It's entirely your call -- really, the only reason I'm engaging with this is that there are a number of aspects of the later seasons that I'm pretty sure you would enjoy. (For example, there is a season-long subplot about a homemade sexbot accidentally winding up as a CEO that is one of the more on-point commentaries on corporate America I've seen recently.)
I'll just note that you seem to have latched onto "cruel" here, and that is not Bojack's defining characteristic. (And certainly isn't for anyone else in the core cast: this is by no means a one-man show.) His desperate insecurity *is* his core feature, and learning how to manage that without being a jackass is the heart of his overall arc. He's actually something of a study of abuse (his parents are significant characters in the later seasons), what it does, and gradually breaking out of that.
(And I should note: I'm not at all sure they knew where this was going from the beginning. I adore the latter seasons, as the overall story comes more into focus, but it took a while to get there.)
It may not be to your taste, and that's fair: it's totally reasonable not to be interested in watching a 40-something man-child learning to grow up. It sounds like you went into this expecting a lighter comedy, and it is very much *not* that: there's humor, but it's often rather dark and usually satirical. And even at the best of times, Bojack is prone to being a drama queen. Just keep in mind that there is a considerable amount of arc (for everyone, but especially Bojack): this is *not* a story about him just being cruel to others...
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I'll just note that you seem to have latched onto "cruel" here, and that is not Bojack's defining characteristic. (And certainly isn't for anyone else in the core cast: this is by no means a one-man show.) His desperate insecurity *is* his core feature, and learning how to manage that without being a jackass is the heart of his overall arc. He's actually something of a study of abuse (his parents are significant characters in the later seasons), what it does, and gradually breaking out of that.
(And I should note: I'm not at all sure they knew where this was going from the beginning. I adore the latter seasons, as the overall story comes more into focus, but it took a while to get there.)
It may not be to your taste, and that's fair: it's totally reasonable not to be interested in watching a 40-something man-child learning to grow up. It sounds like you went into this expecting a lighter comedy, and it is very much *not* that: there's humor, but it's often rather dark and usually satirical. And even at the best of times, Bojack is prone to being a drama queen. Just keep in mind that there is a considerable amount of arc (for everyone, but especially Bojack): this is *not* a story about him just being cruel to others...