History YMMV / BojackHorsemanS4E11TimesArrow

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The servants burning all of Beatrice's belongings wasn't random cruelty, this was an actual procedure for cases of Scarlet Fever. As this was a particularly contagious disease and antibiotics weren't widely available yet, not doing so could cause the rest of the household to get infected. It seems especially cruel from the viewpoint of Beatrice, as she would be too young to understand why her things had to go, although her father does not go through with burying her belongings in the best way.

** Despite being an equally lousy father figure and husband, many people felt bad seeing Butterscotch cry over his own mistake.
* FridgeHorror: Beatrice kept her pregnancy to compensate for losing her favorite doll. Henrietta is shown feeling the same grief Beatrice felt when she had to give up Hollyhock. If we go by these parallels, there's a good chance Henrietta would go on to make the same mistakes Beatrice made.

** Both Creator/WillArnett and Creator/WendieMalick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.

** Both Creator/WillArnett and Creator/WendieMallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.

** Both Creator/WillArnett and Wendie Mallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: By far the most depressing episode of season 4 and one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of the show. It's also one of the highest rated episodes on ''Website/IMDb'' (9.8), but was later beat out [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS5E06FreeChurro by other]] [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS6E15TheViewFromHalfwayDown dark episodes]].

* CryForTheDevil: After being portrayed as a cruel monster of a mother since season 1, we finally see Beatrice for what she really is: a woman who'd been disgraced for her entire life and was forever resentful of her ultimately bad decisions she made as an adult.

* CryForTheDevil: After being portrayed as a cruel monster of a mother since season 2, we finally see Beatrice for what she really is: a woman who'd been disgraced for her entire life and was forever resentful of her ultimately bad decisions she made as an adult.

* CryForTheDevil: After being portrayed as a cruel monster of a mother since season 2, we finally see Beatrice for what she really is: a woman who'd been disgraced for her entire life and was forever resentful of her ultimately bad decisions she made as an adult

* FridgeHorror: Beatrice kept her pregnancy to compensate for losing her favourite doll. Henrietta is shown feeling the same grief Beatrice felt when she had to give up [[spoiler: Hollyhock]]. If we go by these parallels, there's a good chance Henrietta would go on to make the same mistakes Beatrice made.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: By far the most depressing episode of season 4 and one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of the show. It's also the highest rated episode on ''Website/IMDb'' (9.6).

* CerebusSyndrome: This is a very dark episode. In fact, it may be the most serious episode in the entire series thus far, containing almost no comedic moments. Even other contenders for most emotionally devastating episodes in the show, such as "Escape from LA" and "That's Too Much, Man!", had plenty of jokes and didn't take a dark turn until their final five minutes or so.

* HeReallyCanAct:

* CryForTheDevil: After being portrayed as a cruel monster of a mother since season 2, we finally see Beatrice for what she really is: a woman who'd been disgraced for her entire life and was forever resentful of her ultimately bad decisions she made as an adult.

* CerebusSyndrome: This is a very dark episode. In fact, it may be the most serious episode in the entire series thus far, containing almost no comedic moments. Even other contenders for most emotionally devastating episodes in the show, such as "Escape from LA" and "That's Too Much, Man!", had plenty of funny moments and didn't take a dark turn until their final five minutes or so.

* [[HeReallyCanAct They Really Can Act]]

** Both Creator/WillArnett and Wendy Mallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.

* [[HeReallyCanAct They Really Can Act]]: Both Creator/WillArnett and Wendy Mallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.
** On the opposite side of the coin, even people who aren't huge fans of Creator/MatthewBroderick admitted that he sounded genuinely creepy in the scene where Joseph burned all of Beatrice's toys, if only because [[DissonantSerenity his monotone yet cheerful voice clashed with such a creepy and depressing scene]].

** On the opposite side of the coin, people who aren't huge fans of Creator/MatthewBroderick admitted that he sounded genuinely creepy in the scene where Joseph burned all of Beatrice's toys, if only because of [[DissonantSerenity his monotone yet cheerful voice]].

* [[HeReallyCanAct They Really Can Act]]: Both Creator/WillArnett and Wendy Mallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice to the point that he might as well have been talking to his own mother.

* [[HeReallyCanAct They Really Can Act]]: Both Creator/WillArnett and Wendy Mallick are in fine form here. Not only does Mallick sound exactly like someone with generations of experience weighing on her chest, but Arnett's Bojack has just the right tinge of kindness in his voice as, for the first time, he considers his actions and ultimately does the right thing. The entire ending scene feels like the end of a very heavy-hearted play, and the two actors may as well have been sitting right where their characters are.