[7.4/10] A funny episode, and probably the most standard the show’s been in terms of its usual formula. The A-story with BoJack helping his daughter Holly Hock find her mother is an amusing adventure, replete with stalkers, embarrassment, and the usual amount of BoJack being terrible. But I like the idea that BoJack is lonely and want to keep Holly in his life, even if, in typical BoJack fashion, he has to lie and be terrible to make that happen.
The B-story about Mr. PB and Diane was kind of amusing, but also kind of weird. I know I should just accept the universe of the show, but there’s still something about a human having sex with an anthropomorphic dog that just kind of weirds me out. Still, apart from any ickiness, this show can be hit or miss with the relationship drama between Diane and Mr. PB, and I don’t know how I feel about fracking being a wedge issue for their romantic lives not just their political disagreements. Again, the show has been pretty heavy-handed about Diane trying to be supportive but not actually having any faith in her husband, and something about it just doesn’t work for me.
The C-story, with Princess Carolyn and her boyfriend, was much more enjoyable. It’s a hoary but effective comic premise of the parents-to-be racing against the clock to conceive, and the addition of a smartwatch with the voice of Harvey Fierstein talking about ovulation and an appearance of Officer Meow Meow Fuzzy Face only adds to the madcap fun.
Overall, a nicely done episode which feels like the show playing its usual notes but playing them well.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2017-09-19T01:35:43Z
[7.4/10] A funny episode, and probably the most standard the show’s been in terms of its usual formula. The A-story with BoJack helping his daughter Holly Hock find her mother is an amusing adventure, replete with stalkers, embarrassment, and the usual amount of BoJack being terrible. But I like the idea that BoJack is lonely and want to keep Holly in his life, even if, in typical BoJack fashion, he has to lie and be terrible to make that happen.
The B-story about Mr. PB and Diane was kind of amusing, but also kind of weird. I know I should just accept the universe of the show, but there’s still something about a human having sex with an anthropomorphic dog that just kind of weirds me out. Still, apart from any ickiness, this show can be hit or miss with the relationship drama between Diane and Mr. PB, and I don’t know how I feel about fracking being a wedge issue for their romantic lives not just their political disagreements. Again, the show has been pretty heavy-handed about Diane trying to be supportive but not actually having any faith in her husband, and something about it just doesn’t work for me.
The C-story, with Princess Carolyn and her boyfriend, was much more enjoyable. It’s a hoary but effective comic premise of the parents-to-be racing against the clock to conceive, and the addition of a smartwatch with the voice of Harvey Fierstein talking about ovulation and an appearance of Officer Meow Meow Fuzzy Face only adds to the madcap fun.
Overall, a nicely done episode which feels like the show playing its usual notes but playing them well.