Hello and welcome to a TV Recap series about our favorite half man/half horse 90's celebrity BoJack Horseman. Please join as I delve into the second season of the Netflix cartoon that takes on Hollywoo and discover what it takes to be famous while dealing with your deadbeat friends and traumatic past. While there's guaranteed to be hilarity, will there be as much brilliance as the first season? Let's quit Horsin' Around and just get on with it. Come for the recaps, stay for the jokes and dissections of each episode's best moments. It's the right thing to do. So join me every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the latest and greatest.
"Idea for an app: An undo button that
can undo long amounts of time."
- Diane Nguyen (Allison Brie)
Plot:
BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett) returns to Los Angeles to find that a lot has changed. Some of his profits have been put into an orphanage that tries to honor him despite his guilt. Todd (Aaron Paul) decides to join an improv team on a cruise ship before discovering that the master Copernicus (Liev Schrieber) is a hack. Diane Nguyen (Allison Brie) feels a certain loneliness without Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins) while Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris) gets fired for some offhand remarks and brings Rutabaga Rabitowtiz (Ben Schwartz) with her. BoJack goes after Todd to bring him back, though the improv team makes that difficult. BoJack discovers that the movie was made with a computer version of himself and that he is in the middle of an Oscar run. He decides to better himself. Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane decide to get back together. BoJack tries to be a better person.
- Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Secondary Character MVP:
Jerry Turtletaub (J.K. Simmons)
To put it bluntly, without Jerry's expertise, things would be looking a lot different at the end of this season. Where BoJack could easily be met with lawsuits and breaches of contract, he instead is saved by Jerry's desire to use technology to bail him out. He makes BoJack a star again, thanks to a computerized version of him. Is BoJack wiped from all of his sins? Not exactly. However, its take on Hollywood is a nice touch that shows that even if he screws up royally, studios will continue to give him a pass because they have their ways of getting around obstacles like these.
Best Joke
For those that don't remember, the misspelling joke first appeared in the "After Party" episode when Mr. Peanutbutter made banners that would have directions written after the descriptions. Here it returns not with more of the same, but a twist on it. Where it should say "Herb Kazzaz," it says "Jerb Kazzaz." Everyone seems to be cool with it and nobody really cares. In fact, the kids are willing to embrace this honor that is bestowed upon them by a donation from him. They are now Jerb's Kids. It is a type-o that keeps on giving.
Overall Thoughts
While season one ended on a more chaotic note, I think that season two seems to understand its purpose more. The themes are more mature and there's episodes that are pitch black. While the redemption this season may only be somewhat cathartic, the rest of it ends up being quite an amazing continuing of references and gags returning over and over. This is a show that rewards multiple viewings, and I think it will only enhance everything that this final episode did correctly. It may be a little more underwhelming otherwise, but considering that it is a satire on Hollywood that plays it dark and serious, it does work. I am also surprised by who made it into the final episode and I am saddened that I have already come to the end and have to wait for more. This really may be the best show that Netflix has put on this year not only because of how easy it is to watch, but on how intricate and impressive it is from a writing standpoint.
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