Confronting Mortality | "The View from Halfway Down" Explained

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  • @Johnny2Cellos
    @Johnny2Cellos4 жыл бұрын

    At 2:39 I say "Alkali is a chemical compound that's typically corrosive" which IS WRONG AND BAD SCIENCE and all of the science commenters are rightfully mad at me about it. Alkali is a class of chemicals, not a chemical compound itself. Thanks for calling me out, yall.

  • @realpoopoo

    @realpoopoo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Johnny 2 Cellos horse

  • @pawelnowak5633

    @pawelnowak5633

    4 жыл бұрын

    oh, to be honest we know what you meant :)

  • @pedroaires35

    @pedroaires35

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pawelnowak5633 no we don't, only people who can't grasp basic chemistry appears to understand what he means with the improper use of it

  • @pawelnowak5633

    @pawelnowak5633

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pedroaires35 alright mate, if you're gonna be literal with every word writen then yes. when he said that, literally anyone who knows what an alkali is knew what he meant, an alkali is a basic compound. alkali compounds do exist. for example NaOH is a basic compound. or pyridine if you know what that is. the only wrong thing was the fact it was singular and not plural. if you're getting angry over that then you probably also get angry when people use rings to indicate benzene's.

  • @pedroaires35

    @pedroaires35

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pawelnowak5633 do you realise that words have meaning and it's not being literal but going by what they mean, right? I can't throw affirmations like "good", or "well explained" in this video because it wouldn't match that those expressions/words mean, right?

  • @alejandroalvarado3409
    @alejandroalvarado34094 жыл бұрын

    Bojack realizes that he's drowning in the pool exactly at the minute 17, the same time that he waited to call for help for Sarah Lynn.

  • @randfur

    @randfur

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fuck.

  • @michelleh.1839

    @michelleh.1839

    4 жыл бұрын

    This episode was so meticulously crafted

  • @sapobully4706

    @sapobully4706

    4 жыл бұрын

    deep

  • @tiffanielafleur6597

    @tiffanielafleur6597

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@michelleh.1839 Too bad I can't handle watching it a second time.

  • @Louis-cr5nz

    @Louis-cr5nz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tiffanielafleur6597 I feel you

  • @jorgeaguilar8431
    @jorgeaguilar84314 жыл бұрын

    Also, bojack constantly mentions that his bottle of water tastes like chlorine, pools have chlorine, it's what he's drowning on, his "last drink"

  • @chickencurry420

    @chickencurry420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Every character was eating the last thing they ate before they died. Herb was eating peanuts, Crackerjack had a ration, etc. And Zach Braff was killed to be eaten so instead of eating anything, he's serving everybody their food

  • @emman.7612

    @emman.7612

    3 жыл бұрын

    Zak Jet ONFG THATS SO COOL

  • @crazycute38

    @crazycute38

    3 жыл бұрын

    woooow wtffff

  • @mnbn

    @mnbn

    3 жыл бұрын

    i noticed this when i rewatched the epsode for the first time and im just. in awe at that BLATANT foreshadowing that the first time around i just completely missed

  • @chickencurry420

    @chickencurry420

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@emman.7612 Thanks, I wish I could take credit for that discovery but that was pointed out to me in a youtube video somewhere. I forget the name so I can't credit them properly (I wanna say the video was by Savage Books? or Savage Reading? Something like that?)

  • @liv-bv3pl
    @liv-bv3pl2 жыл бұрын

    The fact that he brought sarah lynn to the door as a symbol of him literally leading her to her death is perfection.

  • @rowanheart8122

    @rowanheart8122

    Жыл бұрын

    Especially since he leads her there in her child form, because it was his show that set her on the path of fame, the path of alcoholism and drugs, and the path of death. And she was too young to understand what she was signing up for.

  • @heyitsally7995

    @heyitsally7995

    9 ай бұрын

    I also think that it shows how Sarah Lynn’s death is what led Bojack to this point.

  • @smurfcooper22
    @smurfcooper223 жыл бұрын

    I think Sarah Lynn’s song starting very innocent and then very quickly turning into very sexualized and provocative is a really good metaphor for her life

  • @chelseywithaney9219

    @chelseywithaney9219

    2 жыл бұрын

    and the white hands on her breasts and area :( and how her step dad also molested her :((

  • @flcwerz.for.meowmeow

    @flcwerz.for.meowmeow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chelseywithaney9219 wait he did?

  • @lialia-dt7yx

    @lialia-dt7yx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@flcwerz.for.meowmeow she tastes some fur and says “it’s bear fur, my stepdad was a bear” meaning part of his body was in her mouth at one point. She also says that he was a photographer which is a common way to say someone works in child pronorgaphy

  • @flcwerz.for.meowmeow

    @flcwerz.for.meowmeow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lialia-dt7yx oh shit

  • @marthedreamer7629

    @marthedreamer7629

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@flcwerz.for.meowmeow There's an episode with a flashback of Sara Lynn in the Horsing Around set and she mentions she doesn't want to go back to her dressing room because her stepfather was acting weird :(

  • @drko88
    @drko884 жыл бұрын

    You forgot that Hydrangea is poisonous to horses

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    I actually didn't know! Thanks for commenting, really cool

  • @WobblesandBean

    @WobblesandBean

    4 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, hydrangea is poisonous to pretty much everything.

  • @Nickelballsky

    @Nickelballsky

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also Sarah Lynn falls backwards through the door because she didn't see her death coming

  • @eriklamela4321

    @eriklamela4321

    4 жыл бұрын

    Micheal Sondag, as well as Crackerjack

  • @tomo4977

    @tomo4977

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love alot of the art references in BoJack too. like Hockney's reference, but also the Basquiat pieces in Herb's room. As well as it referencing unrequited love between Warhole and Basquiat (Herb and BoJack) I also feel that since Basquiat was also a really talented artist who died young from addiction and mental health issues, I kinda see how parts of him relate to BoJack as well!

  • @sprytefox
    @sprytefox4 жыл бұрын

    The darkness is a metaphor for darkness.

  • @smokesterify

    @smokesterify

    4 жыл бұрын

    and the horse is a metaphor for the penis

  • @imperfect_dan7519

    @imperfect_dan7519

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@smokesterify That's Too Much Man

  • @mst3k54

    @mst3k54

    4 жыл бұрын

    YOU are a metaphor

  • @sprytefox

    @sprytefox

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mst3k54 YOU'RE AN AUDIOBOOK!

  • @pablomunoz6156

    @pablomunoz6156

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sprytefox YOUR A VISUAL NOVEL!!!

  • @FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange
    @FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange2 жыл бұрын

    I also think Beatrice's exit shows how dementia affected her. Unlike the other characters, she never went through the door herself. She was already gone. And Herb's exit shows how cancer was eating him up, consuming him whole. The symbolism in this episode is just so great, it's the best episode in the series, if not one of the best pieces of media ever.

  • @captainhannes4583

    @captainhannes4583

    2 жыл бұрын

    And Sarah Lynn held her nose while entering the tar. I've heard people say that's a reference to her death, since she died of a heroin overdose, and people who OD on heroin stop breathing. Also another one, BJ left her in the planetarium for 17 minutes. In that penultimate episode, BJ's realisation that he's probably dead hits at exactly 17 minutes. That's no accident.

  • @ImTheAeroNaut

    @ImTheAeroNaut

    2 жыл бұрын

    herb died because of a peanut allergie

  • @FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange

    @FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ImTheAeroNaut yeah, but cancer was still eating him from the inside

  • @xc5842

    @xc5842

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FuckTheKZreadUsernameChange no he was cured. how could you forget such sweet sweet irony

  • @angelikajoy5673

    @angelikajoy5673

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xc5842 he still had cancer at some point. it was still slowly eating him. maybe it didn’t finish physically, but it already killed him inside long before his bodies death

  • @danoconnor2167
    @danoconnor21673 жыл бұрын

    One thing that I just realised is that Sarah Lynn’s implied abusive stepfather is a bear. Male bears have no parental instinct and often kill their cubs.

  • @knucklesskinner253

    @knucklesskinner253

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@juno1752 could very well be that too

  • @yolandasierra1703

    @yolandasierra1703

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@juno1752 same

  • @aesthetics7649

    @aesthetics7649

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it’s more likely a pedo bear reference because one of Hollyhock’s dads is a bear and he seems very parental

  • @ThePomeranianPrince

    @ThePomeranianPrince

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aesthetics7649 It’s most likely a reference to Terry Richardson, a photographer who has been outed for a lot of sexual misconduct related cases. He ended up leaving the industry in 2018. So…Bear-y Richardson. (it also makes sense considering Sarah Lynn does mention Richardson being a photographer.)

  • @ginao6810

    @ginao6810

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ThePomeranianPrince I thought this too. Plus, the glasses the bear wears…. Terry’s signature

  • @manofcorn5930
    @manofcorn59304 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet: When Secretariat is giving his poem he goes from 3rd person, to 2nd person, to 1st person. 3.. 2.. 1..

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    I didn't connect that, so cool!

  • @cxutie5559

    @cxutie5559

    4 жыл бұрын

    Woooooah clever!!!

  • @doctaflo

    @doctaflo

    4 жыл бұрын

    MIND BLOWN

  • @sunshineembrace7264

    @sunshineembrace7264

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dude

  • @anickagresakova6685

    @anickagresakova6685

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shiiit

  • @AshrujitGhoshal001
    @AshrujitGhoshal0014 жыл бұрын

    I think Secretariat reading 'The View from Halfway Down' in the episode is the strongest anti-suicide message I have ever seen.

  • @nishkaghzala762

    @nishkaghzala762

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah It's my motto now Can't get it out of my head

  • @bojackthetrustworthy736

    @bojackthetrustworthy736

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ashrujit Ghoshal as someone who attempted suicide in a similar way,it really makes me cry cuz it was like what I was feeling deep down.

  • @thehellhound8582

    @thehellhound8582

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bojackthetrustworthy736 Hope you're doing better now and good luck. Find meaning in life, even if to other people it's insignificant. I personally deal with life by just being nice, watching someone smile and be grateful for even a little thing is really nice. Now keep on living or you'll truly regret the view from halfway down.

  • @cottagebirder

    @cottagebirder

    4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly I wept whilst watching that part of the episode

  • @moneymaker3208

    @moneymaker3208

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ashrujit Ghoshal that was my favorite part of the episode. Very moving. And the door pressuring him to jump was so powerful. He wasn’t ready to die just like in his real life. :(

  • @spockman4250
    @spockman42502 жыл бұрын

    I know some people complained that Bojack should have died here, but I think it’s far more important that he lived. Two of the most recurring themes of this show is that you can’t escape the consequences of your actions and you can’t always find closure. But in terms of the story that would have given the audience both of those things. Bojack would never face the consequences of his actions and we the audience would have gotten closure on the character because he died. It would have been an “ending” to Bojack’s story, something that show stresses doesn’t exist in real life. Even when Bojack goes to jail, they say that he’ll be out in a few months to show that even that “comeuppance” will end and he’ll keep having to move forward. I would argue that “Life’s a bitch and then you keep living” is one of the biggest messages of the show as a whole.

  • @shreknskrubgaming7248

    @shreknskrubgaming7248

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually think the final episode gave me more of a sense of closure than I would have gotten if he had died. Maybe it's because I was heavily invested in the other characters as well and liked seeing their stories play out, but the ending we got left me much more satisfied and answered a lot more questions. We may not know exactly how all of their lives will play out, but we know the situations that they're in. It felt more like a complete journey for all of the characters, Bojack included, and left me hopeful for all of them. If the series had ended with his death, it would have been much less satisfying for Bojack's arc and would have left me wondering "what about all the other characters? Why bother building up a unique story with all of them and then never giving them a solid conclusion?" It just feels more like a real ending this way.

  • @Ross516

    @Ross516

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shreknskrubgaming7248 I was honestly about to make this exact comment. It annoys me to a degree when people say this should have been the last episode, or would have been the better one- Bojack doesn't get that easy way out. He has to deal with the life he's lived and fix it.

  • @jacobvaughanthomas

    @jacobvaughanthomas

    Жыл бұрын

    The show stresses that endings don’t happen until the point of death, that their is always the days after the happy ending and that inevitably you retreat into the normal human experience

  • @christopherknowles

    @christopherknowles

    7 ай бұрын

    I think that this episode really shows that suicide is the correct choice and BoJack screwed that up too just like he fucks everything up.

  • @sawderf741

    @sawderf741

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@shreknskrubgaming7248This ending is pretty much the opposite to how Horsing around ended.

  • @lazulidrawzalot0616
    @lazulidrawzalot0616 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: if you watch the credits of the episode, after the monitor flatlines, it pauses, and then beeps 16 times. If you want to count the flatline beep, it would be 17. 17 minutes into the episode, BoJack finds out he’s dead, and 17 minutes is also the amount of time he waited to call the cops after Sarah Lynn overdosed.

  • @hauntedteethcupboard

    @hauntedteethcupboard

    9 ай бұрын

    17 was also the age that penny was when he took advantage of her

  • @nationalinstituteofcheese3012

    @nationalinstituteofcheese3012

    9 ай бұрын

    @@hauntedteethcupboard17 is a very important number in this show

  • @Radicalpea6971

    @Radicalpea6971

    8 ай бұрын

    I love noticing these kinds of things later

  • @winglessfairy564

    @winglessfairy564

    6 ай бұрын

    @@nationalinstituteofcheese3012cheese

  • @claudiac.906

    @claudiac.906

    5 ай бұрын

    what the fuckkkkk my mind is blown this show deserves all the recognition

  • @liagem2087
    @liagem20874 жыл бұрын

    “I wish someone would have told me about the view from half way down” is my favorite line in the whole show

  • @kales7884

    @kales7884

    4 жыл бұрын

    “Why, I have half a mind.”

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    "YOWIE WOWIE!"

  • @phatninjahd

    @phatninjahd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Better than what A sky full of stars

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kales7884 Ouch.

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dylanbradley7571 Double ouch.

  • @hipersonicc9736
    @hipersonicc97363 жыл бұрын

    You probably already know this, but a cool detail: Bojack found out he was dead 17 minutes into the episode, the same amount of time he left Sarah-Lynn in the planetarium

  • @jerrygil1965

    @jerrygil1965

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome writers, the hell?

  • @discomonkie

    @discomonkie

    2 жыл бұрын

    what is that supposed to mean tho

  • @hipersonicc9736

    @hipersonicc9736

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@discomonkie nothing, just interesting

  • @discomonkie

    @discomonkie

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hipersonicc9736 oh

  • @emily-em6pg

    @emily-em6pg

    2 жыл бұрын

    holy shit

  • @lukebalod3809
    @lukebalod38093 жыл бұрын

    I love this episode so much but at the same time it's kind of annoying that a lot of people insist this would have been a better finale. BoJack's death would have sent a terrible and irresponsible message as well as being a self-indulgent and melodramatic ending. The last episode is a much more poignant and profound ending.

  • @hojoraika

    @hojoraika

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes but the fact it’s tragic makes it better

  • @jiovek

    @jiovek

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hojoraika that just sounds unnecessarily edgy imo

  • @Tawleyn

    @Tawleyn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, with how everything had happened leading up to that point, it seemed like killing him off was the most obvious ending. The fact that they didn't plays into the whimsy of life, luck and fate. Not everyone who is self-destructive and suicidal actually succeeds in ending everything. And then they have to continue on living afterward and deal with the consequences.

  • @bogih21

    @bogih21

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hojoraika I think it was important to show that even after all the terrible things that happened to him and that he'se die he still ended up surviving and being glad that he did. Also now he had to actually face all his problems. I personally think the ending is great as it is.

  • @jadenconner3327

    @jadenconner3327

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it would’ve been a better finale! the ending felt weird

  • @---ut6fk
    @---ut6fk2 жыл бұрын

    Bojack says something like "wow Dad never made it to dinner" and technically, Butterscotch still didn't show up to dinner. Secretariat did. Even in his head, Secretariat was there for him when his dad wasn't. The fact that Secretariat has his dad's voice of course means he saw him as a father figure. Butterscotch still failed him, still disappointed him, even when Bojack wanted so badly to connect with him in his dream.

  • @wishyrater
    @wishyrater4 жыл бұрын

    I actually just noticed that the setting where Sarah Lynn is sitting under the table and Bojack gives her a harsh lesson is EXACTLY the same position young Bojack sits in when Beatrice tells him to sing the lolipop song. They truly nailed how abuse, neglect and depression becomes cyclic.

  • @pitchthewoo

    @pitchthewoo

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe I never noticed that until this video. Blew my mind.

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    I noticed when I was editing, such a great detail

  • @cv2594

    @cv2594

    4 жыл бұрын

    Never noticed that

  • @subjectnivleis7572

    @subjectnivleis7572

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Johnny2Cellos he sits under the table again when on the phone :(

  • @justjess6636

    @justjess6636

    4 жыл бұрын

    This show's ability to add in this much detail is amazing. We should definitely try to support the artists and writers on this one.

  • @lilyraimey3499
    @lilyraimey34994 жыл бұрын

    Did this episode make anyone else existentially horrified?

  • @madsniperD

    @madsniperD

    4 жыл бұрын

    Watching this a day after finishing up The Good Place was certainly a trip!

  • @coveofhorrors

    @coveofhorrors

    4 жыл бұрын

    i watched this episode the same day as the last good place episode and i was fucking terrified of dying for a good while

  • @ElleJay1085

    @ElleJay1085

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve fought suicidal ideation throughout my life, and last year was the epitome of my struggle. This episode shook me up, especially the poem, because it’s something I don’t think anyone thinks about or talks about as much as they should. I’ve thought about not wanting to upset people in my life, but never thought about my own possible regret mid-act. It’s such a necessary perspective that I’m glad I got to see.

  • @myrrhee8831

    @myrrhee8831

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lily Raimey I still can’t watch it without crying and it’s been several weeks

  • @Laurell_Silentshade

    @Laurell_Silentshade

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't say existentially horrified. I'm sure many people who've had NDEs did some reflection on this poem. It made me just grateful with a stroke of luck I made it through mine.

  • @DrawnbyaDog
    @DrawnbyaDog2 жыл бұрын

    One thing I love about the poem is that the POV shifts from 3rd, 2nd, to 1st person. A lot of suicidal people tend to dissociate themselves with their own actions until it’s too late and I think that that’s reflected through this poem. He doesn’t connect his own body with the act of suicide until he realizes it too late

  • @giorgiafletcher9546

    @giorgiafletcher9546

    Жыл бұрын

    i also saw someone comment that it mimics a 3, 2, 1 countdown as he falls to the water

  • @copper1206
    @copper12062 жыл бұрын

    I also think that Sarah Lynn's career as a pop star led to her having many diet restrictions. many pop stars in the 2000s had to practically starve themselves just to keep their figure because their skinny bodies were an accessory to them. I think her eating fast food at the dinner table was symbolic of her last break from being a performer. she even talked about counting calories on her tour while she was at the table. the fast food was something that she yearned for so deeply, something indicative of a normal childhood. something you could have without hating yourself for it like she was taught to do.

  • @nikitakirillov1545

    @nikitakirillov1545

    Жыл бұрын

    Also Herb had peanuts on his plate during the dinner, which is also some kind of irony (he died because of peanut allergy)

  • @tabithamorrison1680

    @tabithamorrison1680

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nikitakirillov1545 And of course Bojack's plate had the pills he had taken shortly before he "went swimming." And he mentioned his water tasting like chlorine.

  • @mllovelle3665

    @mllovelle3665

    Жыл бұрын

    you are clearly not a woman lmao

  • @_-A.

    @_-A.

    Жыл бұрын

    Wasn't these foods all the lasts things they all ate before their desth

  • @eileensnow6153

    @eileensnow6153

    6 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@_-A.Yeah, Crackerjack’s meal was an MRE (the prepackaged meals given to soldiers on deployment) and Corduroy’s was a lemon, which he would suck on to keep him conscious.

  • @cousinmajin
    @cousinmajin4 жыл бұрын

    It's really haunting how the tar consumes Herb slowly piece by piece, like how he was painfully fading away when he had cancer

  • @shannenlibres2365

    @shannenlibres2365

    4 жыл бұрын

    but.. but he survived and got better and then BAM! Peanuts!

  • @typhoonzebra

    @typhoonzebra

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shannenlibres2365 Which is honestly one of the most Bojack moments in the show. Ludicrous, ridiculous, morbid and tragic all at the same time.

  • @DeepDiveDevin

    @DeepDiveDevin

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@typhoonzebra They made it even better (worse?) with Henry Winkler's line after the funeral "There is no shame in dying for nothing. That's how most people die."

  • @leonardofilippini

    @leonardofilippini

    4 жыл бұрын

    i don't know... he didn't actually die of cancer

  • @yogurtslayer2358

    @yogurtslayer2358

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s the point look at the show where everyone has their back to the door on their performance in the video where know one knows when death is coming Herb thought he was going to die of cancer but he didn’t and...was happy it’s almost like the others secretariat regretted jumping and wanted to survive desperately and that’s when death gets them. Crackerjack went to war hoping to come back a hero and death claimed him. Sarah Lynn regretted who she became and slept happily in bojacks arms then she dies. Butterscotch showed regret Beatrice showed regret and they died. Bojack was the opposite he accepted his fate he accepted death because he thought he was going to die and death never claimed him because it’s unknown and it gets you at your best or regretful moments in life

  • @norm3552
    @norm35523 жыл бұрын

    Bojack: yeah, i dont think the creators actually put that much thought into it Todd: But isnt that the point of art, what ppl take out of it?

  • @imalittlestinker

    @imalittlestinker

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved todd

  • @crystalgemgirl731

    @crystalgemgirl731

    3 жыл бұрын

    Todd really had some profound things, didn't he?

  • @cayde7293

    @cayde7293

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crystalgemgirl731 in like three episodes lolz.. but yea.. he was a good man

  • @crystalgemgirl731

    @crystalgemgirl731

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cayde7293 Ok

  • @brentlorbiecki9092

    @brentlorbiecki9092

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@imalittlestinker when did you stop?

  • @c.m.9369
    @c.m.93692 жыл бұрын

    What always gets me with this episode is, how unambiguous it is about the finality of death. It doesn't romanticize it. It doesn't play up this vague: "Maybe it's really an experience Bojack had with the other side, and the souls of people past". It makes it clear. It's Bojack, it's all him, it's just his dying brain. He can't interact with any of these people anymore and they are not waiting for him in the great beyond, where maybe he can apologize or work out some of the issues that he left unresolved with them, there is no such comfort in death. Which is what makes Herb's final words, that this is it, that there is no other side, so powerful.

  • @Treeeee2008

    @Treeeee2008

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree, they could have so easily made it so that bojack's dream was actually him interacting with the souls of his past friends, but this show's smarter than that and straight up tells us that it's not what's happening.

  • @dandyriver_

    @dandyriver_

    Жыл бұрын

    no matter how many times i watch this episode or this analysis herb’s “oh bojack, there is no other side. this is it.” gives me full body chills. his voice actor did an amazing job with the delivery of that line and it really makes you feel the acceptance of dying

  • @lordcrispen

    @lordcrispen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dandyriver_ The timing of the animation of him being devoured by the tar too, like, the finality of the statement is punctuated with zero possibility of explanation or argument. There is no time for objection, only acceptance.

  • @mardus_ee

    @mardus_ee

    Жыл бұрын

    I personally believe in the existence of an otherside, or another dimension into which our souls move, or merge with the spirit of our alternate selves, as one of the options. There may be more than one such dimension. But the current general knowledge of there supposedly not being any like dimension, must give us pause in order to make the best of our lives and other people's lives, to be kind to ourselves, other people and animals, and to treat them with dignity. Lest we'll have wasted our lives having achieved little to nothing. Granted, even small things bring happiness to us and othres, and even small acts of goodness make a positive change in the lives of other people and creatures, and in our own.

  • @sinnercinna

    @sinnercinna

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@mardus_ee i think there's maybe (MAYBE) an argument for belief in a nondual, singly conscious, nonindividual collective afterlife - in the vein of, we and everything are all the willful divisions of a formerly singular existence - but the standard vision of meeting your loved ones is unlikely.

  • @rocaydran
    @rocaydran2 жыл бұрын

    something ive always thought about is the characters' ages in the episode, specifically sarah lynn. they all seem to be and remain at the "peak" of their lives (beatrice as the age she was when attending her debutante ball, herb as the age he was when directing horsin around, crackerjack as the age he was when he left for war, etc) except for sarah lynn, who grows and changes throughout the dream. i think it may help to emphasize the way she was never truly happy with herself and the life she was thrown into at such a young age, and as such, never really peaked. it may also show that her peak was yet to come, and she died before she could reach it and truly be happy with herself. it might be a stretch, but i thought it would be worth analyzing.

  • @_melodyx

    @_melodyx

    Жыл бұрын

    i so agree with this. due to bojack’s negligence and selfish ignorance, he ultimately led sarah lynn to her downfall before she even experienced true happiness

  • @user-ln2go4xp6d

    @user-ln2go4xp6d

    Жыл бұрын

    actually, in the scene where they’re trying to get bojack to sit down and stop trying to find a way out, beatrice is the old, dementia ridden version of herself. sarah lynn growing up with bojack is more like him having a lot of control over her entire life, all the way to her being brought to death’s door by him.

  • @leprechaunsteve8930
    @leprechaunsteve89304 жыл бұрын

    This episode was just nominated for an Emmy. Needless to say it deserves the nomination AND the win.

  • @firstnamelastname7079

    @firstnamelastname7079

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zaymly no

  • @Aenlorrocksinwow

    @Aenlorrocksinwow

    3 жыл бұрын

    First Name Last Name it hasn’t happened yet

  • @Local--Idiot

    @Local--Idiot

    3 жыл бұрын

    If it doesn't win then that bs

  • @harryhauff6704

    @harryhauff6704

    3 жыл бұрын

    YourPal Nathan yer lol watch it be big mouth 🤦‍♂️

  • @james_fisch

    @james_fisch

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@harryhauff6704 I've watched this show gets snubbed for Emmys every year, hardly got nominations apart from Free Churro, which again should have won given what it was up against. But nah Big Mouth has to win, it's dumb and is watched by more people.

  • @Icedangel111
    @Icedangel1113 жыл бұрын

    It's also worth noting that hydrangeas are toxic to horses. 😭 His Apologies bring nothing but destruction to those who take them and aren't well thought out, even if heartfelt.

  • @AnnthemofArt

    @AnnthemofArt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow 😮 i didn’t know that. Nice observation!

  • @seanr.6498

    @seanr.6498

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I was looking for a more solid interpretation of the hydrangeas than culturally-dependant flower symbolism, and her it is.

  • @mysincerestcondolences

    @mysincerestcondolences

    Жыл бұрын

    damn that hurts 😭

  • @stellastarfield1111

    @stellastarfield1111

    Жыл бұрын

    eh his mom earned that

  • @prayingtogodforakitten7932

    @prayingtogodforakitten7932

    Жыл бұрын

    @@seanr.6498 here*

  • @levimichael1802
    @levimichael18022 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been suicidal for a while. And the bridge by my house has been an easy option. In my depressive state I finished the show. I’ve gone to the bridge a few times this week, and the view from halfway down has helped me make the choice not to jump. I identify with Bojack, every suicide attempt he wanted someone to save him.

  • @stephendonovan9084

    @stephendonovan9084

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I know this is an old comment but I thought it'd be a good idea to ask how you're doing, and if you've gotten any better? I know we're just internet strangers but I hope so

  • @HillLuvJump999

    @HillLuvJump999

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Levi... how we doing bud?

  • @stacyslinkey441

    @stacyslinkey441

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope all is well Levi.

  • @goldbirdie

    @goldbirdie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Levi I hope you are doing well! ❤️

  • @battybleedingheart_

    @battybleedingheart_

    2 жыл бұрын

    hey! how are you buddy? :)

  • @lazybonespro
    @lazybonespro2 жыл бұрын

    Beatrice’s dress stands out to me so much because not only was it the dress she wore the night she met Butterscotch and Bojack was conceived, but it only further pushes the fact that she considers Bojack to be the thing that ended her life.

  • @weather9405
    @weather94054 жыл бұрын

    notice in the two episodes where bojack jump into the pool, in one Mr. pb saves him and in one from the view from half way down, he calls for diane, the two people who always looks down the pool in the intro when bojack jumps in it.

  • @bratantm9385

    @bratantm9385

    4 жыл бұрын

    Giorno Giovanna mr peanutbutter was always friendly towards him and didnt want anything selfish out of him,just the joy of his friendship...Truly a great character smarter than most would expect

  • @mswinter890

    @mswinter890

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bratantm9385 and truly dog like.

  • @sunnyxymes

    @sunnyxymes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit

  • @maddieboo2297

    @maddieboo2297

    4 жыл бұрын

    O shit

  • @monkeymunchie9717

    @monkeymunchie9717

    4 жыл бұрын

    So the intro where they look down on BoJack in the pool was actually foreshadowing all the way to this episode??

  • @Just-another-stone
    @Just-another-stone3 жыл бұрын

    "Oh Bojack, there is no other side. This is it." Absolutely haunting. That moment, the gentle delivery, and the way the darkness consumes him leaves me feeling so so hollow, and grim.

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is only darkness.

  • @natalyamartirosyan

    @natalyamartirosyan

    3 жыл бұрын

    To me it’s the delivery that makes it so grim: “There’s no escape, accept that.”

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@natalyamartirosyan That's what the dead man says.

  • @armando950723

    @armando950723

    3 жыл бұрын

    Darkness consumes him like cancer did.

  • @wolfcola6329

    @wolfcola6329

    3 жыл бұрын

    It gave me hot flashes

  • @CaptainVelveeta
    @CaptainVelveeta3 жыл бұрын

    Quite possibly the best 26 minutes in Netflix history.

  • @Tawleyn

    @Tawleyn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, this is an amazing episode, but the simplicity of "Free Churros" contrasts so... so heavily with how enrapturing the entire thing is that I think it wins out by a small margin.

  • @jack-bs6do

    @jack-bs6do

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Tawleyn no way in hell

  • @shagarumedic

    @shagarumedic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Free Churro was marginally better. Let me emphasize that *marginally*.

  • @CaptainVelveeta

    @CaptainVelveeta

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shagarumedic Great episode no doubt, it just hit a little too close to home for me personally.

  • @maggiemm8867

    @maggiemm8867

    3 ай бұрын

    In television history

  • @meg6178
    @meg61782 жыл бұрын

    i think its really interesting how bojack's drowning mirrors the narcissus painting, considering that narcissus is the myth of a man whose self-obsession killed him

  • @guilhermefarias5255

    @guilhermefarias5255

    Жыл бұрын

    By drowning as well

  • @Crouch_Gob

    @Crouch_Gob

    3 ай бұрын

    Also the painting has him being watched while drowning, but not helped, most likely how he saw himself sinking and thought to call Diane but wasn’t able to stop himself from getting back in. A part of him almost definitely knew he would die, just like the lake fantasy in downer ending

  • @Crouch_Gob

    @Crouch_Gob

    3 ай бұрын

    I.e. he saw himself drowning and didn’t save himself

  • @bluekeeper12
    @bluekeeper124 жыл бұрын

    In my opinion, one of the easier-to-miss but more powerful things: Diane's last line. Her day was good. She's been grappling with sever depression all season, constantly struggling just to feel ok, much less good, and yet there it is. In what he has accepted as his last moments, all BoJack wants is to think that his friends are good.

  • @lorea3478

    @lorea3478

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you mande me tear up

  • @ichorous7434

    @ichorous7434

    4 жыл бұрын

    that makes the end of their friendship so much sadder. bojack is finally able to be a better friend but it's too late and she has to let go now.

  • @letmobilet

    @letmobilet

    4 жыл бұрын

    ichorous maybe in the future they’ll be friends again, that’s how life is, we don’t expect things to happen

  • @letmobilet

    @letmobilet

    4 жыл бұрын

    but maybe they won’t tho

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    4 жыл бұрын

    #NoOneWillSurvive

  • @Dylan-xt8eh
    @Dylan-xt8eh4 жыл бұрын

    I just realised how Sarah Lynn actually ages throughout the episode and bojack says his water tastes like chlorine. The detail put into this series is one of a kind

  • @sian666

    @sian666

    4 жыл бұрын

    CHLORINE OMG

  • @liamschofield4435

    @liamschofield4435

    4 жыл бұрын

    HOW DID I NOT PUT CHLORINE AND POOL TOGETHER

  • @bobbishmax62

    @bobbishmax62

    4 жыл бұрын

    DID SARAH LYNN GROW UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES?

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@seangilmore355 Have you been watching the first episode of the series again?!

  • @ToomanyFrancis

    @ToomanyFrancis

    4 жыл бұрын

    I immediately noticed the chlorine comment. Water in an unlabeled bottle has always been representative of Bojack's guilt for his effect on Sarah Lynn, and has always secretly been vodka. As soon as he said "does anybody else's water" I had mentally finished the line with vodka. When he said Chlorine instead, I stopped and immediately connected that Bojack had finally jumped in the pool.

  • @kayleejazz1669
    @kayleejazz16693 жыл бұрын

    I know this video is a year old. But the one thing that always makes me wonder is when bojack realizes that Diane isn’t coming to him and he accepts his “death” is if Sarah Lynn went through the same thing he did in an overdose. Did she have a realization in her final moments that bojack wasn’t going to save her, she couldn’t rely on him in life so why would anything change in death or her final moments. We never get to see the inside of her mind in those final moments but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was something similar to bojack. Except bojack got to live and she didn’t.

  • @Kat-ek6bz

    @Kat-ek6bz

    2 жыл бұрын

    17 minutes is a long time. Never thought about this before

  • @czperiod2576

    @czperiod2576

    3 ай бұрын

    Bojack did not live. No one came to save him. But yes, your statement is chilling and fascinating.

  • @macsView
    @macsView4 жыл бұрын

    Don't know if this has been said here, but I think you missed out on a very key part of Beatrices' performance. She becomes entangled in the ribbons, we lose sight of her, and then when the ribbons come away, she isn't there... She never went through the door, only the ribbons did. She was taken by her dementia before she died.

  • @opntilmidnight4025

    @opntilmidnight4025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow I had never thought of that, that’s even more depressing

  • @shay1444

    @shay1444

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@opntilmidnight4025 really summarises how I feel after reading every comment here

  • @Soup4Dayz

    @Soup4Dayz

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is quite haunting

  • @colinwalker4824

    @colinwalker4824

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good catch, I would have never seen that

  • @Moonlight___2

    @Moonlight___2

    3 жыл бұрын

    WHY.IS.THIS.SHOW.SO.FUCKING.GOOD?!?!?!?!?!?!?I DONT WANT TO WATCH ANY OTHER SHOWS EXCEPT THIS ONE

  • @beepbeep8769
    @beepbeep87693 жыл бұрын

    in season 2 bojack says “I feel like I was born with a leak” with goes along with herb saying “everything must come to an end; the drip finally stops”

  • @hannahventurina2042

    @hannahventurina2042

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought he was talking about his IV drip.

  • @yuhkp

    @yuhkp

    3 жыл бұрын

    that’s what i was thinking about too

  • @beepbeep8769

    @beepbeep8769

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hannah Venturina could be a double meaning

  • @legohead2731

    @legohead2731

    3 жыл бұрын

    Low key he got the drip ngl

  • @kaltogi6645

    @kaltogi6645

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah that’s cap🧢 ‼️ the drip never stops😩🥵🥶😈💯

  • @missawsomechick
    @missawsomechick Жыл бұрын

    I’m a huge fan of both Bojack and Rick and Morty, and the fact that the Vat of Acid episode won over TVFHD at the Emmy’s still shocks me to this day.

  • @Raquel6098

    @Raquel6098

    Жыл бұрын

    Forever this. I love Vat of Acid- but this episode emphasizes so many facets of humanity and is so well done. I think about the view from halfway down all the time.

  • @AtlasBlizzard
    @AtlasBlizzard Жыл бұрын

    One of the saddest things about this episode for me is that Butterscotch Horseman isn't there. All of the most important people in Bojack's life who have passed are with him - Herb, Sarah Lynn and even his uncle whom he never even met. But instead of his father, Secretariat is there instead. Even Bojack's horrible mother Beatrice is there, but not his dad, but instead, a male figure he actually looked up to and felt close to growing up. Bojack and his father had such a little connection that he's not even with him as he's staring death in the face.

  • @StoutShako

    @StoutShako

    Жыл бұрын

    What about the one dude who died spanking it tho. And Zach Braff

  • @dogwatersoda

    @dogwatersoda

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StoutShako they don’t have anything to do with the original comment. the original comment was pointing out how Butterscotch, Bojack’s Father, didnt even show up in bojack’s dying dream. it reflects how absent he was as a father. and how Secretariat replaced him as a parental figure due to his negligence.

  • @homer4340

    @homer4340

    9 ай бұрын

    @@StoutShakoZach Braff was also there, as the butler

  • @jordidraws7723

    @jordidraws7723

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@dogwatersoda I think they do. OP said that "all of the most important people on Bojack's life who passed on are with him", but Zach Braff and Corduroy barely meant anything to him and weren't really present in his life either.

  • @dogwatersoda

    @dogwatersoda

    5 ай бұрын

    @@jordidraws7723 Yeah but their deaths did have affect on bojack. also bojack did find corduroy’s body and i definitely imagine something like that would have some impact on him, regardless if they were close or not. and Bojack was also in the same house/situation when Zach Braff died during the whole trapped underground situation. he was present in both of their deaths (or discovered one of them in the previous explanation).

  • @MuffinMythos
    @MuffinMythos4 жыл бұрын

    Secretariat’s poem was one of the most chilling thing’s I’ve ever heard. His tone shift from confident and sure, to regretful and horrified, is so intense and impactful. It’s probably one of the greatest anti-suicide pieces I’ve ever seen, and has definitively embedded itself into the hearts of all us viewers.

  • @Hennesg

    @Hennesg

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did anybody noticed that BoJack has the exact same reaction? Bojack decided years ago to dance at the edge of the cliff always taunting death. But once he falls he shows the exact same reaction.

  • @denimholman9829

    @denimholman9829

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Hennesg where did you see or read that? I've seen the show through like 3 times and I've never even heard of that.

  • @zer0her048

    @zer0her048

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dude my shit dropped with the distorted voice of Diane and the heartrate monitor. I dunno. Just something about that is very unsetteling.

  • @clarkwilmerding4343

    @clarkwilmerding4343

    4 жыл бұрын

    Inflexxible it was an incredibly strong ending but i do feel cheated that they used that and completely reversed it the next episode

  • @parkourbee2

    @parkourbee2

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@clarkwilmerding4343 I think the idea is that this was the true death of his former self, the self he thought he left behind after rehab. I have a lot of respect for the final episode; it felt real instead of grandiose

  • @santhoshvk4933
    @santhoshvk49334 жыл бұрын

    Also, notice how zach braff didn't eat? Well, it was because he died being eaten. He died serving people. And that's why he was the one serving them food.

  • @keagansalamon6135

    @keagansalamon6135

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh

  • @masochistic_art

    @masochistic_art

    3 жыл бұрын

    i fucking forgot he was cannibalised i'm cackling

  • @ActuallyRocatex

    @ActuallyRocatex

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought he was just another funny cameo at first I completely forgot that he died

  • @Dalehan

    @Dalehan

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only thing I don't fully understand is, why is Zach Braff in Bojack's mind? As far as I remember, he didn't play a significant part in Bojack's life like the other guests of this imaginary party, he didn't see him die and he was completely wasted and hiding away with Diane in a seperate room to begin with when that happened.

  • @oussplayz7405

    @oussplayz7405

    3 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit

  • @bubblyb4785
    @bubblyb47852 жыл бұрын

    the fact that everyone willingly went through the door yet they didn't chose to die at the time that they did, only secretariat 'chose death' (aka he commited suicide) yet he was still forced through, it shows his regret, his depravation to a second chance yet what's done has been done. It truly is the ultimate anti-suicide message. really beautifully executed. :)

  • @JasonAFlintham
    @JasonAFlintham2 жыл бұрын

    One thing I spotted throughout this episode is that Bojack seems to be going through the 5 Stages of Grief: Denial - Bojack starts out thinking he’s just dreaming and that he’ll wake up after the dinner. Anger - Bojack starts lashing out when he sees people dropping into the abyss in an attempt to stop the show. Depression - near the end, Herb starts whaling on Bojack’s insecurities before welcoming him onto the stage. Bargaining - Bojack is convinced he can get out of it all by getting to a phone and calling Diane. Acceptance - “How was your day?”

  • @Theelectroarcheologist

    @Theelectroarcheologist

    Жыл бұрын

    There's also a subtle hint that he has made suicide attempts like this before, as once the dinner is over and everyone heads to the show in the other room, Bojack expects he's going to wake up like nothing happened as if it were a routine he's familiar with. But much to his dismay nothing happens and his dream continues. What's even more haunting about this, is that once he realizes that this dream is heading in a new direction from what he presumed would happen, he begins to look concerned as if he starting to put the pieces together of what's really going on, and how it's not looking good.

  • @dontbelame

    @dontbelame

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Theelectroarcheologist i never even considered that the "i always wake up before the show" thing was connected to his suicide attempts, that's so insightful! I thought he had just been having like a reoccuring dream every night, that's a much better explanation.

  • @noxamonster
    @noxamonster4 жыл бұрын

    "if it dosent matter..,can i stay on the phone with you?" i...i need to sit down

  • @katiefrances531

    @katiefrances531

    3 жыл бұрын

    i've known a lot of suicidal people. i always tell them that, if nothing matters, at least stay on the line with me for now. talk to me, stay on the phone with me, don't stop texting me. they always come to. if someone is suicidal, do not ever let them go. don't let them hang up. even if it feels hopeless.

  • @angelameetsworld4394

    @angelameetsworld4394

    3 жыл бұрын

    That convo that they then have is a callback from a previous episode where diane and bojack are making up a fake conversation and saying the exact same things. The phrase that goes after "my day was good" was "I love you" but we never get to hear bojacks answer before he is absorbed by the tar.

  • @srinblmlmlke

    @srinblmlmlke

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t start tearing up until I heard Diane go “Yeah” with that bittersweet tone. It just gives off this “temporary happiness” feel.

  • @kaisergod98

    @kaisergod98

    3 жыл бұрын

    That phrase just hits me so hard. Sometimes you only need one person on the other side of the line listening, one person yo make hoy feel loved, yo make you feel cared about.

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    IT'S A BOMB!!!!!!! Oh wait, wrong show.

  • @FlailSnail222
    @FlailSnail2223 жыл бұрын

    I’d like to point out that Herb never performed, while everyone else did. I think that this speaks towards how he considered himself to lack a true legacy, only giving one to others.

  • @get_dat_bredcheeks8770

    @get_dat_bredcheeks8770

    3 жыл бұрын

    i like to think that it’s because he was a director he wasn’t part of the show he’s just the one that gets it started hence the reason why he didn’t “perform” instead he lets everyone else perform

  • @TheTwinkleXD

    @TheTwinkleXD

    3 жыл бұрын

    funny how he was able to accurately describe others and their stories but never his own. remember his memoir failed bc it was so terrible?

  • @cayde7293

    @cayde7293

    3 жыл бұрын

    THE FCKN BOOOKK

  • @FlailSnail222

    @FlailSnail222

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cayde7293 It was never released to the public and was terrible.

  • @cayde7293

    @cayde7293

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FlailSnail222 exactly, yup! Thats y he never preformed in the dream.. he never left his “legacy” as herb himself called it

  • @adzace9
    @adzace9 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, we don’t give enough credit to how detail oriented the animation was throughout the ENTIRE series, it’s so incredible

  • @breadinpain1266
    @breadinpain12663 жыл бұрын

    a neat little detail is secretariats face as he slips into the abyss, it is the same face Bojack makes when describing his mom being dead at the funeral, I don't think its any deeper than that

  • @BARK910

    @BARK910

    2 жыл бұрын

    I never noticed that💀

  • @hopeellen2784
    @hopeellen27843 жыл бұрын

    i always felt like the handprints on sarah lyns outfit might be referencing her being molested by her stepdad

  • @anneleighsme6079

    @anneleighsme6079

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, handprints painted on bodies is often used as a metaphor for assault leaving physical marks, matching the mental ones.

  • @welcometotheclub4439

    @welcometotheclub4439

    3 жыл бұрын

    😮😯

  • @gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976

    @gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976

    3 жыл бұрын

    When was this mentioned?

  • @SeriousBusinessman.

    @SeriousBusinessman.

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976 It wasn't specifically mentioned, but hinted at throughout every season where Sarah Lynn was alive, and a couple after that. Sarah Lynn states that: "My stepdad's being weird" when BoJack is having a flashback to when he accidentally got Sarah Lynn drunk which, along with dozens of other quotes, basically implies he is grooming/molesting Sarah.

  • @mayo597

    @mayo597

    3 жыл бұрын

    sarah lynn has got to have one of the, if not the most, tragic arcs in the show

  • @ESTARisLOL
    @ESTARisLOL3 жыл бұрын

    from a suicide attempt survivor- “the view from half way down” is chilling and so extremely realistic.

  • @BroAnarchy

    @BroAnarchy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also as a survivor - im not going to lie, _i completely agree with you_

  • @libertylibertylibertyliber1520

    @libertylibertylibertyliber1520

    2 жыл бұрын

    I got chills when he read that and almost cried because my brother successfully killed himself. And I just know that once he was halfway down he felt the same way.

  • @jayswrld4125

    @jayswrld4125

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fr its so crazy

  • @Vivalarunaway

    @Vivalarunaway

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you're doing okay now, my friend.

  • @shadowhunter5911

    @shadowhunter5911

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@libertylibertylibertyliber1520 I’m so sorry 💔

  • @raineambrosini7750
    @raineambrosini77502 жыл бұрын

    People always mention Beatrice being directly and visibly verbally and emotionally abusive to Bojack but I feel it’s worth noting, then when a young Bojack was under the table trying to avoid performing the Lollipop Song and Beatrice pointed to him, he flinched. He was fully expecting her to hit him, and only opened his eyes when the impact didn’t come. Beatrice more than likely abused him physically, and Bojack likely lived on edge that her berating and taunts and invalidations would also come with physical abuse.

  • @frannelly

    @frannelly

    Жыл бұрын

    i just read this comment and i can't help thinking about that flashback afterparty scene when little Bojack crawls on Beatrice's lap while she's passed out from drinking. It's the only time we ever see any physical contact between them, and that happens in a moment when Bojack feels safe enough his mother won't harm him - or simply push him away. Heartbreaking.

  • @clovercurator7997

    @clovercurator7997

    10 ай бұрын

    I believe he also mentions at some point early on (though I could be wrong) that his mother extinguished her cigarettes on his arm as a child.

  • @MasterOfTheBrood
    @MasterOfTheBrood Жыл бұрын

    I find it interesting that Beatrice and Herb are the only ones who didn't fall or walk physically into the door, possibly a representation of how the two of them were dying while they lived, in reference to Herb's Cancer and Beatrice's Dementia.

  • @luckyslob3359
    @luckyslob33594 жыл бұрын

    One thing I haven’t seen people mention is the way Secretariat falls into the abyss. He seems to trip backwards into it, perhaps the same way Bojack’s dad tripped backwards during a duel and ultimately died.

  • @RiptideUrBadLol

    @RiptideUrBadLol

    4 жыл бұрын

    He never dueled, he killed himself. Either his mom made it up or bojack told himself that because a duel sounds cooler than suicide. And he wanted to see his dad as a hero

  • @therealmr.shaddow2976

    @therealmr.shaddow2976

    4 жыл бұрын

    BoJack said that his dad got killed in a duel because of the book he wrote. People said it was really bad and Bojack’s dad told everyone he would duel anyone who didn’t like it. A random crazy dude shot him

  • @gantzllat

    @gantzllat

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@therealmr.shaddow2976 He wasn't shot. His dad walked the ten steps, turn around midway, asked of he had really read the book, he tripped and fell backwards hitting his head with a rock.

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gantzllat Ouch. On Halloween? That's too much, man.

  • @bennichol1510

    @bennichol1510

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lucky Slob and also how bojack seems to fall backwards into the pool in each opening of the show.

  • @Ekaterina-uu1zn
    @Ekaterina-uu1zn4 жыл бұрын

    There's so much death symbolism in this episode. Bojack's dinner chair kind of looks like a casket.

  • @kristenyarbrough4287

    @kristenyarbrough4287

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh shit i had to go back and look. Good eye!

  • @unknownstranger1668

    @unknownstranger1668

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thought the same thing but wasn't sure if I was overthinking it

  • @andiefromhell

    @andiefromhell

    4 жыл бұрын

    It also kind of looks like a pool floatie!

  • @jasminelav.332

    @jasminelav.332

    4 жыл бұрын

    One thing he failed to mention is that hydrangeas in Japan actually represent the dead. Not "death" per se, but ghosts and "those who have passed on". And that if the blooms are red (or pink) it means they were planted on top of a body.

  • @miranda1270

    @miranda1270

    4 жыл бұрын

    i saw that too!

  • @hopelesssimp1015
    @hopelesssimp10153 жыл бұрын

    One thing I noticed was Sarah lynn going into the door, after her performance she slowly walks to the door, probably representing that it was her choice to go on that bender, and she waits for a moment there, representing the time it took bojack to call for help while she was still alive, she then held her breath, because heroin (the drug she overdosed on) stops your breathing, and then, she suddenly falls.

  • @averywhitney368
    @averywhitney3683 жыл бұрын

    The big-eyed crying horse painting is a parody of the big-eyed waif paintings by Margaret Keane, an artist whose life was characterized by an oppressive relationship similar to the dynamic of the Horseman family

  • @humanman
    @humanman4 жыл бұрын

    I went into this video thinking "I got their messages and meanings". Now I realize I missed like 90% of them. I always wondered what the hell was up with that bird bit.

  • @lyndsay369

    @lyndsay369

    3 жыл бұрын

    same!!!

  • @laura-ni8ym

    @laura-ni8ym

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knew right away Amy Winfrey directed this episode when that happened lmao

  • @icedwater3149

    @icedwater3149

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@laura-ni8ym may I ask why ?

  • @laura-ni8ym

    @laura-ni8ym

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@icedwater3149 She's the girl who made Making Fiends and it felt EXACTLY like that indoor recess episode

  • @upumpkin

    @upumpkin

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know its unrelated but it reminded of that chid bird that died off-screen because they couldn't fly. I don't remember which episode.

  • @justinwifit1876
    @justinwifit18764 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever felt so fear-stricken and haunted at that moment. Where Herb touches the darkness then progresses to engulf him, Bojack says "see you on the other side". The piano drops that tone as Herb replies, "oh Bojack, no, there is no other side. This is it." And that one moment terrified the shit out of me.

  • @tamialuster4666

    @tamialuster4666

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those words still haunt me

  • @Benny_B0O0

    @Benny_B0O0

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s a hard truth, makes me question what life even is.

  • @GuardianTam

    @GuardianTam

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be fair it's bojacks brain telling him this so there's no guarantee it's telling the truth.

  • @TetsuDeinonychus

    @TetsuDeinonychus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GuardianTam Yeah, it just means that deep down Bojack doesn't believe in an afterlife (or at least has some doubts that are represented by Herb). Whether there is or not is still a mystery. It is a haunting moment, though.

  • @neurotypicalkirby1344

    @neurotypicalkirby1344

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @jimmydore5136
    @jimmydore51363 жыл бұрын

    The details in this episode are so terrifyingly well put together, I managed to find a couple of creepy Easter eggs. (Apparently) Bojack only realises he is drowning 17 minutes into the episode. Referencing the 17 minutes he left Sarah Lynn. The poem “The view from half way down”, has three main verses. The first verse is told in 3rd person, 2 is in second person and the final verse is told in the first person. 3, 2, 1... All the guests are dressed in the outfits from the peaks of their lives. Most characters died fairly quick, within an episode or so. So they just wear the outfits they are most well known for, which also happen to be the clothes they died in. Herb and Beatrice, however, wear the clothes the had before their lives went down hill. Herb wears the outfit he wore before he joined horsin’ around, and Beatrice wears the dress she wore before she met butterscotch. The scene where Secretariat and Bojack go for a smoke looks scarily similar to the bridge that Secretariat jumped from. Directly below this bridge lies the pool Bojack is drowning in. Sarah Lynn takes a deep breath before she tumbled into the abyss. (Apparently) a common symptom of deaths from heroine overdoses involves the victim struggling to breathe.

  • @hamishgoeden7852

    @hamishgoeden7852

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'd also point out that you can see that secretariat is holding 4 pages and only gets through 2 before he falls screaming into the abyss. Symbolizing that your life is cut short and you still have more to do when you kill yourself

  • @allarxstoast870

    @allarxstoast870

    Жыл бұрын

    Gawdawm

  • @vitopannucci2001

    @vitopannucci2001

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats.. too much man...

  • @PlanetJuke

    @PlanetJuke

    Жыл бұрын

    Holy fucking shit

  • @frannelly

    @frannelly

    Жыл бұрын

    i always thought Sarah Lynn taking a deep breath and pinching her nose, as if she was about to jump into the water, is a direct reference to the metaphor of Ophelia falling into the river

  • @sleevelovecraft9513
    @sleevelovecraft95133 жыл бұрын

    I always thought the hands on Sarah Lynn's outfit was symbolic of her childhood sexual abuse. Mostly because of the placement on the clothing. The hands being darker on her funeral outfit could be because the effects were there but not immediately obvious and the lighter hands could mean that the abuse was a contributing factor in her drug addictions and death.

  • @SupHapCak

    @SupHapCak

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't know about the headspace of the artists/directors at the time, but I thought it was a reference to Kristen Shall (however it's spelled) because she wears a similar shirt in Weird Al "Tacky" music video And i know it's supposed to be all serious but it was the first thing I thought of when I saw her outfit.

  • @StoutShako

    @StoutShako

    Жыл бұрын

    Considering that she dressed HERSELF at the funeral and abuse victims don't usually go wearing stuff that reminds themselves of being abused, I think that part is off the mark. It might take on a different meaning for Bojack because he did (kinda???) See her as his daughter, but the first time it showed up, I strongly doubt someone as fucked up with drugs and stuff would put that much thought into deep symbolism about how she was treated as a kid.

  • @sleevelovecraft9513

    @sleevelovecraft9513

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StoutShako symbolism is not there for the characters but for the audience.

  • @thenonsenseguy2364
    @thenonsenseguy23643 жыл бұрын

    Ok can we just appreciate the fact that a show with a talking horse is able to talk about mental Illness in very relatable way and with much more perfection than any season of 13 Reasons why .

  • @badluckcity

    @badluckcity

    3 жыл бұрын

    or basically any other movie or show in... well, ever.

  • @Nightriser271828

    @Nightriser271828

    3 жыл бұрын

    I said to my husband that for a show with a horse protagonist, Bojack Horseman is profoundly human.

  • @Veraux

    @Veraux

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Nightriser271828 I feel like that's the whole point of the show. I've been discussing this show with my brother for a long time and I tell him that the appeal of it is that anyone can relate to someone in the show. It's a very human show with very human characters. Everyone in the show has their own struggle and their own coping mechanisms even Mr. Penutbutter like I've never struggled with drugs but I can relate to the sufferings of some characters and the absurdity of it all is that the characters aren't even human sometimes. I love the fact that sometimes there's side characters that seem to be super important at the time then they just disappear completely. If you've ever had a break up you can relate to this.

  • @chicken0w044

    @chicken0w044

    3 жыл бұрын

    13 reasons why made consider suicide so many times as a form of revenge

  • @dubu9881

    @dubu9881

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chicken0w044 Well yeah, it’s a fucked up show, at least season 1 is. It’s a depressing experience and it’s controversial for a reason. They shouldn’t have framed it like some anti-bullying campaign, they should have owned the fact that it triggers the victim complex many people have. Whether it be for small or significant things, we precieve events within our own lens which leads us to believe that everything bad is intentionally targetted at us.

  • @PrismHeartOfficial
    @PrismHeartOfficial3 жыл бұрын

    The end where he's using his dying brain cells to just ask Dianne how her day was shatters my heart every time... *gross sobbing*

  • @ClownHoundII

    @ClownHoundII

    2 жыл бұрын

    What makes it worse is that deep down, he only wanted her to be happy. He knew that she was unhappy just like him and only wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to. Even after learning that they couldn't be together, he still wanted her to be happy.

  • @justsomegal6938

    @justsomegal6938

    2 жыл бұрын

    As Diane would say :" That's the thing. I don't believe in deep down. I kind of thing all you are is just the things you do." And as Bojack would say: "Well, that's depressing." So, at the end it wouldn't matter if he cared about her deep down. I think, throughout the show, he showed it. In his shitty way, he showed it. it was not buried, we could see it on the surface. Because it was obvious, it was shining in the dessert like a piece of glass. And I would like to think that Diane would see it shine. I think she knew Bojack cared about her in his broken way. But, it was still broken and she was done being piecemeal.

  • @chaechae4152

    @chaechae4152

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justsomegal6938 beautifully said

  • @getfricked6977

    @getfricked6977

    Жыл бұрын

    If his brain cells were dying then he would have serious brain damage in the next episode

  • @AvikBharagava756
    @AvikBharagava7563 жыл бұрын

    English Classes out there analysing "hot cross buns" meanwhile this is what would make classes actually interesting

  • @yahya2920

    @yahya2920

    3 жыл бұрын

    I never heard someone analysing hot cross buns. It's a kindergarten poem. English teachers are analysing poems and they should analyse a masterpiece like this too. Also , Todd analysed Hokey Pokey in the last episode.

  • @AvikBharagava756

    @AvikBharagava756

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yahya2920 it was more like a figure of speech and somewhat an exaggeration, no one analyzing hot cross buns

  • @thestickwoman1484

    @thestickwoman1484

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually as an English major, I thought of James Joyce's "The Dead" one message of which being the living can never compete with the memory of the dead, like Bojack to Crackerjack.

  • @piperbrooke2957

    @piperbrooke2957

    2 жыл бұрын

    we actually analyzed free churro in our class! not all english classes are old and dusty :P

  • @AvikBharagava756

    @AvikBharagava756

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@piperbrooke2957 lucky! bet that class was fun!

  • @kaleb749
    @kaleb7492 жыл бұрын

    Never will fail to amaze me how perfect this episode is. Most tv shows don’t directly deal with the philosophy of death so directly and for so long. Yet this one did and knocked it out of the park. Probably the best tv episode ever

  • @BananaEnvyPodcast
    @BananaEnvyPodcast4 жыл бұрын

    I think the reason Sarah Lynn was eating a burger and fries was related to the story about her mom counting every carb she ate. That meal is loaded with carbs. I assume there’s some significance there.

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    I talked about this a bit in my full season review!

  • @journeyyyyyy

    @journeyyyyyy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was everyone's favorite meal. Or last meal.

  • @chickencurry420

    @chickencurry420

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@journeyyyyyy It's the last thing they ate before they died. Herb is eating the peanuts from the truck he crashed into, Bojack is eating pills and drinking pool water, Courdroy has that lemon. They're all eating their last meals, except for Zach Braff. He was killed for cannibalism which is why he's the waiter, serving everyone

  • @journeyyyyyy

    @journeyyyyyy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chickencurry420 yeah that's what I thought. I said last meal.

  • @marmar6_688

    @marmar6_688

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's that she is dead now so she can eat whatever she wants I dunno

  • @smcphee8499
    @smcphee84994 жыл бұрын

    Just realize when Scretariat/Butterscotch and Bojack went to smoke they were stand on the bridge when Scretariat killed himself. And bojack looks over to see his body in the pool.

  • @greenclawclip

    @greenclawclip

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait how did Butterscotch die again?

  • @talhahayat4419

    @talhahayat4419

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@greenclawclip challenged a guy who insulted his novel to a duel, while taking the steps you take before turning around and shooting, he turned his head to ask the guy whether he'd even read his book, and tripped on a root, bashed his head and dies

  • @greenclawclip

    @greenclawclip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@talhahayat4419 oh cause for some reason cause it was the body of secretariat and butterscotch they had both killed them selves

  • @greenclawclip

    @greenclawclip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@talhahayat4419 but thank you:)

  • @blurned4221

    @blurned4221

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @mrsponkman
    @mrsponkman Жыл бұрын

    I think the character's clothes are representing when they sealed their fate, Herb is wearing the clothes he wore when Horsin' Around became a thing, Crackerjack is wearing the clothes he wore during the war, Beatrice is wearing the dress she wore when she met Butterscotch. Sarah Lynn's clothes change throughout the episode along with her age, which, in my opinion, implies that her fate was sealed from the very beginning

  • @Crouch_Gob

    @Crouch_Gob

    3 ай бұрын

    Also crackerjack has the wound in his head, showing that the best part of his life or his peak included this wound, as in he was glorified as a martyr in death and put on a pedestal for the family despite having been a terrible soldier in life

  • @joshuacrawford9862
    @joshuacrawford98624 жыл бұрын

    From Season 1, Episode 1: "We probably went a little too dark with the series finale."

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    No shit, Sherlock!

  • @EllawoodBlues

    @EllawoodBlues

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha great catch!

  • @froggyplatypus

    @froggyplatypus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also from Season 1: “Princess Carolyyyynnnnn! John Stamos died! We thought night swimming was a good idea!”

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@froggyplatypus "You said it with your action."

  • @charlottemunday7311

    @charlottemunday7311

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@froggyplatypus "But the current was too strong!".

  • @laura-ni8ym
    @laura-ni8ym3 жыл бұрын

    Amy Winfrey is such a genius. she directed this episode, Free Churro, Downer Ending, etc. and she has this distinct, scary but light-hearted tone to all of her work. She was so perfect for this episode. For those of you who don't know she was one of the original people behind South Park and she also created Making Fiends :)

  • @ShamelessLainLover

    @ShamelessLainLover

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, a network takes away her show and she goes on to direct stuff as good as this.

  • @DerAykac

    @DerAykac

    3 жыл бұрын

    According to "the sources" she was an animator for southpark. "Original people behind South Park" doesn´t quite fit well.

  • @yourmailishere

    @yourmailishere

    3 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit no way! I knew of her from making fiends. And now you're telling me she made all my fave bojack episodes?? I also love south park. What a legend

  • @brody10123

    @brody10123

    3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of the best Bojack episodes were directed by Amy Winfrey, and some of the ones she didn’t direct still had her trademarks, eg the inner-monologue animation in Stupid Piece of Shit

  • @benvoliothefirst

    @benvoliothefirst

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ShamelessLainLover Reminds me of Karen Kitada...

  • @jahjah7940
    @jahjah79403 жыл бұрын

    The perfect representation of „Show, don’t tell” i’ve seen in the past decade

  • @justinhamilton8647
    @justinhamilton86472 жыл бұрын

    11:05 “Bojack’s best part was the time after his toxic childhood, and before future toxic decision making plagued his life. Before he started to make the kinds of mistakes that he couldn’t take back” chills at that line

  • @HumansFreshlyBorn
    @HumansFreshlyBorn3 жыл бұрын

    Outside of the horror of it, this episode REALLY understands what its like to be dreaming. The way they’ve all shifted in age, the fact that you cant tell what their relationships are at this point, the fact that bojack never asks any questions about it, its all exactly like a dream, good or bad.

  • @alyssapinon9670

    @alyssapinon9670

    2 жыл бұрын

    And especially when Secretariat says “I know this part is confusing because I’m secretariat but also your dad”. It made me chuckle at how accurately Bojack Horseman portrays the quirks of the human brain.

  • @marthedreamer7629

    @marthedreamer7629

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chowdersalt It's hard to remember them, try writing them down as soon as you wake up and see how your dreams evolve as you grow older

  • @thonk7611

    @thonk7611

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chowdersalt if you have an alarm clock in the middle of your dream, you should be able to remember the dream you were having right before you woke up. if you remember really fast to write it down it should work

  • @leooo6311

    @leooo6311

    2 жыл бұрын

    YEP

  • @Eric-eq3jx

    @Eric-eq3jx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeh like how the kitchen is mixed in with his family home kitchen and the horsin around kitchen, my dreams do that too

  • @manda5294
    @manda52944 жыл бұрын

    the message in this episode is so strong. i don’t think i’ve ever seen a stronger anti suicide message. i don’t think i’ll ever forget this episode, especially as someone who has dealt with suicidal thoughts and depression. This honestly deserves an award.

  • @tamialuster4666

    @tamialuster4666

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really just makes me think about how dirty our brains can do us. Your mind can urge you to the edge.....only to kick your desire to live into full gear once it's too late.... Dick move

  • @manda5294

    @manda5294

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tamialuster4666 exactly. our brains are probably the most deadly things to humans.

  • @manda5294

    @manda5294

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Crystal KayNine it was terrifying, but oddly beautiful. it’s honestly amazing, i agree.

  • @blurned4221

    @blurned4221

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @blurned4221

    @blurned4221

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @Hello-eq4db
    @Hello-eq4db2 жыл бұрын

    The two freakiest/most completely miserable things in this show for me were the lobotomy of Beatrice's mother, and this episode, in its entirety

  • @pot_8_oes
    @pot_8_oes2 жыл бұрын

    I think the absolute best part of this episode was how it made me feel so conflicted at the ending. By the time the final minute was coming, I was bawling my eyes out. I had kind of expected BoJack to die the entire time I watched the show, and I thought that this episode was going to be it for him, the finale a final note on all the other characters. A part of me didn't want him to die, but at the same time it felt natural. And when the final credits played, hearing the monitor beeping and that BoJack had lived, I was in complete shock. I still debate with myself if BoJack living is what I truly wanted to happen.

  • @anderswiberg7979
    @anderswiberg79794 жыл бұрын

    When Sarah Lynn sings "the needle drops" it may be a heroin reference

  • @hbluemole6941

    @hbluemole6941

    4 жыл бұрын

    She snorted the heroin. She probably means it music wise

  • @anderswiberg7979

    @anderswiberg7979

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, dont know what they did on the bender and we know that she has had problems with drugs before so I think that its a double entendre

  • @lunaleonem3378

    @lunaleonem3378

    4 жыл бұрын

    So it isn't a Fantano reference?

  • @anderswiberg7979

    @anderswiberg7979

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lunaleonem3378 , fuck, youre right

  • @hopoffmydick9574

    @hopoffmydick9574

    4 жыл бұрын

    also im pretty sure heroin greatly affects your oxygen intake, and sarah lynn held her breath before falling down.

  • @Nostylistbrad
    @Nostylistbrad4 жыл бұрын

    Btw the lyric change Sarah Lynn did "old sport" was commonly said by Gatsby in the great Gatsby who died in a pool like bojack (wow 2.6k likes that's the most I've ever gotten thanks)

  • @sahil9151

    @sahil9151

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bradley Paul waiting for the call of his beloved

  • @graced1446

    @graced1446

    4 жыл бұрын

    After reading The Great Gatsby (ap lang and comp gang) there are quite a few parts of the great gatsby that you could tie to BoJack Horseman, such as the similarities between Nick Carraway and BoJack (Nick is very judgemental and his story is told as if he’s not even affecting what’s going on around him and he’s a victim of circumstance and not action) as well as all of the obvious class commentary, but this is an awesome observation!

  • @frombulapuhskinti7149

    @frombulapuhskinti7149

    4 жыл бұрын

    Another connection is references such as the green light quote

  • @graced1446

    @graced1446

    4 жыл бұрын

    Adam Castanos omg I hadn’t even thought of that!

  • @WeAreTheInsurgents

    @WeAreTheInsurgents

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think this might be a bit of a stretch. Sure, "old sport" is Gatsby's catchphrase but it wouldn't make sense to refer to The Great Gatsby as it has little to no correlation with this show, and therefore wouldn't add anything meaningful to the scene; the only similarities are that phrase and the fact that both of them died in a pool (and even that is a stretch since Gatsby is shot whereas BoJack just drowns from his own inebriation). Maybe I'm wrong and it's just an Easter egg or maybe there is a deeper correlation between the two, but on the surface, that connection seems a little far-fetched, especially since it's only said once to BoJack in the entire show (to my knowledge) and there seems to be no other obvious Great Gatsby references. I think it verges more on coincidence but, again, I may be completely wrong.

  • @RasheedKhan-bm8fm
    @RasheedKhan-bm8fm3 жыл бұрын

    Haven't seen comments on this yet, but reasons why Bojack's dad appeared as Secretariat are probably because: - Butterscotch Horseman was absent from his life - Bojack viewed Secretariat as a father figure - Even Secretariat "abandoned" Bojack when he committed suicide - Both Butterscotch and Secretariat fell to their deaths - Bojack's antics and Butterscotch's antics are almost identical, and Bojack played Secretariat

  • @somyuh7402

    @somyuh7402

    3 жыл бұрын

    omg ur right

  • @christinethuo6840

    @christinethuo6840

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤯

  • @jinorism

    @jinorism

    2 жыл бұрын

    didn’t butterscotch die in a duel?

  • @bad_revecula

    @bad_revecula

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jinorism he tripped and bashed his head while asking the guy that wrote a bad review if he had actually read the book

  • @Revolio-Clockberg-jr
    @Revolio-Clockberg-jr2 жыл бұрын

    I think you missed one small but important detail about SLs song. The final line: "A song you taught me when I was small" sounds like its meant to imply that Bojack is responsible for SLs death in more ways than one. In S:1,E:3 Bojack tells SL that her fans are the only ones who matter which is probably why as an adult SL had such a grim outlook on her life and only listened to her sycophants as opposed to the people who wanted to help her.

  • @enzomthethwa5861
    @enzomthethwa58613 жыл бұрын

    BoJack Horseman is the one show, in which binge watching is dangerous for your mental health. Take it one episode at a time.

  • @jazlynnrobison2681

    @jazlynnrobison2681

    3 жыл бұрын

    too late- now I'm awake at 2:35 in the morning and crying because I feel a million things at once. 😎

  • @kazumak.1542

    @kazumak.1542

    3 жыл бұрын

    It helps me understand my deep rooted truma. Its therapy

  • @FizzyFezzy

    @FizzyFezzy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I binged the whole thing in 6 days. I am not okay.

  • @snippard1793

    @snippard1793

    3 жыл бұрын

    I binged the first 4 seasons In 3 days and had to stop. Needed a serious break.

  • @DroseraNara

    @DroseraNara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just finished the last episode today.. I haven't slept in 24 hours

  • @domb944
    @domb9443 жыл бұрын

    So hydrangeas are kept alive by being completely submerged by water, I think they were foreshadowing bojack in the water

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yooo, I like that better than anything I said about them haha

  • @goodcorwin627

    @goodcorwin627

    3 жыл бұрын

    FFS how many more hidden meanings can we find in that single bloody flowerpot? How insanely good are those writers? Jesus. Seriously.

  • @RRonco

    @RRonco

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hydrangeas literally have water prefixed in their name. They need a constant water source during their blooming season or they'll die.

  • @aylishmorehouse666

    @aylishmorehouse666

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goodcorwin627 hydrangeas need a more alkaline soil to turn pink, a decaying body could cause a alkaline soil. The flowers are being colored by the death around them

  • @anarobles9795

    @anarobles9795

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aylishmorehouse666 holy cow

  • @sage_mints29
    @sage_mints292 жыл бұрын

    All time stamps for this amazing video analogy: 1:18- The Hydrangeas 2:48- Painting and Portraits 4:38- The Bird 5:58- The Dinner Guests 8:06- Best Part, Worst Part 11:16- The Show 19:19- The View from Halfway Down Thank you so much for such an amazing analysis Johnny 2 Cellos!

  • @RawBPD
    @RawBPD2 жыл бұрын

    Death is such a hard concept for me, so when I watched that episode I could barely get through it without choking down tears. This especially was a hard fight as it is a break down of the episode.

  • @welpshi
    @welpshi3 жыл бұрын

    I noticed that when Sarah Lynn looked into the pit while repeating "don't stop dancing" she looked so weary and tired. I think she just jumped in with no problem because she was tired of "dancing" tired of performing and just wanted peace.

  • @offsewingdragons9142

    @offsewingdragons9142

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw it more of a “is he going to save me..? No…? Ok…” because of the 17 minutes.

  • @sikdude4044

    @sikdude4044

    Жыл бұрын

    oh man, thie broke me a little

  • @Crouch_Gob

    @Crouch_Gob

    3 ай бұрын

    She braces for it by plugging her nose and closing her eyes, like she acknowledged she would die tragically young back in season 1, just closing her eyes and trying not to think too hard about jt

  • @welpshi

    @welpshi

    3 ай бұрын

    @offsewingdragons9142 that is a really good and chilling view on it

  • @majaenya8652
    @majaenya86524 жыл бұрын

    I've become a bit obsessed with watching Bojack Horseman analysis videos and this is the best one I've seen, it's incredibly insightful

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @krakir3242

    @krakir3242

    4 жыл бұрын

    This was very good, but i also recommend you the videos Savage Books did on Bojack

  • @Johnny2Cellos

    @Johnny2Cellos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Savage is top notch

  • @RickGrimes-ev3wp

    @RickGrimes-ev3wp

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fr

  • @ndm13

    @ndm13

    4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly the Savage one seemed really basic. This one was top notch though.

  • @MrShabindigo
    @MrShabindigo3 жыл бұрын

    When he and Sarah Lynn first walk into the house, he says "Thanks for having me, mom..." Interesting turn of phrase that I never noticed before

  • @dougthedonkey1805
    @dougthedonkey18053 жыл бұрын

    “Herb was eating peanuts, as his peanut allergy was related to his death” I forgot that detail and thought he was eating them because he’s gay…

  • @ebonygrace8504

    @ebonygrace8504

    3 жыл бұрын

    SAME OMG HAHAHAH

  • @soapheshinobi5801

    @soapheshinobi5801

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah especially because him being gay was related to his demise

  • @frankgeee1313

    @frankgeee1313

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @frankgeee1313

    @frankgeee1313

    Жыл бұрын

    Jeff

  • @johnkobebalod3499
    @johnkobebalod34993 жыл бұрын

    The Emmies don't deserve BoJack

  • @Definitelynotabot4

    @Definitelynotabot4

    3 жыл бұрын

    Periodt

  • @cayde7293

    @cayde7293

    3 жыл бұрын

    I couldn’t agree more

  • @mille5913

    @mille5913

    2 жыл бұрын

    👏🏼

  • @SilentFuryjpg-jf9rp

    @SilentFuryjpg-jf9rp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @turdblaster923
    @turdblaster9233 жыл бұрын

    Imagine how dark this would be if this episode was the finale, and the heart monitor at the end never beeped

  • @jkspam

    @jkspam

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like the show’s ending as is, but I imagine I probably would have been perfectly content had that actually been the end of the show

  • @comfyreadss

    @comfyreadss

    3 жыл бұрын

    i totally understand the desire for this hard hitting ending but i think i disagree that it would've been more meaningful. personally i think if the show ended with bojack's death it would've contradicted the message of the show & potentially been super detrimental to people who related to him. so much of the show is holding onto the fact that no matter what mistakes you make or how bad you feel, life keeps going. that there will be tomorrow to turn things around; "life's a bitch and then you keep living". bojack is addicted to chasing the highest highs & lowest lows, hence why he does drugs & wallows in his depression. the writers deciding to instantly take us out of that lowest of lows & instead end of an ambiguous, borderline unfinished story (just as life is) was the most fitting end & a testament to the lessons of the show!

  • @hq3802

    @hq3802

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@infinitech_industries One of the re-occuring themes in Bojack horseman is that there is always the next day, even if you are on the lowest point of your life , life will keep going and it goes the opposite way also, even if you have a good day in your life , you dont know how tomorrow will be. There is always time for repenting and bettering yourself. You can notice this patern in every season , in which episode 11 is the episode where things get fucked up and episode 12 is the episode in which there is some light shed in bojack life, episode 12 represents the next day . While bojack dying in the end would be dramatic , it would contradict the message this show wanted to pass for over 5 seasons. As Diane said life's a bitch and then you keep living

  • @ava85898

    @ava85898

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or even if it did beep and you were left thinking 'Is he alive?? What happenned??'

  • @crackedrobin4626

    @crackedrobin4626

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jkspam the point of the show is to not give up and learn how to care at least how I see it so I disagree

  • @katrinamcgregor4467
    @katrinamcgregor44672 жыл бұрын

    the tar was chasing him and how it finally consumed him, I think is a metaphor for his life, he did so many terrible things *and it finally came back to consume him* but he still was able to get out of it because he was trying and you can see the him trying since season 4 but he ultimately always gets consumed by the tar sadly, it’s a terrible cycle

  • @shoshana5967
    @shoshana59673 жыл бұрын

    My heart raced through this entire episode. Having dealt with depression for a lot of my life “The View From Halfway Down” hit me in such a vulnerable place and really changed life

  • @gramboni0624
    @gramboni06243 жыл бұрын

    One thing I found was an interesting subject is Crackerjack. Bojack grew up with the constant reminder that his mother loved her brother more than him. Now in the situation where Bojack is able to speak to Crackerjack everyone treats him like a hero who died fighting against the Axis. But Bojack's version of him is of a cowardly soldier who only ever shot his own men and was killed by a bullet that had previously killed the general he was supposed to be defending. Bojack does everything he can to tear down the man who he sees as having taken his mother's love.

  • @frankielovejoy9928

    @frankielovejoy9928

    3 жыл бұрын

    This actually reminds me of how Crackerjack and Beatrice entered the door. It's obvious that, in real life, Crackerjack's death caused a domino effect on Beatrice's life. In a way, he took her down with him, just like in the dream. But in real life, it was accidental. In the dream, Crackerjack intentionally ties the ribbon around himself to purposely drag Beatrice into the door. This always struck me as Bojack subconsciously blaming Crackerjack for everything that went wrong in his life. If he hadn't died, Honey wouldn't have been lobotomized, Beatrice would never have been left alone with an emotionally absent father, she never would have met Butterscotch, and Bojack would have never been born and never had such a sucky childhood. To Bojack, it's all because of Crackerjack.

  • @WillowJordan1979

    @WillowJordan1979

    2 жыл бұрын

    That reminds me of way back in the first episodes, when Bojack gave his rant about the troops on TV. He questioned the heroism of soldiers and had to backtrack and apologize. Could well be from that trauma of always being compared to your uncle, who you can never live up to.

  • @ethanaku7163
    @ethanaku71633 жыл бұрын

    Also, in the dining room, the fireplace behind BoJack is glowing very brightly because he still has life in him. But then fireplace starts to dim later on as the episode progressed.

  • @jerrygil1965

    @jerrygil1965

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man, this show......

  • @frankhunter8703
    @frankhunter87032 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest lines spoken in the entirety of the show is probably Herb's final words to Bojack. Bojack inquires that he will see him on the other side and Herb simply says oh Bojack no, there is no otherside this is it. All this while slowly being absorbed by the same black tar that symbolized death

  • @bradyweed4124
    @bradyweed41242 жыл бұрын

    I imagine that every character takes the form where BoJack thought they were most themselves. Corduroy is dressed like when he died (giving in to his kink), Beatrice is dressed exactly how she was before she met Butterscotch which would lead to her wasting her life on him, and Sarah Lynn has no concrete form throughout because she never got to figure out who she was.

  • @avery465
    @avery4654 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Lynn was talking about how all her life she was denied the joy of eating burgers and fries when they were taking about what gave they're life meaning

  • @FloridaTesfay

    @FloridaTesfay

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh thats deep

  • @yupman95

    @yupman95

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t get it

  • @kallamarsspouse

    @kallamarsspouse

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Sean Creed Sarah Lynn had an eating disorder instilled in her by her abusive mother. Sarah Lynn barely ate because she was taught that if she wasn't skinny with big tits, the audience wouldn't love her anymore. That's why her last meal is something that's actually tasty and she doesn't have to feel guilty for it since she's dead.

  • @patapettarules7653

    @patapettarules7653

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also maybe a metaphore for the career she wanted. She wanted to be an architect and she was also denied the joy of doing that

  • @Starmadien2019

    @Starmadien2019

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shit that's like Beatrice not being allowed ice cream and sweets.

  • @GershwinDecoBeck
    @GershwinDecoBeck4 жыл бұрын

    'There is no other side.' I was fairly shaken by how they delivered that whole sequence. Being indifferent to the afterlife, this show managed to dislodge my comfort in that eternal unknown. Gotta live while you're alive. There's no redemption, there's no you, once you're gone . . .

  • @leguan278

    @leguan278

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have always had it like this, just cause i would like something to be true, dosent mean it is, i would like there to be a afterlife but i know there isent even if it hurts admitting. But after this episode, i felt a little more stable about it, i wont go around taking everything so serious all the time cause we all end the same place, but i want to live life more as life should be lived.

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    4 жыл бұрын

    "BlazBlue ACTIVATE!!!! BLACK ONSLAUGHT! I'll show you THE POWER OF THE AZURE, BoJack Horseman! I'LL SHOW YOU FEAR!!! There is no death... there is no hell... there is no other side... only darkness. ONLY THE VOID!!!! This is the power of the azure."~Ragna the Bloodedge

  • @taltigolt

    @taltigolt

    4 жыл бұрын

    i always see death as an escape this episodes made it just seem horrifying i think that was the message the writers wanted to give that death is not an escape there is no other side as we all hope it's a nothing

  • @chadkennedy7855

    @chadkennedy7855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@taltigolt That's why there is only darkness.

  • @ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502

    @ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lacey Kean you can't confirm anything, at best you just falsely belive that you can. You have never experienced death (you may have come very close for all I know but you are still alive) and therefore have no more knowledge of what happens after you die than anyone else.

  • @sox5474
    @sox54742 жыл бұрын

    i think also the fact that there were seven people in the room represents the seven deadly sins, and how each one of them represents aspects of his persona, such as herb being the comedic side of him, sarah lynn representing his addiction, courdoy his desire for pleasure, etc.

  • @mattnorton5787
    @mattnorton5787 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know if anybody else has pointed this out, but Bojack's views on troops being heroes in episode two were fueled by him having his uncle's heroism shoved down his throat growing up.

  • @ansleypayne9870
    @ansleypayne98704 жыл бұрын

    when the last seasons came out, my friends and i had what we call “bojack parties” we would pile into a tiny room, order pizza and watch the seasons. we all had predictions on what the last episode was gonna be like. we all agreed that bojack was gonna die. my favorite was my friend’s who said hes gonna be on the edge of a building about to jump off, then someone stops him and says “hey are you the horse from horsing around?” and then the screen goes black and credits roll.

  • @nathanseper8738

    @nathanseper8738

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would've been a surreal ending. But even the canon ending is kind of the same, in that there is nothing neat and tidy, with Bojack worrying about relapsing, even as he enjoys the nice night with Diane.

  • @narvo69

    @narvo69

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought the last moment of the show was all gonna be the end of the joke ''a horse walks into a bar...'' :') I feel stupid.

  • @amildlydisappointingsalad6058

    @amildlydisappointingsalad6058

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@narvo69 that would be good

  • @ss-fg4bf

    @ss-fg4bf

    3 жыл бұрын

    We had Breaking Bad dinners.

  • @SerenityM16

    @SerenityM16

    3 жыл бұрын

    I never got the idea that just because the ending is dark and impactful it means it’s the best ending. The thing about BoJack Horseman is that the show has always been cynical and depressed but ultimately hopeful, there’s always hope as the light of the end of the dark tunnel.