The big questions for all the films of the Toy Story franchise revolve around what the duty of a toy is to its child and how one can remain useful and loved. Once he understands this, he lets go of trying to control everything, and does what he wants, which is to be with Bo. Woody begins to realize that for the last few years, he thought Bonnie, who had plenty of toys, needed him when in reality it was Woody who needed Bonnie. The more adventuring Woody does the more he seems to like being a lost toy. Woody wonders if Bo is sad without a child to take care of and Bo wonders if Woody regrets not being able to experience the rest of the world. Throughout Toy Story 4, Bo and Woody discuss their respective lives. Woody can’t understand how Bo can be happy as a lost toy. The characters have different views about what it means to be a lost toy, and it’s this difference of opinion that creates tension throughout Toy Story 4. They both admit they are lost, and simultaneously, Bo says “ That’s great!” and Woody says, “ That’s awful!”. Woody looks the same but Bo Peep, despite it making no sense, has ditched her accent and her pink dress and replaced it with a cape and clothes better suited for rescuing other lost toys. When Bo and Woody meet again after many years apart, they are ecstatic to see each other. The shepherd dedicated herself to connecting other lost toys with owners, a desire she understands but has no interest in pursuing herself. She and her sheep steal away to become “lost toys”, a term that’s seen as a bad thing to Woody but is good to Bo. After Bonnie gives them away, Bo’s new owner is less than enthused about her toy, and one day, Bo realizes she doesn’t need an owner to be happy. While Woody and the others are finding a new home with Bonnie (Emily Hahn and Madeleine McGraw), Bo Peep, and her fairy tale reference sheep, Billy, Goat, and Gruff are going in a new direction. Even when given the perfect out, he can’t bring himself to take it. This is a character difference between the two toys - Bo accepts that she will not always be wanted, but Woody can’t let go of Andy. Woody nearly jumps in the box with her but Andy’s voice looking for him makes him regretfully leave Bo, who’s sad but understands. During a rescue mission to save RC, Bo and her sheep are boxed away by Andy’s mom and given to another family because Molly doesn’t want her anymore. The prologue of Toy Story 4 shows how Bo was sent away. Woody sadly agrees with Rex (Wallace Shawn) when the toy mentions she is gone too, showing that her departure hit him harder than the others. Though Woody and Bo seemed destined to be together, they have been separated. At the beginning of the film, Woody tries to calm the others down and admits they have lost a few of their friends. It’s not shown what happens to the other toys, but Woody's reaction implies they've been given away. Toy Story 3 sees the toys dealing with Andy moving on from his childhood and learning what happens to toys that are no longer wanted by their original owner. Bo was never one of Andy’s “favorite” toys, as a cowboy and spaceman were his top picks, so she was probably one of the first toys to go. It’s not only Bo who’s gone, as many toys are missing, having been given up as Andy and Molly (Hannah Unkrich and Beatrice Miller) get older and older. When Toy Story 3 jumps to its funny present-day plot and the remaining toys try to get Andy’s (John Morris) attention, it’s a shock to see she isn’t there. In Toy Story 3, Bo only appears briefly in the beginning home movie scene which serves as a flashback and a small twist for the film.
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