Just look at the irony though. He left an amazing girlfriend, a supportive friend AND a great career behind to chase what turned out to be a silly fantasy. He was looking for happiness, but if he had just paid attention to what was already in front of him, he had it. So foolish. So harmful. So tragic, its also somehow comical. So Bojack
I think the thing you failed to notice is that the point the writers are trying ti make is that does things does not inherently makes anyone happy. Diana is just as miserable as Bojack she ended doing the same thing as him after divorce mister peanut butter and even befriend Bojack. The reason they are friends is because they bring out the worst in each other. Bojack was fine with his girlfriend until Diane shows up, and his career is what made him miserable in the first place hence why he pander over the fact if he had never came to hollywood if he would ever been happy. lastly, the owl lady although tried her best does not understand who bojack actually is. Bojack likes being miserable he thinks its the only way to hold himself accountable for doing all the awful things he has to people. of course, I could go on
Blessing in disguise for her. She probably expected Bojack to change or self-reflect through the events but it just showed bojack was just not going to..at all.
The problem is that he keeps looking for external sources of happiness because he has low self esteem and doesn't think it's possible for happiness to come from internal resources. Happiness is like a muscle; it's a skill you have to learn and practice constantly. Like jogging. "Every day it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day - that's the hard part."
Also he spends tons of time, energy, and money on all these crazy schemes to make himself happy, drinks himself stupid, takes all the drugs - but the one thing he never tries until later seasons is therapy. And that's the one thing that helps. Of course, in his case it was screwed up because he had a bad therapist. Bojack's life really is tragic, even if he is a self-sabotaging, narcissistic asshole. Even when he does something right, he always seems to have bad luck that unravels everything and makes him feel like it's pointless to try.
@@PurpleDingoPress even advice from a therapist is kinda external imo so maybe thats why he "screwed it up" cos you should listen to your inner self but aside from fear based thoughts from your mind
@@PurpleDingoPress totally feel like thats what happens. Even when good things happen, bad luck takes it away and another tunnel of bullshit happens. Frank Sinatra said thats life. But if thats what life is, fuck life, fuck living, fuck it all, sick and tired of existing and hoping for better days. They dont come.
@@PurpleDingoPress shit, that's why this show feels relatable (minus the drinking) I just want be happy, and happy longer when something makes me feel good - I'm trying to find inner sources happiness without relying on external but I really don't know how. Came from a troubled childhood and currently living with an alcoholic stepdad who blames everyone else, always assumes mom is cheating If she's out for too long alone, and always blames us for not doing anything when in reality he undoes the things we do (e.g making a mess, to the point where we are tired of cleaning up after him), and tells us how things went when he wasn't even there. I'm trying to break the cycle, every time I think I've gotten the hang of it (feeling *great* for a week) the weekend arrives and my stepdad ruins it, sure it can be seen as an excuse but all I want is a calm environment to work on my projects or not feel any pressure from the stepdad being a dick and getting pissy with us I'm seeing therapy but I dont know if it's right or if because I'm still living with issues which prevent me from seeing. Suffering with some sort of anxiety (it be SA or general, not sure), constantly doubting myself sometimes in my dad's voice, also think I might need to do speech therapy in the future as I slur some words and misspeak often along with being super quiet. Anxiety and the doubting I try and talk myself through it and out but shit is a bitch to deal with. Every time I think I've escaped, I'm thrown back into the chair (metaphor) and the regular routine plays out again. One thing I am very glad for is that I'm in my early 20s. I have time, I have all my life if that's what it takes. Bojack on the other hand...
The older I get (approaching my mid-30s), the more I realize that what truly matters above all is human connection. When we're young we take this for granted - you meet your friends every day at school or university, you have plenty of free time and hang out at weekends regularly, etc. But after your mid-20s your job becomes increasingly consuming, you're more tired, more of your friends start their own families, opportunities to meet new people decrease and on top of that you feel like you're losing ability to make new friends while old ones grow distant because they're facing the same challenges as you are... Especially in the last two years as socializing has been increasingly rare. I always suffered from a feeling of emptiness, always felt that something was missing in my life, thought that I was depressed, and this always impeded my performance at school and work. My romantic life was never fulfilling but I did use to have enough friends when I was younger. Now as friends are becoming fewer and after I've been left by a person I fell in love with, I've come to realize that the underlying issue of my chronic feeling of emptiness is and has always been loneliness.
Ive been alone most of my life cause of social anxiety so I always felt empty but I made a few friends but I feel like everyone is drifting away from me while I reach my mid 20s and it's making me feel worse
I'm a bit younger than you but I feel this so much. It's been many years since I can confidently say that I've been "happy", and that was during a time when I had a great group of friends who I'd hang out with on a regular basis. I didn't have much money since I barely started my career but it didn't really bother me. Nowadays, everything just feels empty and repetitive for the same reasons you stated. Sure, I have my good or happy days (seeing an old friend, going on vacation, getting a raise/promotion, etc.) but am I genuinely happy? I can't really say, but I do know that I don't want to keep living my life feeling like this 95% of the time.
Here's an idea : why don't we do things we've done before, like invite some friends to come over, do silly things, be young. Forget all the birthdays, fancy dinners... you don't need them, they're just dates that fill your agenda. Why don't you instead go on a weekend with your friends like before all of this, before you became unhappy, not satisfied with your personal life ? Maybe it's the key to escape what we live today. And what about the kids ? That is what babysitters are for, or deposit them to your parents, I'm pretty sure they will be more than happy to keep your kids one day or two. We just have to make it happen, for us, for ourselves. And maybe it will help your friends too. But remember, you have to act if you want results, you can't expect to call from the sky. Be strong out there !
A good advice my friends apreciatte the people that are here now because then life takes them and when it happens you won't feel soo bad because you did nothing wrong and all the memorys make you selfefficient. Plus even if it is just a moment you see them that will fill you up and you won't feel that lonely because you have love and just love gives you hope for a new day ❤. Love God to be love.
God ... the opening scene when he realizes nothing will ever make him truly happy. It evoked such a sad realization in myself. I connect with this damn horse so much, and to see him constantly failing and evading genuine happiness gives me such a bleak picture for what my own future holds. If Bojack cant get his shit together and be happy, then maybe I wont ever get my shit together and be happy. Theres got to be more. Sometimes I feel like itd be just better to jump off a bridge, but I think about all the pain it would brimg my parents and family and I couldnt do that.
That's the fallacy of "the grass is always greener". As a generation we've been conditioned to expect things will always be better, even if they're not. But the thought of settling down into happiness itself is scary because it feels like settling. It's letting go of the one control you have in life to chop and change but in the end you come to realise you have no control over the things that happen in life. Maybe Bojack was right. If you can find someone who can halfway tolerate you, sink your claws in and don't let go. Because there's only so many times in life you get such a thing. Even if it doesn't last, it's still a beautiful thing.
I hope you are alright. I hope you find a sense of happiness. I hope I can give you a bit of advice. A little bit about me: I was born in Transylvania and came to Scotland when I was 13. I have dyslexia and autism. My mother divorced 2 times. I do have my moments of misery. But I do have my moments of happiness as well. I study geology, which is the science of eternity. The world can feel cold, infinite. But there are moments as well where one feels wonder. My great uncle was a security man in the Romanian government. He worked for the Wermacht and for the Soviets later in the war. My grandfather was part Securitate. My family past is drenched with blood. So I have seen evil and human terror. My advice, try to make the world a happier place. Clean up your room. Try out new things, try to see where happiness may lie. You might find it at the most unexpected places. Never ever stop fighting. Never give up! See the morning sun. Try to be as kind and as decent as possible. Haste ye back! For me happiness can be as much as a nice thin section, a nip of whiskey, the old Arbroath Abbey, or a Burns song. Or jotting down things in old Szekely-Hungarian runes. See what works for you. But you do need to be kind to yourself. I hope this helps a little bit.
As Buddhism teaches, life is suffering. Accept it and stop expecting to be happy. That way, when something good does happen, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Man yes. I loved seeing Bojack and Diane as friends struggling to find their place and their peace. When the show started focusing on bojacks mistakes and he started to show the despicable side of him, the show was still good but it's not what I had signed up for
I love how Todd attempted to replace his fractured friendship with BoJack by befriending Copernicus, but (perhaps because he knows the good-hearted, ill-mannered BoJack so well) he saw right through the well-mannered, ill-hearted Copernicus.
everyone’s talking about how truly depressing and hard hitting this show is, and while that is true, todd made me especially sad in this video. 0:46 and 0:49… he reserved TWO seats for bojack, most likely knowing that bojack wouldn’t show up, but STILL HAD some inkling of hope that maybe this time, he would. maybe this time, he would be the good friend that todd always wanted him to be. and even after this, over and over, todd gave bojack multiple chances to have a fulfilling friendship with him. bojack said it himself in s2 episode 12: “you’ve always seen the good in me somehow.” and yet, he continued to walk all over todd despite the fact that todd continued to believe there was a part of bojack that could change for the better. their relationship devastates me and it actually could’ve been a decent friendship if bojack just grew the hell up. maybe if he just stepped back for a moment and understood that todd continuously forgave him because HE CARED about their relationship, and he because todd KNEW that bojack was capable of being a good person, then maybe todd wouldn’t have pushed bojack out of his life
I guess the lesson is: There might be nothing more, stop looking for more and just settle down with what you already have. Yes, sometimes the chase for happiness is more exciting than maintaining stability, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
'' When was the last time when you were happy? '' me(starts crying like a waterfall) damn this show is a real emotional rollercoaster. Thank you for uploading this.
My sister and i loved this show, and she didn’t know i was coming home from Afghanistan on leave, i pulled in and stood next to my jeep blasting this song and stood just that way, ill never forget her running outside crying.
Damn! I haven't cried in a while but this scene honestly brought a tear to my eye. You can just feel a sense of void at the end of this episode. While the camera is focusing on each character you can truly feel the missed opportunities, the little moments of happiness that are slipping away from them and that they'll never get back, the little choices on different paths that all somehow fall in the same environment, in the same order of things, in life... this honestly makes me think so much, this show is so good and deep. I can't even express myself about its greatness
@@djlazzlow7651 @Dj Lazzlow I'm sorry man! It wasn't my intention. However crying every once in a while is a freeing experience. I hope everything goes well for you, overall, despite the negative things I thought about when I wrote this comment, life is full of good and positive stuff, we just have to be ready for when it shows up 😉
@@notmyedits5074 Yeah man, thanks for your comment btw..I hope you would find solace and salvation too in this bittersweet life of ours and of course, May God bless you all the way until death and beyond
@@djlazzlow7651 Thanks a lot man! I hope everything goes well for you aswell ❤ keep your head up and every problem will go away, there is no such thing as an issue that's too big to solve or that's impossible to overcome. Let's keep fighting through the struggle and we'll see the light after that
When I first watched this episode, I never thought how much this last scenes would hit me so hard. It made me feel like there's a hole inside me, with a void of nothingness that I couldn't explain. And since then, I was never able to move on from this scene. Then the rest of the show happened. Even more to fathom.
the scene before this one had me blubbering like a baby, when she explains to bojack how she wishes she could go home and not have to apologise for leaving and making things so difficult, it really hit home =[
Bojack's a runner. He always has been. His parents taught him everything he needed to be an absolute trainwreck of a person, dangerous to himself and others, but it's him who always runs away from the other paths he could go down. He's afraid to confront everything he is. So he just runs away, through rabbit holes and doors, just looking for another show, another spectacle he can lose himself in. But it'll never last
Siempre se puede volver al momento en que uno es realmente es feliz, se llama mañana, pero para eso necesitas dejar de soñar y comenzar a actuar de una vez.
They didn't have to choose such a fitting song for this. If you come to find out why ou are, then may you find out who you are. It doesn't matter what you do to find yourself, yet you must abide by one simple rule, don't lose yourself in a dream and tear apart someone elses life because of your brokenness. I loved this episode, as it encourages its viewers to go change and improve their lives, but teaches them not to ruin others while they do so
Your feelings can react from the outside but lasting emotions , and state of mind comes from within.In spite of my parents, my school , my former retail job, and the horrors of the world i am content and happy. I could die tomorrow and regret nothing. My last regret was still having my virginity but when it was gone my inner turmoil unknotted itself and detached myself from that toxic relationship. Now i am at peace with myself.
I like how this ending is all happy and what not but in the end. What happened there is going to drastically fuck over Bojack in the end. Happy start dark end, nice🙂
The search for happiness is... abstract in a word. It's everlasting, different for every person, and everyone has their own internal and external obstacles on that path. Even when you get what you want, it can change as you and those around you change. If you get everything you ever wanted, you have no more "puzzle of happiness", nothing to work for, nothing to dream about, no reason to continue on. It's like beating a game you love and being left in sandbox mode, but what sets real life apart from a game is that there's everlasting content, always something to work for if you identify it and learn how to pursue it (so don't let this be a reason to fear pursuing your dreams). That journey to happiness is confusing and even scary at times. You will find yourself stumbling, messing things up along the way, but the most important thing is to learn from your mistakes and avoid making them in the future. The very best thing you can do is maintain integrity, and be a positive influence to those around you. You aren't perfect, and you never will be, but a mature person (be it your S/O, a friend, your boss, your teacher, etc.) will understand that and judge you based off of ALL your traits, positive included. We as humans thrive in groups, and even if you prefer isolation, having one or two friends to support you will bring you more happiness than you may know. It's okay to prefer being alone or with pets, but when you really need assistance, you'll be glad to have someone who has your back if you have theirs. Bottom line, just be good to others. That way, you know that when you stumble or fail on your road to happiness, you'll have someone there for you. If you want others to see the good in you, you have to choose to be good. Bojack never learned from his mistakes, and fueled himself on spite, bitterness, self-pity, and vice. He was happy living with Charlotte, but refused to accept that she found happiness with someone else, then accepted the advances of her 17 Y/O daughter. He was happy with Diane and Todd, but they hit their limits after witnessing just how many times he ruined something good through scummy actions. He was happy being around Hollyhock, but she cut him off after accepting the truth of the person he was/is (The final straw was what he'd done in the past, but at the same time, she didn't have much of a 'Good present-day Bojack' to compare to Pete's story. Bojack hadn't changed.) Even if you make the wrong choices, learning from your mistakes, having a good heart, preforming selfless actions, and allowing yourself to be motivated by kindness will make things okay. Let yourself grow positively, and leave a positive impact. In 5000 years, you may not be remembered, but being good to those around you today will generate those spectacular moments which you can hold on to forever.
Damn it I had this song in my head for so long, I searched it for an hour till I finally thought it was in an animated show... Initially I thought it was Futurama then somehow I ended up in the BoJack Horseman OST and I started listening to all the songs till I found it Again. Now I saved it in a playlist 😅
The thing is I always feel sorry for Wanda, when Bojack is not at the door, but to be honest she is a great person and kinda dodge a bullet with Bojack there. He always hurts the people around him
I mean, he can have an idea, but you really. cant know how you would feel until it happens, and then once there, maybe something else would have have popped up , its like you. dont know what else could happen if you keep the ball rolling for long enough
I have no clue how to reach out to you Jesse Novak but there is this guitar riff running while Diane's monologue about monorail in Season 2 Episode 10 just before ending. I believe it is an original score. Can you please help me find out that song. I would be extremely happy if it happens. Also i would comment this on every video until someone helps me out
Anybody got an instrumental of the song? I've tried Audacity and RX audio editor but nothing. So magical and guiding without the words and at the same time with them. I relate to the people who say it's life changing.