Hey, everyone. This is a series where I will be sharing my thoughts as I go through a show everyone in my circle recommended for the first time. It won't be exactly a first impression as whatever episodes I talk about will be watched at least three times before sharing these thoughts

Episode 11 - Time's Arrow

Time's arrow is the life and times of Beatrice Sugarman, BoJack Horseman's mother. It starts with her childhood and her dealing with bullies, her disregarding father, the package of her mother, and everything we learned about her from the second episode of this season, The Old Sugarman Place. It showed how she and Butterscotch Horseman, BoJack's father, ended up together.

We get a closer look at Beatrice's life, showing us how she became the person we see in front of us. It's like a great highlight through the mind of someone who is suffering from dementia, as is the case with Beatrice.

All of that is done in an amazing experimental style and ends the episode with the season's big twist.

My Rating: 10/10

Isn't quite as good as The Old Sugarman Place but really deserves a 10/10 rating. Everything in this episode was done masterfully. The transition between scenes was amazing, the intercuts complemented Beatrice's dementia nicely. It really makes you see her previous scenes in season 4 differently.

Beatrice was never a likable character and this episode told us why. It didn't go to the lengths of justifying the actions and the way she behaved in the past. But, simply told us why she is the way she is, and did so in spectacular fashion.

It's very difficult saying anything about this episode without using the words "perfect".

Episode 12 - What Time Is It Right Now

It is a very tall order to have an episode that could follow the previous one. However, this episode had great moments that served the stories overall. Usually, with BoJack Horseman, we get episodes with very sad undertones, but this one was the happiest with a lot of things to look forward to in the future.

We see BoJack going through extreme lengths for Hollyhock, in an example of a selfless act just to give her the answers she needed. We saw him go through lengths for Todd before, but that was due to him avoiding being lonely so it is different. We also know what the future holds for him professionally. It truly is the best version of BoJack Horseman as a character.

My Rating: 8/10

It's a good finale, however, outside of Princess Carolyn's arc and BoJack's plus his family, there wasn't much to this episode that would elevate it higher than an 8. Hollyhock's fathers' situation is nice to include in terms of representation, but it's very annoying in practice. You can't have 8 characters jumping at once, all trying to have lines to be funny and "different".

Season 4 Overview

Season 4 of BoJack Horseman had got to be the most mixed bag I have ever seen. It had 3 amazing episodes, and the rest was either mediocre or flat-out horrible. Some of the plots weren't logical at all, the comedy was a miss a lot of the time. And the social commentary episodes were something that would only impress teenagers on Twitter or people unaware of anything.

The great episodes however would make 3 out of BoJack Horseman's top 5 episodes so far. It's to believe they were created by the same writers.

Best Episodes

Episode 6 - Stupid Piece of Sh*t

Episode 11 - Time's Arrow

Episode 2 - The Old Sugarman Place

Worst Episodes

Episode 1 - See Mr. Peanutbutter Run

Episode 4 - Commence Fracking

Episode 5 - Thoughts and Prayers

Episode 8 - The Judge

My Rating: 6/10

The 3 great episodes of this season really save it from being a 4, or even 3 out of 10. Only 4 characters in this season served a purpose, BoJack, Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, and Hollyhock. Two of those characters aren't even in the main cast.

Todd's whole trajectory this season was a mess. Diane and Mr. Peanutbutters side plot was a drag to sit through with some very uncomfortable moments and scenes. It looked like those plots were written by amateur writers looking to register political and social points by bringing up points that only impress those people who are stereotypically woke and consider Hannah Gadsby to be funny.