and I feel that this is nearly a perfect 30 minutes of tv.
The entire show comes to a head with this episode and shows BoJack at his absolute lowest point but still filled with regret, the small talk he has herb is just as dreadful as it is beautiful and the final talk on the phone is one of my favorite conversations in tv, despite how it only goes for one minute but is really made into something special because of the context around it.
Every word spoken in this episode is so carefully chosen and makes the episode feel like it goes by too fast but like they fit 50 minutes into 25. Secretariat's monologue is amazing and is the highlight of the episode for me, for a person that comes off as so uncaring and apathetic it cuts deep to see him share a moment with BoJack and then beg for his life and is almost a distorted image of BoJack.
I don't really know how to put into words what a masterpiece of an episode this is without talking about every pixel on screen so I won't even try to go in depth about the background aspects of this episode, music, cinematography, structuring, or acting, because you already know how good this episode is and you already know what I would say.
At minimum, this is a top ten episode and for me currently is top 7-8. While the entire show isn't the best show of all time this episode and season 4-6 make it something so special and so original that it has to be experienced on it's own.
9.9/10