Hey, everyone. This is a series where I will be sharing my thoughts as I go through a show everyone in my circle recommended for the first time. It won't be exactly a first impression as whatever episodes I talk about will be watched at least three times before sharing these thoughts
Episode 5 - The Amelia Earhart Story
This episode follows Princess Carolyn in her quest to adopt a baby by going back to her hometown. Her quest is constantly interjected by calls from work or her flashbacks remembering her old life.
Going through Princess Carolyn's memories really highlights and emphasizes her success even more as we learn how she literally came from nothing and it also pains her quest for motherhood in a rather painful brush that highlights Princess Carolyn's perseverance.
Princess Carolyn's relationship with her mother in the past also shows us where she got that manipulative mind of hers as many of the suggestions and actions she makes have manipulative aspects to them even if they are well-intended or have a great goal.
My Rating: 9/10
I am not that certain that the writers intended for the episode to come off the way it did but the end result was just fantastic as you don't expect to learn so much about a character in the fifth season.
Episode 6 - Free Churro
The episode opens with child BoJack getting picked by his father after what I can assume is soccer practice at school. The rest of the episode is current day BoJack Horseman giving a eulogy at a funeral addressing his mother's death. There really isn't a lot to say to address the episode plot-wise other than that.
My Rating: 10/10
In my post about this show's episode 6 season 4 I talked about how listening to the inside of BoJack's brain and thoughts was done perfectly. This episode is more external speeches.
What we get from this episode is the complexity of a traumatized brain. It shows the maze of a person seeking love and meeting the end of expectations from one's parents and role models. And it was done masterfully. The episode is one great big monologue and it might actually be the greatest monologue ever captured on a T.V show.
Episode 7 - INT. SUB
Dr. Indira Dadyshue, Diane's therapist meets up with her Mary-Beth, a business negotiator, for lunch and talk about their day which happens to be our plot A and B while changing the names which provided a source of comedy.
Plot A concerns Diane and her frustration with BoJack who she knows is being dishonest about something. We learn more about how Diane is seen at work and how frustrating her position is along with of course aforementioned drama with BoJack upon finding out something he's done in a previous episode
Plot B sees Todd fighting with Princess Carolyn over a missing string of cheese. The silliness of the episode is heightened as the silly disagreement needs corporate interference.
My Rating: 8.5/10
The seriousness of the matter between BoJack and Diane is so big that the show felt obligated to add a gimmick to the episode as well as a silly side plot that really doesn't matter overall. The episode is definitely on the lesser funny episodes but it sets up for many possible outcomes.
In Conclusion
Those were amazing series of episodes right there. However, I feel like the episodes are good individually and not as part of the show. In fact, it seems that the characters overall are just within each other's circles by forced plots and it is shown by the number of gimmicky episodes so far.
The similarities between BoJack and House in House M.D continue to become clearer that I kind of have a sense of where this season is going to end.