Morality and BoJack Horseman

In this video essay, I explore ethics in BoJack Horseman and the intentions of the people behind it. Help me pick my thumbnails on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sloanstowe Chapters: 00:00-01:42 preface 01:43-03:23 hollywood morality 03:24-06:44 princess carolyn's ethics 06:45-12:34 pc selfish vs. selfless 12:35-15:13 good and bad 15:14-16:42 what is too far? 16:43-18:48 the writers' mistake 18:49-22:59 misinterpreting bojack 23:00-26:22 philbert parallels 26:23-31:21 diane's ethics 31:22-35:00 diane's worst act 35:01-37:16 diane's growth 37:17-39:37 showrunner ethics 39:38-41:54 writers' hypocrisy 41:55-45:08 redemption 45:09-45:50 closing Art by: https://www.instagram.com/joyblivion Sources: McDonnell, Chris. Bojack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse. Abrams, 2018. Temple, Matthew. Male Characters and Masculine Representation in the Era of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hollywood. August 2023. (pdf below; I didn’t actually end up using this source in the final edit, but still highly recommend it. I’m 99% sure “Robert” is Raphael Bob-Waksberg) https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7184/files/Temple_Matthew_Thesis_082023.pdf https://iep.utm.edu/psychological-egoism/#:~:text=Psychological%20egoism%20is%20the%20thesis,can%20have%20ultimately%20altruistic%20motives. https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bojack-horseman-renewed-season-3-netflix-1201549845/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/donald-trump-tony-soprano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdv1-EHfxeo Podcast Interview: Let’s Talk with Sam Fragoso - Episode 142 (Courtesy of Sam Fragoso and Karoline Ribak) Listen to the full episode here: https://talkeasypod.com/raphael-bob-waksberg/ Read the full context of quotes used here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cn2ngjy3fxzc08fuu5gtf/Talk-Easy-Quotes.pdf?rlkey=b093qps5u71yb5w3lvmw95q86&dl=0 Interviews: https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/14/netflix-bojack-horseman-creator-episode-recommendations/ https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/bojack-horseman-creator-raphael-bob-waksberg-on-dealing-with-difficult-damaged-men https://web.archive.org/web/20181203164552/https://laist.com/2017/09/11/interview_creator_raphael_bob-waksberg_reflects_on_season_4_of_bojack_horseman.php https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/bojack-horseman-season-5-anti-heroes-philbert-raphael-bob-waksberg-1202005132/ https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/raphael-bob-waksberg-bojack-horseman-apology-tours.html https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/09/bojack-horseman-raphael-bob-waksberg-season-5-me-too https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bojack-horseman-harvey-weinstein_n_5b9e8b55e4b046313fbc1b93 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-408-the-big-trip-pt-3-metoo-and-redemption-bojack-horseman-james-frey-buffy-s-bio-and-more-1.4831596/bojack-horseman-creator-raphael-bob-waksberg-spins-sadness-and-pathos-into-comedic-gold-1.4831609 https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/bojack-season-5-controversy-ending-perfection-1202003765/ https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/raphael-bob-waksberg-bojack-horseman-ending-interview.html https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/bojack-horseman-season-two-raphael-bob-waksberg.html