His mother even told Bojack that he was at fault that her mother was not beautiful anymore, and she hoped that Bojack would turn into someone big to make up for all the damage that he had done. It’s also kind of heartbreaking to discover in the next episode that Bojack’s parents were fighting while he was watching Secretariat hear and answer his letter. Here’s the thing, people, you just can’t run away from your problems, can you? He then gave Bojack the advice to run and don’t stop running and don’t anyone hold back from running.Ī month later, Secretariat committed suicide after being banned from the race. The earnestness, vulnerability, and innocence in his questions, “How do you not be sad?” not only provide a look into Bojack’s childhood struggles but also set the tone for the depth of character exploration to come.Īfter the letter was read, Secretariat answered and told Bojack that he also came from a terrible household, and while he got sad a lot as well, all he did was run since it was the reasonable thing for him to do. In the Season 1 finale, we see a young Bojack write a fan letter to Secretariat, his childhood hero.
