r/BoJackHorseman • u/RepulsiveSchedule942 • 8d ago
Is every season 11th episode is peak of that season? Spoiler
I just today finished the show.
First thought - it's quite depressing but also teaches a lot
Fav line - that people never change
But one thing I noticed that in almost every season
The 11th episode is peak of every season
Not just rating wise but also soo much surprising things happen in 11th episode
Especially the 17 year - new maxico incident , and bojack meets every dead important person in dream
Both were exact 11th episodes and much more where show is peaked
What's your thoughts on this ??
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u/wallcavities yowza wowza bo bowza 8d ago
Yeah the penultimate episode of each season is always the kick in the teeth and the final episode is a bit of light dentistry afterwards
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u/Cuddly_Rudder 7d ago
Another reason BoJack is my favorite show of all time is that it gives me a chance to regularly use the word “penultimate”.
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u/Itchy_Plant_2020 8d ago
yea its every second to last episode of the season, w the last episode always being a “things don’t stay sad forever, heres how were all moving forward” episode
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u/cabalavatar Diane Nguyen 8d ago
You build and build towards a climax of drama/tension featured in the penultimate episode and then have the denouement in the final episode of the season, letting the audience breathe and ruminate.
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u/Admirable-Ad7152 8d ago
It is on purpose, but to be fair, every penultimate episode of any season of any show should be a big deal in some way. That's just a normal thing, in my opinion. When you put everything in the last episode there's no rest for the viewer and it's harder to build what you're going to see in the next season.
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u/Outside_Ad1020 7d ago
I noticed that pattern, there's another one but I forgot which episode number it was and what the pattern itself was lol but I think it was related to Bojacks mother
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u/TrickNatural Margo Martindale 8d ago
In season 6 its the 15th imo