Secretariat is released to rave reviews, leading to Oscar buzz. However, BoJack’s desperate need for validation leads to a disastrous Oscar campaign and the accidental destruction of his relationships.
By Season 2, the resolution hadn't improved, but the weight had. He’d gone to New Mexico to find something real, but even the stars over the desert looked like white static. He’d tried to be a "good person," but it’s hard to find your soul when your eyes are just two black squares and your mouth is a shifting brown rectangle. "Todd!" BoJack yelled toward the kitchen. BoJack Horseman Season 1 2 3 - threesixtyp
This season gave us "Escape from L.A.," arguably one of the darkest episodes in television history. It forced the audience to stop rooting for BoJack’s antics and start reckoning with his capacity for destruction. It set the stage for the show's recurring theme: you are the things you do. Season 3: The Peak of Creative Brilliance Secretariat is released to rave reviews, leading to
BoJack tries to maintain a healthy relationship with a blank-slate owl named Wanda Pierce while filming his passion project. He’d gone to New Mexico to find something
Season 1 establishes the show's dark humor (e.g., S1E3, where Sarah Lynn, BoJack's former TV daughter, appears, highlighting the destructive nature of child stardom).
With his career revived, BoJack attempts to "fix" himself by landing his dream role as Secretariat.