Bojack Horseman Episode 11

The popular Netflix series, BoJack Horseman, follows a star from a hit 90s sitcom, “Horsin’ Around.” The star has fallen down the rabbit hole of self destructive tendencies as he’s an arrogant alcoholic that is too revolved around his own past success to relate to people today. In Season 3, Episode 11, “That’s Too Much, Man!” Bojack and a previous costar go on a bender fueled by copious amounts of drugs and alcohol. On this bender Bojack attempts to mend old wounds but only breaks the stitches further. As the bender carries on the audience gains an understanding of the costar, Sarah Lynn, and the audience begins to learn about the troubles of being a child star while gaining a sense of a real life Father-Daughter relationship between the two

At the beginning of the episode Sarah Lynn request to go to the local planetarium. Bojack pushes that aside for his own agenda. As the episode carries on the viewers begin to learn about Sarah Lynn’s love for architecture. From questioning if she could still attend school to getting upset towards a random father for not building a treehouse with the proper support joints. It was evident she had a broad understanding of architecture and she had missed her opportunity when she agreed to act in Horsin’ Around. She continues to suggest going to the planetarium and Bojack continues to dismiss her ideas. In the final scene, they wake up in a grungy hotel room right as Sarah Lynn is being an awarded an Oscar. They watch the live stream as someone walks up the stage to accept the award and pleas to the world if anyone knows anything about Sarah Lynn’s disappearance to please come forward. Sarah Lynn begins to panic about being absent for so long. In an attempt to make things right, Bojack offers to take her to the planetarium. It was at the planetarium Sarah Lynn yawns and says, “It’s a giant dome. Domes are so cool. I want to be an architect.” She curls into Bojack as the announcer talks about the meaninglessness of the world. Bojack leans in to wake up her up, the screen goes black, and there’s panic in his voice. It has become clear to the audience that she has overdosed. It’s universally accepted that it’s Bojack’s fault, he had been too self-involved in making amends he brushed past her simple request and was a poor father figure in her life ultimately causing her