Review By Kamal K
Intelligently funny and charmingly multi dimensional, bojack horseman has more to offer than initially meets the eyes.
Picking up where season one left off, BoJack Horseman S2 dives right back in with powerful examinations of the human condition, offering hard hitting observations and a steady stream of laughs in equal measure. They have a formula that works, using the standard cartoon-sitcom hi-jinks to explore the relationships and personal lives of the main cast, warts and all. This season sees the leads confronted by their fears - of being unloved, of taking a leap, of stagnation; I could go on - and examines the ways the characters deal with them, alone or together, healthily or otherwise. Despite their efforts the characters often fail, but there is an undercurrent of hopefulness that implores them to not give up and to continue fighting, even as the next failure is imminent and probably avoidable. Growth through and in spite of our pains and fears are themes that hit me pretty hard, as it might for most viewers who no doubt face these universal, deeply human hardships. The heaviness of the proceedings is given balance by the jokes, of which there are so many that they can be tough to catch before the next one is passing you by (which is a good incentive for repeat viewing). The writers achieve a perfect tonal balancing act, never skewing too far towards depressive or manic. The drama gives the show the claws it needs to tear into our hearts, while the humor helps soften that blow just enough so that we can laugh at and learn from what we are seeing, both in the exploits of the on-screen characters and in ourselves. BoJack Horseman S2 is an incredible piece of television that evokes laughter and invites introspection - viewers would do well to partake in both.
Intelligently funny and charmingly multi dimensional, bojack horseman has more to offer than initially meets the eyes.
Picking up where season one left off, BoJack Horseman S2 dives right back in with powerful examinations of the human condition, offering hard hitting observations and a steady stream of laughs in equal measure. They have a formula that works, using the standard cartoon-sitcom hi-jinks to explore the relationships and personal lives of the main cast, warts and all. This season sees the leads confronted by their fears - of being unloved, of taking a leap, of stagnation; I could go on - and examines the ways the characters deal with them, alone or together, healthily or otherwise. Despite their efforts the characters often fail, but there is an undercurrent of hopefulness that implores them to not give up and to continue fighting, even as the next failure is imminent and probably avoidable. Growth through and in spite of our pains and fears are themes that hit me pretty hard, as it might for most viewers who no doubt face these universal, deeply human hardships. The heaviness of the proceedings is given balance by the jokes, of which there are so many that they can be tough to catch before the next one is passing you by (which is a good incentive for repeat viewing). The writers achieve a perfect tonal balancing act, never skewing too far towards depressive or manic. The drama gives the show the claws it needs to tear into our hearts, while the humor helps soften that blow just enough so that we can laugh at and learn from what we are seeing, both in the exploits of the on-screen characters and in ourselves. BoJack Horseman S2 is an incredible piece of television that evokes laughter and invites introspection - viewers would do well to partake in both.