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    BoJack Horseman is a cartoon about a horse, so why does it feel so profound? | Eli Goldstone

    The much-loved Netflix show makes viewers like me laugh – but it also, surprisingly, brings us face to face with ourselves
    by Eli Goldstone Feb 03, 2020 3 minutes
    ‘The serious moments take us by surprise.’ BoJack Horseman. Photograph: Netflix

    BoJack Horseman, which came to an end last week, is a Netflix cartoon about talking animals. So why has it come, over the course of its six seasons, to inspire such love and debate? One of the answers to this question lies in the way the script is shifting around what is allowed to be “profound”. Our lives, lived online and deeply connected at all times, have made us simultaneously more attuned to the significance of the.

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