Summary: BoJack grows closer with Gina on set. He learns that she loves musicals and dreams of singing and tries to give her a shot to sing on the show. Gina is upset that he did this, but she gives it a shot and it doesn't go well. BoJack feels bad about it. Mr. Peanutbutter invites Pickles on a date, but Pickles is nervous they are moving too fast. After Mr. Peanutbutter admits he still has feelings for Diane, things get awkward, but they have a romantic night. Yolanda takes Todd to meet her family and they try to hide their asexuality. Eventually it gets out and the family is understanding. However, Todd decides to break up with Yolanda as they have nothing in common.
The Good: Todd meeting Yolanda's parents is a comedic highlight. The entire family is the height of absurdity with how thoroughly associated they are with sex. Every member has something funny to offer, and poor Todd is very relatable as he's put in this highly awkward scenario. The plot is intentionally convoluted with over-the-top characters for comedic purposes, and it works well. The real kicker is that the family was accepting about asexuality all along, and all of this chaos was essentially for nothing. The end of the episode is a bit of a surprise as Todd breaks up with Yolanda. These two never felt like a good fit, so it's sensible that Todd would see this and call things off. This nicely tackles the idea that finding someone else who is the same minority as you is not all that you should base a relationship on. BoJack's story is fun as he continues to bring a positive vibe to set, and gets closer with Gina. BoJack is making a clear effort to be better in this season, and we see him trying to develop a closer relationship with Gina, trying to make a positive impact in her life. Though Gina is happy to stay distant, BoJack wants something more and enjoys learning more about her and teasing her. Unfortunately, while BoJack had good intentions, they backfired on him again. He tries to get closer to Gina and he tries to help her realize her potential, but the result is an embarrassing audition (I love that Gina wasn't comically bad, just painfully average) and a hollow feeling for BoJack when he tried to do something good for someone. This nicely goes to show that sometimes you may try to do good, but it won't always pan out. Mr. Peanutbutter and Pickles have a decent episode too. It's nice to get a deeper look into why Mr. Peanutbutter is with her, and how he still hasn't fully been able to move on from Diane. It's a sad situation since Mr. Peanutbutter and Pickles contrast each other nicely, but it's poor timing. The end of the episode is sweet as they are able to temporarily get past the situational problems in their relationship. This makes me wonder if Mr. Peanutbutter has finally found the right person for him, even though Pickles is significantly younger than him. A couple little things were amusing. Mr. Peanutbutter's constant pop culture references reached a new absurd high in this episode, and I loved it. Diane's appearance on her podcast is fun, and I chuckled at how she openly trashed Mr. Peanutbutter on it. Even funnier is Mr. Peanubutter's hate for Twenty One Pilots, which makes sense considering how downbeat their music is, not at all Mr. Peanutbutter's type. Todd's story is full of great jokes like Yolanda's mother telling him "asexualize me", everything involving the lube, and Todd being unable to read tone ("riiiiiight...", "right!"). I love that the "cock at midnight" kept being brought up and we actually get to see it crowing in a transition scene. The International Space Station exploding for unknown reasons is very on-brand with this show's sense of humour. The Bad: This episode did not click with me. The three stories are fine, but they have no real emotional resonance and don't offer as much comedy as I would want from fairly uninspired stories. The biggest issue for me is that we are spending a lot of time with characters we just met and don't have much of a connection with. Yolanda has been one of the more forgettable characters on the show, and it looks like her role has finished already. I think she was meant to play the serious role in contrast to Todd's wackiness, but the show failed to extract any comedy from this idea. The only laughs came from her family's weirdness. We have only just met Gina, and I don't think we know enough about her yet to care about her. BoJack clearly likes her and has a desire to build a relationship with her, but it's hard to tell why. I hope she gets more depth going forward. Pickles is the most amusing of the three side characters so far, but we only just met her as well and I don't think she is all that interesting or entertaining. Structuring this episode around these three average side characters was never going to result in great television. This much is clear from the opening scene where all three characters interact in a scene and it falls painfully flat. The Unknown: BoJack's attempt at a good deed backfired here. How will this affect BoJack going forwards? Will this be a setback in his attempts to do good? Will Mr. Peanutbutter and Pickles work out together? Best Moment: The sheer insanity that happened once the lube started to spill was the highlight of the episode for me. Todd being told to stick his erect penis to seal the hole in the barrel is something I never thought I would hear in my life. Character of the Episode: Todd. Conclusion: An average episode. This had some decent ideas and was watchable, but the focus on three side characters that I don't have any investment in meant that this was a duller episode than what we usually get. Score: 58
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