>>95383579Bojack didn't actively try to sabotage anything in any of the seasons until reality started closing in. Everything he's ever done was a more-or-less reasonable thing that any person would have done, at least until the point where reality divorced from his idealized fantasy. It's only at that point that he starts acting out. Remember that in Escape From LA, he first does the right thing by declining Penny, and only gives in once he thinks everything's ruined and he has nothing to lose.
The thing that makes Bojack compelling is that he's exactly how anybody would act if their unprivileged background didn't force them to accept reality. But he is privileged, so he continually chases after fleeting fantasies only to be disappointed when reality comes crashing in. In fact, if anything, Bojack is arguably better, more intelligent, honest, and kind than the average person because despite all of his shit and privilege, he still tries, and still occasionally manages to do something somewhat admirable. Compare him to Sarah Lynn, for example: she arguably did less damage than Bojack, but only because she'd completely drowned in a pit of nihilism and lived a meaningless, purely hedonistic lifestyle. While everyone else succumbs to the harshness of reality, Bojack continues to, for better or worse, chase after unattainable ideals. That's what makes Bojack a tragic figure, and incidentally why the introduction of J.D. Salinger into the show is extremely relevant and why so many young people empathize with Bojack even though he's so superficially alien.
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