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[[folder:Post-Season 1 theories]]
[[WMG: At the beginning of Season 2, Princess Carolyn will discover that Vincent Adultman is actually three kids in a trench coat.]]
The writers seem to have set up this plot thread in season 1 to carry over into season 2, and it would be a [[StealthPun yarn ball of thread]] for Princess Carolyn to play with. It would cause her to spend season 2 wondering what is wrong with herself.
* Alternatively, Vincent will dump Princess Carolyn before things get too serious and will ''still'' figure out how to bullshit his way out of revealing himself.
* [[spoiler: Jossed. They break up early on and, although seeing him as Kevin, she never realizes Vincent is actually three kids in a trenchcoat]].

[[WMG: The Secretariat film will be a success.]]
Because [=BoJack=] will act so well in it.
* [[spoiler:Kind of. The Secretariat film is eventually a hit, but not because of [=BoJack's=] acting. [=BoJack=] is even replaced by a CGI version of himself in the final product.]]

[[WMG: Alternatively, the Secretariat film will receive negative critical response.]]
Either due to [=BoJack=] being too old for the part or due to ExecutiveMeddling messing up a perfectly good story. This could mirror the events of the Hollywood D movie in-universe.
* [[spoiler:Jossed (mostly). The Secretariat film does well ''because'' of the ExecutiveMeddling changing the story from a gritty drama to a ClicheStorm.]]

[[WMG: [[TakeAThirdOption Or]], the Secretariat film will be an AcclaimedFlop.]]
* [[spoiler:Also Jossed, see above. We don't hear much about the critical reception beyond its failure to land [=BoJack=] an Oscar nomination.]]

[[WMG: Charlotte will visit [=BoJack=].]]
After reading the book that Diane wrote about him, she will want to see him again.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. [=BoJack=] actually visits Charlotte.]]
* Or, he'll do what he did with Herb and actually make the trip to go visit her in Maine, where he'll discover...
** [[spoiler:Confirmed, though she lives in New Mexico, not Maine.]]

[[WMG: Charlotte already has a family.]]
She probably settled down with someone else. And [=BoJack=] accepting this will be his next personal issue to come to terms with after Herb's RejectedApology.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed! She's married with two kids, which causes some awkwardness when she kisses [=BoJack=] and later sees [=BoJack=] alone with her daughter Penny and assumes the worst.]]

[[WMG: Sarah Lynn will die from a drug overdose.]]
This will send a wave of mixed emotions through [=BoJack=]. She briefly mentions in "Prickly Muffin" that she's perfectly aware that her party-hard lifestyle will eventually catch up with her and kill her at a young age. This could either make things more or less emotionally complicated.
* [[spoiler:Doesn't happen in Season 2, could still happen later.]]
** [[spoiler:It happens in season 3 instead.]]

[[WMG: Todd will get another chance at success with his rock opera.]]
Because...because we need to hear more of the story about Newtopia, dammit! Not to mention that Todd now has directorial and entrepreneurial experience and has the resources (i.e. an eager Mr. Peanutbutter) to get it off the ground.
* [[spoiler:Doesn't happen in Season 2 or 3, still theoretically possible.]]

[[WMG: The Beast Buy receipt is still under the couch.]]
It will probably turn up again later as a ContinuityNod.
* [[spoiler:Doesn't happen in Season 2, could happen later.]]

[[WMG: An episode will focus on the actor who played Goober on ''Horsin' Around.'']]
In the Christmas special, it was said that the actor who played Goober molested Laker girls. Considering [[BrickJoke the show's type of humor]], this throwaway line may end up becoming an actual plot point.
* While [[spoiler:Goober does appear in the present in Season 2 at Herb's funeral, he doesn't have an episode focusing on him and the molestation charges are never brought up.]]
* He shows up in the third season, and he's even ''worse''.

[[WMG: Vincent Adultman isn't actually three children in a trench coat.]]
He's just a very deformed man with tiny arms, forcing him to use a mannequin arm and broom.
* [[spoiler:Even less plausible now that we've seen Kevin in Season 2, but the series hasn't confirmed either way.]]

[[WMG: Herb will die, and [=BoJack=] will have to decide whether or not to attend his funeral.]]
If he goes, he'd be attending the funeral of a man who had every right to not want him there, but if he doesn't, it's disrespectful to a man who did so much for him, and either one would give him some form of selfish closure.
* [[spoiler: Confirmed. However, [=BoJack=] is not affected by the decision. He attends the funeral along with the rest of the cast of ''Horsin' Around'' in Season 2, and is perfectly aware that Herb would not have wanted him there.]]

[[WMG: Mr. Peanutbutter will eventually have to confront his problems head-on like [=BoJack=].]]
"Later" revealed that Mr. Peanutbutter is just as cynical as everyone else and only does trivial hobbies to [[StepfordSmiler keep himself distracted]]. Eventually, he'll have to deal with his problems just like [=BoJack=] did, but it'll be harder because he's been kept his feelings so bottled up for so long.
* Semi-confirmed. In "After the Party", [[spoiler:he reveals to Diane through a huge argument than he's actually terrified of death and that he doesn't want her to go to Cordova because he's afraid he'll lose her forever if he does. He never confronts his problems to the extent [=BoJack=] does though.]]

[[WMG: The rest of the series [[SeasonalRot is going to suck]].]]
Season 1 is a ToughActToFollow!
* Jossed, as much as a theory based around an opinion can be. Season 2 has been very well-received and it's widely agreed to be even better than the first.

[[WMG: The John Stamos joke is going to be a lot less funny when [[FunnyAneurysmMoment the real John Stamos actually dies]].]]
* A bit early to tell, though, since as of this writing, he's perfectly healthy.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will go through TomHanksSyndrome after the ''Secretariat'' movie.]]
And [[{{Narm}} it will be hilarious]]!
* [[spoiler:In Season 2, the ''Secretariat'' movie ends up dropping all of it's dark, heavy themes and becoming a light-hearted ClicheStorm. And [=BoJack=] doesn't even act in the final version, instead just providing his likeness for CGI. So this seems unlikely.]]

[[WMG: An episode will contain a shout out to TV Tropes.]]
An episode will have a quick throw-away joke of [=BoJack=] browsing the TV Tropes article for ''Horsin' Around'', or maybe he edits it and complains whenever something negative is said about the show.
* Or will keep editing a lot of the more less favorable remarks to make them seem less harsh.
** Semi-confirmed: it doesn't appear in an episode proper, but [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHihZm5AF2F/ one promo]] involves [=BoJack=] sweetening up his page on Wiki/Wikipedia page.
* A Season 3 episode drops a mention about tropes, which may be the closest we're going to get.
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[[folder:Post-Season 2 theories]]
[[WMG:The person that cut the brake line to Herb's car, causing his death, is Angela Diaz, the network exec that had him fired in the first place.]]

[[WMG: The Hank harassing his assistants storyline will come back in Season 3]]
Hank tries harassing Carolyn and when nobody (except Diane) believes her, she ends up forming an unlikely alliance with Vanessa Gecko, who was also harassed by Hank]]
* And it will lead to an FamilyUnFriendlyAesop of "Nobody will want to listen to you kvetch about real problems unless you're famous or connected with someone who is."
** Jossed for Season 3; Hank never even gets mentioned. It's still a possibility for later seasons.

[[WMG:[=BoJack's=] other TV show was a massive critical and commercial flop]]
* It was a show so bad that [=BoJack=] never talks about it, something along the lines of ''Series/TheSecretDiaryOfDesmondPfeiffer''.
** Confirmed!

[[WMG: Charlie Witherspoon will become the new head of Vigor]]
His dad will have either died from his stroke or won't be in any shape to run Vigor. Given the enormously misplaced confidence he has in Charlie, so it'd be only natural for him to name or have named Charlie the head of the agency.

Charlie would be less competent at his new job than ever and run Vigor into the ground, which would be a boon to Princess Carolyn and her new agency.
* Partially confirmed. Charlie does run Vigor into the ground, but it doesn't actually help Princess Carolyn any.

[[WMG: Charlotte's daughter Penny will run away to L.A. to be with [=BoJack=] to get back at her mother]]
After the ending of "Escape From L.A.", where Charlotte tells [=BoJack=] she never wants to see him again, one can imagine that Penny is once again upset at being treated like a kid, so Charlotte will try and control her more, leading to Penny rebelling by running away. Forcing Charlotte to rely on [=BoJack=] to keep Penny out of trouble until she arrives.
* If they do try that, it'd probably be a lot more cynical and depressing than that, given how screwed up their dynamic went even before Charlotte caught them, regardless if [=BoJack=] was really about to sleep with her or not. Charlotte will go full MamaBear and say Penny go anywhere else while she comes from her, or even preemptively call the police on [=BoJack=].
* By all accounts, season 3 looks like it will be mostly set in New York, where [=BoJack=] will perform in Jill Pill's play. There could be an episode where Penny shows up at his house in [=LA=], unaware that he's gone.
** Jossed. Penny's in college in Ohio and has really bad memories of that particular moment.

[[WMG: The show is set in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'']]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] was not trying to have sex with Penny.]]
Though he did say "go to bed" and leave the door to his bedroom open, we do not see him really try anything with Penny when Charlotte catches them. For all we know, she could have misunderstood and tried to force herself onto him.
* Or, more sympathetically, was just talking to him. He's seen partially undressed, but for all we know, he could have just been taking off parts of the heavy suit to get comfortable. And even if she wasn't forcing herself on him, she was probably still egging him on.
* There are a few other clues hinting at the exact nature of the situation. Charlotte (and, by extension, the audience) doesn't know something's going on in [=BoJack=]'s boat until she hears a crash and Penny whispering "Shhhhh, quiet, quiet, quiet!" When she opens the door on them, there's a fallen-down lamp by the door. It's possible Penny followed [=BoJack=] in, knocked over the lamp when she shut the door and shushed him when he turned around to tell her to get out. Also, Panny's knee-jerk reaction is "We didn't do anything!" which is a typical response a child or teen might give if they get caught doing something bad before actually going through with it. [=BoJack=], meanwhile looks completely unenthused, slumped on the bed, arms at his sides and eyes shut, when Penny appears to be undressing him, which could mean that he was resisting her (or, more sadly, he figured "Why bother? [[DespairEventHorizon Shitty things are just going to happen no matter how hard I try]]"). When he starts to say "I'm so sorry-" before Charlotte cuts him off, he could have been saying "I'm sorry you say what you thought you saw." As for the open door, it's possible he was just too tired to close it at the moment, or even his way of saying "Whatever happens happens," but it's clear Penny had much more of hand in the situation.
** Already Jossed. WordOfGod says that he did intend to sleep with her, but only because he still has the mental age of a teenager.
*** ...and then complicated even ''more'' when [=BoJack=] tells the Manatee Fare journalist that he was on the fence about it: he wanted to, but knew he shouldn't. By all accounts, he didn't actually ''do'' anything, but he did have conflicting opinions about it. However, he tells the people at Sarah Lynn's 12 step group that he did plan on doing it, but he was also completely strung out on illicit substances, so it's hard to say if this was him being an attention whore by exaggerating or no longer having a filter due to intoxication. When Penny sees him, she says she "didn't know what she was doing" when it happened, which could either mean that she was too naïve to turn down his advances or was too young to know any better than to come on to an older man.
* '''Bottom line:''' we're probably never going to get a straight answer.

[[WMG: Maddie died from alcohol poisoning.]]
Her offscreen death would have great impact on the characters in Season 3.
* I will be shocked if this doesn't come back into play somehow - NOTHING in this show goes to waste. I foresee [=BoJack=] getting his life into some semblance of order, and then WHAM, turns out Pete Repeat couldn't keep his mouth shut. [=BoJack=] will be charged with the death of a minor, and Penny will testify against him at Charlotte's behest.
* It never gets addressed in Season 3.

[[WMG:When Season 3 airs, there will be an extra "I" in the header of the "Episodes" tab on the show's Netflix page.]]
When Season 2 was released, the "D" was missing as a reference to [=BoJack=] stealing the "D" from the Hollywood sign. Adding an extra "I" in "Episodes" would reference Walt Disney trademarking "Diisneyland" and the "Squiirt" machine from Season 2.
* Sadly jossed.

[[WMG: In Season 3, Princess Carolyn and/or her new agency will be haunted by Herb Kazzaz]]
Since her assistant broke the urn containing his ashes, his ghost will be set free and haunt Princess Carolyn, and only she can see and hear him.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:''Horsin' Around'' will be brought back by the in-universe equivalent of netflix.]]
And there will be plenty of BitingTheHandHumor.
* Somewhat confirmed. A story-line in Season 3 revolves around Bradley creating a ''Horsin' Around'' spinoff where his character, Ethan adopts three orphan horses. While there's no mention of it airing on a streaming service like Netflix, it's definitely a shout out to Netflix's ''Fuller House'' spinoff.
** For the other half of the theory, the end of Season 4 brings us a streaming service in "what-time-is-it-right-now.com" which will air Bojack's new show ''Philbert'', though it seems to be more of a jab at websites starting streaming services [[FollowTheLeader trying to cash in on Netflix's popularity.]]

[[WMG: The series ends with [=BoJack=] drowning in his pool.]]
In the opening credits we see Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter looking into [=BoJack=]'s pool, and they seem horrified. That's how it all ends. This would also mirror [=BoJack=]'s projected ending for his book in "Downer Ending" where he lets himself sink into the water and drown at an old age.
* Additionally, it could be a suicide, since we don't see him struggle at all when he falls in.
* So far, this did not happen. However, Season 3 has a reference to the intro when [=BoJack=] drives his Tesla into the pool. At this stage, it could either be a {{Callback}} or {{Foreshadowing}}
* There's a lot of potential foreshadowing for this:
** The pool painting in [=BoJack's=] home office (into which [=BoJack=] himself was even projected as the underwater figure in his drug-induced hallucinations).
** The recurring imagery of the tar pits in season 1 (into which [=BoJack=] sinks in the aforementioned hallucinatory sequence as well).
** His hero Secretariat's suicide by drowning, after a similarly tragic life trajectory.

[[WMG: Beatrice will die in Season 3.]]
When we see her in Season 2, she's old and sickly and appears to be living in some kind of nursing home.
* And it will have a profound effect on [=BoJack=]: he'll either be relieved that she's finally out of his life for good or he'll regret never earning her love.
* Presumably Jossed. She doesn't even show up in flashbacks this season, although it's possible she died offscreen.
** Almost definitely jossed; she's in the trailer for Season 4, so she must still be alive for however much longer.
** [[spoiler:Her death finally happens in Season 5.]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] genuinely liked school and strove to academically succeed]]
In the series, we can see [=BoJack=] is far more intelligent than he lets on, considering episodes such as "[=BoJack=] Hates the Troops", "Hank After Dark" and "Let's Find Out" when he gives out well informed and welcomed insight on controversial topics and ancient history.

In "Downer Ending", [=BoJack=]'s very upset at the prospect of performing for his mother's bookclub friends and is essentially pushed into it by her. It seems like his whole profession of acting (and later misery) might have been all his mother's prodding (possibly as she wanted to be a star rather than "just" an heiress in a terrible marriage).

[=BoJack=]'s refuge from the day to day misery of his life could've been in school where he'd get the positive adult enforcement he craved. It might have been where he could've went into a different direction in life if studied as hard as it looks like he did.
* [=Child!BoJack=] does write in his letter to Secretariat that he likes to go to school. While it could just be him proving himself to be a good boy, it does give this theory more credibility. However, this might just apply to his childhood, since he has a brief flashback in "Downer Ending" of being ostracized as a teenager at school.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will be the one to drop the PrecisionFStrike in Season 3]]
Season 2 sets up that the word "fuck" or it's derivatives is used exactly once per season for when it's magnitude is necessary, in both cases when [=BoJack=] does something to permanently ruin a friendship. While he's always deserved it, he's still someone trying really hard to understand basic companionship, and is frustrated when someone says they know him when they really don't, so it's possible he'll get so upset with his failure to connect that he'll have no choice but to use the word to signify just how upset he is.
* Or, in a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], he'll deliver a ClusterFBomb to the friend he's mad at in a fit of blind rage, only for the friend to respond with an extremely articulate PrecisionFStrike a'la ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles''.
* It's [[spoiler:Todd]] who does the deed.
* [[spoiler:[=BoJack=] finally drops it in Season 4.]]

[[WMG: There'll be a flashback to the ending of "Escape From L.A." in season 3]]
[=BoJack=] will flash back to when it happened and we'll find out whether or not he was really going to sleep with Penny.
* There's no flashback, but we do learn what his intentions were: [[spoiler:he was going to sleep with her.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will do Jill Pill's play and be great at it, but...]]
He'll either get fired or choke on opening night.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: More positively, doing Jill Pill's play will help [=BoJack=] face other fears]]
Live performance is all about getting things right in one go, and after some stage fright, [=BoJack=]'s self confidence will get a huge boost, convincing him to face greater fears of his head-on. Before [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption inevitably screwing it all up]], of course.
* Jossed, he never does the play.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will misinterpret the advice he was given at the end of season 2]]
The other jogger tells [=BoJack=] "It gets easier, but you've gotta go it every day," referring to jogging, but of course meaning self-improvement in general. But because he's only interested in quick solutions, [=BoJack=] will treat whatever good habits he'll develop like an aphrodisiac, and if he goes one day without jogging/rehearsing/acting/doing ''anything'' to keep his mind occupied, it'll drive him nuts and he'll implode yet again.
* Jossed. In fact, it never comes up.

[[WMG: Jill Pill]]
Will turn out to be a pill bug.
* Jossed. She's a spider.

[[WMG: Bradley Hitler-Smith is related to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler]]
In this universe, [[ArtisticLicenseHistory Adolf's siblings didn't die young]], grew up, and started their own families; keeping the Hitler name alive. Bradley's mother is a great-niece to Adolf and kept her name when she married Bradley's father.

[[WMG: Sarah Lynn is really Mabel Pines]]
Her summer spent in WesternAnimation/GravityFalls has left her traumatized and emotionally scarred, turning to drugs, alcohol and out of control lashing out against the world to forget the horrors of [[CosmicHorror Bill Cypher.]]

[[WMG: Maddy survives prom night, but her parents will come after [=BoJack=] after learning he gave her the alcohol.]]

[[WMG: Diane's mother will die due to her brothers' stupidity.]]
[[NeverMyFault Yet they'll blame her]] and begin to harass her in Hollywoo. [[FromBadToWorse Then they figure out about the people harassing Diane due to the trouble with Hank]] and, in a major KicktheDog moment, will give compromising and embarrassing information on Diane to her harassers and the hate spewing misogynist sites like Tit Puncher. This will be the last straw before someone on Diane's side does something...drastic.

[[WMG: The entire show is a metaphor for depression.]]
One of the major themes of the show is how problems never simply "go away". The series, thus far, has been a single continuing narrative. None of the episodes just "wrap up", meaning tensions from previous episodes are still lingering with each successive one, much like how people with clinical depression are incapable of shaking off negative feelings even if they have every reason not to feel that way. This comes up in "Let's Find Out", when [=BoJack=] tells Mr. Peanutbutter that, in spite of having everything he could ever hope for, he can't find it in him to be genuinely happy, which is an exact symptom of depression.

[[WMG: One episode will have Mr. Peanutbutter's parents, and...]]
...they'll be the nicest, most caring and supportive people in the world, in stark contrast to Diane and [=BoJack=]'s emotionally abusive families, which would explain his dependence on positive thinking and might even piss Diane and [=BoJack=] off because of how non-empathetic it's made him.
* Zig-zagged. We don't meet his parents, but Diane mentions that he grew up in "a loving family," and he seems to be very close with his brother.

[[WMG: Every episode of Season 3 will show the events of the show affecting [=BoJack=]'s performance in Jill Pill's play]]
* Jossed, he never took the role.

[[WMG: Princess Carolyn will be the next person to disown [=BoJack=]]]
So far, we've seen two of [=BoJack=]'s friends from his ''Horsin' Around'' days, Herb and Charlotte, wash their hands of him when he does something unforgivable, meaning Princess Carolyn is his only acquaintance from that era he has left, as he knew her when she was an intern for his previous agent. If she disowns him with the series' tradition of a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech tongue-lashing]] ending with a PrecisionFStrike in season 3, it'll mean that that era of his life will finally be completely over.
* It doesn't happen in season 3, but the possibility's still out there.
** It would appear that [=BoJack=] wants nothing to do with her any more after [[spoiler:he fires her]], so her disowning him would be pointless.

[[WMG: The season 3 episode, "A Safe Space," will be about...]]
...[=BoJack=] completely cutting off everybody he knows in LA to completely focus on a new life in New York, at the risk of any bad vibes from his life in California ruining it.
* Jossed in every way. No episode by that name appears in the season, and [=BoJack=] only visits New York briefly in the first episode while promoting the Secretariat movie.

[[WMG: Wanda will be in season 3]]
She and [=BoJack=] will either try to get back together or they'll be JustFriends.
* Jossed, the first episode establishes that she's been headhunted by another company and has moved to Detroit.

[[WMG: The entire show is a StealthPun]]
It's about "why the horse has a long face."

[[WMG: Creator/WillArnett's ex wife Creator/AmyPoehler will guest star in one episode]]
Just for a little extra-uncomfortable RealitySubtext.

[[WMG: Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter are entrepreneurial geniuses.]]
While their businesses all fail, it's due to their inability to see anything through, continually becoming distracted and abandoning one half-started business for another. The actual ''ideas'', however, seem very popular. People keep entering the "Halloween in January" store, seeming to have been longing for such a thing (and then they fall into the pit). Mr. Witherspoon said that a bagel-catching device would be a very useful thing to have, without even being aware of Todd and Mr. Peanutbutters' prototype. And Todd's Disneyland side project seemed to be bustling until it burned to the ground. The only one who derides their ideas is [=BoJack=], who clearly is just too intelligent to appreciate their lowest-common-denominator appeal.

[[WMG: Piggybacking off of an above WMG, Beatrice will die and [=BoJack=] will inherit the Sugarman Sugarcube empire.]]
Because... RuleOfCool?
* [[spoiler:She dies in Season 5, but as stated below, the Sugarman Sugarcube company belongs to a Japanese conglomerate as seen in a FreezeFrameBonus in "The Old Sugarman Place".]]

[[WMG: The World Trade Center still stands in the ''[=BoJack=] Horseman'' universe.]]
When Wanda suggested that they get David Copperfield to make it disappear, she was told that he wasn't as big a draw as he used to be. The fact that this was the first problem that came to mind suggests that there's still a WTC. Yes, it's established that 9/11 did happen, but maybe the Twin Towers survived or were rebuilt.
* Perhaps that was just a joke, that [[SkewedPriorities they were more concerned]] about Copperfield's irrelevance than what happened to the World Trade Center. It's also worth noting that as of today in real life, the WTC has been rebuilt (albeit as a single skyscraper instead of the former twin towers).
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[[folder:Post-Season 3 theories]]
[[WMG: The Closer is Beatrice, [=BoJack=]'s mother.]]
Beatrice not only wanted to convince a customer to keep the LA Gazette, but also wanted to hear more about how her son has been doing.
* Jossed, [=BoJack=] spoke to his mother in season two and she looked and sounded nothing like the Closer.
** The Closer also clearly has caucasian human hands, even though we never see her face.

[[WMG: Everything that happened to [=BoJack=] in episodes 311 and 312 is all a drug hallucination]]
[[spoiler: Sarah Lynn's death]] for me seemed to first hint at this, since the way [[spoiler:she died didn't seem too realistic, as in reality Heroin overdose is actually quite rare(there are usually other factors involved like taking it was other drugs), and when it does happen, it occurs shortly after the user gets the drug into their system. Dropping dead suddenly after several hours of not doing drugs and being perfectly fine like Sarah Lynn did seems like something straight out of an OscarBait film and not something that has any actual basis in reality]]. Plus something about the scene where [=BoJack=] abruptly runs off the set of his new show after a little girl says she wants to be like him feels very "off", almost like [=BoJack=] is having a nightmare, also the last shot of the last episode of[[spoiler: [=BoJack=] narrowly avoiding committing suicide after seeing a group of horses running through the desert seems like something right out of a hallucination]]. Maybe that was the universes way of teaching [=BoJack=] a lesson in order to get him to stop his self-destructive behavior.
* While the show is a DeconstructorFleet of Hollywood and sitcom plot devices, it's still a work of fiction. ''[[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Some]]'' [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality leaps and bounds have to be made]] [[MST3KMantra for the sake of entertainment and/or furthering the story]]. It's also most likely that Sarah Lynn didn't ''just'' die from heroin, so much as the tons of other substances she had been putting into her system nonstop for what is implied to be several months if not half a year. Her body probably just gave out after all of the substance abuse. As for [=BoJack=] running off the set of ''Ethan Around'' in a panic, it seemed to me like he was having a panic attack, which can certainly feel like a waking nightmare, not to mention he's the kind of person who would drop everything to dwell on negative feelings rather than swallow his pride, regardless of who he screws over as a result. The child actress reminding him of Sarah Lynn was probably an especially strong trigger for him.
** Jossed as of Season 4 - they even got Creator/PaulGiamatti to play [=BoJack=] in the TV Movie of Sarah Lynn's life.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will return to stand-up, which will lead to Diane's success]]
To go along with my point above, after [=BoJack=] realizes that he went through a major hallucination, he has a big wake-up call and tries to make amends as best as he can(while doing so he discovers that his meeting with Penny was also a hallucination) and then decides to return to doing stand-up(while Ethan tries to negotiate with the network for a Horsin' Around reunion film), and he makes an impression on everyone when he calls out Hank as being a rapist, which goes viral and inspires Diane to get into contact with other victims and successfully bring down Hank's career once and for all and turning Diane into an overnight success.

[[WMG: Diane and Mr Peanutbutter will divorce as a result of their new jobs conflicting with one another]]
To go along with the last point, Mr PB isn't happy about Hank's career being ruined and him getting convicted and sent to prison. So he starts acting less less like himself, in order to become governor, Mr PB has to promise to pass some bills which go against everything Diane stands for(I.E. preventing animals from marrying humans, a "religious freedom" bill which allows business to discriminate against certain animals), which he does to everyone's shock. Diane finds out and puts out a hit piece on her website about the sexual harassment issues with Mr PB's company "Cabracadabra", causing him to get bad press and forcing him and Todd to close down the company. The piece leads to her and Mr PB get into the biggest argument of their lives and finally leading to their divorce. Afterwards the unpopularity of the bills results in Mr PB being killed by a radical anti-authority group (who make his death look like a suicide). Diane is stricken with grief and finds comfort in [=BoJack=] (who has just returned from shooting the Horsin' Around reunion special) and they both finally end up sleeping together.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] and Diane will write another book called "One Horse Town"]]
After they hook up, they both realize they need each other to survive, so Diane decides to help [=BoJack=] write the book she was originally supposed to write in the first place(an autobiography of his entire life, as supposed to a recount of the days Diane spent with him) which ends up being a success and somehow ends up getting [=BoJack=] an Oscar, which he gives to Kelsey(who managed to get her film funded after Diane did a story about her).

[[WMG: Charlotte is not going to kill [=BoJack=] in Season 4. She will DESTROY him!]]
After the incident back in "Escape from L.A.", she warns [=BoJack=] that she will kill him if he ever tried to contact her or her family again. Fast-forward to "That's Too Much, Man", we find Penny freaking out after seeing [=BoJack=] on her campus and becomes defensive. Some of the other students, however, are excited to see a movie star, with pop idol Sara Lynn in tow, close by and takes pictures and selfies with him. If Penny doesn't tell her mom what happened, then social media will.

Charlotte will know either way and will strike back HARD. She has her own life and family to think about so, obviously, she's not going to kill him. However, with some planning, and appropriate legal action, [=BoJack=] will suffer so much more than he already has, he'll wish she killed him as she initially promised.
* It seems unlikely that someone like Charlotte would be capable of something so cunning. The worst she may do is try to take him to court for statutory rape or send a group of MoralGuardians after him, all while doing her best ''not'' to kill him out of blind rage.
** They addressed the possibility of statutory rape charges by having Penny say that New Mexico's age of consent is 17 when she propositioned [=BoJack=], although Charlotte publicly shaming him is still a very real possibility, especially if Hank's defenders use it to accuse Diane of hypocrisy.
*** A possible scenario combining all of the above and one below: Charlotte will take him to court on charges of statutory rape. [=BoJack=] will be so guilt-ridden that he'll outright beg to be convicted, only to be acquitted by a KangarooCourt who use every possible DoubleStandard they can to [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming making Penny look like the bad guy]]. Ashamed and with a [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion permanently ruined public image]], he'll go home, ready a noose, mutter [[PrecisionFStrike "fuck my life"]] and [[DrivenToSuicide hang himself]]. End of series.
* [[spoiler:She doesn't come back in season 4, but who knows what the future holds? After all, [=BoJack=] had dropped off the map for a full year, but he's now set to star in a TV show.]]

[[WMG: Sextina's "adopted" baby will start a trend of rich people adopting dolphin (or whatever species it is) babies.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will avoid [[spoiler: his daughter]] out of fear that he'll mess her up like he did with Sarah Lynn.]]
* [[spoiler:Jossed. He considers abandoning her before he messes with her, but inevitably decides to stick around and help her like she wants him to.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] wasn't trying to [[spoiler:commit suicide]], At least not intentionally.]]
He just stopped caring about what happened to him.
* He intentionally [[spoiler: put himself in harm's way though, not just by speeding, but also letting go of the wheel. Also, when people attempt suicide, often times they feel a sense of bliss because, from their perspective, all the pain they've been experiencing is about to end. The way [=BoJack=] spreads his arms and leans back is like welcoming death.]]
* Does he ever really care about what happens to him? In the intro itself, he gets so drunk he falls off his balcony and during the fall, he barely looks scared. [=BoJack=] never cared what happened to him.

[[WMG: The Closer is either the wife or daughter of Big Louie from ''Film/{{UHF}}''.]]
They're both only ever shown from behind large office chairs which obscure all but their hands and all of their scenes involve talking to someone on the phone with a certain authority.

[[WMG: Mr. Peanutbutter will die, or at least pull a DisneyDeath, in season 4.]]
Based on a few clues found on Reddit:
* He says something about "he's all talk and no shooting you with a salt rifle" in episode 308.
* At one point in episode 310 an Old Yeller poster is seen behind him, with a character having a gun pointed to the right side of the poster. The way PB is placed behind it looks like the gun is pointed to his head.
* Mr. Peanutbutter also seems to have a preference for movies where dogs die in the end, such as ''Film/MarleyAndMe'', as evidenced near the end of episode 312.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. He gets his life threatened in "Underground", however, though it's by cannibalism and not guns.]]

[[WMG: Season 4 will be the final season.]]
There are only so many times you can deliver the same message over and over.
* Season 4 is, so far, the only one to end with any sort of closure. Plus, while the show has historically been renewed for another season as soon as each one premieres, this one has not. It's possibly that the show is going on a hiatus.
* [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTxfuTFkpH/ Jossed.]]

[[WMG: Season 4 is going to be about [=BoJack=] discovering he's not the ONLY cause of his friends misery.]]
While he's not a HEALTHY influence on the people around him, he's not the only thing dragging them all down.
* Ralph is operating under the assumption that Princess Carolyn was miserable because of her work, and NOT because she was going through spectacularly rough patch at the time. Anyone who watches this show knows Carolyn LOVES her work for the most part, and it's pretty likely that for as nice a guy this guy is, he doesn't really understand her that well.
* Todd basically needs a babysitter more than anything. The dip somehow managed to give away Eight Million dollars as a tip because he wasn't paying attention. His relationship with Emily is most likely gonna hit the rocks hard when this sinks in with her, and will cause a split if she can't handle that aspect of him.
* Diane is basically working for Gawker now, and Mister Peanut-butter is going into politics. Enough said.
So Season 4 will be focusing on [=BoJack=] slowly discovering that, while he's not a healthy influence on others, he's FAR from the only thing dragging them all down.
** Somewhat confirmed. While those exact events don't play out, the drama is ultimately spread out across all of the sub plots as everyone deals with their own problems. Even [=BoJack=] himself finally decides not to get involved with other people in order to fix his problems.

[[WMG: Season 4 will being with a HappyEndingOverride.]]
Whatever good [=BoJack=] has to gain from [[spoiler:that herd of wild horses]] won't last. It's how the last two seasons started, why should this one be any different?
** A possible scenario is that [=BoJack=] gets stranded in the desert and while he's gone, the lives of his friends initially look like they'll get better until they fall apart.
** Inverted. He doesn't join the horses, but the season ends up being comparatively happy to the last one.

[[WMG: The series ends with [=BoJack=] learning that happiness is overrated... but in a good way.]]
He'll discover that there are more important things in life than his own happiness, which will finally give him some form of closure.

[[WMG: It was [=BoJack=], not Sarah Lynn, who died of the heroin overdose, and everything that happens after is his DyingDream.]]
Evidenced by the flashback [=BoJack=] has after snorting the "[=BoJack=]" heroin. Just the way it was structured made me think that it was initiating his dying dream.
* Jossed. They even made a TV movie about it.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] is going to spend the season completely alone]]
[=BoJack=] has clearly alienated everybody around him. There's no reason to expect anyone to want to be around him. Not even Todd is going to pay him a visit. In his isolation, in his despair, he will realize he needs other people more than they need them.
* The entire series kicks off with [=BoJack=] desperately wanting other people in his life, begging them for the love he never got as a child. In fact, Todd's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in "It's You" is at least partially about how much he fucks other people over ''because'' of how badly he wants them to love him. If anything, he needs to learn to take responsibility for himself before expecting anyone else to be there for him.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. The season actually deals more with his relationships, which he spends a lot of time genuinely trying to repair.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=], like Sarah Lynn, had a dream career before he was forced into show business.]]
It was just one of the many, many ways the two of them were able to bond.

[[WMG: If [=BoJack=] ever drops the seasonal PrecisionFStrike, it will mean that he's about to kill himself. And actually go through with it.]]
It's only used when someone had completely given up on him, so it'd be his way of finally giving up on himself. The reason he didn't go through with it at the end of season 3 was because he still had that little bit of hope left in him. Here, he'd probably say something like "Fuck my life" or "Fuck me" before shooting himself in the head.
* [[spoiler:He uses it in season 4 in reference to his mother, and the season ends on a ''very'' uplifting note for the titular horse.]]

[[WMG: Or potentially, his salvation will ''come from'' dropping the seasonal PrecisionFStrike]]
The PrecisionFStrike has been used against him when people feel the need to wash their hands of him. [=BoJack=] is an unpleasant person, but there are people in the show who are [[EvilerThanThou even less pleasant]] than him, and telling them off with the f word will give him the satisfaction he needs. Picture this scenario: His [[EvilMatriarch mom]], for example, could choose to needle him and berate him at the wrong moment. [[KickTheDog Or worse]] she could belittle and attack [=BoJack=]'s illegitimate daughter. [=BoJack=] [[RageBreakingPoint will finally let loose]] his [[CallingTheOldManOut anger over years of abuse]], and tell his mom to [[PapaWolf stay away from his daughter]] the same Charlotte [[MeaningfulEcho told him to stay from Penny]].
--> '''[=BoJack=]''': Everyday of my life, you've been nothing but a plague, ruining everything you've touched!
--> '''Beatrice''': [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint Oh look at you, now you're trying drama, and you still can't]]...
--> '''[=BoJack=]''': But apparently, I'm not enough for you. You got to make my daughter feel the way YOU DO in your miserable little life. ''(beat)''. If you come near my daughter again, I WILL '''FUCKING''' KILL YOU!
--> '''Beatrice''': ''(she's speechless)''
Of course, events will show this telling of his mom really doesn't solve all of his problems, and may even have consequences, but it will be a first step.
** [[CatharsisFactor Satisfying as that would be]], it's unlikely. The show is very anti-catharsis for the purposes of depicting life with depression.
** [[spoiler:Somewhat confirmed, but in a hypothetical, non-cathartic way. [=BoJack=] ''plans'' to say "Fuck you, Mom!" at the end of a live ''Horsin' Around'' performance at her nursing home to get back at her for years of abuse, but he never ''actually'' says it to her because she panics during the show and gets kicked out to live with him. When he ''does'' get the opportunity to talk to his mother while she's lucid, he instead comforts her, taking the high road instead of kicking her while she's down.]]

[[WMG: The series ends with [=BoJack=] going to prison.]]
...for charges of statutory rape, intoxicating a minor and manslaughter. And he'll finally be in a place where he's ''expected'' to wallow in his own self-pity.

[[WMG: One episode will use Music/JohnnyCash's cover of "[[Music/NineInchNails Hurt]]"]]
It's thematically appropriate for someone like [=BoJack=]: he's getting up in years and looks back on all of the people who've gone away in his life because of how he's hurt them. Plus, it could work as a cool response to the season 2 finale of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', which used the original.

[[WMG: The entire show takes place in the mind of someone with depression, a la ''Series/StElsewhere''.]]
The last episode will zoom out of the cartoon world to a person sitting around as extremely pessimistic situations play out in their head.

[[WMG: Diane's family are a TakeThat against ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s RunningGag of Meg being abused]]
Think about it: New England family full of selfish assholes with broad accents who are constantly picking on the only female child for literally no reason. The difference is while Meg's abuse is a joke which eventually got [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy too uncomfortable to be funny]], Diane's lead to social anxiety, militant feminism and a serious drive for self-worth. Not to mention the show is already designed to torpedo ''Family Guy'''s more [[KarmaHoudini infamous]] [[StatusQuoIsGod tropes]].
* While it may be meant as a deconstruction of that type of humor, it was probably not made as a moral scorn of Family Guy. As shocking as this may be to some, several people that work on [=BoJack=] Horseman used to work on Family Guy and similar shows, and [=BoJack=] as a show owes much of its success to Family Guy. They may have wanted to explore what that type of environment can do to a young woman, but nothing that would send the message that the Family Guy crew are bad people for utilizing that for humor or that Family Guy fans are bad people for laughing at Meg's fictional suffering, so long as none of them think it's OK to be that way to anyone in real life. Also, the New England part is probably just a coincidence.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=]'s parent's weren't as bad as [[AccentuateTheNegative he remembers them]].]]
[=BoJack=] has a habit of exaggerating or simplifying certain memories, not to mention a lot of the more aggressive stuff seemed to happen when he was especially young, so he'd only have vague memories to go off of anyway, so it's possible that while they definitely [[AbusiveParents treated him poorly]], they weren't outwardly cruel as depicted in his flashbacks. The most we see of his mother as an adult is her passive aggressively dismissing ''Horsin' Around'' and, later, calling him after reading his book and realizing how he sees her.
* Probably jossed. Beatrice's own (faulty) memories show her being as verbally abusive to [=BoJack=] as his do, though the season does give her a huge FreudianExcuse.
** All things considered, her memories were fairly vivid, save for some selective amnesia. It's clear at this point that she ''was'' as bad as [=BoJack=] remembers her.

[[WMG: There will be an episode [[RippedFromTheHeadlines based on the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy]].]]
The herd of wild horses [=BoJack=] finds at the end of the last episode seem to be an allegory for Indigenous people (from what little we see of them, at least) and this show loves it's [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped uncomfortable truths]]. Maybe [=BoJack=] will attempt to be TheAtoner by trying (and failing) to help stop developers from putting up an oil pipeline through their homeland, maybe by using his celebrity status.
* [[spoiler:Jossed, though the similar environmental issue of fracking gets a lot of focus.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] is an AnimatedActor in his appearances outside the show.]]
In his [[CharacterBlog social media posts]], he's noticeably better-adjusted, sociable and respected by his Hollywoo peers, and in one promo he cries while remembering a scene from ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack''. The "real" [=BoJack=] is an otherwise sane guy with a few hangups, while the character in the Netflix show is exaggerated for the sake of drama.
* Keep in mind that in-universe, and probably out of universe as well, Diane controls his social media (the picture of the floor on his Instagram is mentioned in the season 3 premiere episode, for example), so that explains why he seems better adjusted on there.
* Plus, everyone tends to look better on social media. You're only seeing the prettier snippets of their lives and not the legitimate flaws of their real lives. So the social media is [[FridgeBrilliance the public's perception of [=BoJack=], not the real him!]]


[[WMG: Diane didn't really join Girl Croosh]]
Being an obvious setup for season 4, the GenreSavvy people will believe that Diane has accepted Stefani's proposal to work as a writer in her site. However, the scene deliberately ends when Diane is about to give her answer, giving it enough space for people to think whatever they want. This show has often delighted in throwing a wrench over expectations and routes the audience thinks the show is heading to, so why would they cut away? Diane didn't take the job and her forced smile when talking with Mr. Peanutbutter is because she's lying to him about getting the job to assuage him.
** Possibly jossed. A summary for the first episode of season 4 mentions Diane tracking down the other cast members of ''Mister Peanutbutter's Place'' for an interview, presumably for a Girl Croosh article.
** Dude, it's IMDB. Anyone can contribute in there, so it's not official nor reliable. It could still happen.
*** The season 4 premiere is in fact not as described above at all; it's about Mr. Peanutbutter beginning to run for governor.
** Jossed by the latest Season 4 teaser, which shows Diane hanging out with Stefani in what's obviously her base of operations and getting praised by the mouse woman for her work.

[[WMG: Season 4 will be about [=BoJack=] shunning society to life with the wild horses, only to be forced back into it by Charlotte taking revenge on him.]]
* [[spoiler:Jossed on all accounts, though he ''did'' live as a recluse for a full year.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will try and fail to connect with his illegitimate daughter.]]
It'll be trying to get Charlotte back all over again.
* Not even [=BoJack=] is that self-deluded. He understood when Herb didn't want to see him again. He ''didn't'' want to visit Penny because he was afraid of screwing the pooch further. He's probably dreading a reencounter with Charlotte. Still, [=BoJack=] might still fail at connecting with his daughter, not for lack of trying.
* Another possibility is that the daughter will seek ''him'' out. Each season seems to have it's one brick in the wall that gets pulled out and undoes everything [=BoJack=] has worked for: in season 1, it's rewriting his memoir; season 2, it's abandoning his movie and visiting Charlotte; season 3, it's celebrating his Oscar nomination before knowing whether or not he actually won. All of these end in disaster and bring him back to square one in terms of bettering himself. In season 4, he'll finally be on his way to a healthier life and will look like he's finally making progress... only for the daughter to show up and [[HereWeGoAgain rope him back into that toxic, destructive live he finally got away from]].
* Or it'll be a subversion! The daughter will be a BaitAndSwitch, showing up as the thing that undoes [=BoJack's=] process, but he'll finally have his shit together well enough to be the {{good parent|s}} he always wanted to be. He's still on the road to recovery, but it'll ultimately be the fresh start he always wanted and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. [[spoiler: [[ChekhovsGun Then Charlotte will come back at literally the last second to fuck it all up]].]]
* [[spoiler:He tries to connect with her despite his fears of fucking her up, but she overdoses on weight loss supplements that his senile mother mixed into her coffee and gets the blame for it. He ''does'' reconnect with her after, [[YourCheatingHeart but as her brother]], not father.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will be OutOfFocus for most, if not all, of Season 4.]]
He isn't mentioned anywhere on Website/IMDb's description of the Season 4 premier, which appears to be ADayIntheLimelight for Diane, Mr. Peanutbutter and Todd & Emily. Either they'll be a slow buildup to TheReveal of where he is or we, like the characters, will be completely in the dark.
* The Season 4 premiere description originally on [=IMDb=] was false, but that particular episode does not feature [=BoJack=] at all. The rest of the season, however, follows his arc regarding his possible daughter and mother. WordOfGod says that how long they'd stretch out the "Where's [=BoJack=]?" angle was a topic of heavy discussion in the runup to Season 4.
* Ultimately jossed. While the title character of this show is (mostly) absent during the season premiere, he still plays a big role in all the other episodes.

[[WMG: Mr. Peanutbutter will be the one to drop Season 4's f-bomb.]]
* Jossed. [=BoJack=] plans to say it [[spoiler:to his mother]].

[[WMG: The F-bomb dropped in season 4 will be by [=BoJack=] himself to his mother.]]
* [[spoiler:Semi-confirmed. He ''wants'' to say "Fuck you, Mom!" to her, but when he's finally given the chance months later, opts to take the high road.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will try to reconnect with his mother]]
[=BoJack's=] at his lowest point. His surrogate daughter is dead. His closest friends besides Diane are alienated from him. His attempts to get back in the spotlight backfired. Seeing how low he's sunk, he'll trace his steps back to the woman who bore him. Possibly by finding out she's dying.
* [[spoiler: Semi-confirmed - he does reconnect with her, and she ''does'' have a terminal case of some form of dementia, but it's only at Hollyhock's urging that he spends any time with Beatrice at all]].

This might end up as a {{Parents As People}} situation. [=BoJack=] will admit that while his mother and father did mistreat him, he's used them as a scapegoat for his failings and poor decisions instead of doing serious introspection and changing for the better. On her end, Beatrice will admit she and her husband used [=BoJack=] as a scapegoat for their regrets and failings. They reach an understanding where they can at least be civil to each-other.
** If his mother ''is'' dying, then it would make sense. Both of them are at their lowest points and misery loves company. The best case scenario might be that the two of them make peace and [=BoJack=], earning his mother's approval for the first time in his life, will be able to cry in front of other people. On the other hand, nothing that positive ever happens on this show. Also, [=BoJack's=] depression seems to at least partially stem from his desperate need for approval from parental figures, and he may simply end up spending his mother's last few days allowing her to abuse him again because it's familiar to him and the closest thing he has to nostalgia right now.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed. He reconnects with his mother for Hollyhock's sake, and Beatrice ends up living with them when [=BoJack=] accidentally gets her kicked out of her nursing home. Much of the season deals with [=BoJack's=] refusal to accept his mother as any better than before, despite her faulty memory due to dementia resulting in her being less abrasive.]]

[[WMG: The herd of wild horses won't be mentioned at all in season 4.]]
The jogger's advice to [=BoJack=] at the end of season two that "it gets easier, but you've gotta do it every day" goes completely unmentioned in season three. [=BoJack=] probably just turned around and went right back to the set of ''Ethan Around'' after he saw them. They'll never be mentioned again and [=BoJack=] will resume his misanthropic ways without a second thought.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed, save their brief appearance in episode 2, which picks up at the end of the season 3 finale.]]
** [[spoiler: But also Jossed, since he doesn't go back to Hollywoo. If anything, the herd sparked his desire to go to the summer house.]]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will have an arc about joining a religion in the hopes of a quick fix for his issues. It will not work.]]
Apart from Judaism (which is mostly depicted as cultural in-universe), religion hasn’t really been tackled in ‘‘[=BoJack=]’’ yet. Even the anti-abortion strawmen the show skewered were far more conservative focused than religious focused. [=BoJack=] is a character always looking for a straightforward solution to his problems so he doesn’t actually have to improve himself or radically alter his behavior. Joining a religion like Christianity would give him an outlet to start looking at his problems as, “I asked God for forgiveness, so now it’s all better!” and he will, at first, view Hell as a good enough reason not to kill himself, since his afterlife would be worse than the life he’s already living.
The problem would then come in the fact that finding God wouldn’t chemically rebalance him, wouldn’t drive away all his addictions and gives him an easy-out for dodging responsibility. Ultimately culminating in a demand of, “Why aren’t I better? This was supposed to make me better!” Whether this leads to [=BoJack=] abandoning his faith or being forced to recognize it still doesn’t fix all his problems, we still get a heavy arc loaded with deconstruction and more angst for [=BoJack=].
* Especially since so many celebrities become born-again Christians after getting sober. Of course, you could combine this with the mainstream's obsession with cultural appropriation and have [=BoJack=] get involved with a more "exotic" religion, like Rastafarianism or Kabbalah, but again, it'd be less of an actual lesson he learns about how to better himself and more of a "hippy-dippy magic shit that makes all my problems to away."
* Jossed.

[[WMG: The above-mentioned religion arc would feature a “Generic Christian Rock Song"]]
''Generic Christian rock song,''\\
''Glory to the son!''\\
''No swear words in the lyrics,''\\
''And abstinence is fun!''\\

[[WMG: A StoryArc will appear with Charlotte pursuing [=BoJack=] and trying to kill him for stalking her daughter, but...]]
By the time Charlotte has found [=BoJack=], he has found some kind of happiness, has shaped up, or does an incredibly selfless thing. Charlotte, while still not ''forgiving'' [=BoJack=], realizes that he is no longer the creepy jerk who nearly slept with her daughter. After being mentally and physically exhausted by her pursuit, she decides revenge isn't worth it, and just goes home to be a mom.
* That, or she'll be ''even angrier''. Reformed or not, to her, this is still the DirtyOldMan who tried to rape her daughter, and the fact that he isn't utterly destroyed by her attempts to take revenge on him for this horrible thing he's done will piss her off the point she won't even give him the benefit of confrontation and try to murder him where he stands while going full-on primal rage.
* [[spoiler:Charlotte doesn't appear in Season 4.]]

[[WMG: Princess Carolyn will be involved in a legal battle regarding the statutory rape of “Vincent Adultman” (Whether she actually did anything illegal or not)]]
[=BoJack=] has a tendency to turn one-off jokes and cutaways into plot points, and Vincent was certainly much bigger than that. Despite their entire relationship involving copious amounts of WhatAnIdiot on Princess Carolyn’s part, she could still be accused of having performed statutory on the not-of-age Kevin actually inside the trench coat. And particularly because [=BoJack=] himself has been on the edge with Penny before, Princess Carolyn having a storyline about the proceedings could give us a lot of commentary on DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale, Princess Carolyn being IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance and a number of other topics.
* Jossed. "Vincent" is nowhere to be seen, not even mentioned.

[[WMG: Joelle Clarke will be featured semi-prominently in season 4]]
Considering Sarah Lynn's presence as a side character and the upped importance Bradley Hitler-Smith god towards the end of season 3, Joelle Clarke remains the only member of the Horsin' Around crew to not be givin any promince besides her part in Still Broken.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. None of the original ''Horsin' Around'' gang shows up.]]

[[WMG: Judah's deal with Vigor over VIM could still be standing (and potentially screw up Princess Carolyn's part).]]
Last time VIM was around, Judah had let up in the air the proposition he had made to Charlie Witherspoon about merging with Vigor while keeping it a secret from Princess Carolyn, either out of concern for her pride and self-delusion at the moment or because of its backstabbing implications. Sure, the agency closed down near the end of season 3, but it was never specified if the deal was called off or was still on foot and by Judah's reluctance when Princess Carolyn lavishes him for being a good confidant and assistant, he could have gone through it either way. Since now VIM is now reopened and repurposed as a manager business, Judah could try again, not out of malice but thinking it would be the best for the company. And it's not like PC could make a clean break: he now owns part of the company per their agreement, remember?

[[WMG: OR the deal has been revoked, yet Princess Carolyn still discovers Judah's betrayal and loses all trust on him]]
VIM sank, so the offer of merging was called off. Still, Princess Carolyn at some point finds out through one source or the other, probably by browbeating Charlie, Judah's independent decision. This will cause a rift between the once singleminded duo: Princess will be even more guarded than before, which will mean more deals in person rather than proxy, and Judah will find himself increasingly isolated and hated by PC and the rest while trying to earn Princess's forgiveness. This will cause VIM to once again fail due to [[DividedWeFall the division between partners]].
* [[spoiler:Confirmed. Charley spent the money on the Utah Jazz instead, but PC still fires Judah for violating her trust.]]

[[WMG: Judah will quit, be replaced or betrayed, leaving VIM behind.]]
Princess Carolyn's secretaries have a tendency to have bad luck and not last very long in the job as PC's NumberTwo: betrayed, struck with payback, let go by incompetence or demoted; some screwed by fate, others, their own stupidity, and others by Princess Carolyn herself. Lora, Charlie, Rutabaga, Stewart...seems logical Judah might be the next to go. Could it be a curse?
* [[spoiler:Princess Carolyn fires him instead.]]

[[WMG: Lora will confront PC when they encounter again]]
Lora doesn't seem like one to dwell too much over this, so she might decide to not pursue PC, simply wanting to forget everything. Rather than a grand shouting contest, Lora will meet with Princess by chance and during an apparently pleasant conversation, PC will bring up why she "didn't support [her] over Pegasus". Lora will try being...not "nice", but "cordial"...and PC will keep pushing the subject until she accuses her of "paying her back with the wrong coin after all the years they spent together supporting each other". Lora won't take this well and subtly call out the devious cat over her e-mail deception causing her not to be promoted. PC will try apologizing or deny everything, but Lora will just decide to walk out on her without another word.

[[WMG: Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter will bond with [=BoJack=]'s daughter better than [=BoJack=] himself.]]
With [=BoJack=] on a path to improve himself, the possible debris that might come reckoning courtesy of his bad decisions and that he's been missing on his daughter's life for the better part of her life and can't bond with her effectively, her daughter will start interacting a lot more with his friends: Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane especially. She'll start bonding with Diane over shared ideals, feminist stances and wanting to make a difference, with the mare seeing her as a role model and Diane being fond of her in ways not too dissimilar like a big sister. Likewise, she'll bond just as well with Mr. Peanutbutter for all the reasons her father doesn't: she'll see his optimistic attitude and daft obliviousness rather than as a source of mild amusement at best and infuriating examples of shallowness and unobtainable happiness at worst like her father [=BoJack=], more like a way to push down the feelings of darkness, emptiness and self-questioning that have started plaguing her (and no doubt leaving her fearful she might end up like the depressed horse himself). That they're capable of being closer to her than he is will be the trigger for [=BoJack=]'s return to form: even if he's improving, what's the point if he's not capable of being of help to his own offspring?
* [[spoiler:Jossed. Todd meets her first, but she spends most of her time with [=BoJack=] and Beatrice and almost never interacts with the other main characters.]]

[[WMG: Stefani will become infatuated with Diane.]]
During their time working together, Stefani will show herself to [[DoesNotLikeMen dislike men altogether]] and try to maintain a firm grip on women empowerment through her AuthorTract, [=GirlCroosh=]. The closeness of both will cause a change on Stefani as her crush grows, with the desire to dominate and maintain an unbreakable solid façade to keep everything going contrasting with her desire to open up to Diane and possibly allow herself to be vulnerable and even mushy with someone else. Not helping this will be their IncompatibleOrientation, with Diane trying to emphasize her being straight (without pissing off or insulting her boss). OR maybe she does reciprocate but rather than acting on it, she would try to keep the professional act and be faithful to her husband.
* This could serve to put in another parallel between [=BoJack=] and Diane, considering the former's shattered friendship with Herb Kazazz. The earliest sign of friction between [=BoJack=] and Herb came when the latter revealed his homosexuality to the former, and Herb being caught in a sex scandal started the roller coaster that destroyed their friendship. Stefani revealing both her lesbianism and attitude towards Diane could also put friction between the two, whether Diane reciprocates or not. It could even reach the point of Diane ending up in a {{Friend Or Idol Decision}} like [=BoJack=] did all those years ago, possibly by Stefani being caught in a nasty sex scandal of her own (especially fitting considering how her family is a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed mouse version of the Hiltons]]) that threatens her reputation, if not her career. Diane could be in a position where she finally has an opportunity to finally build a career beyond online writing articles for clickbait, but to do so she'd have to ruin Stefani. If she agrees to it, she'd walk down [=BoJack's=] path of getting success but burning a bridge with a close friend (especially if Stefani tells Diane [[ThisIsUnforgivable she'll never forgive her betrayal]]). If she refuses, she'd have something to show that for all her flaws she didn't do what [=BoJack=] did when the chips were down and stuck by her friend.
* [[spoiler:Seemingly jossed. Stefani's sexual orientation never comes into play, nor does she seem particularly interested in Diane that way.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter will become an OfficialCouple at the end of the series.]]
There's enough HoYay going with them to be [[HoYay/BoJackHorseman in a page]] and Mr. Peanutbutter has always been very eager to be someone of importance to [=BoJack=]. [=BoJack=], for his part, has admitted he hates Mr. Peanutbutter's luck, not Mr. Peanutbutter himself. It could serve as rather ironic, yet sweet way to end the series: two rivals who once competed to earn someone's love end up with each other after having limed their differences and developed as more healthy people. [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Not the first time it would happen]]. Likewise, it would serve as a fitting end: at the beginning, [=BoJack=] entered Hollywoo (then Hollywood) with a gay partner, Herb, whose relationship started to crumble when he revealed his feelings and sexuality toward the horse and [=BoJack=] admitted at the time he was straight. Then, he would exit Hollywood in a same-sex relationship with the Labrador he once despised.
* It's ''plausible'', but let's remember that [=BoJack=] may not hate Mr. Peanutbutter as a person, but he hates everything Mr. Peanutbutter represents. Just thinking about him reminds [=BoJack=] that someone who didn't work as hard or pay as many dues as he did managed to become his peer because he's capable of the one thing [=BoJack=] isn't: being happy. Most importantly, Mr. Peanutbutter doesn't understand why someone can't just "be happy" any more than [=BoJack=] hand understand how someone else can, so even if he is attracted to [=BoJack=], he'd be a terrible partner. It's implied in season 3 that this attitude is ultimately going to break up his and Diane's marriage in the future. It's less likely that he and [=BoJack=] are ever going to even become ''friends'', let alone boyfriends, if he keeps it up.
** The below guess of PB having a breakdown after his campaign for senator fails thanks to Diane might address the issues you noted.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will end the series alone, but having found peace within himself and his actions. A.K.A. Series/MadMen's ending.]]
No friends, no fame, no family...yet he has found what he needs to sustain himself and even somewhat keep some people around him not as emotional limbs, but as equals and good friends. The last episode will be [=BoJack=] overseeing Hollywoo one last time as he heads out to his new life or continues living in Hollywoo with a new found sense of renewal and place.

[[WMG: The series will end in a surprise HappyEnding...or as close as this world will allow.]]
Basically, EarnYourHappyEnding all along. [=BoJack=] finally has what he needs, is in a stable relationship and no longer chases the spotlight, Diane has acquired some success and is headed to a better future, Mr. Peanutbutter has embraced both his darkness and his obliviousness, Princess Carolyn has stricken balance between work and personal life and Todd is....still Todd. The rest of the cast...well, they can have either a BittersweetEnding or a DownerEnding, but for once things have gone peachy keen for our heroes. Hell, it could be a satire on how OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding.
* One of the show's major themes is that drama doesn't just "wrap up" like it does in fiction, which is why every season ends with a BittersweetEnding. That said, the closest that this should could come to a proper closure would be similar to how season 1 ended: everyone's still got their own baggage to work out, but not so much that it's all-consuming. Things are "good enough" that everyone will be able to continue with their lives with slightly less anxiety and be able to deal with it as it comes.

[[WMG: [=BoJack's=] daughter is the result of his affair with Bradley's mother]]
Bradley's father found out about the affair when Nora became pregnant with [=BoJack's=] baby towards the end of "Horsin' Around." After the show ended, he took Bradley to Washington state while Nora stayed in California. Hence why Bradley never brings up his half-sister: he doesn't know she exists either.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. She's the result of ''Butterscotch'''s affair with their maid.]]

[[WMG: Things are going to go badly for Vanessa Gecko and Rutabaga Rabbinowitz]]
Oh sure, it looks like the two have an happy ending, but this [[CrapsackWorld isn't]] a show that lends itself to certain happy ends for its cast. Vanessa has shown that for all the glee she has over getting one over on PC, she's a horrible agent who doesn't know the clients she manages and it's too easy for her deals to fall apart, hence how her agency was failing with her losing to PC at every turn until she sabotaged her. Rutabaga has already burned his bridges with both his old agency and PC. The breakdown can go in a couple of ways. One way is that the movie they're handling is a flop and that the backlash against it backfires onto them. Another is that Rutabaga sinks into old habits and ends up having an affair with Vanessa that ends up being exposed to their respective spouses.
* Jossed. Rutabaga's plans regarding Courtney Portnoy do fall through, but it's Princess Carolyn who ends up getting scapegoated and fired as her manager.

[[WMG: Mia [=McKibben=] will return as an {{Asexual}} friendly sorta {{Second Love}}]]
So far, Mia is the only other woman Todd's age or around it that he has, if not a mutual attraction considering their {{Belligerent Sexual Tension}}, then a mutual affection with. Even with his asexuality, the knowledge that Emily had sex with [=BoJack=] might make things too awkward between them (especially if he discovers that [=BoJack=] didn't manipulate or coerce her into sex) leading to them drifting them apart again. Even with how he tricked her into giving him Salinger's reward, Mia might still have a fondness (or kinda fondness) for Todd.

Todd and Mia meet up again in Season 4 (possibly when Todd gets involved with a Gekko-Rabbinowitz project assuming Mia went alongside Salinger when he quit working with PC) and while the two are a bit cold at first, they do end up more or less burying the hatchet. It reaches the point where Todd is comfortable enough with Mia to tell her about his asexuality and how he's not honestly not really looking for another girlfriend. Mia might actually be satisfied with this, not being interested in a boyfriend either from being too focused on her career or even being asexual herself. If the latter, she might bond with Todd as a kindred spirit.
* [[spoiler:Mia in particular hasn't returned as of season 4, but something similar as described here happens with Yolanda, a less-abrasive but just as no-nonsense new character who helps Todd fix his clown dentist business, and asks him out due to her also being asexual.]]

[[WMG: Princess Carolyn's new beau being Stefani Stilton's brother will be important during Mister Peanutbutter's campaign and the smear attack on him courtesy of Stefani]]
This isn't the show to include two characters surnamed Stilton, have one apparently plot to smear a man who from all evidence is a genuinely kind dog, have the other date [=BoJack's=] former agent, and not have the connection between two Stilton's play a role. This can range from Ralph possibly slipping his sister a tip about Mr. Peanutbutter to him possibly even confronting her about her work. If the latter, how it goes down just might depend on their relationship.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. Ralph never gets directly involved in the election subplot.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack's=] Bastard Daughter attends the same school as Penny]]
She heard about [=BoJack=] showing up at her college in Ohio and quickly did all she could to find him. This'll be a plot point when [=BoJack's=] time in New Mexico comes back to haunt him, possibly by Charlotte finding out he came to her daughter's college and doing the appropriate action.
* Alternatively, the daughter and Penny know one another, but only passively. Maybe they were friends in elementary school but never stayed in touch. Piggybacking off of a different guess, the daughter may reenter [=BoJack's=] life and things will be okay with them at first, and my sheer coincidence they'll start to bond just as [=BoJack=] is accused of statutory rape by the mother of someone she used to know and his "ruining her" as a result will be the seasonal catalyst that sends him back to square one with his progress in life.
* Jossed. She turns out to have been raised in Wichita, Kansas, and has no connection with the Moore-Carsons.

[[WMG: Mister Peanutbutter will crash and burn hard]]
He's about to run for office with all the backstabbing and skullduggery coming with it. His wife has not only been approached by Stefani Stilton for what'll obviously be a smear job on him, but also grown more and more dissatisfied with her marriage. He just had a scare with his brother's possible death and his ex-wife has come back into his life to work with him for his campaign. The stage is set for a major breakdown.

Picture this: PB runs for governor. Things go well at first, although with cracks in it. Then Diane writes her article for Girl Croosh which ends up going viral (possibly in a situation where it happens against her will after she resolves to not publish it but someone, maybe Stefani, does it anyway), with the media harping on a poor choice of words from PB or pinning the blame for something on him. Whichever happens, the article smacks a heavy blow to PB's campaign and combined with the pressure he's under making him perform worse under the spotlight, he loses with his reputation ruined. His ex-wife blows up at him, telling him that how he is (passive-agressive, dishonest about what bothers him, doesn't know when to keep his distance) made her leave him.

PB then confronts Diane in the wake of his failed campaign. They have a fight where their shared dissatisfaction, contempt, and dissapointment pours out heavily. One calls for divorce with the other supporting it. The divorce happens. Which combined with his tarnished career and reputation makes him lost. Complete with a Peanutbutterized version of the show's intro.

Where PB goes from there is a tossup. Perhaps he meets up with [=BoJack=], who also being at his lowest point accepts PB acccompanying him. The two could bond over their recent failures and turmoil.
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* PB and [=BoJack=] bonding over their respective misery could be a CallBack to Diane's misery after coming home from Cordovia making him cling to his own unhappiness in season 2 and will be this season's catalyst for undoing all of his progress.
* From the teaser, we can see that ''something'' will happen that results in him attacking Diane, intercut with Diane leaving a message on [=BoJack's=] phone saying that, for once, ''she'' needs ''him''. If PB is really throwing a fit due to the fallout of his campaign, maybe both of them will try to seek out [=BoJack=] at the same time because they desperately need his company, but since he's not home, they'll just be left to their own devices (i.e., they make up, they keep fighting, they break up, etc.)
* As for the Peanutbutterized version of the show's intro, [=BoJack's=] Twitter page has recently been "hijacked" by PB's campaign as promotion for the fourth season. {{Foreshadowing}}, perhaps?
** [[spoiler:The intro never gets redone, but the first episode of the season redoes the ''end theme'' to be about Mr. Peanutbutter!]]

[[WMG: Princess Carolyn will subconciously sabotage her relationship with Ralph Stilton until they breakup]]
It's already been hinted that for all her claims of being more level-headed and in control than [=BoJack=], PC is in her own way just as self-destructive as him even if she's better at hiding it. Her savior complex made her cling to [=BoJack=] all those years. She brokeup with the seemingly successful and in-control Vincent Adultman since his apparent lifestyle didn't appeal to her. She's already had some tension with Ralph over her running full speed into being a manager despite practically no difference between it and an agent. This'll get worse when PC sinks into old habits.

Instead of doing the seemingly obvious scenario of Ralph being a Jerkass, the collapse of his relationship with PC will come to down to her being a damaged woman at her core who deep down craves the conflict and turmoil she had in her years with [=BoJack=]. She'll act passive-aggressively towards Ralph and do all she can to make things uncomfortable. It reaches the point where Ralph admits his doubts about their relationship to PC, who having already lost the spark will agree and ask for a breakup.
* [[spoiler:Semi-confirmed, as P.C.'s [[LawOfInverseFertility inability to carry a child to term]] sets the stage for her to break up with Ralph when he suggests they simply adopt instead]].

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] was originally intended to be nominated for the Oscar...]]
But [[RealityEnsues he was disqualified from it when word got out in the nominations room that it really wasn't [=BoJack=] acting for Secretariat]]

[[WMG: One episode will use the song "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum in a scene were all the main characters bond over their misfortunes.]]
Everyone is at their [[DarkestHour lowest point]], all of their efforts have faltered them, and they're all miserable. But [[WaxingLyrical they say misery loves company]], and everyone will put aside their differences and take comfort in a SugarWiki/{{heartwarming moment|s}} where they realize that [[YouAreNotAlone everyone feels like this sometimes]].
** While that exact event doesn't occur, the ending of "Underground" has all of them standing around in the remains of Mr. Peanutbutter's house chit-chatting about Ethiopian food.

[[WMG: The show will find a way to get Charlotte to confront [=BoJack=]'s over trying to sleep with Penny and ''still'' not give a straight answer as to their intentions in "Escape From LA".]]

[[WMG: Penny never told her mother that [=BoJack=] came to her school.]]
Seeing him was clearly a really bad trigger for her, so it's obviously not something she'll want to bring up right away, so either this arc [[AbortedArc isn't going to go anywhere]] or she'll find out on her own.
* Or it'll be a DoubleSubversion, and a {{callback}} to Mr. Peanutbutter's ClueEvidenceAndASmokingGun jokes in the first two seasons.
-->'''[=BoJack=]''': How did you find out??
-->'''Charlotte''': Well, let's see: it was all over social media, local news stations were reporting it and, oh yeah, ''Penny told me!''
* Quite possible, since Charlotte doesn't appear in Season Four.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will bond with his daughter [[YankTheDogsChain but]]...]]
Charlotte could still be out for his blood, and several nasty things could occur.
# Charlotte could mistake [=BoJack=]'s daughter for a teenage girl he's trying to chat up. Their [[DaddysGirl affectionate behavior]] would only add fuel to that perception. Charlotte ends up beating [=BoJack=] badly in an attempt to "defend" the girl from [=BoJack=], only to make herself look like a monster in front of the girl:
->'''Charlotte''': ''(bending down to the girl)'': Are you okay sweetheart? He didn't touch you, did he?\\
'''[=BoJack=]'s Daughter''': ''(scared and crying)'' AM I OKAY? You just beat up my dad!\\
'''Charlotte''': Your dad?! ''(she looks back at forth between [=BoJack=] and the girl, and puts 2 and 2 together)'' OhCrap!
# Charlotte could tell [=BoJack=]'s daughter about what [=BoJack=] did to Penny. This would shatter their bond completely, potentially with [=BoJack=]'s daughter telling him to "Stay the [[PrecisionFStrike fuck away]] from me!"
# In her rage, Charlotte could end up attacking [=BoJack=]'s ''daughter'' by mistake.
* Jossed. Charlotte doesn't appear, save for a very brief mention of her.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will try take his revenge on Charlotte but it will backfire.]]
After Charlotte threatened to kill [=BoJack=] if he tries to contact her or her family. Then [=BoJack=] would developed a strong anger and hatred towards her. He would plan to assassinate her with a sniper rifle, but it will back fire and accidentally shoot her children Penny and Trip in the head causing them to die. Charlotte and her husband Kyle would be horrified and Charlotte would catch [=BoJack=] in shock with his sniper rifle.
# [=BoJack=] will try to run away from the incident he caused, but the police will stop him. And Charlotte and her husband Kyle catches up to him, then Charlotte would go ballistic on [=BoJack=], but the police will restrain her.
# [=BoJack=] Bojack would go to court along with his friends Mr.Peanut Butter, Todd, Princess Carolyn, and Diane. Charlotte will testify against [=BoJack=] for the murder of her 2 children Penny and Trip, then [=BoJack=] will confess that he was trying to kill Charlotte and not her children and then the people (including his friends) will be horrified.
# The Judge would be about to sentence [=BoJack=] to death, but someone will convince the judge to spare him and halved him shipped to exile instead. Then [=BoJack=] will be stripped from his wealth and his stardom for good. His friends, Charlotte and her husband Kyle will never hear from him ever again.
#[=BoJack=] Would go to China as his exile to star a new life there. He will befriend a female panda whom will suddenly fall in love with him.
# Charlotte and her husband Kyle will attend to Penny and Trip's funeral with their family mourning then in agonizing pain and sorrow. Then Charlotte will breath heavily with her angry stare, vowing to one day to hunt [=BoJack=] down and kill him for destroying her pride and joy, by killing Penny and Trip.
* The Fuck?! Suggesting that [=BoJack=] would even ''want'' to do that is insane. He's a flawed character, but not in the "kill my enemies" way. He '''hates''' himself and his life and has never suggested that he wanted to ''kill'' Charlotte.
* Jossed. Thank the gods.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will eventually learn what clinical depression is.]]
Despite being the show's CentralTheme, the word "depression" has never been used in the show proper. [=BoJack=] may know the ''sources'' of his unhappiness, but his setbacks lie at least partially in trying to solve all of them individually. And while he's intelligent and well-read, he tends to think in shallow, basic concepts, so being able to compile everything under one umbrella term would theoretically set him on a clearer path to exactly what he need to do to at least keep it under control well enough that he can at least live with it. Either it'll be the way the show ends, with [=BoJack=] on a smoother yet still-rocky path to his idea of normality or he'll [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery use it as a catch-all excuse]] for everything terrible he does in the future until ''that'' blows up in his face as well.
* Jossed, at least for this season. And since his methods of becoming a better person are finally working out for him, it doesn't sound like he'd have much use with this knowledge.
* ...''or'', he'll learn what it is and either spiral into DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery, or at least come close to it, or try to brush it off like no big deal before accepting that it's just part of who he is and he has to own it, much like Todd and his asexuality.

[[WMG: [=BoJack's=] daughter will be named after a ''Horsin' Around'' character, possibly Sabrina.]]
We can assume her mother liked ''Horsin' Around'' (a little ''too'' much), and it would be terrible timing for her to be named after that character in the wake of Sarah Lynn's death, especially since ''she'' was like a daughter to [=BoJack=].
* Jossed. Her name is Hollyhock.
** Furthermore, the rest of this theory is [[spoiler:also Jossed. While [=BoJack=] and Hollyhock initially assume that they're father and daughter, and they actually do meet one of [=BoJack=]'s old flames (a lonely woman who, ironically enough, really was an obsessive fangirl who once led [=BoJack=]'s fanclub); but it turns out that not only was that aforementioned fangirl ''not'' Hollyhock's mother, but [=BoJack=] isn't even her father either (he's actually her half-brother)...]]

[[WMG: The cabin Bojack drives to in the trailer isn’t real, it’s part of another MushroomSamba]]
It appears to be the same cabin from Bojack’s drug trip back in "Downer Ending" in which he had a hallucination of a happy life in Maine with Charlotte. But given its more dilapidated, abandoned nature, even in that “what if” scenario he managed to screw things up. [=BoJack=] may have become too introspective to even imagine a world where he is happy.
* Alternatively, it's ''is'' a real place, perhaps one that [=BoJack=] holds some kind of sentiment for. Since the fantasy version of it was part of a timeline where everything in his life could have been perfect, maybe it was him remembering a place where he felt safe, like the home of a caring relative or somewhere he'd run away to when hiding from his parents. Visiting it could be his last ditch effort to find something else external to bring him happiness, and finding it in ill repair will just be a sad reminder of how misguided his attempts to be happy are.
* Actually, a close up on the mailbox reads "Sugarman"- as in, his mother's maiden name. So maybe it's not exactly a comforting environment to return to, but one he thinks he needs to go to get back to his roots or confront them.
* This could disprove an above theory: the daughter won't be the one brick in the wall that gets pulled out and undoes [=BoJack's=] progress. ''This'' will.
* [[spoiler:It's his family's summer home. He fixes it up over the course of a year, then eventually destroys it to move on from the past.]]

[[WMG: Later on, [=BoJack's=] mother will meet up with her bastard grandaughter and actually be kind to her, to the surprise of [=BoJack=] himself]]
Perhaps it's her way of atoning for how abusive [=BoJack's=] childhood was. Perhaps she sees something of herself in the girl, especially if she's just as driven to succeed as [=BoJack=] was at her age. Perhaps it's just that she's a girl. Whichever it is, Beatrice will dote on her grandchild and show a side of herself she hardly if ever has shown to [=BoJack=]. The horseman himself will have a mixed attitude about this.
* Creator/BillBurr once told a story about his rageaholic father pissing him off by being ''way'' to nice to his future wife, disproving all of the horror stories Burr had told her about him. Something similar could happen here: whatever reason Beatrice may have for being nicer to her granddaughter, to [=BoJack=], it'll just be her fucking with his head by seemingly disproving that she was the monster responsible for his own misery, and he'll either be angry that she's trying to chicken out of her responsibility for her past mistakes or he'll doubt his own negative feeling about her, allowing his abuser to once again control his life.
* It could also relate to an above-proposed theory: [=BoJack=] will tell Beatrice to leave his daughter alone, thinking that he's doing the right thing. But since the daughter sees Beatrice as a nice person rather than as an abusive monster like [=BoJack=] does, she'll think that he's possessive and say something like "I don't know why I decided to seek you out!" which will restart [=BoJack=]'s seasonal downward spiral back to square one. Also related to that theory, he could drop the seasonal PrecisionFStrike at his mother, only for the daughter ''and'' the mother to throw their respective ones right back at him, meaning that he's finally destroyed ''two'' relationships at the same time.
** [[spoiler:Semi-confirmed. Beatrice is suffering late stages of dementia and mistakes [=BoJack=] for her maid, not treating him with contempt at the level she had before, but she gets along quite well with Hollyhock... that is, until she unintentionally causes Hollyhock to overdose on weight loss supplements.]] Also, [[spoiler: Hollyhock is her husband's bastard daughter with their maid]].

[[WMG:Mr. Peanutbutter running for governor will be a thinly-veiled metaphor for UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's presidential campaign (or at least what they could write about it with AnimationLeadTime being a factor).]]
And like the abortion episode, it will be a [[{{Anvilicious}} completely unambiguously cruel depiction of everything negative about him]]. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let's leave it at that]].
* While I would be surprised if this show didn't mock Trump at some point, it would be strange to have Peanutbutter represent him, considering how utterly different their personalities are. If anything, Peanutbutter running for office as Governor of California would more likely invoke references to Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, a very notable, recent actor-politician.
** It doesn't have to be a direct mockery of Trump, but of his political strategy. Peanutbutter may use shock value and loud rhetoric over substance, like Trump. And it will succeed. But Peanutbutter will sadly learn that his cheerful optimism will leave him unprepared for the morass of day to day politics, and he'll most likely fail to do anything substantive.
** His opponent, a woodchuck, will probably parallel Trump, whereas Peanutbutter will probably parallel liberalism or centrism. (His poster in the teaser resembles Obama's iconic "HOPE" poster.)
** [[spoiler:The election doesn't seem to be a direct parallel to anything, besides Mr. Peanutbutter's lack of experience and the influence of likeability over credibility. Not to mention Woodchuck doesn't resemble Trump in the slightest.]]

[[WMG:Because he's apparently missing to his friends, the first episode of season 4 will cut [=BoJack=] out of the opening sequence.]]
Either that, or replace all the scenes of him in L.A. with new backgrounds, like the desert or the home he drove up to in the end of the season 4 teaser.
* [[spoiler:Both jossed.]]

[[WMG:Mr. Peanutbutter physically abusing Diane will be a CallBack to Diane's Hank Hippopopolis story from season 2.]]
Trying and failing to get a beloved celebrity convicted of sexual abuse was one thing. That beloved celebrity being ''your own husband'' is a whole other story. It would also be a pay off to her line later in that season about "all your favorite musicians [beating] their wives. '''''Allegedly.'''''"
* [[spoiler:Jossed. The fight just leads to them [[SlapSlapKiss hate-fucking]].]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack's=] mother will say she's sorry and he'll forgive her, but it'll be a bad thing.]]
Accepting apologies seems to be the one lesson [=BoJack=] retained, which means that he'll accept one from the one person who deserves it the least: his abusive mother. This will somehow screw him up even more.
* [[spoiler:She never outright apologizes, nor does he ever specifically forgive her, but he does learn to go easier on her given ''her'' troubled life, eventually letting her delude herself into pretending her crappy new nursing home is a fantasy life in Michigan.]]

[[WMG:FantasticRacism between cats and mice will be a big deal in Season 4.]]
One part of the trailer for Season 4 shows Ralph and Stefani's family wearing what seem to be cat ears, with a little kid walking on the table like a monster and Princess Carolyn scowling about it. Another part shows Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface pulling over a car with Ralph and Princess Carolyn in it and pulling a gun on Ralph, and given the show's track record of tackling controversy and recent news coverage about [[PoliceBrutality hate crimes by authority figures]], they could very well end up using cat/mouse racism as a metaphor for real-life PoliceBrutality against marginalized folks.
* PC and Ralph already have joked about their species before in Season 3, but this may put the quips in a [[CerebusSyndrome more serious light]]. Their relationship may fall through because one side can't get over their prejudice, especially if they want to start a family together.
* Confirmed, sort of. While the incident with Meow-Meow is actually due to Ralph speeding to get home while PC is ovulating, the Stiltons do end up making PC uncomfortable with their anti-cat sentiments while celebrating a mouse-specific holiday, which includes mocking the evil cat king and even stating "Death to all cats!".

[[WMG:[=BoJack's=] daughter is named Hollyhock.]]
A FreezeFrameBonus in the Season 4 trailer shows Beatrice in a room with some pictures on the wall. It appears to be the daughter in two of the pictures (the mane and snout color are more consistent with her color scheme than [=BoJack=] or anyone else). Also on the wall is a heart-shaped card written in cursive, which seems to read (albeit backwards from the angle shown) "Happy Birthday Hollyhock". Not clear why Beatrice is there, or who the others in the photos are, but it's as fair a guess as any.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed.]]

[[WMG:Piggybacking off of two above theories, the Hank Hippopoilous story, [=BoJack's=] thing with Penny, Mr. Peanutbutter attacking Diane and even the muffins incident are all building up to one big DramaticIrony conclusion.]]
Right now, it looks like we're going to have two separate incidents of Diane blowing the whistle on beloved male celebrities whom [[HundredPercentAdorationRating the general public sees as the kind people they present themselves as]] rather than [[WhatYouAreInTheDark the deeply flawed people that they are]]. Therefore, everyone's just going to assume that Diane is still just a paranoid "feminazi" and [[CassandraTruth won't believe her]] when she accuses Mr. Peanutbutter of attacking her.

Meanwhile, [=BoJack=] is well known publicly for the [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero abrasive jerk that he is]], so nobody would give a second through to the possibility of him sleeping with a minor. However, the worst [=BoJack=] did was ''consider'' sleeping with Penny, and we're still in the dark about [[AmbiguousSituation the exact details of what happened]], so by all accounts he's the only one of these three men who is innocent of abusing a woman. But it doesn't matter because everyone ''perceives'' [=BoJack=] to be the kind of jerk who would sleep with a minor, whether or not her did (or at least think "[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants are we just gonna wait around until he does?]]"). So the only one who's innocent will be ConvictedByPublicOpinion and suffer legal consequences while the two men who we know for a fact are guilty [[KarmaHoudini won't]].

The FamilyUnfriendlyAesop of this whole story is "it doesn't matter if you're a good or bad person or if you do good or bad things. Other people's opinions of you dictate the outcome of your life because LifeIsntFair." Considering that this whole miserable life for [=BoJack=] began with his own parents telling him he's worthless, it wouldn't be the first time he's heard it.
** [[spoiler:Jossed. For now.]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] will have a scene with his daughter where they sit on the same bench he sat on with Sarah Lynn when he gave her his Critic's Choice Award in season 1.]]
Unlike that scene, which he tries to play out as if he was living the ending of a heartwarming sitcom episode ("Just let the credits roll."), here it'll be him forming a ''real'' parental bond with this girl, showing him how much better these things are in real life than they are on a sitcom.
* They have an earnest bonding moment, but it's on his deck.

[[WMG:Oil drilling will be a source of conflict for Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter.]]
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot in the trailer during the scene of Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter fighting shows a sign reading "FRACKING = GOOD". Maybe Mr. Peanutbutter will shill out for oil companies to get their money and/or endorsement and further his campaign, and Diane will become angry with him for selling out, given how he's in the position to make a difference (like she's always wanted to be) and he's squandering it. This tension will escalate into their physical fight.
* Confirmed.

The anthropomorphism of sea animals will probably come into play too, as they would be affected by oil spill and it would be {{irony}} given that Mr. Peanutbutter saving an aquatic city is what got him nominated in the first place. It could even be a metaphor for the DAPL controversy, as mentioned above.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed. There's a mini-arc about fracking happening underneath Mr. Peanutbutter's house as a result of Todd signing Mr. Peanutbutter's name on a pro-fracking agreement, which Diane is heavily against, leading to sexually charged fights.]]

[[WMG: Sarah Lynn is looking up architectural facts on her phone.]]
Unfortunately it will likely never be confirmed nor jossed, [[spoiler:after the events of "That's Too Much, Man!"]], but it would explain the deep understanding she had of it even though she never went to college, and it would also explain why she's almost always seen on her phone.
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[[folder:Post-Season 4 theories]]
[[WMG:[=BoJack=] will become TheHeart or the OnlySaneMan for his more dysfunctional peers]]
Between Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter's inevitable divorce, Princess Carolyn still unsolved issues with her motherhood and Todd not being that great as a heart, [=BoJack=] will start becoming someone people rely on for comfort, since he has been in the darkest places out of everyone else.
** While [=BoJack=] obviously made a lot of improvements in this season, he's certainly not "fixed," he's just finally gotten over the hill of his previous issues. It seems more likely that Hollyhock, who ''was'' the OnlySaneMan for most of season 4, will be that or the AudienceSurrogate, occasionally checking in with the goings-on in Hollywoo and remarking how pointless all of the drama is.
** He could ''try,'' but realize that he isn't ready to deal with so many other people's problems when he's only just starting to recover from his own. Maybe he'll panic and almost relapse into his old habits because he's struggling so much, but ultimately find his footing again.
* Jossed. If anything, he gets ''less'' sane.

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] and Mr. Peanutbutter will become closer.]]
Whether or not it's enough to warrant a possible romantic connection, I don't know, but Mr. Peanutbutter will seek [=BoJack=] for comfort and guidance, seeing as he is used to a kind of sadness that Mr. Peanutbutter will be forced to face as he sees his third marriage(and apparently his happiest one) fall apart due to irreconcilable differences.

[[WMG: Hollyhock will become [=BoJack=]'s confidant.]]
Every now and then, he will try to call her to check on how things are doing and she'll be mostly there to snark him, but also to give him helpful advice and sometimes guide him in the right path.
* Alternatively, he'll get clingy and call her about ''everything'', overwhelming her, and she'll eventually tell him to figure his issues out on his own for once. Since he doesn't want to lose her, he'll do just that.
** Maybe he'll start telling her adult details that are too heavy for an eighteen year old to deal with, like his sex life or work life, and she'll start feeling nervous about how she isn't capable of advising him on ''everything'' and tell him to keep some things to himself.

[[WMG:[=BoJack=]'s issues will take a bit of a backseat and the season will focus more on Diane, Mr. Peanutbutter and Princess Carolyn.]]
Seeing as the three of them were left in a way bigger {{cliffhanger}} than him.
* While other characters do get a lot of focus, and a few get ADayInTheLimelight, [=BoJack=]'s issues are still as central as they usually are.

[[WMG:Season 5 will have PC's subplot surrounding her attempts to adopt a kid.]]
It might possibly end with her getting back together with Ralph, as their breakup was primarily due to P.C.'s refusal to consider adoption.
* If she gets a girl, she'll name her [[CallBack Ruthie.]]
* [[spoiler:Confirmed! She ends the season adopting a baby porcupine daughter from a teen girl from North Carolina.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] and Princess Carolyn will eventually be in a MarriageOfConvenience.]]
Between the baby seahorse and Hollyhock, [=BoJack=] has come a long way in overcoming his fears of fatherhood and may finally be ready to have a part in it. And although he doesn’t feel anything for PC anymore, his new, more selfless attitude would recognize it’s a chance to make both of them happy. Single individuals usually have a much harder time adopting than couples do, so PC’s odds of getting a baby via adoption would be greatly increased with [=BoJack=] on her side.
* Considering how quickly their plans to get back together tend to dissolve, it's possible that they'll spend one or two episodes hyping themselves up about it, only for the whole thing to squitter to a halt when one or both of them realizes that it's a terrible idea, leaving them both let down.

[[WMG: A future episode in one of the later seasons will involve space aliens somehow.]]
Probably not in any serious plotline, as that may be considered just a little ''too'' weird (even for a wacky show like this) and JumpingTheShark. But perhaps somehow, there will be some rumors about someone (most likely Todd, given the strange misadventures he's been in) getting [[AlienAbduction kidnapped by aliens]]. This will be PlayedForLaughs of course, with the aliens being little different from humans or animals in appearance and behavior, and the whole thing being ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane probably]]) [[AllJustADream explainable as just a really weird dream or hallucination]] ([[OrWasItADream or not]]?).

[[WMG: Beatrice will finally pass away.]]
[=BoJack=] will have to deal with the trauma that comes with losing a parent, even one as awful as Beatrice, and be forced to do some introspection. Then he'll have to deal with the fact that he's suddenly the sole heir to the Sugarman Sugarcube Company. It won't end well...
* The later idea is already {{Jossed}}, as a FreezeFrameBonus when he picks up the sugar packet says that it's now a subsidiary of a "[[ExactWords Family]] of Japanese conglomerates".
* [[spoiler:The core idea, however, is confirmed. She dies in Season 5 and there's a whole episode dedicated to [=BoJack's=] eulogy.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] isn't going to see his mother again before she dies.]]
He'll either just want to leave well-enough alone and not risk his bad feeling about her coming back at the worst possible time or she'll die before he even gets the chance.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. In "Free Churro", he recounts spending time in the hospital with her in her final moments.]]

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] and Diane will hook up in Season 5.]]
After all, she said that he was "the only thing that makes sense" to her, and there has been some ShipTease with them from the beginning. Most of all, she's [[spoiler:divorcing Mr. Peanutbutter]], meaning she's single. However, she'll want to jump into a relationship with him too quickly before she has a time to grieve and the whole thing will implode in both their faces (maybe they're not compatible as a couple, maybe their sex isn't as good). Meanwhile, Mr. Peanutbutter will try and fail to be AmicableExes with Diane, and her relationship with [=BoJack=] will drive a wedge between their friendship, which looked as if it was finally starting to take off in "Stupid Piece of Shit".
* [[spoiler:Jossed. Diane does propose the idea while drunk, but she laughs it off. Their friendship does take a lot of other turns, though.]]

[[WMG: Or, [=BoJack=] will be in a love triangle (love square?) with Diane, Princess Caroline and... [[HoYay Mr. Peanutbutter]].]]
They all have their reasons. However, instead of it being a wacky misunderstanding, it'll be [=BoJack=] being forced to choose between which three of his best friends he wants to make happy. Also, one of the two men in the situation will propose an orgy a'la ''Film/ChasingAmy''.

[[WMG: Re-hashing a previous theory, things are going to get progressively better for [=BoJack=]... and then Charlotte will come back and rob [=BoJack=] of everything that made him happy.]]
He'll be on a successful TV show, he has a good circle of friends, it looks like he's finally comfortable with himself. Then, the one loose end that hasn't been tied up will come back: negative press will get [=BoJack=] fired from his show and he'll be taken to court on charges of statutory rape.
* If she didn't go after him for well over a ''year'', then she probably isn't a dead set on her threat as she suggested she was. Plus, all that happened at the college was Penny seeing [=BoJack=] in a crowd, which is something she could convince Charlotte was a coincidence.
** It might be a stretch to call it a coincidence that the guy whom she believes tried to rape her daughter just ''happened'' to be at the same college as her. But again, if nothing happened after a year, she's probably not going to come after him.

[[WMG: Charlotte will hunt [=BoJack=] down and try to shoot him dead, but..]]
...since [[ChekhovsGun all firearms are banned from the state of California]], ''she'll'' be arrested, forcing a now-reformed [=BoJack=] to plead her innocence. Charlotte will begrudgingly thank him for not pressing charges, but she still doesn't want him coming anywhere near her of her family.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. When [=BoJack=] calls Kyle, he implies that Charlotte doesn't even care about [=BoJack=] that much anymore.]]

[[WMG:In a future episode, perhaps the last, [=BoJack=] will be in huge trouble and all of his friends will come to his aide.]]
It'll bookend the show. The first episode has him asking if people like him, and the last one will answer: yes, but only because he earned it.

[[WMG:Animated movies and shows don't exist in this show's universe.]]
Despite taking place in TheNewTens when [[UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation animated feature films are a hot commodity]], we never hear about [[CelebrityVoiceActor celebrities doing voiceovers]] or see any ads for whatever this world’s equivalent of animated features are, and we never hear about any actor getting an offer to do a voice for an animated project. The words “cartoon” and "animation" are never even spoken on-screen. Diane does mention ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', but this world's version could have been live action with lots of special effects and an animal character in heavy prosthetics. Plus, it would make sense in a world of PettingZooPeople that character animation wouldn't exactly give people something they already couldn't see otherwise.
* In one episode, [=BoJack=] had also referred to "[[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Princess movies]]", though of course he didn't go into any details.
* Plus, a lot of the movie and shows we see in-universe which have humans playing non-human character just have the human actors wearing goofy fake heads, something that wouldn't be necessary if state-of-the-art animation technology was being utilized (although it would call into question the CGI [=BoJack=] used in ''Secretariat'').
* There is a reference to ''{{WesternAnimation/Shrek}}'' in "The [=BoJack=] Horseman Show", though that could be explained away similarly to the ''Beauty and the Beast'' example, though it would probably take even more special effects.

[[WMG: Alternatively, animated movies and shows ''do'' exist, and someone will mention doing one as a project at some point.]]
And there would probably be some sort of potshot at the animation industry in the form of SelfDeprecation or BitingTheHandHumor.

[[WMG: A future episode will use the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vsjts6-Mys "Distractions" by Zero 7]] to play over Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter divorcing.]]
It feels like it would be an appropriate song, since the lyrics are about a woman distracting herself from the fact that she's not in love with her male partner. It's also the kind of jazzy music that this show seems to like using, despite being close to twenty years old as of this writing.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] was ''trying'' to freeze to death at his old summer home.]]
He was still suicidal from the incident at the end of "That Went Well", but he wanted to die somewhere more meaningful to him rather than just crash his car.
* Furthermore, [=BoJack=] was watching the TV miniseries about Sarah Lynn's life and death, probably trying to hammer in his feelings of guilt and despair even more.

[[WMG: Charlotte isn't going to come after [=BoJack=].]]
Penny probably explained to her mom once they calmed down that [=BoJack=] wasn't trying to make any advances on her and Charlotte took her work for it, but was still wasn't willing to trust [=BoJack=] after he freeloaded off her family for a month, then caused a bunch of drama before he left. Penny also probably took the rap for her friend getting drunk (chances are she was traumatized about ''everything'' from that evening, not just the thing with [=BoJack=]).

Charlotte might also think that [=BoJack=] would be willing to rat on her for kissing him, so they both feel it's best to just let it all stay in the past. That's why Penny didn't tell her mom that [=BoJack=] came to her school.
* [[spoiler:This may be the case now that Kyle doesn't seem to notice any vengeful traits in her when [=BoJack=] calls undercover.]]

[[WMG: Sarah Lynn's death prevented the word from getting out about [=BoJack=] visiting Penny's school.]]
We see a lot of students taking photos of him once they recognize him and Sarah Lynn, but her tragic death occurs mere hours after, so even if the story ''was'' trending at all, it'd have been immediately overshadowed.

[[WMG: Beatrice died a couple of days after the events of "Time's Arrow".]]
That whole episode was her life flashing before her eyes.
* [[spoiler:Beatrice is confirmed to be dead as of Season 5, with Bojack giving a eulogy for her funeral.]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] will re-learn how to cry in front of other people, then [[ALessonLearnedTooWell won't be able to stop]].]]
Whatever ends up triggering it will ultimately be uncorking fifty years of repressed sadness, and the result is [=BoJack=] will be sobbing uncontrollably for ''days'' of even ''weeks'' as he gets it all out of his system.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] moved Beatrice to a better room after the events of "Time's Arrow".]]

[[WMG: Todd and Yolanda will try to date but not work out.]]
Maybe Todd will end up being aromantic as well (since he was kind of reluctant when Yolanda asked him out and never seemed to show real romantic connection even after learning he could) or they will just learn they don't mesh well as a romantic pair. Maybe it will be a lesson that both being asexual doesn't automatically make them compatible in every regard.
* While it may have been EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Todd ''did'' get catfished by a Japanese woman in the first season, and has expressed romantic interest in the past, including with Emily. He may have simply been caught off-guard by Yolanda's approach.
* [[spoiler:They break up in "Planned Obsolescence" because they're incompatible outside of asexuality.]]

[[WMG: Season 5 will zero-in on [=BoJack’s=] depression, now that he has seemingly gotten his happy ending.]]
After at least somewhat coming to terms with his mother and finally having a family member who cares for him in Hollyhock, [=BoJack=] finally got the closest thing to a happy ending he could have hoped for… except that clinical depression isn’t something that can just be cured by positive experiences and, by his own admission, Raphael Bob Waksburg doesn’t believe in happy endings. The fact that [=BoJack’s=] life has turned so dramatically but he’s still chemically imbalanced and still feels sad would be something new and major for him to overcome. Not the mention the fact that the show has spent a lot of time on accurately depicting depression and this is the next big myth it could defy: Clinical depression isn’t just sadness and it isn’t something positive experiences can just make go away.
* Alternatively, he might actually go into therapy to help deal with it as part of the journey.
** And Hollyhock will suggest it, as she seems to be the only person in [=BoJack's=] life who really has her shit together and, therefore, is able to think more clearly than any of his other friends.
* [[spoiler:Pretty much confirmed, but it never acts like he got his happy ending. His substance abuse issues actually get worse if anything, but he does briefly try therapy (but refuses to call it such) and at the end of the season he checks into rehab with Diane's help.]]

[[WMG: Hollywood’s whitewashing controversies will be addressed through the lens of the show’s PettingZooPeople world]]
Hollywoo has had an odd track record with casting in various productions we’ve seen so far. With the exception of [=BoJack’s=] own roles, every "horse" in a film has been played by a person in a horse hat: Wallace Shawn and Paul Giamatti have both played [=BoJack=] himself, a little human girl played a horse in ''Ethan Around'', and even Secretariet was originally going to be played by Creator/AndrewGarfield. There may or may not be other cases of animal characters played by humans beyond these examples, and we could see a faction of moviegoers growing sick of the trend in Hollywoo just as they are in real life.
* It's worth noting that, despite it's many socio-political stories about feminism, mental health and sexuality, race has rarely been discussed on this show. The worst we got was the guy hitting on Diane in "Thoughts and Prayers" who mistook her for Chinese, but even then he seemed to only be doing it because he was a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain rather than a person in power who systematically devalues people of color. It's also hard to determine whether most of the writers themselves have much experience with racism themselves: creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, who wrote most of the episodes, is white and there's not enough info on the other writers to determine of any of them are POC. The "animals as a race" analogy could be used as a way to discuss some of the broader aspects of racism within show business without the writers having to get their hands dirty with a topic they can only say so much about.
** Look, that's not a very strong reason to say they'll never acknowledge racism, especially since there's nothing to suggest that the creative team is exclusively white and privileged to the point that they couldn't consider it an option. This trope is white and an aspiring author and I've been encouraged by people who are my betters to acknowledge racism since it is a part of the world that deserves commentary.

[[WMG: The non-human creatures were once slaves in the [=BoJack=] universe.]]
As the phrase "Look a gift horse in the mouth" is a thing in-universe and wouldn’t make sense otherwise.

[[WMG: There will be an entire episode dedicated to world-building.]]
* That's a rather vague theory.

[[WMG: In a humanized alternate universe, [=BoJack=] is black.]]
[=BoJack=] resembles a bay colored horse. The skin color of those horses under their coats? Black. Honey Sugarman, his grandmother who was lobotomized, also resembles a bay horse. One of the most influential figures in the field of lobotomy, Dr. Walter Freeman, believed that African-Americans, particularly African-American women, were the best candidates for this practice. Considering that he performed over 3,000 lobotomies, it's very likely that he could have been the one Beatrice got stuck with.
* Probably not. The actors who play [=BoJack=] and his family are mostly white. Context implies that the Horsemans and Sugarmans are ethnically "white". And in the 1940s, a rich white guy wouldn't be caught dead with marrying a black woman.
** Also, the series has shown that the concepts of race and ethnicity apply to animals as well as humans (see the Aryan and Latin gangs from the episode where Todd goes to prison).
* There's also the fact [=BoJack=] dresses as [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack Crazy Eyes]], a black woman, in a Halloween promo pic, complete with her hairstyle. Though cultural appropriation isn't really out of character for him either, and it could have been intended as a jab at Julianne Houghes going so far as {{Blackface}} in the same costume.

[[WMG: [=BoJack's=] performance in ''Philbert'' is going to be excellent.]]
It's implied at the end of "What Time Is It Right Now?" that the script for ''Philbert'' isn't very good and is nothing more than your typical schlocky crime show. However, [=BoJack's=] only success as a performer was in a schlocky TV show. He failed at experimental comedy and couldn't transition into drama, so him being in broad, light entertainment would be perfect casting, because that's the only kind of performing he's good at.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed, mostly due to him relating to the character to almost dangerous amounts (and a blurred sense of reality due to substance abuse).]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] and Hollyhock will start calling one another by {{affectionate nickname}}s.]]
If they stay in contact throughout the series and bond as siblings, it'd make sense if they eventually start calling each other nicknames. For example, [=BoJack=] might caller her "Hol-Hol" and Hollyhock will call him "Bro."
** How about [[{{Pun}} "BroJack"?]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack's=] relationship with Hollyhock with affect Diane.]]
[=BoJack=] will be telling Diane all about how great it is to have a little sister, but it'll only make her remember how much her brothers mistreated her. She'll either be jealous of Hollyhock or it'll make her like [=BoJack=] more because he's a much better brother than her's ever were, despite only just recently discovering he had a little sister.
* Diane doesn't seem to acknowledge Hollyhock much as of Season 5.

[[WMG:The anti-gun legislation in "Thoughts And Prayers" is going to have a massive payoff in a much later episode.]]
The whole thing felt really rushed and shoehorned into the episode, but maybe it was actually laying the seeds for something big that will take two more seasons to build up to, surprising the viewers who all but completely forgot about it by that point.
* Or alternately: the complete gun ban in California will be [[RealityEnsues struck down as being unconstitutional by the Supreme Court]].
** Or here's another idea; people who want guns to come back, spearheaded by a pastiche of the NRA called [[TakeThat The National Guns Are More Important Than Anything Association]]. They eventually try to stage a violent coup over the state of California [[InsaneTrollLogic threatening to shoot unarmed bystanders while insisting the guns are the only thing that could bring peace and safety to the state]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain due to having so many "Illegals" aka Latinos]]. But then it turns out to be woefully ineffectual since all of them are ''terrible'' shots and end up [[BlackComedy accidentally killing each other before they accomplish anything]].
* Given the mass shooting in Las Vegas, it might not be [[TooSoon a subject they want to tackle seriously]]. And having something that could even be ''construed'' as pro-gun could be seen as offensive to victims of mass shootings, unlike how "Thoughts and Prayers" satirized how people will do nothing to change such things.
** Actually, one of the biggest anti-gun arguments is that legislators deliberately avoid talking about guns after a mass shooting, usually using TooSoon as an excuse to sweep it under the rug. Knowing this show, they'll more than likely touch upon it should the gun discussion ever come back.
* Jossed, at least for Season 5.

[[WMG:''Horsin' Around'' is either going to be repeatedly dismissed or won't come up at all in Season 5.]]
Season 4 seemed to be [=BoJack=] finally letting go of the last of his past: his failed dream project it behind him, he's made peace with his mother and he destroyed his summer home so as not to run back to NostalgiaFilter when things are bleak. And in general, he's not running from his problems any more. He no longer feels it necessary to hold on to his past because he has a pretty good present and a decent-looking future. Here, he'll finally realize that his legacy as a '90s sitcom star is best left in the past.
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''or'' [=BoJack=] will be openly resentful of ''Horsin' Around'' now that he's finally able to move on from the GloryDays and just get back to work. This will piss off some dedicated ''HA'' fans, seeing how easily-swayed the public is in this show.
* [[spoiler:It still comes up a few times, most notably during the eulogy in "Free Churros" and more subtly as a FreudianSlip in the ''Philbert'' premiere where [=BoJack=] calls Flip "Herb."]]

[[WMG:Piggybacking off of some earlier theories, if ''Philbert'' is successful...]]
...everyone will start going up to [=BoJack=] saying "Hey, aren't you the horse from ''Philbert''?"

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] will eventually have to confront Bradley Hitler-Smith.]]
Panic attack or not, [=BoJack=] had been trying to help Bradley get ''Ethan Around'' off the ground for a year, then just ran out of it and isolated himself for a year, meaning that Bradley couldn't get in touch with him to ask him what happened. It's not hard to imagine that he'd be pretty unhappy with [=BoJack=] if and when they see each other again and [=BoJack=] will have to accept the responsibility of yet another relationship he's screwed up.
* [=BoJack=] had a pretty good reason for running out: when that child star said she wanted to be famous, he freaked out, thinking he was going to create another Sarah Lynn. [=BoJack=] could easily spell this out to Bradley.
--> '''[=BoJack=]''': I'm sorry Bradley, I-
--> '''Bradley''': You're sorry! The execs were ready to cut me off without you! I spent time and energy into this project, and you bail? Why?!
--> '''[=BoJack=]''': Because, I-I-
--> '''Bradley''': Because, WHY?!
--> '''[=BoJack=]''': BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE ANOTHER SARAH LYNN! ''(crying)''

[[WMG: Diane will surrogate for Princess Carolyn.]]
Diane will finally realize that PC is having trouble getting pregnant, and that's why she was so mad about Diane having an abortion. After Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter either divorce or separate, she'll feel like she has to do something to make up for how complacent she got during her marriage. The possibilities for fathers could be a WMG of its own:
* Ralph and PC reconcile and Ralph is the sperm donor.
* [=BoJack=] offers to be the sperm donor out of gratitude for everything PC has done for him.
* Todd will do it because he's just that nice of a guy.
* Judah and PC will reconcile and he'll offer to donate as a peace offering for going over her head with Charlie Witherspoon.
* PC will decide to try to avoid awkwardness by selecting a donor from a sperm bank.
* Given the ridiculous nature of the show's humor, every single one of these options will end up happening. Each person, out loyalty and love for Princess Carolyn, will donate their sperm, only to learn that PC is already at the sperm bank. What will follow is a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} as PC realizes how much she's cared for by all these people in her life. Then she decides to basically play three card monte with the samples, mixing them up and picking one at random so no one's feelings get hurt. The rest get donated back to the sperm bank.
** Her child will end up being a cat, which will allow it to remain ambiguous who the father is.
* [[spoiler:None of this happens, and PC adopts the baby of a teenager in Eden, North Carolina.]]

[[WMG: Princess Carolyn's attempts to adopt will be a tricky endeavor.]]
She will ''eventually'' get a kid, but it will take a long time, possibly until the very end of Season 5. There could also be some potential drama what ''who'' her adopted child ends up being. It could be revealed that she ideally wanted a cat, only to end up with a reptile, bird, or crustacean of a breed/species she's never encountered before, or even known existed (which would be especially effective if they went with a SeldomSeenSpecies), and struggle to identify with the child as a result and debate having the kid's native culture play a part in his/her life. They could pull this off with a human too.
* This could lead to an interesting discussion about the relationships between children of color and their adoptive Anglo parents.
** OP: Yup, that's the idea. Several Hollywood types do have adopted children of backgrounds different than their own (it's even a stereotype for some individuals), so Hollywoo could easily have a similar situation.
* Additionally, however Carolyn gets a child, sooner or later [[RealityEnsues she'll have to realize just how difficult parenting can be]], especially for a middle-aged career woman such as herself, who's totally inexperienced with raising children.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed! She fails to convince at least two mothers to let her adopt their baby during the course of the season, until one of them, Sadie, calls her in the season finale, where Princess Carolyn adopts the baby. The baby is also a porcupine, though the struggles of raising a different species have yet to be seen.]]

[[WMG: Charlotte will return in Season 5...]]
But she won't try to kill [=BoJack=]. Instead, she will go to [=GirlCroosh=] and tell Diane about what happened in New Mexico. Diane will get severe Hank Hippopopalous flashbacks, and after confronting [=BoJack=], she will drop the season's f-bomb, followed by publishing an article detailing the incident. This will force [=BoJack=] to confront the media about what he did.
* Especially due to all the real-life news stories of multiple Hollywood figures (executives, directors, actors) either getting busted for or admitting to sexually abusing women. If any real life Hollywood story was going to be RippedFromTheHeadlines for this show, it'd be that one. Plus, related to an earlier theory, nobody believed Hank was a predator because they didn't ''want'' him to be one. [=BoJack=] has a more negative reputation as a politically-incorrect has-been who drinks and does drugs, so the general public will be quicker to convict him because his personality fits the description of sexual predator. He'll be fired from ''Philbert'' immediately for no other reason than to pacify the people who already believe he's guilty.
** Now that Kevin Spacey has been fired from Netflix's flagship live-action show, ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'', after it was revealed that he sexually abused Anthony Rapp in the '80s, including this might be [[TooSoon hitting too close to home]] or going full-on BitingTheHandHumor.
* It could also be a CallBack to the end of season 1, where [=BoJack=] is begging Diane to tell him he's a good person. In this case, [=BoJack=] will be at a panel for ''Philbert'' and Diane, who at this point will be getting closer with [=BoJack=] and trusting him more and more, will be asking him from the audiences "[=BoJack=], tell me you didn't do that. Tell me you're a good person." And he'd just sit there in utter silence, which would answer the question loud and clear.
** However, this also being a show that loves to [[{{Anvilicious}} drill the message that patriarchal values are ubiquitous into your head at any given moment]], Penny might come forward and admit that he didn't do anything, ''she'' was the one who made advances on ''him'' and her mother had blown it out of proportion. This will confirm the common prejudice of misogynists that any woman who accuses a famous person of sexual harassment is CryingWolf and the whole thing will be dropped, save for [=BoJack=] occasionally getting a dirty look from women.
* This is also a show with the message that your mistakes from your past ''will'' come back to haunt you at some point and will make it harder for you to grow as a person. Season 4 seemed to be [=BoJack=] wrapping up a lot of long-running issues (problems with his mother, patching things up with older friends, no longer clinging to his past, no longer running from his problems, etc.), but this is the one thing that ''hasn't'' come back to bite him yet. And it's a doozie, enough to take away everything he's worked so hard for, personally and professionally. [[FridgeBrilliance That's why Charlotte hasn't come back yet: [=BoJack=] didn't have anything else to lose until now]].
** Unless you mean this purely in a meta sense, how would Charlotte know about any of the personal details of [=BoJack's=] life in-universe. The only thing she would conceivably learn about is ''Philbert'', not Hollyhock, Beatrice, or any of his emotional growth involving his friends. Unless she was spying on him in California (and his mother's family's summer cabin) from New Mexico...which is not very probable.
*** It ''is'' meant in a purely meta sense. We're not talking about Charlotte waiting for the right moment to come back so much as the writers waiting for the right moment to bring her back.
*** Okay, I concede. But they will need an in-universe reason for the time gap if they go in this direction.
*** This is true.
* [[spoiler:She never comes back. The incident haunts [=BoJack=], and he calls her husband incognito to find out if she has any ulterior motives, but it seems she's moved past the incident, at least from Kyle's perspective.]]

[[WMG: There's a reason Charlotte hasn't appeared again yet.]]
The only reason Charlotte would have to go after [=BoJack=] in any fashion would be due to learning he had showed up at Penny's college, but nothing has happened after well over a year since then. The best way to rationalize this is by assuming two options; either she wasn't fully committed to her threat to [=BoJack=] (likely because she doesn't wholeheartedly want to kill anybody, even if she hates them) ''or'' she has something much bigger to deal with in her own life, one that would take up her time and be more of a priority than any of the stuff everyone seems to believe she would want to do, if not causing her to just want to avoid tackling the issue again altogether for the benefit of her family. But what could that thing be. Possibilities include...
* A beloved family relative, like an aunt of Charlotte's or Kyle's, dies and she's either grieving that or helping Kyle grieve.
* Charlotte got pregnant with a third child, who she wants to have a normal life and be there for it (this would especially get in the way of the idea of her actually trying to kill [=BoJack=], since she would likely go to jail if she was caught).
* Penny got pregnant at college with a guy she was seeing and Charlotte is supporting her daughter with the situation.
* ''Trip'' got a girl from his school pregnant and Charlotte has been dealing with the fallout of that.
* Kyle was horribly injured in a gruesome accident that has left him bedridden for the indefinite future and Charlotte has to support her entire family until he recovers.
* ''Charlotte'' was horribly injured in a gruesome accident, leaving her in a condition that kept her from doing anything at all outside of being treated in the hospital.
* Charlotte decided that it wasn't worth bringing media attention to her family, and having it most likely screw with their daily lives; especially after realizing that there are people like actors and politicians who've done much worse stuff than [=BoJack=] did (like actually succeeding at sleeping with somebody who's underage), who've [[KarmaHoudini gotten away with it]] and ended up being defended by people who quickly assume women who accuse them of these things of [[AttentionWhore "just wanting fifteen minutes of fame"]] and begin to attack their character.

[[WMG: ''Philbert'' isn't actually badly written, [=BoJack=] just noticed an element in it that he realizes will be annoying and/or aggravating for him.]]
It turns out that Philbert has a girlfriend... [[ContrivedCoincidence a female golden retriever whose name is Dianna Caroline Chavez, whose character is originally from the fictional town of Wanda, New Mexico]].
* Though knowing [=BoJack=], he'd probably try to hook up with the actress who plays her, even if only for a brief one night stand.
** [[UpToEleven And then it turns out the actress's real name is Penny Lin]] (the different spelling from "Lynn" is intentional; she turns out to be Chinese-American culturally, [[FakeNationality even though her character is culturally white/Hispanic]]).
** [[spoiler:He does hook up with his costar Gina Cazador (human actress of Hispanic descent), who plays Philbert's girlfriend Sassy Malone.]]
* [[spoiler:Yes and no. It is badly written, and when Diane takes over the script, she writes a story based on what she knows of the New Mexico incident, which does upset [=BoJack=].]]

[[WMG: ''Philbert'' will be SoOkayItsAverage]]
It won't be a big hit, but it won't be a complete failure either. The website will eventually make more critically lauded shows and quietly cancel ''Philbert'', but the show helps him break into more TV work.
* Jossed, the show is a success, but [[spoiler:the [=WhatTimeIsItNow=] company decides to deal with a scandal involving Todd's SexBot [[ItMakesSenseInContext for Emily that became CEO]], and the show gets cancelled.]]

[[WMG:Charlotte's confrontation of [=BoJack=] won't be any worse than a slap on the wrist.]]
Think about it, that's the ultimate subversion! Here's this weight that's sat on both the audience's and (presumably) [=BoJack's=] chests for what will be two years once Season 5 premieres. A lot of viewers are anticipating some hoopla that destroy's [=BoJack's=] life for good, but it'll probably just be Charlotte giving [=BoJack=] a phone call asking him to explain himself, to which he'll explain that he just wanted to apologize to Penny. Charlotte will say "This is your last warning, [=BoJack=]: stay way from my daughter." CLICK. The end. The lesson will be that it's better to tell the truth, even if it's not an excuse, than it is to make up an excuse that's flowery and sounds better.
* [[spoiler:Although the New Mexico incident does come back to haunt Bojack, it only goes so far as Diane learning about it, and ''she'' is the one who confronts Bojack over what exactly he did. Bojack does later make a phone call to Charlotte's husband when he's (wrongly) paranoid that Charlotte may be plotting her revenge, though nothing has come out of that for now.]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] will bond with Hollyhock's fathers.]]
They all seem like the kind of people who'd rag on celebrities and mainstream culture, and [=BoJack=] is not only full of contempt for Hollywoo but actually ''has'' dirt on celebrities that he'd readily share. Maybe Hollyhock will convince them to invite him to dinner where they all share gossip and get closer as a result. Of course, [=BoJack=] being [=BoJack=] (and her fathers being rather finicky) will lead to some kind of mishap to undo it all.

[[WMG:In the final season of the series, [=BoJack's=] final conflict will be with his own physical health -- if not death itself.]]
By this last season, [=BoJack=] will have done his best to conquer his inner demons, and (more or less) resolve most of his social and emotional problems. However, [=BoJack's=] psyche won't be the only thing haunting him, but also all the unhealthy vices that have damaged his body over the years; from overeating junk food, to abusing alcohol/tobacco/drugs, to his sexual promiscuity (think what nasty [=STDs=] he could've caught). [=BoJack=] may discover that he's suffering from cardiovascular disease, liver failure, perhaps even [=AIDS=] or cancer. Regardless of whether or not [=BoJack=] can overcome any of these diseases, he'll have to come to terms with his impending mortality.
* [[FridgeBrilliance It'll be the only thing he can't regain control of: his literal life]].
* He does mention that he has a strand of herpes, albeit as a joke ("I wish I was asexual, that way I wouldn't have ''a'' strand of herpes!"), but this show is known to take passive gags like that and then later [[CerebusRetcon expand on them to make you miserable]], so there's a possibility that it will come back.
* And the last scene will be him surrounded by or getting supportive calls from all of the friends he either gained or re-gained over the course of the series through his efforts to better himself. Unlike the incredibly bleak death he wrote for himself on ''Horsin' Around'', [=BoJack=] doesn't die of a broken heart because he's all alone and nobody loves him, rather he dies peacefully knowing that yes, people do like him. It's the ultimate BittersweetEnding: "He who dies with the most toys (or, in this case, friends) and still dies, but at least you die knowing you have them."

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will (almost) sink back into his vices while making ''Philbert''.]]
One the themes of ''[=BoJack=] Horseman'' is that happy endings are impossible. Season 4 showed [=BoJack=] was capable of growing as a person. But he may inevitably backslide while making ''Philbert'', as his stress and anxiety bubble back up to the surface. [=BoJack=] will learn the harsh lesson that vices don't just go away, that it is a never-ending struggle that will last his entire life.
* Arguably, "Stupid Piece of S*it" showed that he already knows this, as evidenced by him lying to Hollyhock about how you eventually outgrow the negative voice in the back of your head. And as Todd blasts him for in "It's You," [=BoJack's=] biggest problem is that he uses these vices as an excuse to do something wrong, then feel sorry for himself about it. The ''real'' lesson for that would be "Take responsibility for your vices, don't use them as excuse" (or, more positively, "You might not 'get over' your problems, but you can be a responsible person despite them").
* [[spoiler:Not even "almost" sinks into his vices; he gets (barely) better regarding alcohol due to his own system of moderation, but he gets addicted to painkillers, which has dire consequences for his work and loved ones.]]

[[WMG: Charlotte will appear seeking revenge, but learn AnAesop about revenge.]]
Charlotte may come back for revenge, but she'll realize her desire to hurt [=BoJack=] will hurt her more than help her.
* Perhaps one way or another, she'll learn to forgive and/or make peace with [=BoJack=], even if they still won't be friends again.
* Jossed. This isn't part of Season 5.

[[WMG: We'll learn more about Butterscotch's early life.]]
Perhaps [=BoJack=] will visit a relative from his father's side of the family for one reason or another, as a frame story for some flashbacks.
* In "Horse Majeur", [=BoJack=] mentioned an uncle to Diane who used to show him porn mags as a way of bonding. Since Beatrice only had [=CrackerJack=] as a brother, it's implied he was related to Butterscotch. Plus, he's never confirmed as dead. Maybe he visits [=BoJack=] or he visits him and we get a better glimpse of who Butterscotch used to be.
* [[spoiler:We do get slightly more information on him in season 5, namely how he died and a flashback to [=BoJack=]'s childhood, but still nothing before he met Beatrice.]]

[[WMG: Related to an above theory, [=BoJack=] will try to quit alcohol and drugs in a noble effort to quit his old vices for good, now that he sees the benefit of trying to better himself...]]
...[[RealityEnsues And then go through horrible withdrawal from trying to quit multiple illicit substances at the same time]].
* [[spoiler:He does try to wean himself off drugs, but gets addicted to painkillers soon afterwards so he barely has time to show any withdrawal symptoms.]]

[[WMG: If Charlotte does return, [=BoJack=] will accept whatever she has in store for him.]]
[=BoJack=] doesn't blame her for threatening to kill him after what he himself did, especially with everything that came next. So even though things are currently looking up for him, [[FaceDeathWithDignity he might also be ready for the worst if she does come back for him]]. Whatever happens, he'll be continuing to finally put others before himself.
* He will give a PrecisionFStrike to ''himself'':
-->'''[=BoJack=]:''' "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck it]]. If you want this, then go ahead and do it."
* Potentially, this could lead to Charlotte sparing [=BoJack=]. Even if she doesn't fully forgive [=BoJack=], she may not have it in her heart to go after someone who understands they did something horrible.
* As for the PrecisionFStrike, it seems that the first time he did it, something ''positive'' came about, in that case he was able to make peace with his abusive childhood by saying "Fuck you, mom!" out loud, even if it wasn't to his mother's face. The f bomb is supposed to be people giving up on [=BoJack=] because of his vices. [=BoJack=] saying the f word himself is him ''abandoning'' his vices (in this case, running from the responsibilities of his action).
** Well, if you meant Season Five, this is Jossed.

[[WMG:Hank Hippopopalous and Ritchie Osbourne will reappear in season five]]
Just look at the massive amount of reports of past sexual misconduct making rounds in the world of Hollywoo now, there's not a chance of these two past characters wouldn't make at least a mention of being outed. Really, it could take up an entire season's story arc bringing in back most anyone from the past four seasons to be involved with the sexual abuse scandals, especially [=BoJack=] for Penny and Sara Lynne alone.
* Jossed, though abusive men of their sort is a theme of the season.

[[WMG:Hollyhock and her fathers will get ADayInTheLimelight.]]
We could see more about Hollyhock's insecurities that were hinted at in Season 4 but limited by [=BoJack's=] perspective, as well as the dynamic in their family and how healthy it really is, and if that even really matters to Hollyhock's mental health.
* Jossed. Hollyhock does show up for an episode, but her father's don't appear and it's more about [=BoJack=]'s [[spoiler:drug addiction.]]

[[WMG:[=BoJack=] and Princess Carolyn will almost get back together during the production of ''Philbert'' but ultimately keep themselves apart.]]
[=BoJack=] and Princess Carolyn no longer working together somewhat kept their relationship in check, but now they're back together with Princess Carolyn in a position of control, which may bring back feelings of their twisted relationship. But in a more interesting and [[{{Irony}} ironic]] twist...
* Jossed.

[[WMG:Princess Carolyn will become dependent on [=BoJack=].]]
She notes how "It's so hard to need people" in the season finale in reference to [=BoJack=]. She has started pulling herself together, but still stuck in an alcoholic slump without a reliable assistant like Judah. If her plans for adoption fall through, she might start clinging to [=BoJack=], perhaps keeping him on the production of ''Philbert'' longer than necessary, or even try to start their sexual relationship again. [=BoJack=] will have to step up and turn her down again.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:Diane and Princess Carolyn [[BiTheWay will hook up]].]]
Diane is fresh from a divorce and Princess Carolyn from a breakup, and it would be nice after Todd to see LGBT main characters (or at least characters testing their sexuality on their own accord, not as a forced kiss like in "Let's Find Out").
* Jossed.

[[WMG:We will eventually see the "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" cast in the present day.]]
Maybe they could be a {{Foil}} to how screwed up the "Horsin' Around" cast ended up being, much like Mr. Peanutbutter is a foil to [=BoJack=]. They may also have some inside details on Mr. Peanutbutter in the 90's. Maybe they can react to the "Zoes and Zeldas" meme (probably considering it a DiscreditedMeme since it's all they're really famous for.)

[[WMG: The next StoryArc will involve [=BoJack=]'s incident with Penny, and explore all sides of a sexual harassment suit]]
With all the stories about Hollywood celebs being revealed to be sexual predators, I can imagine Charlotte, pissed off that [=BoJack=] nearly sleeping with her daughter, will drag [=BoJack=] through the mud with a sexual harassment suit. It will satirize all sides of such accusations:
* The Hollywood executives and big shots who tolerate bad behavior for their own purposes and are willing to throw away accused celebrities like damaged goods only when it is convenient for them, even those who haven't even been convicted of anything.
* The MRA-types and other misogynistic creeps who make disgusting remarks toward accusers.
* The self-centered harpies who make such accusations for money or 15 minutes of fame, and feminist Antifa types who use such stories for their own political gain.
** Since when is Antifa associated with exploiting rape cases? What even is a "feminist Antifa type"?
* A media that embraces sensationalism more than truth.
* The celebrities and their often half-hearted and self-serving apologies.
** If the writers are smart, they'll depict all of these sides the same way they depict BoJack himself- in a nuanced and three-dimensional manner that acknowledges the things that happen to people that make them think in these assorted ways and at the very least admit to their basic humanity, but still not allow them off the hook for their behaviors.
* [[spoiler:Parts are confirmed. The New Mexico story does come back, but [=BoJack=] only tells Diane and it never reaches the press. They do briefly cover sexual harassment suits with Vance Waggoner and [[SexBot Henry Fondle]], but [=BoJack=] himself never faces one.]]

[[WMG: If they do tackle sexual harassment, they will not use [=BoJack=] as the accused]]
Because the writing staff of the show doesn't seem like they would want people to feel sympathy for a sexual predator.
* We're still made to feel sympathy for [=BoJack=] even after "Escape From L.A.", an episode that many people stopped watching the show after seeing, as, for a lot of people, sex with a minor, especially under the presented circumstances, is not something you can come back from and still be seen as sympathetic, and understandably so. Maybe they will apply it to a non-[=BoJack=] predator, as this troper thinks it would be a useful test of the prejudices of both the writers and the audience to apply the three-dimensionality of the five main characters to a type of character typically only viewed through the black-and-white filter of partisan politics.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed. The only cases of sexual harassment in Season 5 that reach the press are that of perpetually abusive actor Vance Waggoner and of Todd's {{Sexbot}}-turned-CEO Henry Fondle. [=BoJack's=] case is discussed a lot but only between [=BoJack=] and Diane.]]

[[WMG: Mister Peanutbutter and Diane's attempts to divorce will be challenged by an outside factor]]
Some ideas:
* Some [=GirlCroosh=] employees will try to sabotage it, since a writer for the site getting divorced after writing a very prominent, well known article would look bad for the site. [[RealityEnsues But their antics upset Stefani due to it causing Diane more grief and hurting her productivity and fires them.]]
* Diane realizes Mister Peanutbutter would just end up with someone else due to his need for attention. This causes her to try to delay the divorce until she can find his ideal companion herself and setting them up.
* [[RuleOfFunny They keep going to "divorce lawyers" who are really various kooky eccentrics who do things like "divorce" the hair from their heads by giving them haircuts, "divorce" their house's roof from the house by elevating it on poles, or "divorce" them from the United States by destroying all their citizenship records and having them deported to other countries where they don't even speak the language]].
** If the two were to lose their US citizenship and get deported for some bizarre reason, Peanutbutter would (presumably) be sent back to Canada (he was born there so there would be no big confusion, unless he arrived in Quebec), while Diane would (presumably) be shipped off to Vietnam (cue massive culture shock, and her inability to understand the language).
*** It could still work with Mr. Peanutbutter, albeit in a goofier way; he has completely lost his ability to understand Canadian slang and terms, causing him to panic.
*** Interestingly enough, an episode from Season 5 confirms that Diane will visit her ancestral homeland of Vietnam, though obviously of her own free will.
* [[spoiler:The legal divorce process goes fine. It's their feelings for each other that are the problem...]]

[[WMG: Becca will return, and will be reintegrated into society and eternally grateful to Todd]]
It was shown that Becca did receive a dose of hormones to render her a stupid, non-sapient animal. However, near the end of the episode "Chickens", she did utter Todd's name, implying that she was due for another dose to complete the process because the treatment was wearing off. Due to being rescued by [=BoJack=]'s connections and the actions of Todd, Diane, and Irving, Becca was able to overcome the hormone treatment and (eventually) become smart enough to join society as a person instead of livestock.

Becca will return in a future episode and will see Todd again, recognizing him, and be grateful for saving her life. Becca will end up being a major catalyst towards Todd's [[EarnYourHappyEnding eventual happiness]].
* Jossed.

[[WMG: Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane will go through marriage counseling in Season 5.]]
It seems unlikely that they won't at least try to save the marriage, so they'll go to marriage counseling. This will give the show more of a chance to explore their relationship, characters, and backstories.
* Maybe, but they already tried that one in season 3; they eventually just stopped going. Another possibility is during divorce: PB and Diane try to remember HowWeGotHere and {{flashback}} to their first dates. Knowing this show, it's more likely they're truly done, though. At least as of now.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. They divorce by episode one.]]

[[WMG: Diane will get in contact with Wayne.]]
Wayne was her first boyfriend in Hollywoo and the only one besides [=BoJack=] who thought Diane dating Mr. Peanutbutter was a mistake. Maybe during the divorce process, Diane will try to get in touch with him to restart the relationship.
* Another possibility is Diane visiting him to find out what's really her problem with relationships.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: There will be a MusicalEpisode.]]
Just to fuck with the tone some more.
* Not a full-fledged episode, but "The Showstopper" has a musical number happen during [=BoJack's=] dreams.

[[WMG: There will be a showdown between Bojack and Charlotte in a future season.]]
Bojack and Charlotte will have a duel, and battle to the death. But Bojack will beat her and prepares to kill her, then Charlotte would orders Bojack to finish her off just as he always wanted (Or she thinks). But Bojack will show mercy, and orders Charlotte to get out in anger. Charlotte will leave Bojack for good, but she will regret dueling with him.

[[WMG: There will be an episode focused on Male Rape.]]
No, not DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale. We're talking about women raping men and the twisted culture that all but forces someone to "get over it". Most men don't report them because they can't even admit it to themselves and even then, they know few would believe them. Hell, there's even a weird argot to explain such cases. Rather than just taking a simplistic approach, the episode could tackle it from both sides's opinions (men and women). It'd be interesting to get an actual depiction of this problem.

Picture this:

->[=BoJack=], drunk as a skunk, returns home. It's dark, so he turns on the lights. There's a woman waiting in the living room. How she got there, BJ doesn't know. Used to crazy fans, he tells her to get out. She stays there. He tries to talk to her. She doesn't care. He finally asks her what does she want. She wants to have sex with ''the'' [=BoJack=] Horseman. He doesn't want to, so he insists on telling her to go home. She says she'll have sex with him and tries seducing him. He just wants to go to bed. She approaches him and tries to kiss him. BJ, headache on hand, loses his patience and rejects her again. She gets furious and asks why "someone like him" would turn down free sex from someone like her. BJ just tells her he won't do it, he's tired and she better get out, miracles happen, he says. He grabs her to rush her out the door. She's stronger than she looks. Both struggle, with BJ at disadvantage because he's, y'know, drunk. He gets dizzy and she takes advantage of this by striking his ears and punching his stomach, losing his balance and falling to the ground. BJ panics, but before he can do anything, he passes out.

->He wakes up mid-haze to see the woman on top of him. They're on his bed, lights off. He can't move or speak clearly. The woman, seeing him awake, holds him still by pressing him with her arm. BJ is suffocating, but she doesn't seem to notice. He feels the lacerations, but he can't scream. He passes out again.

->He wakes up. His head and body hurt. He's naked. His crotch hurts. The woman is gone. He stumbles to the kitchen and pours some cereal. He has breakfast calmly, as if nothing was wrong. This....doesn't feel right.

His friends don't find out until later, but they have different reactions: Todd doesn't know how to approach BJ, PC believes him, but

* Um, okay, this wasn't even a completed theory but Jossed. [=BoJack=] only has consensual sex throughout the season and the closest we get to the topic of rape is [[ItMakesSenseInContext Henry Fondle the virgin sex robot getting fired for sexual harassment and Todd having to kill him in a field]] and the offscreen actions of a stand-in for Creator/MelGibson.

[[WMG: There will be an episode centered around Princess Carolyn's backstory.]]
A [[https://youtu.be/L38_BUdNsqA clip from a Netflix commercial]] shows a few snippets from Season 5, one of which being Princess Carolyn walking into the house of what appears to be a fat drunk cat. We know her mother was an alcoholic, so this could be her mother or at least another family member. Perhaps we'll get to know more about PC's family as she continues trying to expand her own, maybe asking a family member to be a surrogate, or maybe she just needs information that's in her house (like a birth certificate) and has to navigate her annoying family members.
* Confirmed. We see flashbacks of her youth in "The Amelia Earhart Story".

[[WMG: Hollyhock will end up going to the same college as Penny.]]
Because, y'know, [[SarcasmMode Bojack needs to open that wound again.]]
* Jossed. She goes to Wesleyan.

[[WMG: Bojack will commit manslaughter, be it intentional or not.]]
Some reviews from Season 5 mention him doing something particularly horrible, while others mention an episode where he [[spoiler:gives a very long eulogy at someone's funeral]]. While he's already indirectly caused Sarah Lynn's death, actual murder would probably be one of the few terrible things he ''hasn't'' done.
* [[spoiler:He ''almost'' chokes Gina to death in "The Show Stoppers" while he's strung out on painkillers.]]

[[WMG: Charlotte will hear about Penny seeing Bojack again and come for him.]]
...But the deer Bojack ran over in "After the Party" will return, turning out to be a relative of hers, and talk her down.
* Assuming that all deer are related? [[JokingMode That sounds]] [[FantasticRacism kinda racist]].

[[WMG: One of Princess Carolyn's miscarriages was from [=BoJack=] himself.]]
We know she had five in total, including the two we see in Season 4, and the first one as shown in "The Amelia Earhart Story", with the other two seeming to be up to the viewer's imagination. However, it is highly likely that at least one of the two were from [=BoJack=], considering how they used to have an on-and-off-again relationship, it's not impossible that [=PC=] got pregnant judging by how much they've had sex. It's just that the miscarriage happened before [=PC=] could even tell him, besides [=BoJack=] constantly goes back and forth on if he even wants kids (memorably in a CutawayGag in the first episode). And [=PC=] probably didn't tell him even after the fact to avoid typical [=BoJack=] existentialism... or [=BoJack=] just didn't care. It's not a perfect theory I know, but not impossible.
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[[folder:Post-Season 5 theories]]
[[WMG: Bojack's phone call to Kyle in Season 5, is going to result in a confrontation with Charlotte in Season 6.]]
There's no way that dumb decision that Bojack made isn't going to bite him in the ass later on.

[[WMG: Charlotte isn't coming back, guys.]]
Because the New Mexico story has already come back to haunt Bojack. She won't return to kill Bojack, or drive him to suicide, or even just call him out. This show is not a gritty revenge drama. Besides, Bojack is doing just fine on making himself miserable.

[[WMG: Charlotte has moved past the incident with [=BoJack=] and Penny, but will try to confront him about calling Kyle.]]
Him being in rehab will keep her from doing so, so she'll try to turn to Princess Carolyn to find out where he is, due to their business relationship. Through a misunderstanding caused by Princess Carolyn's new daughter crying, Charlotte will come to believe [=BoJack=] has been reduced to a blubbering mess due to paranoia caused by her threat. It will be revealed Charlotte never intended to kill [=BoJack=] since she just doesn't feel capable of it, even if she really did ''want'' to kill him at the time. They do get in contact after he leaves rehab and he explains the truth, admitting that the incident was partly why he was turning to drugs. She never goes to Hollywood; no epic battle, no blood, no murder, no media scandal, nothing. Just two former friends clarifying that they want the past to be the past and not have to see or think one another again.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will spend most of Season 6 in and out of rehab.]]
Because giving up alcohol, tobacco, painkillers, and every other drug known to man, will very obviously be quite a difficult challenge for a depressed addict like him.

[[WMG: Things go terribly for Bojack in rehab.]]
When have things ever turned out exactly right for him?
* Alternately, Bojack doesn't get into any terrible mess while he's in the drug rehab center. However, Bojack being Bojack, he ''will'' eventually relapse back into his old habits of substance abuse for one reason or another.

[[WMG: [=BoJack=] will, against every viewer's expectations, actually quit all of his drug addictions for good.]]
It's not going to be easy, but he can try. And besides, sooner or later it will get kinda old seeing Bojack always succumb to his vices and go crashing back to square one every season.

[[WMG: Season 6 will extend what went on with Season 4, and make [=BoJack=] an AbsenteeActor for half the season.]]
And on top of this, we might have an episode or two centered around those that [=BoJack=] has hurt in the past, such as Wanda, Penny, and Gina. The reason for this? Gina's line in the season finale - "I don't want my life defined by what you did to me." What better way to reinforce that than to put it into practice within the show?

[[WMG: Diane hasn't signed the divorce papers.]]
Notably, the last time we saw anything of the official documents was when Mr. Peanutbutter handed them off to her. Given she'd been internally torn up about it throughout season 5, it's possible she didn't have the heart to sign them or possibly even just forgot to do so. Which has the potentially to throw a huge wrench into Mr. Peanutbutter's proposal to Pickles.

[[WMG: What was [=BoJack=] hallucinating in "The Showstopper"?]]
Throughout the episode, we saw things from [=BoJack=]'s perspective as he underwent SanitySlippage from the cocktail of booze and painkillers, with that perspective taking a break as he's choking Gina. This creates an AmbiguousSituation as to "who" he was strangling - was he strangling Gina for taking his pills and leaving him, or was Philbert strangling Sassy because she knew too much? Or as a third option - he was strangling ''himself'', as - potentially - foreshadowed by Todd's line in Season 4 ("''You'' are everything that's wrong with you!"), his general self-loathing, and his overt statement in "Head in the Clouds" where he feels he's the one who's suffered most at his hands. This would also explain why he saw the balloon mascot of himself-as-Philbert at the top of a StairwayToHeaven, as well as why he was so eerily calm throughout the season finale - he believes he'd "killed" the part of himself he hates.

[[WMG: There will eventually be an episode about Todd Chavez's family.]]
Out of the five main protagonists, we still don't know too much about his family life and backstory yet.
* Todd's father will be voiced by Creator/BryanCranston, for no other reason than to make CastingGag jokes referencing ''Series/BreakingBad'' (and maybe ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' too[[note]]Fun fact: Creator/AaronPaul once auditioned for the role of Hal's oldest son Francis in ''Middle in the Middle'', before the role went to Christopher Masterson instead[[/note]]).
* Not sure who would be best suited for playing Todd's mother. Does anyone have any guesses for who could fill in that role?
** Creator/MillaJovovich! Think about it, her attempting to sound ''anything'' like Aaron Paul as Todd would be hilarious.
* His parents will be played by an actor named Aaron and an actress named Erin.

[[WMG: Pickles will become pregnant.]]
This will result in Mr. Peanutbutter and Pickles falling apart, splitting up, and then either giving up the puppy/puppies for adoption or decide if Mr. Peanutbutter should keep the puppies and raise them himself due to his wealth. Either way, this incident will force Mr. Peanutbutter to grow up.
* Peanutbutter would probably ask Pickles to get an abortion, but unlike Diane she refuses to even consider that idea. This is going to cause problems, because Peanutbutter previously expressed a desire to not have children. Having his new girlfriend/fiance/wife deciding to keep the baby would provide some obvious conflict and tension.

[[WMG: There will be an episode titled "Equine Therapy".]]
Because the showriters wouldn't pass up on a pun like that.

[[WMG: There will be a subplot about Princess Carolyn struggling with motherhood.]]
The show has already proven that BabiesMakeEverythingBetter is not true with [=BoJack's=] family, so there's no way things will be easy for Carolyn. She will try to balance motherhood and her job (or at least some semblance of it), but it's going to take the whole season for her to find it.

[[WMG: Season 6 will focus on the secondary protagonists' flaws in further depth, and it will be ugly.]]
For most of the first few seasons (with some exceptions), secondary characters like Todd, Mr. Peanutbutter, Diane, and Princess Carolyn (to a lesser extent) haven't had much of their personal failings analyzed in-depth. So, with Bojack seemingly out of the picture for most of next season, these characters will have greater focus placed on them. Each of them will have more stories centered around them, and how their actions have also affected others. Bojack definitely has a lot to answer for, but it's not like he's the only one whose hands are dirty.

[[WMG: Diane will not survive into Season 6.]]
Okay so this is wildly speculative, but it's something that came up when discussing the finale with some friends. In the finale of Season 5, Diane drives away after dropping Bojack off at rehab and things finally seem to be looking up for her. Her character arc seems complete, and while there is still plenty of interesting things that can be done with her character, it seems like most of her plot threads have been resolved.\\
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Now, in "Bobo the Angsty Zebra", Diane is given the moniker of "[[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Diana, Princess of Whales]]" for the story, and several jokes are made about the real Diana's untimely death, such as Diane being told to live her life "like a [[Music/EltonJohn Candle in the Wind]]". Princess Diana famously died after her car crashed in a tunnel while trying to flee from {{paparazzi}}, and while the show has never shied away from depicting how toxic paparazzi and Hollywoo can be on celebrities, it's the last shot that really cinched it for me. The last shot of the finales have always invoked powerful and moving imagery, like Bojack staring at the wild horses in Season 3 or his smile to Hollyhock in Season 4. What's the final shot of Season 5? Diane, finally ready to get her life back on track, peacefully driving away from Los Angeles... and into a tunnel.\\
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The show has never been a stranger to using some brilliantly devastating {{foreshadowing}} (like all the mentions of Henrietta and The Baby in Season 4, and the "Choking women is bad" thing from "Bojack the Feminist" this season), and I'm really worried that these are all hints that Diane's not going to be with us next season...

[[WMG: Flip [=McVicker=] and [[Series/MrRobot Elliot Alderson]] are two sides of the same coin.]]
Elliot is an antisocial, deeply troubled genius who has a habit of considering others to be beneath him in some way. Take out the 'genius' part and that's basically Flip. It's fairly obvious that some of the aspects of Flip's character and appearances were written in as a ShoutOut to Elliot, since Elliot is one of Creator/RamiMalek's best-known roles; most notable is the scene in Princess Carolyn's office at the end of the season, where Flip [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext wonders aloud if he was PC all along]], before [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments smearing her lipstick all over his face and saying 'oh, fish!' in a high-pitched voice]].\\
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Flip is utterly convinced of his own genius (even the CreatorBreakdown he suffers during "INT. SUB" seems to have been calculated to get Diane to praise and comfort him) and refuses to ever accept that maybe, just maybe, he's not as brilliant as he thinks he is. He refuses to attempt to better himself in any way, using his 'I'm just too troubled for you guys to understand me' schtick as a shield against actually trying to be a nice person for once, and seems to have at least one legitimate mental health issue. Flip, essentially, sees himself as Elliot.
* Also, in Mr. Robot, Elliot's dog is named Flipper.

[[WMG: There's more to Flip than we might think.]]
OK, so it's very well established by now that Flip is a creepy, self-absorbed narcissist with some...questionable attitudes regarding women. But if you look closer, some even less savory aspects of who he is as a person begin to emerge: he's got a weirdly childish streak (having meltdowns and getting stroppy whenever things don't go his way), and the way he talks about his mother can be a bit odd. Then there's the scene with him smearing Princess Carolyn's lipstick all over his face and imitating her saying 'oh, fish!'.\\
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About halfway through watching season five for the first time, I actually started wondering if they were going to go down a slightly [[Literature/AmericanPsycho Norman Bates]]-ish route with Flip. Flip may not have killed anyone ''yet'', but who's to say he won't snap at some point? It's admittedly unlikely that he'll reappear in Season 6 (the writers have a history of dropping characters like Flip after their relevant season is over, and even if they wanted to keep him, Creator/RamiMalek's schedule might not allow it), but if he did, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd completely lost his mind in the wake of ''Philbert'' getting cancelled.\\
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The writers going down the route of making him a straight-up SerialKiller seems... unlikely (yes, the show's used BlackComedy plenty of times, but the writers have their limits); maybe it turns out Flip's mother died of natural causes, and he's been playing dress-up (and probably not very well, if the way he applies PC's lipstick is anything to go by).

[[WMG: Bojack will be forced to be the "good friend", and this might actually change him for the better]]
One of Bojack's problems is that he relies on others to be there for ''him'' to solve his needs. This inevitably wears away at their patience. Bojack might himself be forced to pick up the slack for his friends. It not only makes understand the sacrifices people have gone through for him, but it also helps pull him out of his depression.

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[[folder:Non-specific theories]]
[[WMG: There's a very long and horrific history of FantasticRacism in the ''[=BoJack=] Horseman'' world.]]
For most of (recorded) history, humans ruled over all the other animals, treating them as inferior creatures beneath any dignity. Domestic animals were treated as slaves, at best they were pets used as companions and laborers, or at worst they were livestock slaughtered for food. Wild animals were treated as savage tribes, and were also hunted for food.\\
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Eventually most animals successfully fought for their freedom, however a minority of them continued to be drugged up and stupefied to become food (as seen in the "Chickens" episode). Also, some members of wild animal species (like deer) are similarly drugged up and then released to the woods, so that they can be shot with impunity by hunters.

[[WMG: Some theories regarding [[LandDownUnder this show's version of]] {{UsefulNotes/Australia}}.]]
* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War Emu War]] was a literal war. The [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery Australian Army]] fought against a tribe of anthropomorphic emu birds (who were ethnically [[UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines Aboriginal]]), and the former side somehow lost the conflict (or at least failed to exterminate the latter).
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Azaria_Chamberlain Azaria Chamberlain]] was [[ChildEater killed and eaten by]] [[EatsBabies a murderous anthropomorphic dingo]]. As a result, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingoes_ate_my_baby Dingoes ate my baby!]]" became a rather [[FantasticRacism controversial]] [[BeamMeUpScotty misquote]].
* ''Film/CrocodileDundee'' also [[FantasticRacism attracted controversy]] due to the [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodile attack scene]], which made these [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptiles look like savage beasts]].
* ''Film/KangarooJack'' was widely criticized and mocked for its depiction of [[KangaroosRepresentAustralia the titular character]], who was considered to be an [[NationalAnimalStereotypes Animal]] [[EthnicScrappy Scrappy]].
* [[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin]] was still killed by a stingray while diving. Only in this world, that stingray was arrested on murder charges.

[[WMG: Actors, creators, and other celebrities who are animals in this universe may include...]]
* Creator/MichaelRooker is Michael Rook, [[SpeciesSurname a rook]].
* Creator/SethGreen is a European green lizard, and was born Seth Lacerta Viridis-Green.
* Creator/JessicaAlba is Jessica Albatross, [[SpeciesSurname an albatross]].
* {{Music/Shakira}} [[ActorAllusion is a]] [[{{Disney/Zootopia}} gazelle]].
* Creator/GuillermoDelToro is [[BilingualBonus a bull]].
* Creator/BDWong is Black Dog "B. D." Wong, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dog with black fur]], specifically a Chinese Imperial.
** The B.D. Wong one might not be possible, since [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS3E06BrrapBrrapPewPew "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew"]] already brought him up during the abortion conversation in [=MSNBSea=], and he was human.
* [[Series/QueerAsFolk Thea]] [[Series/DantesCove Gill]] is a yellowfish.
* Creator/RinkoKikuchi is a rabbit, playing off her TypeCasting as a woman of few words, and rabbits being thought of as generally quiet animals.
* Creator/MikeColter is [[PunnyName a horse]].
* US President UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman was a ''hairy'' woodpecker.
* Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel is a Bichon Frise.
* The members of Music/ManWithAMission are actual wolves instead of men in wolf masks.
* The members of {{Music/Coldplay}} are all chimpanzees as a reference to the AnimatedMusicVideo for "Adventure of a Lifetime".
* Music/KendrickLamar is Kendrick Duckworth, a duck. At one point, he meets Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth and is surprised to learn that she ''isn't'' a duck. Then professional baseball pitcher Brandon Duckworth, who is a duck, jumps out of a nearby closet and, for absolutely no reason, shouts out that English footballer Michael Duckworth [[OverlyLongGag also isn't a duck]].
* Creator/RyanGosling is a goose.
* Creator/DavidHarbour is a harbor seal.
* Creator/FinnWolfhard is a wolf.
* Creator/MeganFox is, [[CaptainObvious well, take a guess]].
** A Wire Fox Terrier? What? It'd make for a decent BaitAndSwitch joke in the show itself.
* Music/LionelRichie is a lion.
* Tiger Woods is a tiger.
* [[UsefulNotes/SpaceX Elon Musk]] is a rodent whose full name is [[MemeticMutation Elongated Muskrat]].
* Creator/EddieIzzard is a reptile named Eddie Lizard.
* Creator/MarkRuffalo is a bovine named Mark Buffalo.
* Creator/BuffaloBill was, despite what some might assume, ''not'' a literal buffalo; he was just a human with an animal nickname.
* Creator/MattDamon is... well actually, he's just a regular human. But according to some [[ConspiracyTheorist fringe corners of the Internet]], this guy's real birth name is ''Matt [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daemon]]'', and he is TheAntichrist himself! [[note]](Though only if you choose to believe in all this crazy nonsense.)[[/note]]

[[WMG: Fictional characters who are animals instead of humans in-universe include...]]
* ''[[Franchise/TheDCU DC]] [[Creator/DCComics Comics]]'':
** ''{{Franchise/Batman}}'': Various characters (the ones with [[MeaningfulName animal codenames]], such as ComicBook/ThePenguin) might be literal animals. However, Batman himself is still a human dressed like a bat.
** ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Interestingly, there's a '''canon''' variation of this theory that appears in the actual show itself; during Season 5, the [[Creator/WarnerBros Warbler Bros.]] studio headquarters has a poster for a movie called ''[[Film/WonderWoman2017 Wonder Worm]]''.
* ''{{Franchise/Marvel|Universe}} [[Creator/MarvelComics Comics]]'':
** ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': The titular hero is obviously still a human with spider-like abilities. However, there's one amusingly major difference to his origin story: Peter Parker would've been bit by an irradiated spider that was also anthropomorphic. So just imagine a man-sized spider having a casual conversation with Peter, [[AmusingInjuries before biting him for no apparent reason]].
** ''Franchise/XMen'': {{ComicBook/Nightcrawler}} is an earthworm; a mutant earthworm with non-earthworm traits, like blue skin. Oh, and {{Franchise/Wolverine}} is obviously a literal wolverine, who just happens to have retractable metal claws.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Sabine Wren of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' is a Sabine's gull.
** Finn is a melon-headed whale. [[DontExplainTheJoke Because fins, get it]]?
** Tarkin is a rat.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Data, while still an android, looks like a brant/brent goose, played by [[Creator/BrentSpiner Brant Spiner]].
* ''{{ComicBook/Hellboy}}'':
** The titular protagonist is instead a harbor seal-like demon.
** Abe Sapien wouldn't be all that special in a world filled with anthropomorphic fish people, so he's a human who can do everything a fish can.
* ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'': Cobra Bubbles is a [[ADogNamedDog cobra]].
* ''{{Franchise/Clue}}'': Mrs. White is a wolfdog named Mrs. {{Literature/Whitefang}}.
* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': Qrow is a crow.
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[[WMG:[=BoJack=]'s issues will take a bit of a backseat and the season will focus more on Diane, Mr. Peanutbutter and Princess Carolyn]]
Seeing as the three of them were left in a way bigger {{Cliffhanger}} than him]]

* [[Franchise/TheDCU DC]] [[Creator/DCComics Comics]]:
** Various {{Franchise/Batman}} characters (the ones with [[MeaningfulName animal codenames]], such as ComicBook/ThePenguin) might be literal animals. However, Batman himself is still a human dressed like a bat.
** Interestingly, there's a '''canon''' variation of this theory that appears in the actual show itself; during Season 5, the [[Creator/WarnerBros Warbler Bros.]] studio headquarters has a poster for a movie called ''{{Franchise/Wonder|Woman}} [[Film/WonderWoman2017 Worm]]''.
* {{Franchise/Marvel|Universe}} [[Creator/MarvelComics Comics]]:
** Franchise/SpiderMan is obviously still a human with spider-like abilities. However, there's one amusingly major difference: Peter Parker would've been bit by an irradiated spider that was also anthropomorphic. So just imagine a man-sized spider having a conversation with Peter, before biting him for no apparent reason.
** [[Franchise/XMen Nightcrawler]] is an earthworm; a mutant earthworm with non-earthworm traits, like blue skin. Oh, and {{Franchise/Wolverine}} is a ''literal'' wolverine, who just happens to have long steel claws.

* {{ComicBook/Hellboy}}:

* [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Cobra Bubbles]] is a [[ADogNamedDog cobra]].
* Mrs. White from ''{{Franchise/Clue}}'' is Mrs. {{Literature/Whitefang}}, and is a wolfdog.
* [[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Qrow]] is a crow.

** Franchise/SpiderMan is ''still'' a human with spider-like abilities.
** [[Franchise/XMen Nightcrawler]] is an earthworm. A Mutant earthworm with non-earthworm traits like the ears and tail.

[[WMG:There's a very long and horrific history of FantasticRacism in the ''[=BoJack=] Horseman'' world.]]

[[WMG:Some theories regarding [[LandDownUnder this show's version of]] {{UsefulNotes/Australia}}.]]

* Tiger Woods is a tiger.

* Music/KendrickLamar is Kendrick Duckworth, a duck. At one point, he meets Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth and is surprised the she ''isn't'' a duck. Then professional baseball pitcher Brandon Duckworth, who is a duck, jumps out of a nearby closet and, for absolutely no reason, shouts out that English footballer Michael Duckworth also isn't a duck.
* Creator/RyanGosling is a goose.

* Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel is a Bichon Frise.
* The members of {{Music/Coldplay}} are all chimpanzees as a reference to the AnimatedMusicVideo for "Adventure of a Lifetime".
* The members of Music/ManWithAMission are actual wolves instead of men in wolf masks.
* President UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman was a ''hairy'' woodpecker.

* [[UsefulNotes/SpaceX Elon Musk]] is a rodent whose ''full'' name is Elongated Muskrat.

** Finn is a melon-headed whale. [[DontExplainTheJoke Because fins, get it?]]

** Data, while still an android, looks like a brant/brent's goose, played by [[Creator/BrentSpiner Brant Spiner.]]
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} is a harbor seal-like demon instead.
** Abe Sapien wouldn't be all that special in a world filled with anthropomorphic fish people, so he's a human who can do everything a fish can.
* [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Qrow]] is a crow.

* [[Franchise/XMen Nightcrawler]] is an earthworm. A Mutant earthworm with non-earthworm traits like the ears and tail.

* Creator/MikeColter is a [[PunnyName a horse]].

* Mrs. White from ''Clue'' is Mrs. [[Literature/WhiteFang Whitefang]] and is a wolfdog.

OK, so it's very well established by now that Flip is a creepy, self-absorbed narcissist with some... questionable attitudes regarding women. But if you look closer, some even less savory aspects of who he is as a person begin to emerge: he's got a weirdly childish streak (having meltdowns and getting stroppy whenever things don't go his way), and the way he talks about his mother can be a bit odd. Then there's the scene with him smearing Princess Carolyn's lipstick all over his face and imitating her saying 'oh, fish!'.\\

About halfway through watching season five for the first time, I actually started wondering if they were going to go down a slightly [[Literature/AmericanPsycho Norman Bates]]-ish route with Flip. Flip may not have killed anyone ''yet'', but who's to say he won't snap at some point? It's admittedly unlikely that he'll reappear in Season 6 (the writers have a history of dropping characters like Flip after their relevant season is over, and even if they wanted to keep him, Creator/RamiMalek's schedule might not allow it); but if he did, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd completely lost his mind in the wake of ''Philbert'' getting cancelled.\\

One the themes of ''BoJack Horseman'' is that happy endings are impossible. Season 4 showed [=BoJack=] was capable of growing as a person. But he may inevitably backslide while making ''Philbert'', as his stress and anxiety bubble back up to the surface. [=BoJack=] will learn the harsh lesson that vices don't just go away, that it is a never-ending struggle that will last his entire life.

[[WMG: Flip and Elliot Alderson are two sides of the same coin.]]
[[Series/MrRobot Elliot]] is an antisocial, deeply troubled genius who has a habit of considering others to be beneath him in some way. Take out the 'genius' part and that's basically Flip. It's fairly obvious that some of the aspects of Flip's character and appearances were written in as a ShoutOut to Elliot, since Elliot is one of Creator/RamiMalek's best-known roles - most notable is the scene in Princess Carolyn's office at the end of the season, where Flip [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext wonders aloud if he was PC all along]], before [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments smearing her lipstick all over his face and saying 'oh, fish!' in a high-pitched voice]]. Flip is utterly convinced of his own genius (even the CreatorBreakdown he suffers during ''INT. SUB'' seems to have been calculated to get Diane to praise and comfort him) and refuses to ever accept that maybe, just maybe, he's not as brilliant as he thinks he is. He refuses to attempt to better himself in any way, using his 'I'm just too troubled for you guys to understand me' schtick as a shield against actually trying to be a nice person for once, and seems to have at least one legitimate mental health issue. Flip, essentially, sees himself as Elliot.

OK, so it's very well established by now that Flip is a creepy, self-absorbed narcissist with some...questionable attitudes regarding women. But if you look closer, some even less savoury aspects of who he is as a person begin to emerge: he's got a weirdly childish streak (having meltdowns and getting stroppy whenever things don't go his way), and the way he talks about his mother can be a bit odd. Then there's the scene with him smearing Princess Carolyn's lipstick all over his face and imitating her saying 'oh, fish!'. About halfway through watching season five for the first time, I actually started wondering if they were going to go down a slightly Norman Bates-ish route with Flip. Flip may not have killed anyone ''yet'', but who's to say he won't snap at some point? It's admittedly unlikely that he'll reappear in season six (the writers have a history of dropping characters like Flip after their relevant season is over, and even if they wanted to keep him, Creator/RamiMalek's schedule might not allow it), but if he did, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd completely lost his mind in the wake of ''Philbert'' getting cancelled. The writers going down the route of making him a straight-up SerialKiller seems...unlikely (yes, the show's used dark humour plenty of times, but the writers have their limits); maybe it turns out Flip's mother died of natural causes and he's been playing dress-up (and probably not very well, if the way he applies PC's lipstick is anything to go by).

* Creator/MattDamon is... well actually, he's just a regular human. But according to some [[ConspiracyTheorist fringe corners of the Internet]], his real name is ''Matt [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daemon]]'', and he is TheAntichrist himself![[note]](Though only if you choose to believe in all this crazy nonsense.)[[/note]]

* The members of Music/{{Coldplay}} are all chimpanzees as a reference to the AnimatedMusicVideo for "Adventure of a Lifetime".
* The members of Music/ManWithAMission are actual wolves instead of men in wolf masks.
* President UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman was a ''hairy'' woodpecker.

* Creator/MeganFox is, [[CaptainObvious well take a guess]].

* Unfortunately it will likely never be confirmed nor jossed [[spoiler: after the events of 3x11]], but it would explain the deep understanding she had of it even though she never went to college, and it would also explain why she's almost always seen on her phone.