Alternate Bojack Horseman Continuity

I figured that since a few other threads here discuss popular culture that this would be an appropriate place to discuss thoughts on Bojack Horseman. While the first four seasons were fantastic master works that had an engaging plot, Season 5 was an absolutely horrid season with terrible pacing, useless experimental episodes and a rejection of the conclusion of Bojack's initial character arc, which was him finally gaining clarity and happiness. As such, I devised an alternate continuity that begins at Season 5 and lasts until a Season 9 which I crafted. Thoughts?

S5 Episode Descriptions
E1: Philpower: "Bojack deals with trepidation while filming a new TV show. Meanwhile PC sets out on her quest to adopt a child."
E2: Sometimes You Nguyen, Sometimes You Lose: "After her divorce, Diane flees to Vietnam in an attempt to find herself, only to learn unsavory secrets of her family."
E3: Every Woman's Crazy About a Sharp Hatted Man: "Todd is prodded to get a job which allows him access to Philbert's set"
E4: The Glider: "A faded star with a history of controversy is hired to work on Philbert."
E5: A Doggone Bad Idea: Mr. PB replaces the faded star, causing chaos to ignite"
E6: Tomorrow is a Never: "The cast and crew of Philbert celebrate the premiere of the first season. Meanwhile, Diane connects with a figure from Bojack's not so distant past."
E7: Grab the Tongue: "An irate Charlotte and reluctant Penny whisk themselves away to Hollywoo to get revenge against Bojack"
E8: Supercalifragiliciouswhattheheckadocious: "While on a press tour, the New Mexico incident haunts Bojack, who must take decisive action."
E9: Adopt the Cause, Cause the Cause is Your Baby: "While in the midst of adopting a child from the Land of Enchantment and Baby Blue, PC is forced to team up with Bojack to deflect the burgeoning #UsAsWell movement."
E10: Neighers Gonna Neigh: "With the use of a snappy catchphrase, Bojack creates a mob against his mob."
E11: Insurrection: "The two factions engage in a violent battle, leading to abject chaos in Hollywoo."
E12: Le Triste Cheval Se Rend Au Pays Du Fromage En Colère Mangeant Des Singes Capitulants: "After a tragic mistake, Bojack heads to France while his friends try to locate him."



S6 Episodes:
E1: Vacation...Not What We Really Wanted (US)
E2: The Land of the Tortured Artist Gains Another Morose Man...Er, Horse (France)
E3: Russ-ing to Revenge (Russia)
E4: A Shoot of the Messenger (France)
E5: I-tallying Our Mistakes (Italy)
E6: Fading (France)
E7: Freaks and Greeks (Greece)
E8: Do the Christian Bale in Vice...Thingy (France)
E9: Lego Of Your Ego (Denmark)
E10: Bojman Horslanski (France)
E11: Our Chances Have Grown Brit-le (UK)
E12: Success....On Both Spectrums? (France)


S7 Episode Descriptions

S7E1: The People of California vs. Bojack Horseman: "After being returned to the US, Bojack prepares for a televised trial against Charlotte for the New Mexico fiasco."
S7E2: A Lawyer From H***....Is Basically Every Lawyer: "Facing up to 20 years in prison, Bojack must hire a lawyer with a spotless track record, but questionable tactics to represent him."
S7E3: An Unsavory Action Can Make a....Less Unsavory Outcome: "Desperate to avenge her daughter, Charlotte and her legal team intend to undertake morally questionable actions to rig the trial against Bojack"
S7E4: It's Like a Sugar Laced Candy Bar: "Bojack's lawyer suggests invoking a bizarre form of bias against movie stars to put the case in their favor despite a high chance of acquittal"
S7E5: The Heart Harvest: "Charlotte decides to invoke the jury's sympathy by using emotionally manipulative arguments to sway them"
S7E6: A Movie Star Learns From Movies: "Worried that he's losing his edge, Bojack's lawyer forces him to watch 10 of the most famous legal movies to model his behavior in court"
S7E7: The Wire Melts: "Charlotte starts to face doubts that the trial will go in her favor and prepares for a life of Bojack being free, reflecting on her entire life up until then."
S7E8: The Events Influence the TV Show, Not Vice Versa!: "After it's announced that American Crime Story will be producing a season based off of the trial, the jurors and even Charlotte and Bojack begin to model their behavior off of their likely portrayals"
S7E9: Plans are Set: "Bojack and his lawyer finalize their last attack during their last round in court." SE10: The Jostled Jury Jams: "The Jury faces trouble when two of the members are forced to drop out and replacements have to be found quickly"
SE11: Last Minute Compromise: "Both Bojack and Charlotte make pleas to the judge against their opponent"
SE12: Verdict: "The jury deliberates on whether Bojack is guilty or not"


Season 8 Episode Descriptions


S8E1: Free in Theory, Enslaved in Practice: "After his trial, Bojack must now adjust to life after, while a certain figure refuses to let go."
S8E2: I Call it a Dead-Sert....Get it?: "Enraged over his acquittal, Charlotte kidnaps Bojack and leaves him for dead in the deserts of New Mexico."
S8E3: The Future is in Our Hands and These Hands Will Slay: "Returning to Hollywoo, Charlotte forms of group of terrorists who plan to kill all sex offenders."
S8E4: Tihydratgryyyy: "Bojack tries to walk back to Hollywoo, but exhaustion, dehydration and hunger all impede his quest"
S8E5: To Suture Our Scars, We Must Create New Ones: "Charlotte and her group continue their reign of terror by targeting several of the most known Hollywoo establishments"
S8E6: A Friendly, Eccentric, Hallucinatory Reminiscence: "Bojack is taken in by a desert dwelling, but friendly scorpion who gives him, food, water and shelter before he sets out, along with a certain, acronymed drug"
S8E7: Keep Your Friends Close and Keep Your Enabling Ex-Friends Closer: "Charlotte starts targeting people who associate with sex-offenders, including Todd, Diane, Mr. Peanutbutter and PC after they call her out on her behavior"
S8E8: A Right Turn At Albequerque: "Bojack finally reaches Hollywoo again and plans on confronting Charlotte"
S8E9: A Foiled Plan Just Cloaks a Better One: "Enraged that Bojack is actually alive, Charlotte plots a backup plan to take him....and half of Hollywoo down"
S8E10: Saving Your Friends In a Cinematic Way...Minus Han Zimmer Music: "Bojack rescues Todd, Diane, PC and PB from Charlotte's compound and the fractured friends plan on working together to stop the deranged deer"
S8E11: The Grandest, Most Awful People Destroying Plan: "Charlotte completes her plan and gives the Horseman crew a day of preparation"
S8E12: Sorta like the Avengers, But We're All Stark And Thanos is a Deer: "The five must find a way to stop the Deranged Deer and save the town of celebrity corruption"

Season 9 Episode Descriptions

S9E1: The Many Trick Pony: "After thwarting Charlotte, Bojack and friends are offered the chance to work on a movie version of Bojack's life"
S9E2: Hollywoo Style Rewrite Blues: "The writers of the film embellish and change some details of BJ's life for comedic and dramatic effect"
S9E3: A Doggone Good Director: "Mr. PB is hired to direct the film"
S9E4: We Overcame This Together: "Bojack has trouble filming certain scenes in the movie due to PTSD, but his friends remind him they all endured together."
S9E5: Cast a Good Light with a Very Good Cast: "Many Trick Pony receives its cast"
S9E6: Part 2?: "The cast and crew learn the script will be divided into a two part movie and Mr. PB will not direct the second half"
S9E7: Nolan's No Win: "Christopher Nolan is hired to direct Part 2 of the movie, leading to tension"
S9E8: Reality IS Stranger Than Fiction: "The cast and the crew must decide whether or not to tone down some of the more outlandish events of BJ's life for the audience"
S9E9: Antlered Nostalgia: "The cast and crew visit Charlotte's ex-husband and son to get their okay on the portrayal of their late ex-wife and mother respectively for the movie"
S9E10: Promotion Paucity Pain: "Many Trick Pony is refused by many theaters and must overcome an ad shortage"
S9E11: The Invisible Knot is Tied: "The film completes production"
S9E12: What Are You Doing Here?: "Bojack's story comes to an end in this series finale that is literally about his life story"


Penny dies in Season 5, episode 11

Season 6 takes place almost entirely in Europe and is set 5 years after Season 5, with Bojack becoming a famous French film star, as his friends become motivated to head to Europe to track him down and extradite him back to the US. The parentheses next to each episode title for S6 represent the country each episode would take place in.

Charlotte dies in Season 8, episode 12

Thoughts?
 
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Interesting. Plotlines for season 6 would be nice.
I have a general idea for the events of S6, but I need to flesh it out. The issue with this season is that the 6 episodes where he doesn't appear are some variation on the other five characters going to a different country in an attempt to find Bojack and failing, before they finally locate him in France.
 
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