Session VI: Sympathy for the Devil
This episode was very interesting. The episode starts with Spike on the hunt for a man known as Giraffe, who's hanging out in a blues music gathering. A nice looking kid is going crazy on the harmonica; it's some good stuff. Spike follows Giraffe to a hotel room, where the aforementioned harmonica kid and his "father" are staying. Next thing you know, Giraffe gets blown out the window and in his dying wish, gives Spike a mysterious ring.
Things get crazy from here. Turns out the kid is immortal and the "father" was Giraffe's friend Zebra (yeah, what's up with the zoo animals, haha?) and he was only trying to save his friend from the kid. Jet concocts a bullet for Spike that contains the stone in the ring, which can reverse the aging and end the kid's life.
Voila! Spike gives him a bullet through the forehead and the kid withers and dies, but not before thinking Spiegel for ending his life. "I'm finally at ease", he says.
I really enjoyed this episode; a very intriguing story...ON TO THE NEXT ONE
Session VII: Heavy Metal Queen
Another really good standalone story. We get introduced to a tough, badass woman known only as VT, though many people have attempted to guess her name many times and failed. She loves heavy metal and has a starship shaped like a guitar. Oh, and she despises bounty hunters.
Long story short, she teams up with Spike and Faye to escape from a crumbling mine. It's some awesome stuff, this episode. I loved the interactions and humor, and especially the soundtrack. I'll be the first to admit it, I'm not a huge fan of heavy metal, but I was really digging the usage of it in this session.
Two very good standalone stories so far; I'm looking forward to the next few.
Session VIII: Waltz for Venus
My God.
The winning spree continues. This was a very emotional episode for me, honestly. Spike impresses Roco, a small-time gangster who wants to learn how to fight like the bounty hunter. Reluctantly, he begins to teach Roco a bit about his fluid fighting style. It doesn't last for long, however, because there are dangerous people after Roco.
He throws Spike a satchel and runs off. Turns out, the satchel contains a plant that can cure his little sister's sickness. He just wants to help his sister, but the plant is worth a lot, and some small time criminals are intent on acquiring it. The tragedy comes when Roco finally manages to pull off one of Spike's fluid movements...because he is fatally shot right afterwards. It's not even his death that hits the hardest, it's Spike's happiness at seeing is pupil achieve something, and then his expression of horror when he gets shot down.
"I wonder, if I had met you earlier, could we have been friends?" Roco muses, before dying.
This was an awesome episode, all around. Spike even performs a selfless act, in giving Stella the Grey Ash seeds. Ah, and ya know what? The gang finally nabbed a bounty. See, I almost forgot to mention that, because the emotional force of this episode was so strong.
Love the music box song as well, which was also used in the pre-opening scene for Asteroid Blues, if I'm not mistaken.
MAAAAAAN. Cowboy Bebop is on a roll here.
Session IX: Jamming with Edward
The Bebop adds one more to its crew, in the form of Radical Edward, a girl who happens to be a master hacker. This one was also really good, though not as good as the last episode. The whole sentient AI satellite part of the plot was interesting, and it kind of sucks how lonely the thing was.
Edward is a very energetic character, haha. She isn't annoying or anything (not yet, God, I hope she doesn't become annoying) but she's definitely a weird one. And Spike isn't too happy about the newest member of their crew, as his conversation with Jet at the end tells us:
"Jet, do you know that there are three things that I particularly hate?
"Really?""Kids, animals, and women with attitudes. So tell met Jet, why do we have all three of them neatly gathered on this ship?!"
Haha. Love the banter.
Session X: Ganymede Elegy
Spike had it in Ballad of Fallen Angels, Jet gets it here.
Even though he already mentioned that he was a cop before, we get some more insight in this episode. He was an ISSP police officer on Ganymede, and they used to call him the "Black Dog" for his determination to get the job done, no matter what.
He visits his ex-girlfriend, Elisa, who left him long ago. He reminisces with her in her bar, and they both discuss the past. Later on, Jet finds out that Elisa's current boyfriend has a bounty on him, for killing a loan shark who was threatening Elisa. Jet is on the chase.
Everything works out in the end, though. Rhint gets out on a minor charge, and Elisa is happy as well. Jet tosses the stopwatch in the river, presumably free of his past.
Really good episode. Gave us insight on Jet, had some great moments, and of course - awesome music!
Session VI: Sympathy for the Devil
This episode was very interesting. The episode starts with Spike on the hunt for a man known as Giraffe, who's hanging out in a blues music gathering. A nice looking kid is going crazy on the harmonica; it's some good stuff. Spike follows Giraffe to a hotel room, where the aforementioned harmonica kid and his "father" are staying. Next thing you know, Giraffe gets blown out the window and in his dying wish, gives Spike a mysterious ring.
Things get crazy from here. Turns out the kid is immortal and the "father" was Giraffe's friend Zebra (yeah, what's up with the zoo animals, haha?) and he was only trying to save his friend from the kid. Jet concocts a bullet for Spike that contains the stone in the ring, which can reverse the aging and end the kid's life.
Voila! Spike gives him a bullet through the forehead and the kid withers and dies, but not before thinking Spiegel for ending his life. "I'm finally at ease", he says.
I really enjoyed this episode; a very intriguing story...ON TO THE NEXT ONE
Session VII: Heavy Metal Queen
Another really good standalone story. We get introduced to a tough, badass woman known only as VT, though many people have attempted to guess her name many times and failed. She loves heavy metal and has a starship shaped like a guitar. Oh, and she despises bounty hunters.
Long story short, she teams up with Spike and Faye to escape from a crumbling mine. It's some awesome stuff, this episode. I loved the interactions and humor, and especially the soundtrack. I'll be the first to admit it, I'm not a huge fan of heavy metal, but I was really digging the usage of it in this session.
Two very good standalone stories so far; I'm looking forward to the next few.
Session VIII: Waltz for Venus
My God.
The winning spree continues. This was a very emotional episode for me, honestly. Spike impresses Roco, a small-time gangster who wants to learn how to fight like the bounty hunter. Reluctantly, he begins to teach Roco a bit about his fluid fighting style. It doesn't last for long, however, because there are dangerous people after Roco.
He throws Spike a satchel and runs off. Turns out, the satchel contains a plant that can cure his little sister's sickness. He just wants to help his sister, but the plant is worth a lot, and some small time criminals are intent on acquiring it. The tragedy comes when Roco finally manages to pull off one of Spike's fluid movements...because he is fatally shot right afterwards. It's not even his death that hits the hardest, it's Spike's happiness at seeing is pupil achieve something, and then his expression of horror when he gets shot down.
"I wonder, if I had met you earlier, could we have been friends?" Roco muses, before dying.
This was an awesome episode, all around. Spike even performs a selfless act, in giving Stella the Grey Ash seeds. Ah, and ya know what? The gang finally nabbed a bounty. See, I almost forgot to mention that, because the emotional force of this episode was so strong.
Love the music box song as well, which was also used in the pre-opening scene for Asteroid Blues, if I'm not mistaken.
MAAAAAAN. Cowboy Bebop is on a roll here.
Session IX: Jamming with Edward
The Bebop adds one more to its crew, in the form of Radical Edward, a girl who happens to be a master hacker. This one was also really good, though not as good as the last episode. The whole sentient AI satellite part of the plot was interesting, and it kind of sucks how lonely the thing was.
Edward is a very energetic character, haha. She isn't annoying or anything (not yet, God, I hope she doesn't become annoying) but she's definitely a weird one. And Spike isn't too happy about the newest member of their crew, as his conversation with Jet at the end tells us:
"Jet, do you know that there are three things that I particularly hate?
"Really?""Kids, animals, and women with attitudes. So tell met Jet, why do we have all three of them neatly gathered on this ship?!"
Haha. Love the banter.
Session X: Ganymede Elegy
Spike had it in Ballad of Fallen Angels, Jet gets it here.
Even though he already mentioned that he was a cop before, we get some more insight in this episode. He was an ISSP police officer on Ganymede, and they used to call him the "Black Dog" for his determination to get the job done, no matter what.
He visits his ex-girlfriend, Elisa, who left him long ago. He reminisces with her in her bar, and they both discuss the past. Later on, Jet finds out that Elisa's current boyfriend has a bounty on him, for killing a loan shark who was threatening Elisa. Jet is on the chase.
Everything works out in the end, though. Rhint gets out on a minor charge, and Elisa is happy as well. Jet tosses the stopwatch in the river, presumably free of his past.
Really good episode. Gave us insight on Jet, had some great moments, and of course - awesome music!