Hello! Just a stranger scrolling through the BoJack tag. I agree with most of this!
I liked Hollyhock's ability to remove BoJack from her life, even if it wasn't the blow-up I was expecting. With the way part one of S6 ending, the cliffhanger of Hollyhock learning about Penny, I was really excited to see how that would change things. And it did!
I think expected more of an angry/aggressive response from Hollyhock because we've seen her get angry and vocalize her feeling towards BoJack's bullshit before, back when he was mistreating his mother. Knowing that her character has the ability to be that person makes me wonder why she went on this avoidant path instead. And, to me, the avoidance felt like a very realistic response to discovering the worst parts about someone close to you. He never learns, and in the time Hollyhock has been avoid him she's physically seen him neglect his mother, get hooked on prescription drugs, and (unintentionally) emotionally abuse her with comments about her appearance. And this is all before she learns about Penny.
At some point, I think Hollyhock came to realize she was a better person without BoJack, and a messy blow-up about it would only make ending things feel worse.
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Date: 2020-02-03 03:29 am (UTC)I liked Hollyhock's ability to remove BoJack from her life, even if it wasn't the blow-up I was expecting. With the way part one of S6 ending, the cliffhanger of Hollyhock learning about Penny, I was really excited to see how that would change things. And it did!
I think expected more of an angry/aggressive response from Hollyhock because we've seen her get angry and vocalize her feeling towards BoJack's bullshit before, back when he was mistreating his mother. Knowing that her character has the ability to be that person makes me wonder why she went on this avoidant path instead. And, to me, the avoidance felt like a very realistic response to discovering the worst parts about someone close to you. He never learns, and in the time Hollyhock has been avoid him she's physically seen him neglect his mother, get hooked on prescription drugs, and (unintentionally) emotionally abuse her with comments about her appearance. And this is all before she learns about Penny.
At some point, I think Hollyhock came to realize she was a better person without BoJack, and a messy blow-up about it would only make ending things feel worse.