PhantomStrider BoJack Horseman Review

Yowch.. I've never been both so torn and invested in a cartoon series at the same time before. BoJack Horseman is a character that is excruciating to watch, but at the same time, his day-to-day mental struggles are completely understandable. All the main characters in Bojack Horseman feel more real and relatable than I felt in a cartoon in a long time. While this is not a cartoon you watch to try and put yourself in a good mood, it is a cartoon I highly recommend to adult viewers. From Princess Carolyn to Todd to Dianne, each character has an inner struggle that is slowly fleshed out as the story has progressed through the 3 series so far.

The cartoon discusses a bit of everything from capitalism, fame, infamy, to the finite nature of human experience. While I personally found Todd's "shennanigans" and BoJack's cruel, selfish nature a little repeatitive at times, much of it is to drive home a deep point the show is trying to make, so it is difficult to fault. The other minor nitpick is Bojack starts off to a slow start in season 1 and it takes til about season 2 to really get characters having some of those deeper experiences.

If you've got some spare time to binge-watch a bit of this Netflix series, I highly recommend older viewers give it at least one looksie. I doubt you'll have seen anything quite like it.