BoJack Horseman and Final Goodbyes

I don’t remember exactly when I met RR in college, but I know it was because of the marching band. 

RR was the section leader for the saxophones. She had a nerdy vibe and was passionate about making sure all of the incoming freshmen felt comfortable in the marching band. I had been in the band in high school, but of course it was a whole new world in college. Most people were music majors and at that time, I was planning to study communications. RR was funny and nice and our similar weird senses of humor merged perfectly. 

It’s tough to pinpoint the moment you make a new best friend, but there is always a perception that it is happening. That moment when this person is someone a little more special than the other people you know. RR was absolutely my best friend.

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I tried watching “BoJack Horseman” not long after it came out, but it didn’t seem like it was for me. Despite loving all of the voice actors in the show, it felt like it was expecting too much from me. Was he a horse or a man? He has hands and a chest like a person, but he’s also definitely a horse. How does that work? Why is he with a cat lady? Why is Diane a regular person? I just couldn’t wrap my head around the mechanics of the show, let alone the deeply loathsome title character. 

I quit after the first few episodes of season one.

Right before season 4 was dropping, my kids told me that I really needed to watch it. That it was amazing storytelling and that there wasn’t anything quite like it out there. I don’t remember everything they made me watch, but I remember watching “Brrap Brrap Pew Pew” - an episode about abortion that was one of the funniest, clever, and even handed looks at the topic I had ever seen. Knowing that was coming, I started the show over. I was still not a huge fan of the beginning, but I kept watching, trusting that it would improve. 

I count it as one of my favorite shows ever.