#bojack the homewrecker

[bojackhorsemanobviously]

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What do y'all think was going on in Charlotte's head when Bojack stayed with her and her family?

When Bojack goes to New Mexico we get a good idea of why he is doing what he's doing, even though it's objectively weird to show up at the doorstep of an old flame after 30 years and then playing house with their family for a couple of months.

I find Charlotte's actions a lot harder to understand though. Maybe that's just because she's not the protagonist but still. She expressed to Bojack that she was aware of his feelings for her before she left LA. She seems to think it is strange that he just shows up out of the blue and she seems aware that he's not telling the full truth of why he's there. She tells him she's happy that he's there and invites him to stay though, letting him become weirdly close to her family. To the point that he's almost a part of it. Bojack is even talking about finding a job in the area. Most disturbingly, she observes (EDIT: or at least, could have observed) that he has a weird and immature relationship with her teenage daughter (think about that conversation Charlotte, Bojack and Penny have about that boy not taking Penny to prom for example).

The whole time I was watching this I was like, why is she so cool with this walking red flag staying indefinitely? Why is she sometimes kind of flirty with him, like when they share a beer after Penny's prom? Have they talked at some point about how long Bojack will stay? What are they to each other now?

And then Bojack tries to kiss Charlotte and she suddenly voices all the things that have seemed off since the beginning. She says they don't really know each other, that he is disturbing her family life, that he has been acting strange/dishonest, that she has to put her foot down and protect her family etc. She isn't wrong but I can understand Bojack's confusion here. I feel like he got some mixed signals from her. It's not really an excuse for him trying to homewreck (and definitely not for trying to sleep with her 17 year old daughter) but her behavior is confusing.

I feel like she must have sensed that he was really there because he was still interested in her. What was in this arrangement for her? What do you guys think her motivations in this whole situation were?

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She definitely had some lingering feelings for BoJack. Her calling him a coward before she left felt like a way for her to put the sexual tension between them in a way that puts the burden on him. While she probably loves Kyle, it’s possible the fire between them died down over 20 years. She was attracted to this idea of her old friend she had feelings for and wanted to keep him close.

She was still faithful enough and cared enough about her family to not do anything before the prom night, but him living with them could be a way to stay close to him.

For a non romantic reason they also recently lost their other old friend Herb. She was probably nostalgic for that time in their life and knowing they could die for any reason wanted to spend more time with him

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I think the writers firstly intended to do a spin on how irl, having a friend be that close to the family and living with them like it's a sitcom is actually a bit strange and not as innocent as you would think.

I think Charlotte had lingering feelings for Bojack as well, she doesn't outright tell him no either when he confesses his feelings to her. She just states that she has a family and that he's going to ruin the life she built. I think she was either in denial of her own feelings, or she thought she could ignore them and maintain a friendship with Bojack. It was the kiss that forced her to finally confront what was going on.

Ultimately it's a little bit on both of them that this happened (not the daughter thing obviously). Bojack shouldn't have tried to steal Charlotte away, and Charlotte should have nipped it in the bud, because only a naive person thinks this situation is normal or not see the implications.

[jake-poulsen03]

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[bojackhorsemanobviously]

cute moment before disaster

[bojackhorsemanobviously]

I find it very odd and rather stupid that charlotte would even agree to bojack staying at her place/ by her family like its been what 20 years since she saw him. people change a lot in just 4 years she knew nothing about him and just lets him stay. but i know why its because.. SHES INTO HIM.. she just know it can't happen cause.. she's gota husband/kid things. she totally snuggled/ kissed him though so she was def into him..

but bojack was such an egocentric idiot to think the women he hadn't seen in 20 years would just be ready for him asi f she didn't have a life of her own. what was his plan to be a homewrecker? Yes yes it was..