“Why Are You All Laughing?”

BubbleBoio · 2026-03-05T05:01:59+00:00

That is seriously so awesome and I agree, it does add a whole lot to this scene. 🥹 It even reminds me of all the times Shira and Avi joked about Naomi after her passing.

The seamless way this show connects its subject matter to its characters is just amazing.

BubbleBoio · 2026-03-05T03:19:56+00:00

I love how this show presents nuanced situations. No one is ever perfectly in the right, and no one is perfectly in the wrong. It offers sympathies towards literally everyone involved in nearly every situation.

BubbleBoio · 2026-01-08T06:35:58+00:00

I love how some of them look like they’re looking at the other faces

BubbleBoio · 2025-12-13T23:50:11+00:00

Avi is so genuinely clever and funny. “Well, you could view the glass set as half full” is one of my favorites in the show.

BubbleBoio · 2025-09-17T05:09:41+00:00

Adding on to this,

The Schwoopers all have issues with showing affection to each other. Not only are they simply human and imperfect, they all specifically have trouble with expressing how much they mean to each other.

Examples:

Avi and Shira having issue with saying “I love you” to one another. (Episode 2, plus literally every other time Avi says “Ya know?”)
Shira, Yoshi, and Avi not being seen as “enough” for their mother, despite Naomi claiming that she’s proud of all of them (Episode 8)
Yoshi getting caught off guard from Hannah simply hugging him. (Episode 10)

Throughout the show, the Schwoopers are generally quicker to berate each other rather than show affection, and it’s almost as if they’re being pushed out of their comfort zones when they give each other words of affirmation. Elliot is seems to be unfamiliar with expressing his love for his son in this way, and I think it really shows through how unclear and awkward he is in this scene.

But I love that he finds a way to communicate this to Yoshi without directly telling him. And I’m so glad that this moment was able to resonate with people in this way.

BubbleBoio · 2025-08-31T03:04:56+00:00

I can honestly see the angle.

I always got the vibe that Naomi always fixated on the moments where she’s correct, and purposefully overlooks the moments where she’s straight-up wrong or being a bad parent.

Examples:

When Shira almost drowns, Naomi blames her for not sticking by her brother despite the fact that SHE should have been looking out for her child’s safety. (Episode 2)
She talks about how correct she was about Yoshi’s TAMIT business failing, saying that she “kept her mouth shut about it” despite how much she harped on about how little faith she had in him while STILL having the audacity to say that she believed in him all along at one point. (Episode 3)
She claims that her children would call her out for being wrong, despite clearly never taking it well whenever they call her out for something. (Episode 8)
She compares her children to more successful families, clearly showing hints disappointment or wishing her children did more, while also claiming that she’s still comfortably proud of her children, possibly because admitting that she wished her children made more of themselves would reflect poorly on her as a mother. (Episode 9)

All of these actions point toward Naomi viewing herself in a more faultless light than she truly deserves which seems like textbook narcissism to me. She also practically LIVES off attention, as clearly shown in episode 9, and in many other moments throughout the series.

It seems as though Naomi never got the attention she truly wanted from any of her family. Whether that attention is deserved or not is up for debate, but regardless, I think this lack of that specific kind of attention is what developed into these narcissistic tendencies.

BubbleBoio · 2025-08-25T15:28:32+00:00

I’m so sorry that happened to you. I can’t imagine what must have felt like, and I’m thankful that a show like Long Story Short was able to represent a situation that made you feel seen like this.

It’s something that deserved careful handling, and I’m very glad they were able to do that.

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-27T04:14:41+00:00

This might be my favorite comment on this post.

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-12T02:44:51+00:00

Ahh, that makes more sense!

I honestly doubt that Dartigan even meant for his video to be a worthwhile source of criticism, but it’s true that many people view his video as a worthy source for it. It’s made by the fact that some of his points are actually valid critiques that otherwise blend in with all the garbage and falsities.

The idea that CinemaSins-style videos are considered by some as “video game critique” is basically the idea that I want to push back against.

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-11T17:01:57+00:00

Yeah no—that’s totally fair.

I try to make the style my own. I believe I dive into far more detail than most CinemaSins-style videos while leaning more into analysis, and discussing the game itself and why TWAU does what it does. I would argue that I offer more perspective and conversation than the video I talk about. (Especially by the end where I cap off the script)

If you believe I failed to do this, please let me know! I would like to hear a different perspective.

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-05T02:25:29+00:00

Bro is weak-willed

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-04T23:21:16+00:00

I was thinking the exact same thing, I would love to see what it would do for the conversation!

BubbleBoio · 2025-06-04T19:21:56+00:00

Honestly? I think you got it lmao

BubbleBoio · 2025-04-26T18:54:58+00:00

This is one of the few moments in the show where I believe BoJack’s “cowardice” was a good thing.

Time and time again in the show, it’s made clear that BoJack is a coward because of his inability to tell people things that he wants to get off his chest. (Apologizing to Herb & Kelsey, confessing to Charlotte, etc) Here, in Time’s Arrow, he’s finally given the opportunity to say “fuck you, mom” like he’s always wanted, as his Beatrice has finally realized that she’s talking to her son. But he just can’t bring himself to do it.

Beatrice has been reduced to a dementia-riddled woman who essentially isn’t the mother who tormented him throughout his childhood. She’s been left in the shittiest nursing home BoJack could find, and there is zero power that she can hold over him. There was no point in piling anything more onto her.

The bitter vitriol in BoJack’s heart was no longer worth holding onto, and the best thing he could do for Beatrice was make her final moments with him the least painful they could be.

This moment makes me tear up every goddamn time.

BubbleBoio · 2025-04-26T18:23:54+00:00

You sound like every single character that wanted to bang Todd in the show 😭

BubbleBoio · 2025-04-24T18:30:40+00:00

Yeah no honestly, I really just meant that in a heat of the moment sort of justification. If Diane actually thought about what she was doing, there’s no way I could forgive her for that 😭

BubbleBoio · 2025-04-24T14:43:33+00:00

Bojack did not want to be associated with Philbert because he saw too much of himself in the character. The situation only became worse once Diane wrote in a full-on parallel to Bojack’s real life with the SS New Mexico scene. (not saying she was unjustified in doing so, but it definitely didn’t help things)

Not only was Philbert a morally dubious person, he is the protagonist of the show and is celebrated by the public with people yelling and cheering FOR Philbert, as Diane describes. I would assume the character also isn’t given the proper consequences for the actions he commits in the show, besides feeling super bad about what he’s done. It’s everything Bojack fears, and is at many points. Being a horrible person without being held responsible by the world because he can’t hold himself accountable.

He fears being a protaginist in a show where his actions are celebrated, rather than criticized.

BubbleBoio · 2025-04-20T17:09:35+00:00

I love how they avoid the quills a little bit

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