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Rotten Tomatoes reported a score of 71%, based on 28 reviews with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus states, "It's intermittently funny, but in most respects,
BoJack Horseman pales in comparison to similar comedies." On
Metacritic, the season received a rating of 59 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Erik Adams of
The A.V. Club gave the first six episodes a C+ grade; in the review, Adams wrote that the show "spoofs the emptiness of celebrity, but does so without any novelty or true insight". At
Slate, Willa Paskin was more enthused. "[It] is perhaps a little more clever than it is uproariously funny, but it is often very clever, and, moreover, well-tuned to the ludicrousness of the sort of low-level fame that surrounds BoJack". She likened it to
30 Rock in its ability to "[present] big ideas without having to commit to them".
The New York Times described the show as "hilarious and ribald". Margaret Lyons of
Vulture gave a positive review, describing it as "radically sad. I love it". However, the second half of the season received much more positive reviews. Ben Travers of
IndieWire believed one possible reason for mixed reviews of the show was critics reviewing only the first half of the season, with the second half changing drastically in tone and developing a darker and deeper meaning. This change was so drastic it resulted in
IndieWire changing its policy to only review entire seasons of shows on Netflix, instead of just the first six episodes, which would have boosted
BoJack Horseman's C+ grade. ==References==