Top 5 Sitcom Couples: Why These are Romances that We Want to be a Part of
Apart from the lucky ones, most of us struggle with love. However, that’s not the end of the world and that is where sitcoms come in to save the day. Sitcoms give us the opportunity to forget about the stressful…
The Best TV Series of 2020
Unlike with movies, there was no shortage of TV shows in 2020. While some shows like the Marvel Disney+ projects got postponed, we also got our fair share of great shows this year. Honorable mentions include Dispatches from Elsewhere, The…
Bojack Horseman Ends with a Somber, Heartfelt Look at Bojack’s Past, Hinting at a Hopeful Future
In some ways, Bojack Horseman is one of the last remnants of an earlier era in television: the era of ‘difficult men’. Mad Men ended almost five years ago. Like Don Draper, Bojack Horseman often ends up exercising his power…
Bojack Horseman Season 6 Part One: The Long Road to Recovery (and How it May All Come Crashing Down)
Like Mad Men and Breaking Bad before it, Bojack Horseman has decided to split its final season into two parts. As a result, season 6 part one feels more like a preamble: it’s a roller-coaster slowly climbing to its peak,…
Undone is a Visually-Arresting Narrative about Relationships (and Time Travel)
Undone is a new eight-part animated series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Bojack Horseman) and Kate Purdy. The only familiarity it shares with Bojack is the way it deals with mental illnesses. Stylistically, it has more in common with Waking Life…
Bojack Horseman Gets Woke, Delivers Eulogies and Does Very Shitty Things in a Strong Fifth Season
Bojack Horseman doesn’t get a pass. He isn’t a good guy, he isn’t a bad guy. He is just a guy, who occasionally does very shitty things. This time, he went far enough, and pushed enough people away, to realize…
Diane Goes to Vietnam, in Search of Her Roots, Solitude and Closure
The Dog days are over in Bojack Horseman. They truly are. A few minutes into the fifth season's second episode, Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter started talking about their divorce papers. My heart broke when I realized my favorite couple on…
Why Bojack Horseman is TV’s Funniest Show About Depression
Let’s talk about depression. Depression isn’t like the common cold. It’s not something that hits you, annoys you for a couple of days and then goes away. It’s more akin to a parasite: once it finds you, it tends to…