BoJack Horseman season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	C39792
Num Episodes:	12
Network:	Netflix
Prev Season:	Season 4
Next Season:	Season 6
Episode List:	List of BoJack Horseman episodes

The fifth season of the animated television series BoJack Horseman premiered on Netflix on September 14, 2018.^[1] As has been the norm in the first four seasons, season 5 also consists of 12 episodes.

Cast and characters

Main

• Will Arnett as BoJack Horseman
• Amy Sedaris as Princess Carolyn
• Alison Brie as Diane Nguyen
• Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter
• Aaron Paul as Todd Chavez

Recurring

• Rami Malek as Flip McVicker
• Stephanie Beatriz as Gina Cazador
• Hong Chau as Pickles Aplenty

Guest

• Ed Helms as Kyle
• Natalie Morales as Yolanda Buenaventura
• Issa Rae as Dr. Indira, Diane's therapist
• Laura Linney as herself
• Wanda Sykes as Mary Beth, Dr. Indira's wife and a corporate mediator
• Eva Longoria as Yolanda's mother
• John Leguizamo as Yolanda's father
• Bobby Cannavale as Vance Waggoner
• Angela Bassett as Ana Spanakopita
• Jaime Pressly as Sadie
• David Sedaris as Cutie Cutie Cupcake, Princess Carolyn's mother
• Jessica Biel as herself
• Aparna Nancherla as Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzerelli-McQuack
• Ken Jeong as Dr. Allen Hu
• Raúl Esparza as Ralph Stilton
• Brian Tyree Henry as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace, Jr.
• Daveed Diggs as Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace, Sr.
• Margo Martindale as Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale
• Whoopi Goldberg as Mikhaela
• James Adomian as Stuart, Princess Carolyn's assistant
• Abbi Jacobson as Emily
• Daniele Gaither as Biscuits Braxby

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 98% based on 48 reviews, with an average score of 9.3. The site's consensus reads "BoJack Horseman continues confidently down the thematic rabbit hole with a fresh and poignant season that's as devastating as it is hilarious".^[2] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the season holds a score of 92 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[3]

For Vox, Emily VanDerWerff gave the season a score of 4.5 out of 5, praising the show's "truly sustained artistic response to the #MeToo movement".^[4] Ben Travers of IndieWire, who writes that the "series seems infallible", notes the season's effort to look inward and address controversy, even its own.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'BoJack Horseman' season 5 gets release date, first look. EW.com. en. 2019-03-22.
2. Web site: BoJack Horseman: Season 5. Rotten Tomatoes. 14 October 2018.
3. Web site: BoJack Horseman: Season 5 Reviews. Metacritic. March 22, 2019.
4. Web site: BoJack Horseman season 5 is a bold, bracing look at a culture that shirks responsibility. VanDerWerff. Emily. 2018-09-15. Vox. 2019-03-22.
5. Web site: 'BoJack Horseman' Has Become So Great It's Beyond Reproach — So Season 5 Critiques Itself. Travers. Ben. September 14, 2018. IndieWire. 2019-03-22.