Season 6 blends MeToo-style accountability into BoJack's redemption arc and adds social themes to supporting storylines, yet keeps personal addiction, trauma, and self-destruction as the core focus for a moderate 6/10 score.
Season 6 centers BoJack's rehab and redemption arc around confronting his history of exploitative relationships with young women, including the Sarah Lynn death investigation and live TV interview exposing power imbalances and delayed 911 call, directly echoing MeToo-style accountability for toxic masculinity and Hollywood predation.
Diane Nguyen's storyline as a Vietnamese-American third-wave feminist grapples with depression, antidepressants, weight gain, and media work at Girl Croosh, while Todd's established asexuality receives further development through his relationship with Maude via an asexual dating app. Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg publicly regretted the whitewashing of Diane (voiced by white actress Alison Brie) and shifted to actively seeking actors of color for new roles, citing this as an 'original sin' that 'hurt the show.' These elements influence character arcs and subplots without redefining the core premise of personal addiction, trauma, and self-destruction.
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We've run a full content analysis on BoJack Horseman - Season 6 and scored it 6/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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Will Arnett
BoJack Horseman / Butterscotch Horseman (voice)
Aaron Paul
Todd Chavez / AA Bird / Donkey Kid / Skippy (voice)
Alison Brie
Diane Nguyen / Vincent Adultman / Kevin / Samantha The Food Critic / Olivia / Joelle Clark / Otter / Cow Waitress / Sarah Lynn's Assistant / Ship Co-Captain / Golden Snowflake Announcer / Nurse / Waitress / Cow Waitress / Announcer (voice)
Amy Sedaris
Princess Carolyn / Sharona (voice)
Paul F. Tompkins
Mr. Peanutbutter / Marv / Virgil Van Cleef / Prescott / Andrew Garfield / Sandro / Dog Valet / Underwater Man / Concerned Man / Janitor / Bartholomew Scagsworth / Sloth Lawyer / Blimp Co-Pilot / Abortion Doctor / George Tickle / Giant Chocolate Oscar Guy / Actor #2 / Bird / Willie Wesleyan (voice)
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