Summary: BoJack is looking to get a new movie role, but Rutabaga and Vanessa Gekko are also looking to get their client in that same role. Princess Carolyn secures BoJack the role, but BoJack becomes interested in working with Kelsey again, a distraction sent by Rutabaga and Gekko. Princess Carolyn tries to get both deals but they both fall apart. BoJack leads on Ethan to make a new Horsin Around sequel, but he doesn't want to do it. Ana has to tell Ethan off since BoJack doesn't want to. Todd turns Cabracadabra into a stripper driving service through several bad decisions. Mr. Peanutbutter goes to Labrador Peninsula with Diane and discovers that his brother has a twisted spleen.
The Good: This episode is based on a creative idea where the "good guys" win at the end, only the people viewing themselves as the good guys are actually the ones we are rooting against. Rutabaga and Vanessa Gekko are the villains of this story, but they continuously see themselves as underdogs and the heroes of this story. It's a great reminder that there aren't necessarily good guys and bad guys in real life, and that when someone wins something, there's always a loser who suffers greatly from their failure. Unfortunately for Princess Carolyn, she's the loser who suffers tremendously by the episode's end. BoJack pressures her time after time in this episode, and in her attempts to get him everything, she gets him nothing and loses everything. It's great how the episode gradually shifts to putting Princess Carolyn under the central focus as she hops into action, and it makes her failure hit harder. Furthermore, the show offers up a complex emotional reaction because Princess Carolyn seemingly deserved to fail. She overreached while looking for money from Kelsey, and her toxic career-stifling actions towards Laura, followed by emotional manipulation really came back to bite her. It was horrifying to realize that Princess Carolyn blocked Laura's promotion, seeing that she really does embody some of the worst traits of Hollywoo agents. It's sad to say that she deserves this, but she does for the bad things that she did. I feel sympathy because I want her to succeed, but I also have to condemn her actions. BoJack has a good episode. It's amusing to see him say yes to anything and everything that comes his way, forcing the people around him to clean up his mess. Naturally, he ends up with nothing by the episode's end, upsetting everyone around him in the process, including Ethan and Kelsey, who both now have even more reason to despise him. Combined with Todd now having an extreme reason to dislike BoJack, you can see how BoJack's continued behaviour is what drives people away rather than his one-time actions. Some little things again. The Labrador Peninsula being part of Newfoundland & Labrador in Canada caught me off guard and made perfect sense. I love that the map was changed to make the peninsula shaped like a dog. Todd's cardboard dispatch office is amusing, and it's funny to see him and Mr. Peanutbutter make every wrong decision turning a genuinely motivated women's cab service become a stripper service. Sarah Lynn's car crash is quite funny, particularly BoJack's reaction. He says "well that's troubling", but it turns out that he's just referring to not being called for the Ethan Around show. Typical narrow-minded BoJack. I continue to enjoy how every character makes a different beard reference when they meet Judah. These jokes are simple, but they are funny every time. The Bad: Mr. Peanutbutter's story is hard to care about. There is very little humour, and Captain Peanutbutter comes so far out of left field that it's difficult to invest in the character. Learning that he's dying has very little impact, and the moment falls flat. Maybe this story will go somewhere interesting, but it falls totally flat in this episode. The Labrador Peninsula disappointed me for not having more dog jokes. This season had some excellent background jokes in earlier episodes, but there seems to be less background humour in these past few episodes. This was a perfect opportunity to include many dog jokes, but nothing really made me laugh. The Unknown: What's going to happen with Ethan Around? Will that storyline continue? How will Princess Carolyn handle the Vigor merger? Will she agree to cut her losses and combine with Vigor? Will Judah even tell her about it? He remained silent in this episode. Will Captain Peanutbutter survive? Best Moment: Seeing everything fall apart for Princess Carolyn at the end of the episode is really sad, and yet you can't help but feel that she deserves it for the things that she did and the games that she played. A great moment of complexity to elevate this episode. Character of the Episode: Princess Carolyn. Conclusion: Another solid and entertaining episode utilizing a unique idea. This episode doesn't come close to being anything remarkable, but it's a solid 25 minutes. Score: 66
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