I absolutely loved the fact that the TV cable repair panda, whom was constantly being told he was going to die, was wearing a red shirt. It might have been just a coincidence, but I like to think it was a nod to the original Star Trek series.
Run away from tears
To the day we cry
Every scene with cute little child Bojack is great. Hope we get a whole episode of that at one point.
"Glad you settled for me because Diane wasn't available" Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch!
"The guy who spent 12 years as a slave ? We don't speak about the 60 years he spent as a jerk". That one was awesome.
Cordovia and Sebastian were pushed for so long, I had hoped something more than just the obvious would be done about it.
The heist scene was ok, but only for the way most (including the panda) just can walk out of there, otherwise that was quite long.
Margo Martindale needs to chill the hell out!
This episode was pretty dramatic. There was a lot of gun violence, but it was a sweet heist story, so I'm all for it. It was too bad not all of them made it out alive.
That intro was messed up—Jesus BoJack's mum. The final few scenes kind of broke my heart. Damn you, Lenny Turteltaub!
It's too bad Diane didn't find what she was looking for over in Cordovia. I kind of got the vibe that Sebastian St. Clair was more of an egotistical rich guy, only helping the people to make him look like a hero.
TECHNICAL SCORE: 7.5/10
ENJOYMENT SCORE: 8/10
Shout by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2015-11-18T17:58:29Z
This was probably the best balance of humor and pathos this show has been able to forge since it started. The emotional throughline of BoJack's inability to cry had a solid setup, a hell of a punch at the end, but then only surfaced in the main plot when it was necessary and fit in naturally. The same is true of Dianne's story, which was told with great economy. Her conversation with Mr. Peanutbutter at the end of the episode felt real and devastating.
And the "heist"-esque plot to get the Nixon shot was a hilarious comic premise, with Todd in rare form ("Was that Nixon's boyhood exit sign?"), Character Actress Margo Martindale taking a hilarious gun-toting left turn, and even the long-lost Nixon son being a fun comic addition. From random gags like Ethan Hawke to the discussions of sitcom characters becoming president, the show packed in tons of comedy without ever losing the pathos of the story. It's a balancing act that the show has trouble with, but got just right here.