starkidlabs:

I think the last episode of Bojack was exactly what needed to happen. It was no way forgiving of Bojack, Bojack did terrible things he hit rock bottom but this time he didn’t come out unscathed. He went to prison, he lost Hollyhock, he most likely will never talk to Diane again, Todd is his own person and Princess Carolyn won’t be there for him. But there is still a glimmer of hope, his friends are in no way forgiving of him but some still want to see him around. He’s sober again and has some form of reason to keep living.

I know some wanted to see Bojack die or just lose everything but at the end of the day people relate to him. Whether or not they relate to his actions or the bad things he’s done they relate to his traumas and his addictions and his mental illnesses and the voice in his head that tells him he’s a stupid piece of shit. To have his suicide attempt work is to validate that some people who share similar issues to Bojack are better off dead. Yes Bojack is a terrible person and most people who relate to him aren’t nearly as bad as he is but at the same time to see a character you relate to kill themselves validates to a small part of you that death is an option. To have a character as bad a person as Bojack to have a small slither of hope after his attempt is to tell anyone who feels like life isn’t worth living that there’s hope because after all most people aren’t as bad as Bojack.

Bojack needed to lose a lot and lose a lot permanently but at the same time he needed to keep living just to show everyone that there’s always hope