History Recap / BojackHorsemanS6E15TheViewFromHalfwayDown

* DarkReprise: Four of them.
** The ''Horsin’ Around'' theme song briefly plays once [=BoJack=] gets the fire poker and they all chase the bird through the kitchen window.

* CessationOfExistence: Still wanting to believe he is in an actual AfterlifeAntechamber, and standing at the door to the Afterlife, [=BoJack=] tells Herb that he'll see him on the other side, to which Herb has to remind him again that this is all a dream, there is no other side. To drive the point further, instead of going through the door, the void of the door seeps out of it like a black liquid and consumes Herb.

** [=BoJack=] vomits black tar in a nod to what Charlotte said to him when he was young (in a flashback seen in [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E08TheTelescope "The Telescope"]]): "Hollywood's a real pretty town that's smack on top of all that black tar. By the time you realize you're sinking, it's too late."

* RejectedApology: [=BoJack=] tries to take the opportunity to apologize to Sarah Lynn for what he did to her. She tells him, "Ah-ah-ah! [=BoJack=], this is ''my'' time."

** Before reading the poem, Secretariat says "A poem. Original, obviously" — a callback to [=BoJack's=] "Horseman, obviously" {{Catchphrase}}.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Zach Braff's presence in [=BoJack=]'s DyingDream is repeatedly pointed to as strange and out of place, as he, unlike the other guests, really didn't leave that much of an impact on his life.

-->'''[=BoJack=]:''' (''standing on the edge of the door'') Is it... terrifying?
-->'''Herb:''' No, I don't think so. It's just the way it is, you know? Everything must come to an end. The drip finally stops. (''extends one arm into the door, and the void begins covering him'')
-->'''[=BoJack=]:''' See you on the other side.
-->'''Herb:''' (''sadly'') Oh, [=BoJack=], no... there ''is'' no other side. This is it. (''is entirely consumed'')

--->'''Clementine''': What if you stayed this time?
--->'''Joel''': I walked out the door. There's no memory left.
--->'''Clementine''': Come back and make up a good-bye, at least. Let's pretend we had one.

* IncrediblyLamePun:
** Herb calling Corduroy "a killer hang".
** "Wow! Beatrice Horseman! You know, she was gonna sing for us tonight, but apparently, she was a little...hoarse. Ha-ha!"

* YourWorstMemory: [=BoJack=] faces the people who died indirectly or directly because of him: Sarah Lynn and Zach Braff. He also sees the relationships he ruined with dead people, like with Herb, and faces the what-ifs with Butterscotch/Secretariat.

* AfterlifeAntechamber: [=BoJack=] appears to be in one of these in the form of a lovely mansion where deceased friends and family hold a dinner party together before "Moving On" through a black door. Of course, once [=BoJack=] realizes whats happening to him, Herb points out all of this is a dream conjured up by his brain as it struggles with processing the fact that it is dying and there's no such thing as any of this.

** Early in the series, Bojack is irritated at the idea of there being no one around when he kills himself.

* DreamEpisode: Specifically a DyingDream. Bojack is unconscious, because he is currently drowning in the pool outside his old house, and this is all inside his head.

* DwindlingParty: The group of Bojack's family and friends gets smaller as more of them enter the black door after their performances.

** We see Corduroy swinging around on a cloth as Bojack and Herb talk about the door, ending his performance by literally hanging himself with the cloth and his body swinging into the doorway.
** Zaff Braff is the most comedic. Bojack interrupts his speech, tries to stop the show and pushes him, causing him to glide back toward the door on his skates as he lists all the things he wanted to do before he falls through.

** Herb delivers a eulogy of sorts to Bojack and introduces him on stage. While they talk, Herb calmly puts his arm into the door and the goop eventually envelops him.
** When Bojack tries to find a way out, the bird tries to lead him to the same window he chased her out of, but eventually the goop catches and envelops her too.
** Finally Bojack realizes what's happening and goes back to the area where Secretariat and he talked, having one final "conversation" with Diane on the phone as the goop envelops him.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Corduroy performs by doing acrobats using ribbons, and as Bojack and Herb argue in front of the void door, he suddenly appears as if he's ''hanging himself'' in the background before swinging towards them.

* NearDeathExperience: As it is eventually revealed, while Bojack ''did'' drown in the pool, the episode ends with a heart monitor beeping again.
* OhCrap: Bojack has one when he realizes what's happening while talking with Secretariat/Butterscotch on the bridge and the latter shows him the pool beneath them... and Bojack's lifeless body floating in it.
* OminousObsidianOoze: The dream is plagued by a tar-like substance that drips from the ceiling. At the end of the episode, the black liquid consumes Bojack's entire dream world, symbolizing the water getting into his body after he drowns himself.

** [=BoJack=] arrives to his mother's house with Sarah Lynn in tow; just like in real life, he's literally brought her to death's door. Likewise, her RapidAging throughout the episode shows how she's getting closer towards her own death.

** The bird everyone tries to catch could be interpreted as trying to keep Bojack alive for as long as possible. Subsequently a bird dying in a house is likewise considered an superstitious omen for death. When Bojack and the others chase it out, it means he is still clinging to life. When it comes back, she's actively trying to leave. She nearly manages but the goop eventually gets her, signifying Bojack's time running out.

** [=BoJack=] -- Pills and pool water (served in a water bottle).

** Beatrice -- A meal from the retirement home.

** Crackerjack -- A C-ration.

** Zack Braff isn't given a symbolic meal to eat like the others; instead, he takes the role of a butler who serves the others their meals. He died by being set on fire and then eaten by other celebrities during the cave-in caused by Mr. Peanutbutter's fracking. One could say he was serving the guests himself.

** "There is no other side. [[CessationOfExistence This is it.]]"

** Beatrice and Crackerjack preform together, the former a ribbon dance and the latter a trumpet rendition of "I Will Always Think Of You". They end their turn with Beatrice jumping into the air and cocooning herself in the ribbon while Crackerjack goes to the door, ties the ribbon around his waist, salutes, and jumps through. The goop from the door seeping onto the ribbon, when it unravels, Beatrice is gone and what's left of the ribbon snags Crackerjack's trumpet and is pulled through the door.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Corduroy preforms by doing acrobats using ribbons, and as Bojack and Herb argue in front of the void door, he suddenly appears as if he's ''hanging himself'' in the background before swinging towards them.

%%Zero Context Example** See OpeningShoutOut, below.

* DyingDream: The entire episode is a near-death hallucination [=BoJack=] has while he is drowning in his pool and it involves him reuniting with his dead friends and family ([[AndZoidberg and Zach Braff]]).

* BackFromTheDead: [=BoJack=] enters a purgatory dream and reunites with Sarah Lynn, Herb, Crackerjack[[labelnote:*]]not technically a "reunion" in his case since he died before [=BoJack=] was born, but the latter acknowledges his late uncle's impact on his life[[/labelnote]], Corduroy, Famous Actor Creator/ZachBraff, Beatrice, and even Butterscotch, who takes on the form of Secretariat. Although it's questionable that they're really "back", so to speak, since all of them are still dead in context and the episode is [=BoJack's=] DyingDream.

* AbsenteeActor: [=BoJack=] is the only main character who appears onscreen. Diane is heard offscreen on the other end of a phone call, and she's not even the real Diane.

-->'''Butterscotch/Secretariat:''' I know this part is confusing because I'm Secretariat and also your dad for some reason, but speaking as your dad...

%%ZCE* DreamEpisode: Specifically a DyingDream.

* NearDeathExperience: As it is eventually revealed, while Bojack ''did'' drown in the

* NearDeathExperience: As it is eventually revealed, while Bojack ''did'' drown in the pool, he didn't ''die'' yet.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: Touched upon when Bojack tells Herb if he'll see him on the other side only for Herb to state there nothing really beyond it, it's just nothing. And indeed throughout the ep the others disappear into the void before it eventually seeps out to claim Bojack himself.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Corduroy preforms by doing acrobats using ribbons, and as Bojack and Herb argue in front of the void door, he suddenly appears as if he's ''hanging himself'' in the background before swinging towards them.

* {{Forgiveness}}: Herb is much gentler with [=BoJack=] here rather than how he was in life when calling out the horse for his betrayal. Though as he puts it, he's not the real Herb but a manifestation that [=BoJack=] needs before he dies.

%%ZCE* NearDeathExperience: The Episode.

* DreamEpisode: Specifically a DyingDream.

* NearDeathExperience: The Episode.

** See OpeningShoutOut, below.

* AbsenteeActor: [=BoJack=] is the only main character who appears on screen. Diane is heard offscreen on the other end of a phone call, and she's not even the real Diane.