Sorry if this is a stupid question but I genuinely want to find out.
Why does Bojack keep doing bad stuff when he seems (in most cases at least) to not actively want to cause any harm?
Like is it because he never thinks anything through? I had a friend very similar to Bojack, and they kept saying mean shit, but to them it was just “being sincere” and to them it felt like having to filter or think through every single thing they say in order to not be an asshole would take a lot of effort. So maybe it’s like that for Bojack, just automatically doing bad things because he acts on impulses and it’s basically natural to him?
I’d really like to hear what you guys think
they basically explained this with gina’s song and dance sequence in the fifth season, though it’s all coated in metaphor so you might not have noticed. the big line is “spun by forces you don’t understand”: bojack is in the midst of intense emotional turmoil constantly but he doesnt know why because he’s never done therapy or done anything to uncover why he behaves the way he does. when you get hurt a lot, when you’re a kid especially, your brain starts to develop behavioral defense mechanisms that are usually not helpful once you’re out of harm’s way, and if you don’t know that that’s happening it can seem like you’re just behaving erratically against your better judgement
Man that was a great scene. Don’t stop dancing…