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dawsonscreekwasalwaysbad · 5 years

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season 6 thoughts

hey quick question why the FUCK did you start with that

like on the one hand i’m glad that now i know what happened right after the end of “that’s too much man!”. on the other hand… ow

the mountain bojack climbs is called “metaphor mountain” God bless Lisa Hanawalt

i LOVE the way the episodes are framed… like you get one flashback to bojack drinking and you think that was the first time then it’s like NOPE he was even younger

CINDY CRAWFISH AKSHDJDSF

AND BABY BOJACK SNUGGLING UP TO HIS MOTHER… TRYING TO FEEL AN EMBRACE SHE WOULD NEVER GIVE… CATCH ME CRYING IN THE CLUB

WHO THE FUCK CAME UP WITH THIS NEW INTRO

AND THE WAY IT HAS ALL THOSE FLASHBACK SCENES BUT IT STILL ENDS WITH HIM FALLING INTO THE POOL AND DIANE AND PEANUTBUTTER CHECKING TO SEE IF HES OK AND THEN HES JSUT LOUNGING IN HIS APPLE SHORTS;;; it’s just,, he’s going back home in the end, going back to the place where he started, as if everything will go back to the way it was before and he’ll find himself stuck in the same cycles he tried so hard to escape… all im saying is, i dont think this season is gonna end well

and how it dwells on his past, everything he did wrong, all the most heartwrenching moments, and there aren’t any changes to the intro (as far as i could tell) until episode 8… nothing changes if all you do is look back.

I am LOVING the Mr. Peanutbutter we’re getting this season. I was never really attached to him before; it’s not that I hated him, just that I liked all the other main characters better. and now that they’ve had him do something really bad and reckon with that,, he’s plumbing new depths, exploring those dark places, questioning if he’s truly as happy as he says he is

and bonding with bojack??? who would have guessed

bojack keeps giving advice that is, at best, the kind he doesn’t follow himself, and at worst, bringing others down into the well of self-pity that he’s been stuck in the whole series

Someone give Princess Carolyn a break…

SHE NAMED HER DAUGHTER RUTHIE IM CRYING

Guy seems like a cool guy but I feel like they’re setting him up to seem nice so that it’s more surprising when it’s revealed he’s not. I’m probably being too suspicious, but also we don’t know much of the details about his divorce, do we? Lakeith Stanfield's great tho

EPISODE 4 WAS COMEDY GOLD

The return of Queefburglar69

I WANNA WRAP PICKLES UP IN A BLANKET LIKE A BURRITO AND TELL HER EVERYTHINGS OKAY

Oh man Pickles talking about how her subscribers will always be there for her… like… it’s not one person, it’s a cloud of people, the contents and shape of which changes, might even be completely different and unrecognizable from one year to the next, but they’re all still there as this nebulous support system. and it reminded me of what bojack said to young sarah lynn about how her fans are the only things she can count on

Todd is babey.

Also him wearing the ace colors under his hoodie!!

I knew Diane’s rationale for going to chicago was bullshit. she said it makes her feel good, but “it doesn’t matter where you are, it’s who you are,” and she still dwells on her bad feelings and hates herself just as much in chicago as she did in LA. moving somewhere else isn’t necessarily gonna change those tendencies, she has to work on it herself.

OH MAN AND WHEN BOJACK GETS DR CHAMP DRUNK AGAIN… THROWING THE BOTTLE OUT THE WINDOW WAS A WAY TO AVOID RUINING ANOTHER LIFE AND HE ENDS UP DOING THE EXACT THING HE HOPED HE WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN

was honestly kinda hoping that Dr Champ was just pretending he got drunk to show how bad bojack could get if he relapsed but at the end when he was like “stay…” that’s how i knew that shit was real.

todd is so fucking stupid i love him

ngl am kinda disappointed that todd’s confirmed white, cause i’ve kinda been picturing him as latino for a long time and i know rbw said he doesn’t want to alienate latino viewers who relate to todd. but it makes a lot of sense, cause he always gets away with stupid shit and gets to the top of things without even having to try just because he knows a guy. and maybe the reason he’s so positive all the time is because it’s so easy for him to be, he never has to worry about shit bc of the privilege his whiteness affords him. also I love that we got to learn more about his backstory

THE CONTRAST BTWN “all the shitty things I did that I can barely even remember because I was high or drunk or it was thirty years ago” and “I remember everything. I’m sober now.” !!!!!!!!!!!!!

sharona sounds like a cross btwn princess carolyn and margo martindale

I have… mixed feelings about the haircut

Oh man Mr. Peanutbutter had a moment… he finally got that crossover episode… I was kinda hoping for a joke that went “Mr. Peanutbutter and BoJack Horseman in the same room? What is this, Philbert?” or “What is this, a short-lived show on a streaming network that got canceled because the star got addicted to painkillers and strangled his costar in a drugged haze?” but this is SO MUCH BETTER. I've never seen him cry before and the way he reacts to himself crying suggests that maybe he’s never cried before at all, and that’s why he just keeps laughing, almost like it’s forced, cause this is supposed to be his happiest moment and it’s not supposed to make him so sad. fucking,, character development

and the cold open of ep 8… you can forgive yourself and move on from your past wrongs but it doesn’t erase the things you did, the effects they have on people, and the trauma they’ve suffered. and then like, how can you forgive yourself if they never forgive you? how do you maintain that balance? why should you move forward if they can’t?

its weird to have an episode consisting entirely of guest stars but it also illustrates the extensive world they’ve built and i applaud that… also where the fuck is ana spanakopita

GINA RETURNS!!! HELL YEAH

her quote about not wanting to be defined by what bojack did to her has always stuck with me, and i feel like now, that quote has sort of come true. like, her saying that made us avoid reducing her to what happened to her, and thats why i wanted to see her come back this season, hopefully moving past it. but she can’t. it traumatized her. and everyone can see the effects of it but she feels like she can’t come forward, cause if she does she’ll be punished. shit like that changes you.

and it’s another instance on the show where someone chooses to advance their career & preserve their reputation over doing the right thing (like what bojack does with herb & sharona), but bojack does it out of self-interest, and gina does it so she doesn’t have to relive her trauma every time she gets interviewed or recognized by a fan. but even when she keeps quiet about it she’s still reliving her trauma

noah fence but what a waste of the once-per-season fuck word. youre really gonna use it in an episode IN WHICH BOJACK DOES NOT EVEN APPEAR, and not only that, but RECYCLE AN OLD SENTENCE FROM A PREVIOUS EPISODE

netflix places no limits on a show’s use of the fuck word (i think), so… fingers crossed for something better in the second part?

OH MY GOD PETE REPEAT INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS PETER ITS ALMOST LIKE HES TRYING TO FORGET THAT TIME & THAT PERSON HE WAS (im probably reading into it too much, I’m sure it’s mostly so we wouldn’t figure out who it was immediately. maybe im just like the kid with the coffee cup.)

and just… ppl describe this show as “family guy or the simpsons except the protagonist faces consequences for his actions” but bojack has gotten away with everything.

you ever just like… you ever watch a scene and feel the cliffhanger vibes creeping up and you just know it’s gonna end there and leave you unsatisfied and begging for more but at the same time that’s what makes it such a good place to end it. that was me with this. (and also the ending of undone)

the thing about this show is, it illustrates what it’s like to be a toxic person. and sure, he has it hard, but the show never asserts that he has it any worse than his victims, even if bojack himself does so. and he only does it so he can feel better about himself. he deserves a reckoning, he needs to pay for his bad deeds. but then, when you know what made him this way and what goes on inside his mind and that he wants to get better, it makes you feel for him, and forces you to ask if he deserves to get better and forgive himself and move forward. but even if he does, it doesn’t change the things he did. it doesn’t fix the lives he’s ruined.

anyway sound off if you think bojack’s gonna die at the end. hopefully not by suicide

#long post #bojack horseman #diane nguyen #todd chavez #princess carolyn #mr. peanutbutter #pickles aplenty #pete repeat #bojack horseman season 6 spoilers #doctor champ #sarah lynn #gina cazador #horsin' around #mr. peanutbutter's house #netflix #raphael bob-waksberg #lisa hanawalt #phoebe talks #mine

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digikate813 · 5 years

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My Little Pony Re-Watch: Episode 49 Ponyville Confidential

*There were quite a few episodes this season focusing on at least one member of the Cuite Mark Crusaders, but i think this is the first time their story has specifically been about trying to get their cutie marks since “Cutie Pox”. Well I guess my theory is down the drain. Why don’t some people like the CMC again?

*Since this is an episode about the kids joining the school paper, the most important bit of information to take away from this, is how weird the Equestrian alphabet is. Like what the heck?!

*Diamind Tiara becomes the new editor in chief. Ooof course.

*I don’t know why, but the exchange of Diamond Tiara not wanting any namby pamby stories like the last editor, and one of the kids going “But Namby Pamby was a great editor” always makes me laugh.

*Aww! Look at the CMC in their cute little reporter hats!

*Snips and Snails being brilliant as ever. Getting so stuck in gum that they get stuck together. Don’t you just love these two?

*Writing about Snips and SNails little incident makes the CMC the new gossip columnists. I started questioning if gossip columns even exist anymore, but I’ve seen enough “... EXPOSED” videos on Youtube to know they certainly do. But like many other things over time, they’ve jsut taken on new forms.

*I know this is one of those episodes that any adult watching can see the moral coming from a mile away, and I usually let that slide (and i kind of am here too) but these three should have known that if Diamond Tiara likes it and encourages their writing, it’s probably not the best idea.

*I like the moment of Rarity snooping through Sweetie Belle’s bag, and Sweetie Bele being upset. They mention later, but in the moment it’s a nice way to foreshadow the message and the feelings that will arise form the CMCs action of writing these articles.

*There’s only a cerain amount of dirt this paper can print about the citizens of Ponyville before you have ot question Cheerilee’s ability as an advisor. This school paper gets so popular that it starts circulating around Ponyville, and Cheerilee never stops to read hat her students are printing and maybe question it?! The CMC should certainly learn a lesson here, but I think the burden should first fall on the teacher who’s supposed to be watching and educating these kids. I don’t care if the CMC were writing under an alias, although Gabby Gums is a great name. There’s like, 8 ponies in this club.

*This episode does exemplify a very hard truth about society. That gossip can hurt, but it’s fun to read when it’s not about you. It’s juicy, it’s scandalous. Whether it’s in the paper, on TV or even online. They’re rumors, but things that could really hurt people. The best thing to do is not engage, even if it’s exhilarating, because it can hurt people.

*I kind of wish we got to see just how far the consequences went. The episode only really gives us hurt feelings, which is bad don’t get me wrong, but I would have liked to have seen or heard about somepony being denied an opportunity because of these columns. Because that’s a very real consequence of gossip too. But oh well. Can’t have everything I guess.

*That said, some of the truths exposed here are pretty funny. Like Celestia’s love of cake that became a big fan thing for a while, the mayor dying her mane, and Big Mac cuddling the Smarty Pants doll which I completely forgot about! I thought we never saw that thing again, but that’s a great nod to continuity. As is Twilight story about her being a snob from Canterlot. I mean, she’s not of course, but I always like when the show remembers she’s actually an upper class pony. Just more down to Earth then the other Canterlot elite.

*I kind of like the touch of the CMC continuously feeling a bit guilty about what they’re doing. They never get caught up in the fame like in most stories like this. They still have a moral compass, they’re just not paying attention to it because they’re hoping that because ponies like these columns so much, this is how they’ll get their cutie marks. In other words doing something they don’t want to, in the hopes it will get them what they want. It’s a classic peer pressure tactic that should be portrayed in family entertainment.

*But Rarity has a really touching moment with Sweetie Belle once she discovers the truth. Asking her if hurting other ponies feelings so much is really what she wants her calling in life to be. It’s a poignant statement when you really think about, and I think one of Rarity’s best moments with her sister in the series.

*Then we have Diamond Tiara who doesn’t care about anypony’s feelings. The CMC try to get out of doing the columns, but get roped right back in when Diamond Tiara threatens them with embarrassing pictures of them. So the kids try to keep Gabby Gums going out of fear of being humiliated like the ponies they’ve written about.

*But at this point, everypony knows that it’s been them, and they pay the price for it. No one will even talk to them, and those who do tell them to get lost. A lot of fans complain about this saying the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. Especially since most of the ponies mad were reading and asking for this. But I don’t know. The sad truth is most people don’t realize how much this kind of slander hurts until it happens to them or people they care about. And no one was forcing the CMC to write this stuff. They could have stopped at any time. But they kept going with their own ambition despite how bad it was making them feel.It a sad scene that can be kind of tough to watch, but the CMC feel the full weight of the consequences of their actions, and sometimes that’s the only way to truly learn.

*And the way they make up for it was exceptionally done. They don’t print something bad about Diamond Tiara to keep her quiet about their embarrassment or something. They come forward, accept what they did, admit it was wrong, sincerely apologize, and promise not to do it again. With the knowledge that those pictures could still be published. You want to know the perfect example of a proper apology, especially when you mess up big time? This is it.

*Concluding with a very important message of respecting people’s privacy and coming forward when you’ve hurt people. One of those lessons that are essential for kids and one that some adults could use a reminder on.

This isn’t one of my favorite CMC episodes, because there are points where it drags, but it can be tough to do a “gossip is bad” message without coming off as preachy. And while I do wish there were one or two angles of those consequences approached, what is there is solid and illustrated well. With a sweet resolution to boot. Next Time: MMMystery on the Friendship Express!

#My Little Pony #MLP Rewatch Marathon #ponyville confidential #My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Review #analysis #MLP:FIM

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