【"eroticized" childhood drama】

Warning: Contains spoilers for the final season of Bojack Horseman.

Well,"eroticized" childhood drama it's over.

After six seasons of Hollywoo, existentially-challenged equines, and heart-shattering pathos, Bojack Horsemanhas finally hung up its reins.

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Given how tear-inducingly crushing the show had the capacity to be at times, Season 6 was always likely to deliver a sob or two — and it certainly did that.

From meditations on mental health to final farewell conversations, here are some of the moments that got to me the most...

1. Young Bojack curling up on the sofa with his mother after taking his first drink

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There are plenty of Bojack Horsemanepisodes that could compete for the title of "Most Devastating Ending," and I think the very start of Season 6 deserves to be up there.

As we watch Bojack's experience of rehab in the first episode we're presented with occasional flashbacks to his childhood, all of which go some way to explaining his addiction as an adult.

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The final one of these sees a very small Bojack walking into his parents' living room. It's the aftermath of a party. Bottles litter the floor, and discordant music blares from the record player. Bojack looks nervously around, takes a sip from an open vodka bottle, and curls up next to his unconscious mother on the sofa.

I never thought a tiny, cartoon horse in a sailor's outfit would be able to make me cry, but here we are.

2. Princess Carolyn naming her baby

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One of the things I love most about Bojackis how well-connected everything is. Visual gags, minor characters, and old references often recur throughout the show and take you by surprise.

Back in Season 4, we were shown the unique method Princess Carolyn has for coping with very bad days: imagining a future relative — in this case a small cat named Ruthie — telling her classmates about how her great-great-great-grandmother always managed to come out on top in the end.

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At the end of the episode, Ruthie was revealed to be nothing more than Princess Carolyn's coping mechanism. But at the end of Season 6, Episode 2, she becomes real.

After struggling to think of a name for her baby — and struggling to balance parenting with her hectic work life — Princess Carolyn finally shares a bonding moment at home with her child.

And that's when the name comes to her.

3. Diane's struggles with depression

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Diane spends much of the final season struggling with writers' block and depression — and when Bojack pays her surprise visit after leaving rehab, we get an insight into just how difficult things are.

In Episode 7, her conversation with Bojack — in which she talks about her fear of taking medication, and her fear of her boyfriend getting tired of her — is exactly the kind of exchange the show does so well. It's real, it's moving, and for the many people who will have experienced mental health issues, it's likely relatable, too.

4. And Diane's writing taking on a life of its own

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After touching on Diane's depression in the first half of Season 6, the show then takes an even deeper dive in Episode 10 — bringing her fears and anxieties to life via the notes she's making for her book, which then morph and take on a taunting life of their own.

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There are poignant moments throughout the entire episode, but the real sadness comes from seeing just how much Diane constantly berates herself.

5. Bojack's final conversation with Princess Carolyn

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Like much of the show's very last episode, Episode 16 is poignant in a bittersweet way. It feels like an ending, which is sad, but there's a note of warmth there, too.

As Bojack joins Princess Carolyn for a dance on her wedding day, he imagines a scenario where disaster strikes, and he's the only one that can talk her around and save the occasion. She humours him and plays along, asking what he'd say to her.

"You're here because at some point Princess Carolyn thought this was a good idea, and I think we ought to listen to her," Bojack responds. "Because she's the smartest woman I know."

They hug each other close, eyes closed.

6. And finally, his parting conversation with Diane

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Diane and Bojack's rooftop conversation is, in many ways, the perfect ending to the show. It's funny, it's moving, and it's beautifully written. There's a pretty clear subtext running beneath the whole thing, too, even if it's not said explicitly: this is probably the last time Diane and Bojack are ever going to see each other.

In this way, Bojack Horsemanends on a note that echoes throughout the entire show.

The saddest things aren't always those that are spoken out loud, but sometimes those that go unsaid.

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In the words of Todd, "It was nice while it lasted."