Summary: BoJack is frustrated that everyone he hooks up with knows everything about him because of his book. He's delighted when he meets Wanda who was in a coma for 30 years, and they get together. Wanda meets Alex and BoJack gets jealous. Meanwhile, Todd opens up his own Disneyland and Mr. Peanutbutter shoehorns himself into the business, creating problems until Todd kicks him out. BoJack apologizes to Wanda and asks for her to move in with him and she agrees. Todd's Disneyland burns down and he makes up with Mr. Peanutbutter.
The Good: I enjoy the commentary of how fame makes it tougher to live a normal life. Now that BoJack has had a book written about him, his whole life is on display for the world and he finds it to be highly discomforting for him. It's funny to see that his desire to escape from this immediately gets him to appreciate Wanda, setting up a relationship between them. And of course BoJack's self-sabotage comes into play as he nearly crashes his new relationship through the habits we saw him display in season 1: jealousy, poor communication, and inability to let things go. This story was decent, and I appreciate the consistent writing of BoJack's character. Todd's Disneyland story is amusing, and it's a good use of the character. I hope that this is an indication that the show will be writing Todd more consistently this season with a more defined character. This episode paints him as a free spirit who does what his heart wants him to do. The conflict with Mr. Peanutbutter is very phoned in, but it feels like an attempted parody of characters coming into conflict with each other. There is mild success with this idea. The little jokes are great as always. The background jokes remain excellent with some creative posters in the doctor's office when Mr. Peanutbutter was getting the cone removed, and the banners at BoJack's party are good for a quick chuckle. The animal jokes are still utilized well with Mr. Peanutbutter "barking" at the fire trucks, the judge being called "your otter", and BoJack saying "you vultures are killing me" being taken too literally. Some other moments offered good laughs. Everyone's shared love for communist Alex is funny, and BoJack gets the episode's funniest line involving Alex (see: Best Moment). I also laughed at BoJack insisting that he never heard of Todd's Disneyland, and the Diisneyland typo in court. The Bad: This episode feels almost like filler with the exception of BoJack's new relationship. Coming off of how the previous episode focused so heavily on BoJack's misguided effort to change, it was jarring to see this idea not even addressed. It's good that this episode focused on its own story, but it didn't flow smoothly with what we saw in the last episode. There is a sense of simplicity in the thematic exploration in this episode which wasn't present in the previous episode. BoJack's self-sabotage in relationships was not given the same level of depth that his brand new attitude was in the last episode, and that made this a less interesting experience. Furthermore, the Disneyland side story had its amusing moments, but was ultimately extended filler with very little substance to offer outside of comedy. While the parody conflict between Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter can be fun, it ultimately makes it harder to take the BoJack/Wanda conflict seriously since we are being told not to take things seriously in the other storyline. The Unknown: Where will BoJack's relationship with Wanda go? Best Moment: "Slap my salami, the guy's a commie". Character of the Episode: BoJack. Conclusion: A fine enough episode that does well to entertain me, but offers nothing particularly memorable in terms of drama or jokes. Score: 60
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