As the shoot for Philbert goes on, BoJack finds that his circumstances in the show bear multiple similarities to his real life. Once producer Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris), tries to cast notorious Hollywoo* actor Vance Waggoner (guest star Bobby Cannavale), who has articulated racial slurs against Jews (a la Mel Gibson) and has verbally abused his own daughter (a la Alec Baldwin), on the show, it sets into motion an unravelling for BoJack, with figures from his past coming back to haunt him.

(*The BoJack Horseman universe’s version of Hollywood is called Hollywoo after an incident in season 1 where the D is stolen from the Hollywood sign. The show’s dedication to continuity and background jokes means that even in episode 2 of this new season, when Diane visits her native hometown, Hanoi, in Vietnam, the local film industry is called Hanoiwoo.)