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While both TV shows are about tragic heroes (John and Bojack) who are lost in the absurdity and meaninglessness of life, they take quite different approaches in telling their story. Let me elaborate.
Bojack Horseman reminds me of 2nd-year psychology/philosophy students. Bojack is like that depressed semi-intellectual young friend who all the time nags about the meaninglessness of life. Patriot, on the other hand, like a good story teller, takes us to a journey and let us feel the nihilism of life.
What I want to (somewhat arrogantly) suggest is that Bojack Horseman is a superficial TV show which contains a lot of deep philosophical discussoins while Patriot is a deep TV show which doesn’t have many philosophical discussions.
This reminds me of the original Twin Peaks series and the new one. In the original/old one, David Lynch takes us to a magical to a dream-like world without insisting on complicated concepts. In the new TV show, Lynch restlessly and randomly throws bizarre philosophical concepts at us. In a way, the old one reminds me of Patriot and the new one reminds me of Bojack Horseman.
Oscar Wilde once said: “Beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins”. I guess that’s why I appreciate the original Twin Peaks and Patriot more than the new Twin Peaks and Bojack Horseman*.
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* btw, I don’t hate Bojack Horseman! I really like some of the episodes. But the new Twin Peaks, oh man, I hate it!
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