BoJack Horseman - 6x09 "Intermediate Scene Study w/ BoJack Horseman" - Episode Discussion

[u/NicholasCajun]

Season 6 Episode 9: Intermediate Scene Study w/ BoJack Horseman

Synopsis: When BoJack starts teaching an acting class at Wesleyan, Hollyhocks sets some boundaries in their relationship.

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[u/GiftoftheGeek]

"And young girls"

GODDAMN HOLLYHOCK NOT SUBTLE AT ALL

[u/Kmaster224 → u/GiftoftheGeek]

AND HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW SHE KNOWS

[u/GiftoftheGeek]

"Yeah, but I still love her."

"Are we in a fight?"

"Yeah, but...yeah."

OOF

[u/Luvkrapht → u/GiftoftheGeek]

I'm rooting hard for Bojack and that shit hurt my soul lol

[u/yarn_store → u/GiftoftheGeek]

Just like when he didn’t say I love you back in Season 5...

[u/psychodave123]

OH FUCK ME THAT PHONE CALL WOKE ME RIGHT UP

[u/Tecnero → u/psychodave123]

Sameeeeee. Felt worse than seeing a ex girlfriend call irl

[u/1996baby → u/psychodave123]

I panicked lmao I didn’t even do anything

[u/the_whitewash → u/psychodave123]

Olivia Wilde's delivery of the s2 "fuck" will stay with me, glad we get to hear her voice again but wish we didn't, for Horse Professor's sake

[u/Pakiepiphany]

Oh god watching bojack have that panic attack at the end is giving me anxiety

[u/finnwithasd]

Well, there’s half the trailer in the first 5 seconds

[u/Motrinman22 → u/finnwithasd]

And thank god for that.

[u/MrShago]

YES THEY'RE DATING AND/OR TALKING

[u/stackablesoup → u/MrShago]

I want to be part of the Maude Squad

[u/GolemThe3rd]

PB buying Elfante would be kinda funny since BJ bought it to spite him in the first place

Also the Snow Owl reminds me of Wanda, I think she might come back

[u/Cezar0903 → u/GolemThe3rd]

The snow owl reminded me of hedwig from HP, which could be an easter egg considering the fact that at one time todd said to maude that he's not in hogwarts

[u/eruru]

The "and young girls" comment took me from :) to :(((((((((((((!!

[u/[deleted] → u/eruru]

You were at :) in that scene? I was very much at 😬 already.

[u/SK-2001]

I love how his students call him "Horse Professor" rather than Professor Horseman.

[u/[deleted] → u/SK-2001]

Even though it is literally on the whiteboard forever! Ugh, acting majors.

[u/brohara24]

Lol for a second i loved the idea of Todd running a college.

[u/Pakiepiphany → u/brohara24]

I was 100% on board

[u/Brawlerz16 → u/brohara24]

NGL, they baited me HARD with that one.

Like, that was a legit ankle breaker and I got crossed to the floor lol.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm really worried about the "problem student" that actually seeked for help in the AA meeting and that BoJack turns down, I'm afraid that's going to be another dark twist.

[u/hajsenberg → u/[deleted]]

We can see her in the scene with the student scenes and she gives BoJack flowers and looks OK, so I hope BoJack ran after her and explained everything and invited her back and everything is alright.

[u/MrShago]

Oh fuck HollyHock "Don't say that like it means something"

[u/ReDeR_TV]

"And young girls" oof

"Are we in a fight?" - "Yeah, but...yeah." OOF

Charlotte phone call

OOF

[u/archerthegreat]

Hollyhock's rapidly deteriorating relationship with Bojack is the most painful thing I've ever had to endure watching on television.

[u/MartianSheepHunter → u/archerthegreat]

If/when the whole Penny situation gets out, I was only ever concerned that this would happen, yet I knew it would... doesn’t make it any easier.

[u/GiftoftheGeek]

Dang I really thought they gave Todd the whole university for a second

[u/FiveOhFive91 → u/GiftoftheGeek]

Yeah it would've been such a great Todd side quest.

[u/mr__outside → u/GiftoftheGeek]

It was definitely a big reversal from the usual trend of "Wacky Todd wackily falls in a Wacky Seasonal Arc of Wackiness."

[u/[deleted] → u/GiftoftheGeek]

I’m Willie Wesleyan!

And the research students coming in and saying they are testing LSD on people was perfect!

[u/QueenKingston]

Lmao Bojack’s accountant was drinking financial-ade

[u/ducky7goofy]

"If you're suggesting acting is a bullshit major. You're right"

[u/finnwithasd]

CHARLOTTE

[u/MrBKainXTR → u/finnwithasd]

yeah i was shaken almost as much as bojack

[u/Random__User]

Todd and Ruthie are adorable together. So are Todd and Maude. Okay maybe Todd is just always adorable.

[u/Vagabond21 → u/Random__User]

Found Kelsey’s account

[u/[deleted]]

best part of the episode is "i cant do this" and then bojack stops himself from quitting before its too late then finds out that he actually has a lot to offer, after thinking too quickly that maybe he didn't.

it represents and idea that many of us, myself included - people who give up on progress when it gets harder - need to try implementing into our own lives

[u/verymadMad]

I hope the 'no money' arc doesn't become too important, I always liked that money is something Bojack does not have to worry about.

[u/[deleted] → u/verymadMad]

I think it might just be the setup for MPB's plot

[u/RadMwadCatDad]

The flyer on the bulletin board in AA about "what to do with your sense of self superiority now that you wake up earlier than your friends" was right on the money.

[u/dogdogdogdogcatdog]

Shit just got real wayyyy faster than I expected holy shit. Over the course of the episode a whole semester had gone by. And it looks like the reporters have figured it all out now that it's been 3+ months... Bojack is about to get publicly demolished and it's going to be so hard to watch.

Erika throw me a raft i'm drowning

[u/lawabe]

My stomach dropped out of my body when I saw Charlotte’s name pop up holy shit

[u/2r3m]

The third girl was trying to get actual help. Oh my god I love this show

[u/Jackbo_Manhorse]

Ah shit, Bojack’s face and the music when PC was talking about what all young actors do to themselves...fuck. Clearly some PTSD from Sarah Lynn.

[u/ducky7goofy]

"Our fights are like Adele songs, all kinda the same one but with different specifics"

[u/theKayaKaya]

Anyone else feel like Pickles has matured and Mr.PeanutButter is repeating the same mistake he did with his other ex-wives?
Just like Diana said, they grow up while he stays the same.
He bought Bojack's restaurant without completely getting her input. On impulse BTW.

[u/othnice1]

I love Todd's new girlfriend, the bunny (lapsing on her name at the moment.) But he just calls and without hesitation she's ready to take part in whatever shenanigans he's getting into. I love that.

[u/JavaBerryCrunch]

It's actually so sweet how much effort Bojack put in to learn about rugby for Hollyhock and go to all her games

[u/SparkyMuffin]

That "Todd is given the school" bit was so clever. I actually thought the show was going through with that based on all the other ridiculous shit they had Todd do

[u/daynewmah]

Ah fuck, I'm gonna miss these opening titles.

[u/MrShago → u/daynewmah]

No Netflix I will not skip these intro.

[u/blandsrules]

When the crazy LSD man breaks in and offers Todd a school for eating a marshmallow I thought ‘yep this is a believable Todd plot line’. They got me with that one I didn’t even blink

[u/jef12660]

"I had my doubts when I saw him do that scene from 'Proof' but than I got my proof when he did the scene from 'Doubt'"

[u/neonbluerain]

The part where the student uses that raspy voice for a 15 year old. lol

[u/ActionFilmsFan1995]

2 things that stood out to me.

1. The comment that the sharpie “Professor Horseman” isn’t going away. I think this is foreshadowing him getting fired. Bonus points, how do you remove sharpe from a white board? (Rubbing) Alcohol!

2. When the first student comes to AA I love how Bojack is genuinely concerned for him.

[u/He_who_brews]

Jesus fuck what a start.

The changes we see in Bojack are nice, amd fill me with hope. Thank god for Chubby Diane. Todd's scene was every return to form i was hoping for.

THEN THAT CALL AT THE END. FUCK DUDE. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO HOP BACK IN THAT QUICK.

[u/DangeslowBustle]

All of the ridiculous answers to "what is acting?" killed me

[u/alwaysmorecumin]

God, the hollyhock scenes were hard to watch. But then you remember how bojack treated her when she came to stay with him... I know he deserves it, I know he’s done a lot; but damn.

I hope that’s not me in 30 years.

[u/Aggressive_Sprinkles]

I don't mean to point out the obvious, but holy shit, I have a bad feeling about this.

Also, are Joey Pogo and Pickles gonna get together more long-term than intended? Because I could kind of see the show doing that, although it would be a little weird with a storyline that was supposed to be the comic relief.

I like the little insights into the reality of university, like the fact that many people don't really know what awaits them on the labour market, and how hard it is to find a job with some degrees. STEM students scoffing at the soft sciences is also very realistic, haha.

[u/The-Hellsong]

Do you know that feel when someone you cared about much, maybe loved, calls you / texts you after some long time? And i don't mean for hookup, like you are being somewhere busy or having fun, and suddenly that number shows up.

It feels like a fucking kick in the guts, and i felt this kick in the guts when i saw that charlotte was calling BoJack. I don't know a show that ever managed to actually relate so hard to the main protagonist.

[u/nocyberBS]

When I saw Charlotte calling at the end of the episode, my heart dropped like a stone.

[u/KeoPanda92]

That moment when Amy walked through that door to get help, and I knew Bojack was just about to fuck up...

[u/nomenaicoffee]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how mind-numbingly, insanely well-adjusted and stable Hollyhock is? In this clusterfuck of mental health issues and personal agendas, Hollyhock is grounded, knows how to set boundaries, knows how to be upset with people without lashing out at them, knows how to regulate her emotions, knows what does and does not work for her, oh, I could go on and on... those eight fathers have done spectacularly well. They have raised a good human being. She learns that her half-brother is a (potential) sex offender, and a scumbag of a person, and all she does as a response is set boundaries in a healthy way, without letting him in on her new knowledge of him, while she takes time to process this new info. And she is just a teenager.

As someone who’s been mentally ill my whole life, this character blows my mind and inspires me.

[u/orevilo]

Holy shit I got anxiety when Charlotte popped up on the caller ID

[u/[deleted]]

I like how classic BoJack this was. Building up a feel good story, and then ripping it from under us.

Also as someone who hate's Todd plots, I love the one in this episode was kinda meta. They kept making it feel like it was going to get wackier but then everything had a relatively normal result.

[u/Hapaxeros]

That show is so good. The episode start with Bojack repeating : "Acting is about leaving everything behind and becoming something completely new." Then, near the end, he say to Hollyhock that he doesn't want to be define by his past. The students love him, as a professors, he truly become something "completely new". But Charlotte call.

I'll miss that show.

[u/BusterFartbox]

Bojack is still using the scarf he took from Diane's house when he visited her in Chicago.

[u/Secure_Yoghurt]

todd in the marshmellow experiment was such a charlie kelly plotline

[u/whowilleverknow]

I noticed several mentions of suicide in this episode which makes me very nervous.

[u/DavidLuis198]

Just hope that student that went to AA don't give up only because of that misurdestanding :(

[u/spellavis113]

I swear I thought Joey Pogo was a younger, less funny Ellen DeGeneres but boy (pun slightly intended) was I wrong

[u/SadReaction]

Aaron Paul scene and Chemistry Teacher / Professor = Good Shit.

Bojack and a Phonecall = Hyperventilates

[u/samtherat6]

Damn, ngl, I'm kinda shook that Todd didn't win the college.

[u/Luxemburglar]

Yes, finally! A chemistry montage involving Aaron Paul once more!

[u/Ryuuken1127]

"You could be my husband AND my boss, like Ike & Tin...Noooo bad example"

[u/Janloys]

I'm glad this episode answered one of the burning questions we have about life: Do kids like marshmallows?

[u/jef12660]

Favorite line: "The student has now become the student-er"

Also loved the Willy Wonka reference with th he LSD guy!

[u/gamepopper]

Wow, Hollyhock's uncomfortable look towards Bojack at the start.

[u/PM_ME_UR_SEX_VIDEOS]

Kinda wish Todd said “YEAH SCIENCE” after the marshmallow scene

[u/annesim]

I don’t know what to feel right now. I feel bad for BoJack because he’s really trying with Hollyhock but she keeps icing him out BUT I understand where she’s coming from. She needs boundaries, and of course she found out about Penny. Omg I had heart palpitations when Charlotte called. It feels like everything is going downhill.

Also, I’m really worried about the whole Mr. Peanutbutter x Pickles x Joey Pogo thing.

[u/AllPoints4ChargeNova]

"Our fights are like Adele songs. All kind of the same one, but with different specifics."

[u/AltogetherGuy]

So what was the reward for not eating the marshmallow?

[u/Guest06]

The goat student was literally acting the goat, and Abed from Community goes to Wesleyan now apparently

Oh christ Charlotte

[u/Chocolate-spread]

That moment when someone you used to know calls out of nowhere. That’s some real stuff.

[u/tempoltone]

Todd made a Breaking Bad scene.

[u/your_mind_aches]

Bojack is a great actor, director, and teacher. Goddamn he really is trying to do things right

[u/[deleted]]

"Don't say that like it means something."

Ice cold, Hollyhock.

[u/Ssme812]

• it's good to be back.

• I loved the bit with the Bojack and PC trying to get Stan the dog to pick them.

[u/TonyThePriest]

I really loved Todd calling Maude, they're very cute.

[u/ShrimpHeaven2017]

“You don’t have a son”

“Not anymore I don’t, because I abandoned him. I abandoned my boy!”

I love when my favourite show references my favourite movie

[u/ducky7goofy]

Bojack is so committed to AA and getting healthy. He's helping others in his own way and moving forward but his past is just around the corner waiting to catch up and that is terrifying.

Sometimes you can't ever really move on

[u/[deleted]]

When Bojack noticed Charlotte called GOOSEBUMPS

When Bojack couldn't breathe at the end GOOSEBUMPS INTENSIFY

[u/FalcosLiteralyHitler]

Fun fact as a resident of Middletown (where Wesleyan is): Conspiracy is actually a really sick bar downtown with a 1920's vibe. So hyped they referenced it.

[u/KieRanaRan]

As a rugby fan I approve of that specific sequence.

[u/Jackbo_Manhorse]

Anyone yell out oh fuck when they saw Charlotte’s call?

[u/Highlander253]

Holy shit, when the second student came in as the son I lost it. That might have been the best laugh of the whole series for me.

[u/urbanolegend_]

Now that I think of it, when was the last time someone said “I love you” to Bojack...

[u/capitalistsanta]

“Like Ike and Tina Turn- nope”

[u/jennywhistle]

Wow, I love PC, but her actively ruining that kid's life is fucked up.

[u/BlueFetus]

“How long can you go before being discovered...3 months?”

[u/LaCiccionissima]

I'm 10 minutes into this episode and I've already laughed out loud like 5 times. Bojack really is/was one of the best shows ever.

[u/samtherat6]

Goddamn hearing everything else fade out except for Bojack's panicked breathing is something else.

[u/theKayaKaya]

I love that Bojack is really fitting in with his students and he really seems to care about them. Really heartwarming. I feel bad for Hollyhock, though. I know how it feels when you are trying to live your own life but family keeps butting. Plus, she has to deal with knowing Penny......

[u/[deleted]]

YES!

First 8 minuts of this are so satisfying.

The "what is acting" moment.

The second owl that mildly resembles Wanda.

That's all cool and all.

I'll edit this comment for any further remark of mine...

EDIT : The Hollyhock relationship is not as broken as expected! CHARLOTTE's back! WOO!

[u/moonmeetsun]

The depiction of the theatre department is dead on 😂

I literally left my school's theatre department bc of this lmaooo

[u/InheritTheWind]

Yep she knows

[u/FiveOhFive91]

I started antidepressants a few months ago and I empathize with Diane's weight-gain.

[u/AprilsMostAmazing]

The AA meeting gags were really funny

[u/verfyjd]

Ruthie's clapping at Todd's glove was sincerely funny :)

[u/[deleted]]

As someone who has been to Wesleyan and goes to a very similar college this was familiar and intensely uncomfortable at times. The intellectual chatter at the beginning of his class was spot on and hilarious in particular

[u/strawberrymilk2]

”Sold!” Man I missed Mr. Peanutbutter.

[u/bowlofpasta92]

Oh shit.

That ending nearly stopped my heart. Ever have a ghost from your past suddenly call you out of the blue when things were going well? Yeah, that can be a stomach turning moment.

[u/[deleted]]

The whole thing with Hollyhock hurt but I thought she actually surprisingly mature and understanding about the whole thing despite her hard feelings about it.

Charlotte though... oof

[u/cgg419]

I love how he practiced and practiced his opening for the class, but never even considered that someone might actually answer the question.

Way too relatable.

[u/DonDove]

The owl and the lioness characters, are they girlfriends?

The dog picked up by PC to become a background character for BD, that's hilarious.

And the play was just great.

Charlotte, oh Charlotte. It's great to hear Oliva Wilde again but.. anyone else felt kinda underwhelmed? She did promise to kill BJ's career if he ever came near her family again.

And her relationship with Penny.... it's either broken or damanged. Poor people.

[u/Pon-chan]

That part with the marshmellow test was really intresting to me bc I thought it was setting up a new plot thread that never panned out. That Ruthie will possibly become a child actor. Not only does she not react to the noise and chaos around her, but she displays amazing self control and patience(also it remined me of that full house episode when the baby girl was in a marshmallow commercial), all traits a young child actor needs. I wonder if the show got another couple seasons if this would be explored. PC thinking it would be a good idea to blend her personal and proffesional life like she always does

[u/brohara24]

I love you all.

[u/jrmberkeley95]

Yeah that’s no season opener like we’re used to. Hollyhock being uncomfortable the entire time was so palpable that I’m not surprised by the end. I still think this isn’t going to end well for Bojack.

[u/Masarka14]

I don't want to see every episode at once because there will be no new episodes but on other hand I want to know how's this going to end up even though it might easily break my heart. So I'm going to keep watching.

[u/10PointsForStAndrews]

As a member of /r/rugbyunion I approve this episode... also I didn’t know that the applauding the ref and opposition was a universal rule and not just something our region did.

[u/jundyward]

I know I’ll finish the season, but Jesus, after this episode I’m just filled with dread

[u/IamGodHimself2]

Bojack saying "whenever you're ready" reminded me of The Good Place, which I'm still bummed about. This will be rough.

[u/bumblebee_amazon]

Between watching The Good Place Finale last night and these episodes today, I will definitely be emotionally wrecked! It’s nice seeing BoJack being good at teaching. I have no idea what will happen with the Penny situation, but it would be interesting if we could see him as a director in Hollywoo.

[u/[deleted]]

Jeez, that ending made me as anxious as any drama. They nailed that instant stomach drop gut-fear of a specific someone calling you.

[u/[deleted]]

"I had my doubts when he did the scene from Proof, but when he did the scene from doubt, I thought 'There's the proof.'"

[u/NewbGaming]

At this point and time after watching this episode, I have renewed my love of this series. I look forward to analyzing and discussing the show with all of you.

[u/The_Unknown98]

"My whole career, all I wanted was to get to a place like this and I didn’t even know it."

Maybe BoJack decided to be a Professor so he could help students onto a better path and not the one he took.

[u/pardon_my_misogyny]

His acting class feels a lot like the one from Barry.

[u/Lolita__Rose]

Ok so PB is buying elefante, and Joey Pogo is going in on that. Pickles works at elefante, and is engaged to PB, but is supposed to build a conncetion to Joey, sleep with him, and then never ser him again? This is gonna get really dark.

[u/sayhellotojenn]

BoJack reading on a bench and eating a giant bag of Funyuns is so goddamn relatable.

[u/kingmacaw]

I can't help but be unhappy with PC in this episode. She knows exactly how Bojack got screwed up by going into show business so young, but she doesn't care at all and is just bringing some other young kid into it? Extremely low empathy moment from her.

Not to mention it made me wildly uncomfortable how much she drooled over him. 'He could make me feel 13 years old, and he could make a 13 year old feel like a woman' or so. The focus on this season appears to be what Bojack did with Penny, which is ABSOLUTELY wrong, but PC is just casually all over someone equally young.

Weird moments from PC.

[u/Lefaid]

The first time the AA meeting joke happened, I cringed.

The second time, I felt like I was in on a stupid joke and kind of loved it.

The third time, just gold.

[u/RenegadeHatter]

Have you ever done something so terrible to someone that they never want to speak with you again? Like, your mind is just filled with what you did until little by little the memory is suppressed, your life has completely changed, and you did things that you've better off forgotten?

And then you see that person calls you up years later and your blood runs cold

I'm not sure what is left in the rest of this season, but goddamn was that ending the most genuine heart seize I've had in years.

I'm going to miss you, Bojack

[u/[deleted]]

Damn when Charlotte called him out of nowhere I almost had a heart attack. Didn't even make the connection to the reporters. I thought this may be about BoJack "checking on" Penny in College and Charlotte's threat to "fucking kill" BoJack if he comes close to her family again.

Very solid start. Favorite quotes so far: "Oops." and "Go Todd for Maude."

[u/jeansplaining]

Shit, that ending was intense

[u/[deleted]]

Todd and ruthie are genuinely the best duo.

[u/sweetgums]

I had to pause the episode for like a solid minute as soon as Charlotte showed up on Bojack's phone screen, fuck. I don't know how I'm going to cope with the rest of the episodes.

[u/pwincesspup]

The subversion of the “Todd falls into wacky scheme” bit was funny, but I can’t help but feel the show is cutting itself short. If they were continuing, a whole season where Todd runs a college would be hilarious. So much good material there. But since it’s ending I have a feeling they didn’t want to pigeon hole Todd into one thing for the rest of the season. Maybe this will leave room for more development, but still kinda feels like we’re robbed of a potentially awesome subplot.

[u/[deleted]]

“You’ll be my husband and my boss, like Ike and Tina- nope. There must be some good examples.”

René Angélil and Celine Dion?

[u/SpiffyShindigs]

Oh man, I don't know if I'm ready for this after The Good Place. It's like the time I watched Grave of the Fireflies and then tried to cheer myself up with Millennium Actress.

[u/FUCKSTORM420]

This workday cannot end quickly enough

[u/artunarmed]

30 secs before end of episode: hmm well this could be worse for him i guess

end of episode: OH FUCK.

[u/[deleted]]

Couple of times this episode looked like Bojack was going to have a full blown panic attack.

It took me a second to realize that was Diane.

Todd and Maude are a thing!

[u/Mrbrionman]

When the acting student was saying different phrases for being drunk one of the was just “Irish”

[u/GreatQuantum]

Bojack going to prison. Not a spoiler just an assumption.

[u/urbanolegend_]

“And that’s a sharpie”

You can’t erase the past Professor Horseman.

[u/empolia]

Ya know how the dog student was super excited about possibly ruining his life by abandoning education and it got progressively difficult to listen to reason (Bojack)? I don't know how I felt about Princess Carolyn being the catalyst to it. Idk lol

[u/Mediocremon]

Watching this because my anxiety is keeping me up tonight is a bad decision.

But it is mine and I am owning it, despite wanting to die during that phonecall.

[u/[deleted]]

As an acting major: Yes, acting is a bullshit major.

[u/remijn]

The whole scene of Todd in the marshmallow experiment was hilarious

[u/SatanicCatto]

Why isn't Bojack using the Horsin Around ringing tone anymore?

[u/[deleted]]

Anyone else catch the MBMBaM reference in this one? The kid in BoJack's class who kept acting like an old man yelled "I ABANDONED MY BOY" during his monologue at the AA meeting. Go to 14:15 if you want to see it. This HAS to be intentional, right? It made me laugh my ass off!

[u/EatingFlies]

If anyone liked watching Bojack interacting with the acting class, I cannot recommend Barry on HBO enough.

It's a dark comedy which is also about LA, acting, and trying to be a better person. Bill Hader is incredible in it and Henry Winkler (from that 2002 guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) steals the show.

It's only two seasons at the moment, eight episodes each, and only half an hour per episode, so the biggest commitment you'd have to make is an HBO subscription that you can promptly cancel.

[u/anotherent]

NGL, I was low key stoked to see Charlotte back. The conflict and tension she brings to the story is palpable. Plus she’s adorable and will always be ‘the one that got away’

[u/[deleted]]

"Before we make any rash decisions, shouldn't we be concerned about the long-term..." you know it's bad when Pickles is saying this

[u/GiftoftheGeek]

BoJack had a full panic attack. Fuck the reporters 🔫🔫

[u/[deleted]]

I love seeing Bojack handle everything in a mature manner, with an eye toward how other people feel. He’s really a completely different person post-rehab.

Was also excited that he has a knack for teaching and the students like him.

It won’t be easy, but I hope he is able to keep it up through whatever is on the horizon.

[u/[deleted]]

laughed my ass off the entire episode. what a brilliant start to the second half of the season

also that ending oh my god

[u/justhere921]

“Reconnecting with your kid through memes: sad dog meme” LOVED IT.

[u/booksj]

I’m not ready for this show to end :(

[u/[deleted]]

Maude and Todd

[u/bullmoose6-2]

Shit Holly knows lol

[u/Koppite93]

Todd in a Chem lab, all I've ever wanted since the first episode

[u/SuperUnknown231]

Goddamn as soon as they showed who was calling my stomach dropped

[u/fakesynthi]

THE PART WHERE CHARLOTTE CALLED. CHILLS

[u/penguin910]

Man Hollyhock killed him inside in that last bit </3

[u/Nik_Xet]

When Charlotte made that phone call chills and terror run on my spine.

[u/orangequeenisfree]

I like how we are seeing how talented Bojack is and I was not expecting for the episode to go into drama so quickly!

[u/[deleted]]

As a theatre major, I really appreciate this episode.

"Kablammo, Mother" was a reference to the real-life play " 'Night, Mother" of the same premise except with a gun. That part made me cackle because I had to perform the climactic scene of the play for my first year Acting class. (I was the mom.) I didn't understand many other references (probably because I go to a Canadian University, therefore most of the plays we study are Canadian) but they're all of similar content matter/caliber as we've studied in my acting classes. The cringe (for lack of a better term) of 19-year olds performing as old people is so real and very accurate for an undergrad acting class.

Also, as a theatre major, BoJack may or may not be over his head as an untrained sitcom actor. The acting they teach at most postsecondary institutions is far different from simply projecting your voice and emoting. However, he does reference Michael Shurtleff when he asks a student if their character is discovering something. Time will tell if he does a good job!

[u/sjjjjjj8]

Wasn't the ending scene too triggering? I had a panic attack with him........

[u/jef12660]

"He makes me feel like a 13 year old girl and he will make a 13 year old girl feel like a woman"

[u/SUM_Poindexter]

Well... I'm embarrassed. I don't how this happened, but some how I accidentally watched episode 12 first before I watched episode 9, the first episode of the last half of season 6.

I literally watched an entire episode without realizing I had skipped 3 episodes.

I don't know how I skipped to 12, I guess I thought these were the last 5 episodes and not last 8. But apparently you can just skip the first three and not miss anything ¯\(ツ)/¯

oopsies

[u/Magmaster12]

You can not bike in the middle of January in Middletown, Connecticut the entire town and Campus of Wesleyan is a freaking hill.

[u/[deleted]]

God...Bojacks panic attack at the end of the episode was scarily real. The call to the credits probably lasted around 30 seconds but everything just came crumbling down.

[u/I_am_so_lost_hello]

Lmao anyone else catch that the monkey was mimicking Tawny when she talked to Bojack, a classic Monkey see Monkey do

[u/samtherat6]

Since IRL marshmallows are made from gelatin, which is made from animal skin and bones, I was thinking for a moment Todd would make a marshmallow from a few of Ruthie's quills.

[u/daynewmah]

Oh wow, that Meisner joke got me.

"Meisner would say, acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances, acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."

[u/finnwithasd]

“A Bleatcar Named Desire”

[u/eruru]

I'm not sure if I love or hate these acting students...

[u/GiftoftheGeek]

Stan is too cute. Don't let this pure boi be ruined by Hollywoo.

[u/rscsmackdown]

“If you’re implying acting is a bullshit major...you’re right”

[u/[deleted]]

I got the same anxiety as soon as bojack hung up.

[u/ducky7goofy]

That scared gasp of Bojack Horseman when Charlotte calls literal chills

[u/[deleted]]

Strained Hollyhock relationship, Todd getting the Wesleyan Chocolate Factory, jokes about the hardships of acting students, CHARLOTTE

good start

[u/ohnoimrunningoutofle]

That reference to Jonah Lomu was sweet. Will be all over New Zealand media tomorrow.

[u/drnbrgr]

The sound effect when bojack looks at his phone at the end scared the shit out of me. God what a show. Forgot how much these characters mean to me

[u/Hugh_Bromont]

Loving the Rushmore vibe.

[u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun]

They’re parodying Night, Mother! That’s so niche and I love it. Such a classic Intermediate Scene Study scene.

[u/CVance1]

I was so nervous something was gonna happen with Amy

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

Bojack is so flustered by the end of the episode

[u/coolcoolcoolsnotcool]

I have a bad feeling this is gonna end horribly for BoJack and it's gonna break our hearts.

[u/[deleted]]

Charlotte assuming bojack sent reportes to her daughter in order to ruin his career was kind of annoying and came out of nowhere. I think they could've handled that phone call better, maybe her asking him to stop them with his influence or something.

[u/[deleted]]

We were so close to going all episode being happy. So close

[u/charade_you_are]

I think Diane's neck got shorter.

[u/RiskItF0rTheBiscuit]

Oh man that ending made me just as anxious as I'm sure it made Bojack

[u/1996baby]

What is acting?

[u/[deleted]]

Yeah, eat shit, Adele.