5 Darkest BoJack Horseman Theories
BoJack fans making theories! What do they know? Do they know things? Let’s find out!
BoJack Horseman is one of the darkest shows going, with central themes of depression, loneliness, and failure at its heart, and previous plot threads dealing with addiction, death, childhood abuse, statutory rape, and sexuality. However, seeing as it’s also one of the most layered and nuanced shows on television, it’s attracted a lot of speculation and fan theories.
This list isn’t dealing with Season 6, necessarily, although there is still room for some to come true and be explored in upcoming seasons. Mainly though, it’s taking a look at background details, foreshadowed hints and the general world building to offer an even deeper insight into what the lore might be.
Most shows have various theories, often involving the central character being dead or in a coma and imagining the whole thing. That particular one doesn’t feature here (though the tinfoil hatters could probably make a case for it), but it’s certainly true that BoJack pays more attention to the little details than most, so theories are to be expected.
With that in mind, while these theories are definitely dark, none of them are so outrageous that they fundamentally change the character arcs or storylines in order to make.
5. The Main Cast Represent The Stages Of Grief
This is more of a meta theory. Courtesy of Redditor u/hoodiesleeves, there’s some suggestion that that creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg had grief’s five stages in mind when designing his central cast.
The first stage of grief is denial, which fits Mr. Peanutbutter. He fails to ever address the seriousness of his brother’s illness, even when Diane talks to him about it directly. Season 5 also saw him finally realise that his parents hadn’t moved to a farm; they’d actually been dead for years. He’s in complete denial about the negatives in his life.
Second comes anger, which matches with Diane; although it’s possibly the most tenuous one. He doesn’t hulk out, but she certainly has a simmering, rage-against-the-machine sort of anger at the world.
Third is bargaining, which is literally what Princess Carolyn does for a living. She also keeps making and breaking promises to herself, and tries to grift Sadie somewhat while trying to adopt her baby.
Stage four is depression; obviously BoJack, no explanation needed.
The final stage is acceptance, which most fits Todd. He hardly even blinks when he accidentally gives away his fortune, and generally seems the happiest of the lot.