This is a simple but complex one.
The reason why Bojacks mother hated him was simple, because he reminded her of his father.
From his voice, to his mannerisms, to his novel, to his drunken stupor, to his actions, the way he spoke, the way he emoted with his hands when he talked, the sound of his voice and the enunciations, and even to his career; all of these things were a practical MIRROR REFLECTION of his father.
Bojack even inherited his father's idiocy, sociopathic tendencies, his narcissism, hatred for corporate America, obsession with attention and fame, womanizing, his selfishness, his drinking and lack of commitment, his hatred of kids, and his failures.
All Bojack's mother saw when she saw him was the husband that ruined her, the man that wrecked her life, the man that dragged her down into the cesspool that was the tarpit of LA, and the man who live the life of debauchery and negligence. He even had his fathers voice, albeit a casting decision by the shows creators, but still. She hated him so much because she hated her husband so much.
And this, is why she loved Bojacks tv sitcom, "Horsin' Around", because for the first time ever in her life, she could see her son not as the man that ruined her life, but as her son the performer; the person that brought her such entertainment and joy. his show reminded her of Bojack in his childhood years, before he became like his father, back when he reminded his mother of HER younger years as a performer. Simpler times. Happier times. Before everything went to shit.
His mom did not hate him, she hated his father and what Bojack had become; a shattered reflection of the lying cheat that shattered everything that was good in her life.
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