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| they didn't get paid again... waste of time, effort and maybe the gasoline for their vehicles. |
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| I was just waiting for them to realize Ed would be able to help them get at a cyber criminal. Her chess skills are awesome. |
| I loved it. A happy ending :) |
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| More and more I realize that I'm watching this show for the filler. This was far more up my alley than that Jupiter Jazz two-parter. Great ep. |
| I guess that ended up becoming a really bad deal. |
| I am kind of unsure as what happened during that chess game. When Chessmaster Hex referred to Ed as either an idiot or a genius, did he meant by that Ed wasn't lured into a trap? That kind of thing is kind of obvious and doesn't require much intelligence to figure out, considering it was suppose to be a move that leads up to a "checkmate". |
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| Good episode! Damn must suck to plot your revenge and forget about it in 50 years. I kinda miss playing Chess. I still know the basics and played a fair share of matches. Ed seems to be good at chess, but Hex has beaten him in one week! Though Ed would have won if she checked mate him in that move, but Ed dragged the game too long and now she lost. Great stuff!! Seems we're getting Faye's episodes next! Can't wait for the next episode! |
| What a bittersweet ending. Everything turns out great and Hex dies happily doing what he loves, which still made me sad. The music with it was fantastic as well, and now I can't wait to see Faye's backstory. |
| Rewatching this series. This was a great episode. |
[right] "The big secret to breaking the rules is to make it look as though you're following them." |
| Alright episode. I'm guessing the guy died at the end? |
| This was some fucking fantastic episode!!! |
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| That was a pretty chill episode. Nothing much remarkable. I liked the music when they boarded the station, with all the flying animals. And Ed's cute high-pitched screams xD |
| Surprised the Cowboys aren't Hobos yet. |
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| That old man was amusing |
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| Lol, Ed lost that chess game at the end. 5/5 |
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| Fairly good episode, interesting to see NFC in 1998. |
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| it was an ok episode. little boring tbh |
| I like how each episodic episode has that kinda of closure to it, that just makes it all worth it, some give it a more melancholy like vibe like this one, while others are more laid back. |
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| Lol at the stoners! |
| Fuck it. Every signature I upload ends up removed anyways. |
| The scene of Ed being electrocuted was funny lol. She's cute. |
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| It returns peacefully to the usual self-contained narrative, pleasant to follow and, in this particular anime series, also to listen. Narration is not strange, but bizarre, that leads us to reflect. The drawings and animations, are really nice. Excellent soundtrack. |
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| This was a lovely episode 😂😂😂 |
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| Ahh, this was a nice episode. Glad he was able to find a formidable opponent in Ed before he passed on. Losing after playing for a whole weak must be pretty disappointing though 😅 |
| Jet-the-good-guy. Ed loses in the end. :( |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| How much of a cheap asshole one must be to constantly complain about group's lack of income throughout the series? That truly baffles me. On the topic, a classic CB comedy episode with really touching bittersweet ending. Never gets old. |
| Ed getting electrocuted then jolting back up and scaring everyone was hilarious!!! The chessmaster thinks so far in advance, setting all this up to happen 50 years in the future by which time he has forgotten about it lol. |
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| Was it really necessary for us to see the man die? Other than that, another awesome episode. |
| I loved Ed's serious face while staring at the chess board. |
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| I didnt think this was possible, but finally a episode that turned to be a waste of time. |
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| Again, I am surprised at all the praise for this episode given how weak and inconsistent the plot was. The three crew members split up at the beginning to try and catch the people involved separately because of how exorbitant the bounty offered is. This is a team that is used to working in tandem to bring down bad guys, but they deviate from this because they are all suddenly super greedy? Wait, what? But then they give a nonsensical stipulation about how it actually has to be THE mastermind so that nobody gets paid despite all three of them actually apprehending people directly involved in the space gate attacks. No bounty hunters would accept a contract for something like that because the chances of failure are far too high. In addition the corporation would surely some incentive for the henchmen to be caught so they could investigate this matter further. So the Bebop crew reunite because of how wealthy they will be if they succeed. However the corporation is ridiculously unhelpful to the bounty hunters they commissioned because why? That makes no sense if they are using bounty hunters to keep a secret away from the authorities and paying a high amount as the reward to keep everybody involved mum. Surely you would want to cooperate closely and be as helpful as possible to increase the chance of the perpetrator being captured. Furthermore it is heavily implied that the corporation knew or suspected who might be behind the gate heists, which begs the question why such a massive and wealthy organisation wouldn't just send their own security teams or hired mercenaries to solve the case. Finally the actual revenge plot doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Chessmaster Hex quit the warpgate manufacturer because he did not believe the gates were ready to be launched due to some issues with the software encoding. So he hatches a plan to activate 50 years later before the warpgates will receive their first software update? What the fuck? If your concern about the warpgates being launched prematurely is tied to a concern for safety why would you wait 50 years before doing something about it? Why didn't he go to the media, the local governments of the planets installing gates or some whistleblower to draw attention to this? Also, why would you bankrupt innocent individuals who happen to be utilising the gates at the wrong time as part of your crusade against the corporation? Why wouldn't the corporation do anything about the loopholes given they have been aware of them for 50 years? Does it take 50 years to engineer a software update to address them? Why have they left this glaring weakness in critical technology? Why would Spike not demand anything from the corporation when the entire motivation of trying to solve it separately before teaming up again was based on the fact that it such an EXORBITANT amount of money? I imagine the corporation behind one of the most important pieces of space travel technology could essentially grant you anything but you just ask that some demented man is left along so Ed can play chess? What the actual fuck? The series is great, the characters are cool, the episodes ooze style and the score is some of the best of any anime; but the writing in numerous episodes is absolutely fucking stupid. Turns out most of the fans don't even pick up on it because they aren't paying attention but it's actually insulting to anybody even thinking along. |
PrometheanSparkJan 9, 2019 2:25 PM
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| Space hippies, funny. |
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| Boring episode, I'm starting to wonder why people hold this show in such high regards. |
| Chessmaster Hex was hilarious. What a pleased way to die. This episode was so random lmao. |
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| A funny episode xD |
| The OST was fuckin on point this episode. Liked this one. |
| this is how cowboy bepop supposed to be, really liked this one. for once ed really have some part in the bounty xD |
Storm1988 said: I have watched 14 episodes now and still have no idea why this is so highly rated on MAL. I'd say depending on how one weights their scores, 9's are definitely justified if you weigh less on story and more on aesthetics, sound, and cinematography. The amount of 10's are where I feel this show is overrated as it's story lacks too much for a 10, at least at this point. This series seems to suffer from the cult classic status it has which perceives the series better than in actuality. |
Celest__May 17, 2021 8:52 PM
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| Definitely one of the stranger episodes so far, to say the least. It did have some humorous moments, but other than that, this was nothing special. |
| I love how Ed gets electrocuted gets up and continues whatever she's doing like nothing happenedXD. Ed playing chess with Hex is rather wholesome. |
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| The ost's were so amazing this ep :O Ed getting electrified and then just laying there XD Loved the old man and he died most probably at the end after winning against Ed who was his equal he met in a long time Also the ep named bohemian rhapsody did put up a smile on my face :D |
| Ed's just a treat to behold every episode, she's great. I love how these 3 old men just keep showing up wherever Bebop and it's crew are at. Beautiiful ending for Chessmaster Hex, one final epic match of chess before moving on. |
PrOxAntoDec 14, 2021 5:39 AM
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