History NightmareFuel / BojackHorseman

* The aftermath of [=BoJack=]'s second interview. Everything he (and the audience) feared becomes reality. He is [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating loathed almost universally]] and can't even leave the house to go to a Drive-Thru without people glaring, yelling, or throwing milkshakes at him.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[DissonantSerenity I promise]], [[TheChainOfHarm one day,]] [[BlatantLies this will all be a pleasant memory]]."'']]

* The [[CarnivoreConfusion chicken slaughtering]]. To clarify, in a world full of {{Funny Animal}}s, how do they eat animal meat? Well, there are ''no non-anthropomorphic animals'', so sections of prey species are bred solely for the purpose of being eaten, and are hormonally altered so that they can only act like dumb animals.
** Even more jarring is the fact that the local chicken farm is run by a family of [[BoomerangBigot talking chickens]]. There's just so much FridgeHorror from the fact that in this CrapsackWorld, what's basically ''cannibalism'' of otherwise-sapient creatures is both ''legal and socially accepted''. The [[ThousandYardStare barren]] look on the farmer's wife's face says it all.

* The subplot involves [[PrinceAndPauper Todd somehow switching places with the despotic Prince of Cordovia]]. When the real Todd is found, he's desperately trying to escape (hinting that he was kidnapped, or was at least [[TooDumbToLive tricked into doing this]]), and [[FridgeHorror he mentions something about civil war atrocities being committed in his name]]. ''Just what the hell happened'' while the poor guy was missing?

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* Several people with claustrophobia have called this episode one of the most nightmarish things they've ever sat through, with a whole half hour of [=BoJack=] stuck underwater with only a small glass bubble to keep him from drowning, and unable to communicate at all.

* Much like in "Fish Out Of Water", the scene of Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane on the bridge to Hawaii is practically unwatchable for the claustrophobic. There is stand-still traffic in every lane, only ''inching'' forward at random intervals, with only one exit the whole way down that only leads to a small rest stop, so there's no way to turn back. Them arguing due to the stress only makes it worse.

-->'''Charlotte:''' [[RejectedApology '''DON'T.''' Don't you ''dare.'']] If you are not out of my driveway in the next thirty minutes, I am calling the police. And if you ''ever'' try to contact ''me'' or my family again, I will ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] KILL you.''

-->'''Charlotte:''' [[RejectedApology Don't. Don't you ''dare.'']] If you are not out of my driveway in the next thirty minutes, I am calling the police. And if you ''ever'' try to contact ''me'' or my family again, I will ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] KILL you.''

-->'''Charlotte:''' Don't. Don't you ''dare.'' If you are not out of my driveway in the next thirty minutes, I am calling the police and if you ''ever'' try to contact me or my family again, I will ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] KILL you.''

** At one point, Diane randomly [[TransformationHorror mutates into a hideous abomination]], eerily reminiscent of ''AKIRA.''

--->'''Diane:''' I ATE TOO MANY PANCAKES!!!

** At one point, Diane randomly [[TransformationHorror mutates into a hideous abomination]].

** Even more jarring is the fact that the local chicken farm is run by a family of [[BoomerangBigot talking chickens]]. There's just so much FridgeHorror from the fact that in this CrapsackWorld, what's basically ''cannibalism'' of otherwise-sapient creatures is both ''legal and socially accepted''.

* Similar is [=BoJack=]'s panic attack when he realizes that he's ruined only only yet another relationship but that he very nearly ''killed a child''. He speeds home, runs into the bathroom, and flushes all of his pills down the toilet, fearing that she must have OD'd on something of his while yelling [[RapidFireNo "No! No! No!"]] over and over. The whole time, all of the high-frequency sound cuts out, leaving everything a low rumble as we get [=BoJack=]'s mental breakdown from his perspective, eventually ending with him collapsing on the floor of his bathroom while hyperventilating, clearly thinking "MyGodWhatHaveIDone".

** When [=BoJack=] begins strangling Gina, [[DeathGlare his expression]] is truly terrifying. Even for a cartoon, you can see disturbingly [[KillingIntent malicious intent in his eyes]], as if it were a real murder taking place.
* In the final scene of [=BoJack=]'s drug-induced psychosis, there's the absolutely chilling shot of [=BoJack=] looking up at the ''Philbert'' promotional balloon of him, which is ''staring directly back at him'' in a way that seems to symbolize how everything that's just happened was all his own fault, and he has no one else to blame. And then the episode just ends right there. Oh God...

** Secretariat recites a poem about what it was like ''jumping off a bridge'', talking about [[TitleDrop the view from halfway down]] during the fall, and all the while, the spotlight keeps shining on the door as it inches closer to Secretariat, as if it's taunting him. Worse still is that as Secretariat continues reading, he starts to sound more panicked and scared, then eventually falls backwards into it, and it's just very hard to watch, [[RealitySubtext ''especially'' for viewers who have been suicidal in the past]].

** At the end of the flashback, when Honey says "I have half a mind to..." and trails off, the beeping from the demolition vehicles backing up bleeds into the scene, acting as an audible ellipsis. You can ''hear'' Honey's brain groping for the end of the sentence only to find nothing there -- her mind's gone dead, like a telephone that's been hung up, and she's left staring into space.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[DissonantSerenity I promise]], [[ChainOfHarm one day,]] [[BlatantLies this will all be a pleasant memory]]."'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[DissonantSerenity I promise]], one day, [[BlatantLies this will all be a pleasant memory]]."'']]

* As Netflix will play the next episode 3 seconds after the end, it's very easy to miss the beeping of the heart monitor at the end of the previous episode (which signifies that Bojack is still alive). The beginning of this episode, which features a grungy song and JitterCam around the carnage of mess and booze that Bojack has caused in his previous house, is disturbing to watch if you think he's actually dead - especially as you see his apparently dead body seconds later.

** The tar then swallows up Herb, [[ItMakesSenseinContext and the red bird that flew in to the house]] (and said bird has a moment where the bird's [[NightmareFace face melts off a few times]]), and the tar then begins to chase [=BoJack=] throughout the house as he realizes that whatever this is, is death, and that it's coming for him. He realizes that he's drowning in his swimming pool, as he sees a silhouette of himself floating inside said pool. It catches up to him, it starts to envelop him too, and the episode ends on [[HellIsThatNoise the sound of a ''flatline'']]. It stays throughout the credits.

'''Herb:''' ''(with sadness in his voice, as the darkness creeps out the door and slowly consumes him)'' Oh, [=BoJack=], no... [[CessationOfExistence there is no other side]]. [[NothingIsScarier This is it. ''(he's eaten entirely by the darkness)'']]

** When Bojack begins strangling Gina, [[DeathGlare his expression]] is truly terrifying. Even for a cartoon, you can see disturbingly [[KillingIntent malicious intent in his eyes]], as if it were a real murder taking place.

** Sarah Lynn's performance is a reprise of Gina's song from a season prior, albeit with a more modern flair, and as she wraps up her performance, a door appears on the stage. [[NothingIsScarier It is pitch black beyond the door]], her singing slows down to a [[MadnessMantra droning chant]], and she take a deep breath before letting herself fall backwards into the nothingness. What's worse is that mantra ("Don't stop dancing") is what BoJack told her when she was little. BoJack knows that her inability to slow down and eventual death were all his fault.

** Bojack places one final call to "Diane" before being swallowed up by the slime. It's a bit eerie to hear her voice so calm and pleasant, yet hollow, in the midst of Bojack's apparent final moments.

* This entire episode is about [=BoJack=] trying to reconnect with his family and loved ones ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg as well as]] Zach Braff and Corduroy Jackson-Jackson), even though they're all dead. He's aware that it's all a dream that he thinks he can wake up from, but they all decide to put on a show, and [=BoJack=] has no choice but to watch.
** Sarah Lynn's performance is a reprise of Gina's song from a season prior, albeit with a more modern flair, and as she wraps up her performance, a door appears on the stage. [[NothingIsScarier It is pitch black beyond the door]], her singing slows down, and she falls backwards into the nothingness.

** In a moment of BlackComedy, Zach Braff is pushed and roller blades slowly backwards into the void, seemingly powerless to control himself, yet he just spouts tongue twisters all the while.
** Secretariat recites a poem about what it was like ''jumping off a bridge'', talking about [[TitleDrop the view from halfway down]] during the fall, and all the while, the spotlight keeps shining on the door as it inches closer to Secretariat, almost as if it's beckoning him. Worse still is that as Secretariat continues reading, he starts to sound more panicked and scared, then eventually falls backwards into it, and it's just very hard to watch, ''especially'' for viewers who have been suicidal in the past.
** [=BoJack=] starts to panic and tries to leave, but he can't. Beatrice and Crackerjack are up next, and the two perform a duet of Beatrice twirling a ribbon and Crackerjack playing the trumpet for her. He then wraps himself up with the ribbon and jumps into the void, while Beatrice covers herself with the ribbon, all while black tar envelops and her as she disappears.

** The tar then swallows up Herb, [[ItMakesSenseinContext and the red bird that flew in to the house]] (and said bird has a moment where the bird's [[NightmareFace face melts off a few times]]), and the tar then begins to chase [=BoJack=] throughout the house as he realizes that whatever this is, is death, and that it's coming for him. He realizes that he's drowning in his swimming pool, as he sees a silhouette of himself floating inside said pool. It catches up to him, it starts to envelop him too, and the episode ends on [[HellIsThatNoise the sound of a]] ''flatline''.

'''Herb:''' ''(with sadness in his voice, as the darkness creeps out the door and slowly consumes him)'' Oh, [=BoJack=], no... [[CessationOfExistence there is no other side]]. This is it. ''(is eaten entirely by the darkness)''