This is the episode where I (alongside most other viewers) truly started to realize that the dreaded "eleventh episodes" would be the darker chapters of this series. This is a format that stays true even today.
Now, when I say "dreaded" I mean that in the most positive way. While this episode isn't as great as "Escape From L.A" in my opinion it's more close to reaching that bar than any other episode in the series as of yet. I love every episode of this show but for me these are the two episodes that may never be beat, and maybe that's just because of the mood I was in when I first watched them. I don't know.
"That's Too Much, Man!" has everything going for it. Sarah Lynn was one of my favorite supporting characters up until her demise this episode and having her last moments be in Bojacks arms is both depressing and oddly heartwarming. Not to mention the visuals inside the planetarium just look amazing. I'm SO glad she played a major role in this episode and wasn't jus shoehorned in.
We also see how hard it is for Bojack to function without Todd or PC in his life. Penny showing up again was a suprise, but a welcome one, especially if you interpret what she says to him as a product of what her parents probably fed her so she wouldn't feel guilty. That makes the most sense to me considering it really wasn't all that long ago since she tried to sleep with him. There's just no way she really matured that much over the course of 2 years.
All of this culminates into what I consider to be the most shocking scene in the course of the show. Which as previously mentioned is the death of Sarah Lynn. I audibly gasped the first time I watched that part, and it takes a lot to get me to do that. Overall I consider this to be one of the best episodes of the series, and even in animation as a whole. Episodes like this are why Bojack Horseman is without a doubt my favorite show.
Now, when I say "dreaded" I mean that in the most positive way. While this episode isn't as great as "Escape From L.A" in my opinion it's more close to reaching that bar than any other episode in the series as of yet. I love every episode of this show but for me these are the two episodes that may never be beat, and maybe that's just because of the mood I was in when I first watched them. I don't know.
"That's Too Much, Man!" has everything going for it. Sarah Lynn was one of my favorite supporting characters up until her demise this episode and having her last moments be in Bojacks arms is both depressing and oddly heartwarming. Not to mention the visuals inside the planetarium just look amazing. I'm SO glad she played a major role in this episode and wasn't jus shoehorned in.
We also see how hard it is for Bojack to function without Todd or PC in his life. Penny showing up again was a suprise, but a welcome one, especially if you interpret what she says to him as a product of what her parents probably fed her so she wouldn't feel guilty. That makes the most sense to me considering it really wasn't all that long ago since she tried to sleep with him. There's just no way she really matured that much over the course of 2 years.
All of this culminates into what I consider to be the most shocking scene in the course of the show. Which as previously mentioned is the death of Sarah Lynn. I audibly gasped the first time I watched that part, and it takes a lot to get me to do that. Overall I consider this to be one of the best episodes of the series, and even in animation as a whole. Episodes like this are why Bojack Horseman is without a doubt my favorite show.