A compilation of one of the light-hearted storylines featuring a sex robot and corporate life.
Anyway, if season 4 sealed Bojack as one of the most interesting animated series to ever be produced, season 5 confirms it.
As is the case with the previous two seasons, there are (at least) two outstanding episodes - one with an interesting gimmick, and the other with a very dark theme (again, the second last episode of the season) -- this season's reminded me of the final act of Goodfellas with the drug paranoia and shift in reality.
Without spoiling much, this one puts Bojack in an edgey acting/drama project dealing with a police detective with some demons. His co-star, Gina, is a woman in her late 30s dealing with the biggest break of her acting career, and the two begin a sexual relationship away from the public eye. (Minor spoiler over the next few lines) Bojack still indulges in alcoholism and an injury causes him to get prescribed opioid medication - and things begin to spin out of control from there (remember, Bojack is an addict); the show does a great kind of twist to make the viewer sympathize with him a bit, when a certain loved-one dumps some pills down the sink and you (the viewer) think "What did she do that for? He's not abusing!" only to have the reality of the situation unveiled later.
The season involves a lot of meta-analyses using the TV show Bojack works on; though going into details here sort of spoils one of the major season-long plot threads of the season.
Finally, this season is more Bojack centric than season 4 - which makes the two hard to compare IMO; I wouldn't take one season over the other - season 4 had a lot of time dedicated to Bojack's mother, Hollyhock, Princess Carolyn, Dianne, and Mr. Peanutbutter; but, the Bojack centric episodes of season 4 felt extra special. In contrast, season 5 is heavily focused on Bojack. From a critical standpoint, season 5 has scored the highest grades of the series so far with a 100%/9.15 average on Rotten Tomatoes.
Anyway, if season 4 sealed Bojack as one of the most interesting animated series to ever be produced, season 5 confirms it.
As is the case with the previous two seasons, there are (at least) two outstanding episodes - one with an interesting gimmick, and the other with a very dark theme (again, the second last episode of the season) -- this season's reminded me of the final act of Goodfellas with the drug paranoia and shift in reality.
Without spoiling much, this one puts Bojack in an edgey acting/drama project dealing with a police detective with some demons. His co-star, Gina, is a woman in her late 30s dealing with the biggest break of her acting career, and the two begin a sexual relationship away from the public eye. (Minor spoiler over the next few lines) Bojack still indulges in alcoholism and an injury causes him to get prescribed opioid medication - and things begin to spin out of control from there (remember, Bojack is an addict); the show does a great kind of twist to make the viewer sympathize with him a bit, when a certain loved-one dumps some pills down the sink and you (the viewer) think "What did she do that for? He's not abusing!" only to have the reality of the situation unveiled later.
The season involves a lot of meta-analyses using the TV show Bojack works on; though going into details here sort of spoils one of the major season-long plot threads of the season.
Finally, this season is more Bojack centric than season 4 - which makes the two hard to compare IMO; I wouldn't take one season over the other - season 4 had a lot of time dedicated to Bojack's mother, Hollyhock, Princess Carolyn, Dianne, and Mr. Peanutbutter; but, the Bojack centric episodes of season 4 felt extra special. In contrast, season 5 is heavily focused on Bojack. From a critical standpoint, season 5 has scored the highest grades of the series so far with a 100%/9.15 average on Rotten Tomatoes.
