Bojack Horseman

Season 5, Episode 6

A cartoon horse speaks of a free churro,and a grown woman’s stomach dropsto checkered floor.

A kinder kindnessthan ever his mother gave him, he says—and the woman can’t help but relate.Can’t help but taste ironfrom a busted lip long gone,in the space between her tongueand the roof of her mouth,can’t remember if she had cake that day.

A churro.A room filled with strangers.A eulogy for a parent—dead to himlong before her heart stopped.It reminds the woman of home.

Seeing her future in his words—a day will come for her to stand at a wooden podiumand speak of the kindness of strangersbefore ever speaking of family.

The horse is an alcoholic—this too reminds her of home:nights curled in a comfortertight near a space heater’s buzz.Coins do not stretch far enoughfor utilities and drink.

A cartoon horse speaks—a grown woman finds herselfa child again.