I remember watching this episode very well, because it made me doubt BoJack Horseman (the series, not the character.) This episode has a framing device showing an ancestor of a lead character (Princess Carolyn) tell people about the events of the episode. It's such an old and clichéd well to tell a story that I really wondered: have the makers of of BoJack Horseman lost it? Should they call it quits? And the feeling only got worse the more the show went on. As usual when this framing device is used, you start to wonder things, like why are they mentioning certain events... or how are they mentioning certain events?
Except I was wrong. Completely and utterly wrong.
You see, BoJack Horseman is one of the few shows capable of taking such an old idea and turning it into something amazing. The end of the episode twists it into a sucker punch that's one of the most emotional moments of the whole series.
So, I'm sorry, makers of BoJack Horseman, for ever doubting. I leave my confession here for... well, hardly anybody to see, but to help assuage my guilt.