BoJack Horseman 6x11 REACTION

Dude you’re showing up on random internet comment sections and vomiting up paragraphs about sleeping with 18 year olds when you were 30. Is the issue cancel culture or your total lack of self awareness

Tim Kane

Dustin Wilk

@Tmatts -- I was simply trying to understand what made people uncomfortable. I think I get it now. It has moreso to do with Bojack's need to have power over everything, including his relationships. At first, I was like "y'all calm down you know he's not a predator" but reading people's responses gave me clarity. It's how long they've known each other that's throwing people off. Perhaps it's less more like a teacher sleeping with a student that's grown up and more like a step-dad sleeping with his 30 yr old step daughter after divorcing her mom. In that sense, I completely agree it's creepy. I do appreciate people for not giving me shit for asking. I was scared some of you would be assholes about it.

Just Alyx

I think it's more of Sarah Lynn's view of Bojack and them having sex that is problematic than it is Bojack's view of Sarah Lynn which makes it inappropriate. He isn't malicious, but it isn't considerate or protective. She has responsibility for actions but Bojack has a long history that isn't favorable.

Spencer

A student teacher thing years later is one thing, but when it's a parental figure? I'm sorry man, but that's too weird for me. Honestly, I can't make sense of your comment at all. You say that he needs to own his mistakes that it's important to "take your licks" but you started out defending his actions. I don't think anyone is saying that sleeping with Sara Lynn makes him scum or that it's even the worst thing he ever did. But the guy was like a dad to her in a way, and that makes it weird.

Tmatts

for me, it's not that he was like 50 sleeping with a 30 year old, that's not the issue, it's that he was a father figure to her. even earlier in the episode where it happened they were acting out this weird father daughter fantasy together. the only other father figure in Sarah Lynn's life was sexually abusive, and then when she goes to Bojack he also sleeps with her. i hope this explains why i and a lot of people see it as gross and inapropriate

Francesca White

HEROIN is illegal, bruv

BetheSOUL

I don't think we knew a lot about the details of Sarah Lynn's death before this season? As far as I remember we saw them in the planetarium together, and then the next episode picked up at her funeral. So the show is kind of filling in some gaps for us here. And yeah like both Todd and you guys said, it's less about legality and more about morality - there's still consequences and responsibility outside legal punishment, after all. As painful as it is to see this happen to Bojack when he's genuinely improving himself and finding a way to do some good, I also think this is the best time for all this? I don't think he'd have been able to accept this just a short while ago, but he's come far enough that I think at this point he genuinely wants to take responsibility.

Avery Winther

@Daas Nahk this is the correct take. And considering Sarah Lynn's actual step-father was a pedophile who was sexually abusing her since she was really young, she was pretty much conditioned to perceive a sexual relationship with a father figure as something acceptable or expected even and Bojack abused that power (even if didn't realize he had it). I think the show does a good job critiquing his lack of self-reflection in regards to him not understanding how a sexual relationship between them would be abuse of power and being sympathetic to his own struggles with mental health and family issues, while still putting the most moral weight on the fact that his internalized drive to run away from the problems caused him to abandon her while she was ODing when she maybe could have been saved.

Perumo

From my understanding, the issue with Sarah Lynn and Bojack was that since she saw him as a father figure growing up she had a level of comfort or trust with him, that gives him a level of (I want to say power but that may not be the right word) power he had over her and may have coerced/pushed her into having sex with him. But anyone feel free to correct or add to this because I may not understand it properly myself.

Daas Nahk

Bojack definitely wasn't "grooming" her as a small child, but it's still a creepy relationship overall, given how long they've known each other. It would be like a first grade teacher sleeping with a former student once she was grown. It's weird.

Ryan Roach

I noticed a lot of people giving shit to Bojack for sleeping with Sarah Lynn back in Season 1. Wasn't she 31 when she died? So they must have had sex when she was in her late 20s and or early 30s. Grown adults. Maybe it's weird to some but I've seen students grow up to marry older teachers that taught them as kids. Is it a case of Bojack "grooming" her? I really want to understand why people feel he did something bad by sleeping with her. As for the episode, here's the thing. Did Bojack do anything illegal? No. The issue here is more morally than legally. BoJack almost sleeping with Penny and banging a child co-star in her adult age doesn't paint him in the best light. The best thing he can do is just own it. Diane said it best, "things will get worse before they get better, but you won't be waiting on the other shoe to drop." Own it, take your licks, and eventually, you'll be able to move on.

Just Alyx

Another bad thing bojack did that people tend to overlook is sleeping with Sarah Lynn, who saw him as a father figure, her only real father figure

Francesca White

This show obviously has a lot of big events throughout its runtime that all get brought up again this season, so don’t feel bad about not being able to recall every detail, especially during your first watch. I think the show does a great job at piecing everything together for the viewer regardless of how long it’s been.

Chelle

It's easy to forget at this point in season 6 that BoJack and Sara Lynn slept together back in season 1. Both adults sure, but super weird since he was around while she was growing up!

Tmatts