Hot Take: Charlotte is the worst side character, the only reason she isnt seen as just as bad as the main characters is due to limited screentime
I recently finished my first ever rewatch of Bojack, drilled through it in like a week and a half. My first watch I found Charlotte to be a somewhat unremarkable, secondary, neutral character. Sure she played a role in season 2 but I kind of just brushed her off.
Upon rewatch though? Charlotte is an asshole. She takes zero accountability for herself and actively takes steps against her family and blames Bojack. Bojack's only crime was bringing alcohol to a high school prom, which ok fair very poor choice, but come on, you're telling me she wouldn’t have done the same back in the 90s?
And then she made the conscious choice of breaking into Bojack’s private domicile and interrupting his special time with Penny. And somehow its Bojack's fault? He did the right thing, he took a girl who very clearly was sober and legal to prom and Charlotte get mad, like bro you had your chance? And you turned Bojack down so now you’re ruining his moment?
And then Charlotte proceeds to physically threaten Bojack like he’s some villain? This is very rude treatment to a guy who helped your family for months — when realistically it was 100% your daughter’s fault? I dont care that Charlotte was being an overprotective mom, thats a super messed up thing to just blurt out about the guy who was actively part of your family.
I feel like that sequence of events is just as bad as some of the stuff people hold alot of the main characters accountable for. The only reason shes not seen as just as bad as them is because shes only in a handful of episodes, and by that point the show has made you hate Bojack so much that you cant see that Bojack is not only not at fault in that situation, he is actively doing the right thing