Free Churro: The Mother of All Monologues

[@savagebooks7482]

Hey everyone! Since Bojack Horsema just ended, I wanted to revisit the first ever Bojack Video that I did. This video holds a special place on the channel, so I thought it would be good to send the show off in meaningful way. Also, a completely new video on Season 6 is coming out soon!

[@ace_of_spades4457]

I'm really looking forward to it.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Honestly, your channel's quality content is very underrated. Keep up the good work!

[@EliteFleet1337]

I love Bojack Horsema!

[@FlinnyWinny]

I can't wait! :)

[@poposao1]

Is this a reupload or were there any changes in the video?

[@caleblightfoot6397]

I love when Bojack is reminiscing on all of his wrong doings on the white board, he lists ‘ruined a lizard funeral’

[@richr0b375]

But he doesn't even mention Todd's rock opera, it's so sad when Todd writes that on the board himself

[@bradhorowitz2765]

There’s a few ways to look at it: 1)it’s purely for fun. Fans who pay attention to the Easter egg will get a kick out of it. 2)the fact that Todd’s rock opera isn’t on the list shows how little Bojack actually cares about the ppl he ruins. Todd is alaways put down by Boajck, as Todd even said “you can’t keep apologizing and acting horribly after.” 3)I personally think the lizards were in AWE of the monologue. We see a lizard crying after his speech is done. I think they were so caught up by his speech and confused why a horse was there. Does Boajck really think this was a bad act because Of his depression? I think the monologue was positive.

[@kellywalker1664]

I'm assuming Bo didn't recognize anyone in the seats.

[@ionabab7274]

My personal favourite thing he write on the board was “lied about ‘getting’ Radiohead”

[@Aardydarling]

@@bradhorowitz2765 because he crashes the funeral?

[@Shadow-zf5uc]

When someone calls Free Churro the "mother" of all monologues. I see you.

[@Daffz]

ICU

[@Shadow-zf5uc]

@@Daffz yep

[@KirbeyAlt]

hi daffz from uhc

[@Cream12345Ice]

@@Daffz pee

[@MonsieurLuon]

Trauma not transformed, will only be transferred.

[@kingphatty578]

Zachary Zimmerman where that from?

[@tmlee123]

@@kingphatty578 Tabitha Mpamira-Kaguri said it best.

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

One point to make about Beatrice's refusal to watch Horsin' Around...before the end, when she is fading badly, she *does* watch the show. She is unable to recognise Bojack when she sees him, but she knows it's him on the DVD. This ties into two theme - one, that Bojack finally gets what he wanted - his mother watching the show, but at the expense of her not understanding when he's actually there. Second, it mirrors the way that Bojack eventually loses track of distinction between TV and life later in the season.

[@FlinnyWinny]

It's also to reflect that she never GENUINELY hated the show. She built up walls and drove both of them apart on purpose, most likely because of what happened to her mother when she loved her brother "too much".

[@avery465]

I took that as his mom really was watching the show. And was actually proud of him. But refused to show it

[@kaliyahc9171]

Beatrice *

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

@@kaliyahc9171 Edited for spelling. Tag.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Ugh I love the depth in this show

[@hellNo116]

I was ready to burst yo tears. Only the jokes never let me. He is pouring his soul into every sentence. He is joking because he has to. He needs this or he has to start crying

[@toddmichaeljaniszewski]

It is one of the finest written moments in television. Period. This episode transcends so many things.

[@optimumfilms]

I'm really glad you brought up the depression as being something that BJ used to relate to his parents. That was hammered home in the episode when he remembers his first drink. How he takes the drink just so he can be with his parents passed out drunk in the living room.

[@efoxkitsune9493]

My heart aches..

[@chickencurry420]

Don't forget the music playing in that scene. There's a record player in the background and the music is very warped and garbled at first. There's no clear melody or even feel, is it a sad song? A fun song but the record's scratched? Then young Bojack takes a drink and the music sounds like regular music and it makes sense now.

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

I swear, if you'd seen her all you'd be thinking is that I am _nailing_ this impression.

[@theweekendmiccheck8275]

I love your profile lmfaooo

[@BubbleTeaCalico]

I’ve lived in this mindset when i was young as i lost my entire birth family and in the system all i thought was “if i get adopted I’ll be happy” only to realize that adoption wasn’t the end, the new family has cracks too, and like will continue. So here i am, living on, every day a new episode.

[@Menoman235]

Kiki I understand how you feel. I grew up in the system and had a traumatic experience and then I was adopted still had some traumatic experiences but now I live with my girlfriend and we struggle but everyday is something new to figure out.

[@jawtheanteater]

i understand this was adopted very young the family was diverse but still overtly white; growing up, i always carried a sense of dread that i’d lose these people (death, or whatever i would do) we don’t speak now, it’s been 2+ yrs. you find yourself, make the families of your own thru friends and work. you are enough. and so am i.

[@leguan278]

I wasent adopted, but i can say this, life is a bitch.

[@jasra96]

Life's a bitch, and then you keep on living.

[@uhobme2028]

This monologue will haunt me the rest of my days. Like, I find a clip of it and I always end up going back to watch the whole thing again.

[@fuzzbrain913]

Yeah.......

[@basicindiebro]

i’m sad Bojack is over but it gave us some great tv.

[@happyharmony7062]

I agreed.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@happyharmony7062 I agreed.

[@poposterous236]

Kind of weird how Aaron Paul gets to go down in history of being a part of TWO perfect television series.

[@iainronald4217]

Bojack is over and everything is worse now.

[@emlynmccann4053]

@@poposterous236 *cough cough* 3, he's gonna be in Westworld, I'd say that's pretty perfect

[@pkmntrainernumbers8111]

I do want to add something. During Beatrice's last moments, she had a moment of clarity, which is why she even noticed that she was in the ICU. This is referred to as terminal lucidity and it is seen in those who suffer from Alzheimer's.

[@mazinlaw132]

Aaaaand he was at the wrong funeral

[@hellNo116]

That hit me like a trunk ....

[@wesamc9333]

This actually tied into another minor theme that was running through the eulogy - that Beatrice kept assuming BoJack was such a screw up that he would mess up something about her funeral (BJ mentions this a couple times). And she was right

[@geekjokes8458]

The episode is so fucking good that _it does matter._ You dont feel "cheated" because it's not about some crazy plot you may want to believe... it's about him, about that moment, about those words. Because they are the only things we have.

[@glorytoarstotzka2325]

I love this episode but I kind of dislike the "wrong funeral" part at the end. Makes it feel like nothing he said mattered because nobody that knew his mother heard it.

[@geekjokes8458]

@@glorytoarstotzka2325 check my other reply its about *his* personal development, for better or worse

[@justaboyontheinternet2636]

it's one of my favorite episodes of ALL time, i were 100% invested the whole episode through, never has a show captured my attention for that long with purely monologue

[@autumntess330]

I was glued to the tv the whole episode and that was exactly what went through my head. I can barely pay attn to anything and I was in awe the whole thing through. Brilliant

[@leapbeforeyoulook201]

The "ICU" revelation in free churro hit me harder than "the view from halfway down". close but I have to give it to this one.

[@weirdboo]

There’s too much visual eye candy in “view from halfway down” for it not to be the better episode. But that’s my opinion. Everything in this show is subjective

[@saumyapandey7253]

4:03 that delivery, those actions, gestures and facial expressions get me every time

[@vistammitkharakakos1992]

He believed that no matter what, the show must go on, but both Horsin' Around and the actual Netflix show ended before he was ready. He was wrong. The show isn't forever, it isn't something real. It's just a fantasy, and fantasies end. Funny little symmetry

[@druffner]

Ah Styx m

[@emersonwiborg1754]

And yet our stories never end. Life continues even after it’s ended our stories continue and can never be wrapped up. This is shown by the finale episode we don’t get a neat ending tied with a bow it isn’t forced even when the show ends we know in some world their lives continue because their issues were never resolved all you can truly have are the moments that connect you to one another to make up life because your stories will continue it will never be resolved.

[@venicebiatch3710]

It is so weird that after reading so many Reddit threads and watching so many KZbin videos about that episode, not once did I see anyone compare it to Albert Camus's Stranger. "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know." is one of the best lines in literature, and i think Bojack Horseman in general, but especially this episode, has huge references to Camus' absurdist philosophy. Haunting, yet brilliant episode.

[@michaeljames7358]

This show is more real than any other I have seen in the last 5 years. The relationship he had with his parents is like my own with my parents. I keep waiting for them to be what I need, even though I know they will never be.

[@peri_palz]

The fact Bojack quotes what his mother said about his father’s death is a highlight of mine. He realizes that even though his mother was nothing but demeaning, her death just made everything seem to go even more downhill. It’s got to be one of his lowest points in the show. 10/10 episode, it almost made me cry since I wasn’t expecting an episode with such a title to become one of my favorites. “My mother is dead, and everything is worse now.”

[@evieford9738]

“Beatrice Horseman was born in 1938 and she died in 2018, and I have no idea...what she wanted.” That’s how I felt about my own father. He was a lot like Bojack’s parents. When he died, and I was at the funeral, that’s literally what I was thinking, and this episode came out two years after he died. My father was born in 1974 and he died in 2016, and I have no idea what the hell he wanted.

[@kahlilbt]

I stated watching bojack horseman 4 times and got lost in the first season. But I saw you kept making these essays and if always skip them, but eventually I was like okay, if this dude had THIS much to say about it maybe it's worth watching. That was about a week ago and I'm finishing season 6 right now. Tldr thanks for getting me into this amazing fucking show

[@g0reh0und48]

This was my favorite episode of the bojack horseman. It always felt so full of emotion yet none at all. I always related a lot to it. It’s words I want to say to my dad. Since we had such a similar relationship as bojack and his mom

[@George-iq3gf]

Got this weird sense of deja vu

[@ErikOrellana]

This is my fav episode of the entire show. It's one of the best episodes in the history of scripted entertainment.

[@themedia1271]

"She was beaten out by a stick of hot cinnamon." A FREE STICK OF HOT CINNAMON GOOD SIR

[@alexdinu589]

I am going to miss this show

[@bpeel20]

I literally just watched this episode. brilliantly written

[@iamxpider6890]

this episode has the best "last 10 seconds" in the history

[@novaisonyoutube]

I've been filtering my grief over my own father through this monologue. One of the things I sent to my friends that day was "everything is infinitely worse now". I used the Becker speech to explain that now that dad's gone he'll never be proud of me and we'll never be close even though we had all the pieces, we just couldn't do it. The seething anger I feel because I was his fucking daughter, he was the only parent I could really count on because Jesus Christ who knows when mom's gonna relapse he was all I had and he just couldn't take his fucking medicine. This monologue has gotten me through a lotta hard feelings even though I haven't really watched the show.

[@notaburneraccount]

Your analysis is excellent. I appreciate the detail and how you explained the way theme really helps drive the story. Thank you for making this video.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

7:59-8:11 "You phrased that really weird, but I know exactly what you're talking about." -Elite Knight, Happy Souls

[@chychy7559]

In ways I see my grandmother in Bojacks mother. I felt for him. I felt for him during moments we glimpsed into his childhood. Not being wanted, not being loved, being treated like you don't matter as a person. My mom went through those things, I went through some of those things. I feel this episode is the best episode of Season 5, It's a great monolog, and whomever wrote it deserves an award.

[@Jetsamjunk]

Im so happy I found your channel, just reading about writing is never enough without solid examples that show how things actually work together to create dynamic character growth or the progression of whatever message writers are trying to get across, etc etc. Love your essays and I look forward to watching more and seeing what you post next!

[@man-oy6pl]

I know I'm 3 years late and about 300 dollars short but this is my 7th time rewatching this,as well as binging the show , I put myself in bojacks shoes as he came to the icu revalation and it put a distressing pit in my chest accompanied by a certain dreadful sadness, but that's neither here nor there the point I'm building to is that the writing is so bombastically amazing that it made me feel the type of emotion that I suppress on a weekly basis.

[@williamgraystone3288]

And to think, This and The Ricklantus Mixup (one of the best from RaM) Was beaten by goddamn MODERN simpsons at the Emmy's. people are saying that "The view from halfway down"s loss was the first example that the Emmy's didn't mean anything, but no. THIS is

[@bumpkin_sp1ce932]

Just watched this episode and immediatly looked for an analysis. Definately my favourite episode so far

[@JohnnoNonno]

It's one of the best bottle episodes in television along with Brooklyn 99's The Box

[@georgeprchal3924]

I'm not gonna lie, if he made all that up, that's good improv. Game recognize game.

[@zakaryrichmond396]

I'm tearing up thinking about the intense feeling of watching free churro

[@samndukwe6127]

Never been here this quick love your content

[@ThisJasch]

Wait !? Didn't I see that already?

[@khandkerkhadeejah9639]

Yeah I felt that too

[@Mbewe_SM]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpKwpKWLgKakfqc

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah.

[@axelj6062]

you're vids are really helping me and I appreciate the work you do. I'm an aspiring writer and I'm learning so much from these

[@SourSourSour]

Hyped for the next Bojack vid! This one was also really really good. Thanks dude

[@MrJesse4792]

I think the themes of "Free Churo" help create the end of the final season I feel it the moment of Beatrice dying that BoJack realized that it was him who was making terrible decision's though in previous seasons BoJack would have slight moments of clarity and especially when Todd called him out and when in the beginning of season five BoJack was trying to curtail his drinking on his own. So Beatrice leaving the scene with open scars made BoJack spiral because he saw so much of himself in her and her nihilistic approach to life.

[@cavangriffin1514]

I was waiting for you to finally do an episode on BoJack Horseman

[@Dracosfire14]

I'm gonna skip over a wonderful deconstruction to comment on you pointing out that Bojack's dad barely looked at him during his whole monologue. I see your point, and it's a good one, but to be fair, he was driving.

[@meganma2785]

Except towards the end of the monologue, Bojack's dad takes his eyes away from the road for what seems like an insanely long time to shame Bojack for not saying thank you. So I do think even if he needed to keep his eyes on the road, not looking at bojack was a stylistic choice.

[@Dracosfire14]

@@meganma2785 oh yeah, good point

[@YasaByYasa]

Thank you! I rewatched this video back to back over 6 times because I finally got what I was looking for!

[@AnonyBoiii]

I remember watching the episode in high school (graduated 2020) and I didn’t think much of it. I hadn’t heard of the show, let alone watched anything from it, and it being used for a school subject kind of swayed my attention away from it ironically. After actually watching the show for the first time recently, I was flabbergasted at both this episode and my initial treatment of the episode back in high school. Now that context was included, I got to see this 20+ minute speech from a new perspective. And I loved it. This and “the view from half-way down” are my two favourite episodes.

[@adrianaslund8605]

I love his bitter evaluation of what "I see you" meant. I do that myself alot.

[@Skullzrapper]

This is seriously a great breakdown!

[@rico8521]

Dont know if you'll see this, but I got this video recommended and just really wanted you to now that I really appreciate the work you must have put in this video. So, I really appreciate it, thank you.

[@jacobpaint]

Season 5 was amazing and this episode blew me away. For an animated character to keep you not only engaged but enthralled for such a long monologue was an absolute credit to the writers. I suspect that the writing on this show didn't get the credit it deserved from certain groups simply because it was animated. I miss Bojack but I'm glad he's "gone". I was disappointed by the final season and prefer to remember S5 more and certain other episodes.

[@handgun559]

Off all the ways I've interacted with this show, I never pieced it together that Bojack wanted to be seen, and he does everything to be as famous as possible.

[@nonetheyoshi9093]

this is definitely my favourite episode of the whole show. the view from halfway down was good, but nothing beats this one

[@Jociaoftrades]

This episode is one of my absolute favorite ones.

[@moonblaze2713]

I rewatched the original a few days ago. I'm so mad I didnt just wait for the remaster

[@678sunflower]

guess we're all bout to watch free churro once more arent we

[@sophcw]

fucking brilliant episode

[@Dana_Brain]

I also like the aspect that is underrated but I feel is just as important to the episode. Bojack spends the entire episode monologuing about his Mother's death in Free Churro for 20 plus minutes, but when the episode finally ends, it turns out he was at the wrong funeral entirely. I think it is the absolute cherry on the cake. Beatrice wasn't even "seen" in her death, and while he's still attached to his mother, there is that complete disconnect. And it reminds me of what Todd said about Herb's death in season 2 when Bojack had Herb's name misspelled on a plaque for an Orphanage, "Ya know, Herb would find it pretty funny that you couldn't even do this right." and I feel the same rings true for Bojack going to the wrong funeral for his own mother.

[@PS-dm1dq]

It also kinda highlights one of the core tragedies of Bojack, that as badly as he wants to be seen, he DOESNT see, not really. He doesnt see others feelings, or needs, or the damage he causes. He is so wrapped up in himself he doesnt even notice he's at a funeral full of lizards, just like on a regular basis he doesnt see outside himself to have a concept of his effect on other ppl. His sole focus on HIS OWN pain, and his pain alone, is what makes him such an asshole.

[@vincenta8652]

You are quickly becoming My favorite channel! Thank you for this vid!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ashley3k]

I love your channel. Thank you for all the work you’ve put in!

[@odette582]

That ICU comment cracks me up every time

[@lillydevil2486]

'It could be so much better, but now it never would be,' They should off services to help people with sh!t parents. And I guess this quote only applies do dead parents that their kid ACTUALLY liked

[@Binks182]

It was so good that I thought it only lasted 5 minutes. I lost all sense if time and was so baffled when the end credits rolled.

[@gabe425]

6:30 I mean sure, but... Butterscotch is kind of driving (in the rain no less) lol

[@kassyyar97]

Uuuuuuh I love love loooove your videos, I always take notes of your analysis since I am studying animation, so it helps wonders with my comprehension of the media! I really appreciate your work! Also, Bojack has been my favorite show since a long time, it helped as therapy for me, so your videos are a cool combo! What do you think about Bojacks fate? Was it good? Unfair?? There is a huge division in opinions between what bojack deserved among the fanbase

[@darthscrub6546]

I feel Bojack's fate and how the show ended is just realistic. It's not an amazing happy ending like you would expect from a show. You do bad things and there are consequences. You can't place all of the blame on your rampant alcoholism or other addictions. They're not going to jail for you. And people drift apart. People can change greatly, even in adulthood.

[@beeblebuice]

did a portion of this monologue for class (im a theatre major), and they loved it :) doing a later portion upon request for another assignment

[@dashx1103]

This was amazing. Nothing else needs be said.

[@ayrtonpietrobelli6972]

The best part to me is easily that Will Arnett plays every single role

[@antinancoofmagicant7305]

This feels a lot like Breaking Bad's "The Fly" episode. When I first saw this episode just now, that's what immediately popped into my head. I knew immediately it had to be the best episode of the series. I haven't finished the series yet, but I don't know if there's anything coming up that can top "Free Churro" for me.

[@HouseMDLover69]

Wait wait wait- do you think The Fly is the best Breaking Bad episode?

[@RoseRocket]

You know what's ironic he talks about drowning and almost drowned in the second to last episode. Just me who thinks that? Oh okay...

[@candicefrost4561]

No that seems to be a theme through the whole series that are a pretty fundamental part of the show. His trip when he is trying to write his own book (when he was mad at Diane’s version) showcases drowning, and there are other drowning references throughout (especially with the Ophelia imagery ascribed to Sarah Lynn, like the painting above her bed in the episode where she and Bojack go in the bender that kills her). There are other videos about the drowning imagery/symbolism on KZbin that you might enjoy. 👍

[@SYDAXARO]

Weird, first thing I did after the I watched the last episode was watch the original upload of this video

[@Greg-TC]

You say he mentions 3 tv shows, but he also mentions Philbert when he's taking the pills

[@basev6810]

The fact that this video is shorter than BoJack's monologue

[@Iknowitsweird]

Bojack's talk about drowning reminds me of the strange, sometimes terrible family situation in the book Prairie Son by Dennis M. Clausen

[@ItsDanbo]

That was definitely a really deep deep episode

[@Milk27]

So deep I couldn't see it from half way down

[@Juanandsomegymcontent]

*12:30** He's actually right.*

[@inidia556]

nice! looking forward to the video on the sixth season

[@c_weir753]

I did this for my drama final. Got top marks

[@c_weir753]

Cut down of course but i kept the icu structure, got rid of all the dad stuff unfortunately though

[@c_weir753]

Interestingly I also got rid of all the tv stuff as i didnt have the rest of bojack to talk about tv because i was on stage and not tv anymore

[@AlbertoFolres]

My favourite episode on the show

[@catherinerogers8558]

Free churro is easily my favorite episode

[@lanzhimself]

Beatrice wasn't looking at Bojack. She was reading the letters over the door behind him. "ICU".

[@bigpictureguys8415]

That’s one interpretation of it sure

[@camilagarcia2981]

Bojack deserves all the Emmys

[@ArtClown-o7s]

Hello, this is Bo’Jack Horseman and I am here to let you know and it’s always good to see what the little people have to say about me every once in while.

[@bluebutterfly5062]

For those of you confused like me, I watched the other video he did and this looks like he revisited the ideas of his original video--it's not mostly the same. He also made a comment about it on here

[@imperfect_dan7519]

Wasnt this uploaded already

[@seekittycat]

Moment when you realise you're Bojack all along

[@MBeccaro]

I know it's (somewhat) a reupload, but if I saw Free Churro 5x already I can watch the best analysis of it twice or more XD

[@ciberkid22]

"The mother of all monologues" Emphasis on mother

[@Johnlindsey289]

amazing episode

[@Kaiwala]

Why do I feel like I've already watched this video?

[@frankunodostres473]

wait, is this a reupload or not...?

[@butdoicaretho]

frank unodostres it’s not, it’s more of a revisit to his past review of Free Churro.

[@aleksaa24]

more like a remaster

[@robinsingh9624]

My favorite bojack horseman episode

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Is it just me but does this episode foreshadow the last episodes if it's 6th and final season(down to that number of seasons on Horsin Around)

[@junyuelee3232]

hi savage books...love your work. Would u mind making a video about the movie Parasite and how it won the oscars?

[@12poulet21]

Whoa... is this a reupload? I have MAJOR DÉJÀ VU. But this vid is 1d old

[@tonichan89]

I think it’s actually the second time this has been reuploaded... at least I am having deja vu about rewatching this essay due to something like that

[@xenon8117]

Pinned comment said this was their first video that they redid after the show ended.

[@12poulet21]

@@xenon8117 ha. I commented when the vid was 7min old. Make sense

[@dire9619]

Ughhh I wanna do that monolauge for theater so bad, but, like, it's twenty minutes long. How the hell do I cut that into two?

[@khizarch4910]

Amazing video!