ok, look. i understand that this show is highly celebrated, but for me, i don’t understand how you can enjoy a show that has no light at the end of the tunnel. i was curious about the show, and i spoiled myself on a few things, i’ve watched 3 whole episodes total, the first one, the escape from la, and the finale. and bojack does some terrible stuff that there is no escape from, even when he changes, or so i’ve heard from a review.
i just don’t understand why i should watch a cartoon from start to finish when i know that the ending itself carries no sense of hope. i’m sorry if this sounds stupid, but is this show something you guys still rewatch even despite knowing how things will turn out? how do you do it?
i;m not against angst or tragedy in shows, but this one just seems too much for me.
I think it’s because they think it’s childish or because they’re scared of being perceived as childish. People grew up watching cartoons and have trouble looking past the fact that it’s just a medium. Videogames aren’t just Mario and cartoons aren’t just Tom and Jerry. Comic books aren’t just picture-books. They’re mediums that allow you to tell a story that you just can’t tell with live-action. Brockmire does a remarkable job, but even it can’t tell the story in a way that Bojack can.
We’re all guilty of our biases, but closing ones self off from entire mediums because of them is just sad. I’m not saying it makes them sad people, but it does make me sad that they’d outright refuse to listen to the story because of it.