YMMV / Bojack Horseman S 4 E 02 The Old Sugarman Place

• Awesome Music:
  • Michelle Branch's haunting cover of America's "A Horse With No Name," which scores the Cold Open.
  • The haunting rendition of "I Will Always Think of You" sang by Honey and Eddie.
• He Really Can Act:
  • After two seasons of playing Beatrice as an embittered and irredeemable mother, Wendie Malick shines as a cheerful and innocent young Bea.
  • Jane Krakowski, while mostly known for her wackier comedic roles on 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is absolutely heartbreaking as Honey Sugarman.
• One-Scene Wonder:
  • Paul Giamatti as TV-Movie BoJack.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda has one scene as Crackerjack Sugarman, but his role leaves a huge impact on Beatrice’s backstory.
• Tear Jerker:
  • "Why, I have half a mind..."
  • Honey's entire situation after CrackerJack's death is even worse if you think about it from a modern-day perspective. She never learned any coping skills, and with therapy not being a common thing in the 1940s, Joseph being unwilling to learn about "womanly emotions", and, from what's implied, a lack of a social life or friends, she was really alone. Honey didn't need a lobotomy, what she really needed was support. Without it, it's no wonder things turned out the way they did.

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