3x06 Brrap Brrap Pew Pew

7.2/10. This one had two stories that didn't do much for me, but which both really stuck the landing. To be frank, I found most of the Sextina Aquafina storyline pretty annoying. It had its moments, mostly in the ridiculousness of the music video, but for the most part parodying the shallowness of pop stars and pop music is like shooting fish in a barrel (if you'll pardon the expression given the circumstances), and mixing in a hot button issue didn't add much to the comedy. That said, I appreciated Mr. Peanutbutter's oversupportiveness. And more than that, I loved the conflict between Dianne and Princess Carolyn at the end, where Dianne is humbled a little bit. She not only understands that PC is a bit resentful that Dianne has things in life she wants (and is told in the prior episode she's unlikely to be able to have) and is so blase about it, but also that for as outraged as Dianne is about Sextina's music video, not taking the topic so seriously helps to make it less scary and overwhelming for a lot of people. That's a really nuanced bit of emotional truth to cap off a much broader storyline.

I felt pretty much the same about BoJack's story with Ana Spanakopita and his anger at the realization that she's also helping the lawyer-friendly version of George Clooney. The whole prank thing and awards show parodies were pretty tepid comedy, but BoJack's self-importance, coupled with his massive insecurity (as seen in "The BoJack Horseman Show" episode) over the pressure and expectation being placed squarely on his shoulder made for a solid emotional conflict. And I like Ana's motivation that it was easy to get an Oscar for Clooners, but that BoJack was a challenge and that made it worth it, even if her method of showing that to BoJack was...weird.

Overall, not the finest episode of the season, but it built to some really interesting material by the end.