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Bojack Horseman Showstopper

I wanted to analyze this episode for a while so sorry if this is incoherent lol, i’m not that good at this

TLDR; Horsing Around = Bojack’s past, Secretariat = what he wants to be,     Philbert = what he is, and that horse balloon of him is Bojack seeing him as   himself 

When Bojack is looking at the ads for Secretariat, the only one he likes is the mirror ad. He was seeing him as he saw himself.  Bojack wants to be like Secretariat though he knows that he can never be the person he wants to be, his dream role. All he wants in life is to be seen. That’s why his mom’s last words to him meant so much until he realized they weren’t even directed at him. In the same way he wishes to be Secretariat, he hates that he is Philbert. Philbert is a horrible person who has made many mistakes and refuses to change. 

Now on to what the title says. During the drug trip in Showstopper, the lines between dream and reality, Bojack and Philbert. And the whole time the balloon of Bojack from episode 10 of season 5 is seen occasionally in the background. When the climax of the episode happens, Bojack chokes Gina then runs away. He climbs up a glowing staircase, and instead of seeing a heaven or a hell, he sees himself. He sees himself as he is.

Ya'll are going to sit there and APPRECIATE THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN.