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Jul 23, 2009 9:55 PM
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Heavy Metal Queen eh?

I really enjoyed this episode and HMQ seemed to be a cool character... hopefully she'll be in later episodes.
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Aug 23, 2009 2:47 PM
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wow spike took a huge gamble on that. at least one of the things victoria said about bounty hunters is true concerning spike.
Sep 5, 2009 5:57 PM
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I liked her. She knew to much about bounty hunters. We find out she was married to one. I like that. We also got to see a clash of music styles - Spike liked jazz and she heavy metal....and neither the two shall meet. lol
What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

Sep 9, 2009 1:09 AM
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seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o
Nov 20, 2009 9:15 AM
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jacobpaige said:
seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o
Does it even matter?

Brilliant episode. HMQ was badass.
Jan 1, 2010 9:10 PM
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Loved the whole idea of truckers, but there was also a lot of bullshit imo.... flying in space without a spacesuit? shooting a gun in space? wtf?
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Jan 24, 2010 3:29 AM
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lol. The Blonde waitress. Ooooh Spike's boxers, nice.^_^ That was so awesome, shooting the gun, Spike's a reckless genius.
Feb 3, 2010 12:16 PM
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Algirdyz said:
Loved the whole idea of truckers, but there was also a lot of bullshit imo.... flying in space without a spacesuit? shooting a gun in space? wtf?
I don't see why shooting a gun in space wouldn't work.
Jun 29, 2010 10:33 PM
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Lol that Heavy Metal music sounded like Iron Maiden music.
but good episode overall.


Jul 14, 2010 5:32 AM

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Spike's hangover was awesome xD
i really liked this episode :-)
VT is a travestite?wow
5/5 :)
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Aug 4, 2010 4:18 PM
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Lol at going out to space without protection, normally you get crushed by the pressure but since immortality = invulnerability in this anime I won't mind.

Oct 9, 2010 1:04 AM

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Spike wants money the next he's either doing something reckless or being generous. Really liked this episode.
Jan 26, 2011 7:54 AM

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Nothing special, but VT wasn't too bad.
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Feb 9, 2011 8:00 PM

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I liked this episode, Heavy Metal Queen. :D
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Mar 25, 2011 11:01 PM

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I'm assuming there was actually air inside. They WERE inside an old facility. Thats why Spike only put in earplugs for "pressure."

-laughs-
Either way friggen brilliant episode.
Loved the Heavy Metal Queen.
Loved the fact the little bastard had such a huge bounty on him despite being a little bastard.
Mar 29, 2011 7:59 PM

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I love how at about 15-16mins in when spike was leaving to chase Decker, in the background you could see Ein floating over the floor, trying to walk ^^

Ein is just so awesome :P
Aug 17, 2011 1:33 PM

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jacobpaige said:
seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o
Nov 24, 2011 1:01 PM

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Ein doesn't get a break, give the poor fella some decent food already!

This episode breaks a lot of stereotypes, from the Heavy Metal Queen (great character btw) to the little bounty guy who makes bombs. It was a very entertaining episode, great tunes, nice story behind it, and once again a killing finale!

Spike is just crazy, the things he does (and swallows) are way ahead of any average human being :P

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Jan 11, 2012 7:04 AM
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supersayen said:
Lol at going out to space without protection, normally you get crushed by the pressure but since immortality = invulnerability in this anime I won't mind.

Pressure? In space? Sure thing...

He wouldn't be curshed. What Spike did though (taking a deep breath) was exactly the opposite of what he should really do. If we assume there is no pressure outside (meaning it's vacuum/space), then the air in Spike's lungs would just expand and make them burst - he would suffocate. There are other minor injuries that would accumulate and lead to death if he were to spend there more time than about 1.5-2 minutes.

The episode was nice, but there are some flaws in it, depending on how you look at it. But it's not a science lecture (look: last chapter) so I'm completely fine with that.
Jan 19, 2012 6:55 PM

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Homolust said:
jacobpaige said:
seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o


Off screen, i guess. Either way, it doesn't really matter.
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Jan 21, 2012 11:27 PM
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LOL @ Ein's whimpering when Jet tried to feed him bean sprouts!
Feb 13, 2012 4:24 AM

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Spike and the others sure are a hopeless bunch. Every time they get close to their target, it ends up dead.
Apr 1, 2012 8:37 AM

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Honestly, best episode of the series so far. But I'm only 7 episodes in so you know. :P

Just something about it was MUCH more engaging from the get-go compared to the first six, and the idea of truckers in space was pretty cool.
May 28, 2012 8:21 AM
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VT (Victoria) was pretty interesting. Until Spike said her name I was unaware of her sex really, she looked a lot like a man physically. But her voice very fe-- Anyway.

The best part was definitely how Spike used the gun as a propeller like system to get back to the ship & safety. Really creative.
Jun 5, 2012 5:13 PM

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Had hard time depicting the gender of that character this episode
Jul 9, 2012 10:16 AM

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Don't see why everyone had so much difficulty depicting the gender of VT. The fact her colleague guessed her name as being "Vivian" should've made it obvious enough that she's a woman, and that was only three minutes into the episode. If that wasn't enough, then her mentioning of her husband to Spike should have sealed it.

As a fan of metal, I quite enjoyed the music in this one. Sounded like Anthrax in parts :P.

4/5 for this episode.
Jul 13, 2012 10:29 AM

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My fav. episode so far...but I like metal. There were "subtle" hints throughout the episode that VT is a woman. Anyways, trucker culture is more masculine. Makes some sense she'd style herself to be androgynous to fit in.

Especially liked how none of the bounty hunters except Faye and the guy she mistook for the bounty didn't even question the intelligence...and then Faye just misses it. She can be reckless, but she still has some brainpower. I am glad she is more than just eye candy.
Jul 15, 2012 4:02 PM
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Lol, they make money more than a few times. There is one episode where it actually shows them going to a machine and confirming the bounty.
Aug 9, 2012 4:58 PM

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insan3soldiern said:
Homolust said:
jacobpaige said:
seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o


Off screen, i guess. Either way, it doesn't really matter.


Haha I was wondering the same thing, they always end up failing in the tasks we get to see, but always get to repair with some unknown cash flow..

As far as this episode goes it was very good, I loved the Heavy Metal Queen, and I just knew Spike would guess her name.. Intense scene when hes just floating in space.. That was awesome how he used his gun to get back, I was amazed at the brilliance and how quickly he solved that problem. Gotta think quick to stay alive!

Until next time, space cowboy.
Oct 5, 2012 5:00 AM

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jacobpaige said:
seriously, when do they actually make money? O.o


Haha, this.

For me it was the weakest episode so far, though I liked HMQ.
Nov 3, 2012 10:34 AM

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Very enjoyable to watch :)
Nov 16, 2012 2:45 AM

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This sure was a better episode that the last one!
Mar 16, 2013 1:07 AM

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I LOVE this episode.
Something about VT makes her super likable.
And you can't forget about cute ol' Xeros!

Apr 11, 2013 6:58 AM

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I love how at about 15-16mins in when spike was leaving to chase Decker, in the background you could see Ein floating over the floor, trying to walk ^^

Ein is just so awesome :P


Haha yea, altough i prefer cats , he is great :D

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VT (Victoria) was pretty interesting. Until Spike said her name I was unaware of her sex really, she looked a lot like a man physically. But her voice very fe-- Anyway.

Well actually when they were at the bar VT mentioned something about her husband, then you could realise she was female...
Also since im listening in Dub i thought there was a problem with it , cause he (as i thought at first) sounded feminine ^^
May 13, 2013 12:00 PM

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Rewatching the series and this is my favourite episode up to this point. Spike was hilarious with him taking a dump and cracking the egg.
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Had hard time depicting the gender of that character this episode


Same here.
Oct 24, 2013 2:54 AM

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Excellent episode. I love how they can give supporting characters such depth.
Nov 20, 2013 9:21 PM

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Flying cat!!
Nov 26, 2013 2:35 PM

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The comedy in this episode was the best so far.
Mar 1, 2014 7:37 AM
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It was not like the other episodes but Spike's action was good.
Mar 25, 2014 3:20 PM

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Good episode. I liked the first half more than the second half, the space action just wasn't interesting in my opinion, Spike's was good though.
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Apr 25, 2014 3:30 AM

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Maybe I missed something but was there a reason VT tried to go after Decker? I don't think she was a Bounty Hunter so...what was her beef with him?
May 20, 2014 4:51 AM

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I was thoroughly entertained, despite the sci-fi bs. Feel good episode, I hope HMQ comes back later.
May 30, 2014 11:11 PM

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"Can you please turn down that repulsive music?!"

WELP, FAYE JUST LOST HER POSITION IN MY WAIFU LIST



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Jul 2, 2014 9:39 PM

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he shoulda taken all that name cash like honestly. they need money
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Jul 3, 2014 12:04 PM

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LOL that metalhead is a she, seriously? I thought it's a gay.
And Jet i 36? XD Looks more like 46

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"Can you please turn down that repulsive music?!"

WELP, FAYE JUST LOST HER POSITION IN MY WAIFU LIST

sadly this :'(
Jul 21, 2014 2:04 AM

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he shoulda taken all that name cash like honestly. they need money
yeah that's what I thought too..
Jul 21, 2014 9:42 PM

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Maybe I missed something but was there a reason VT tried to go after Decker? I don't think she was a Bounty Hunter so...what was her beef with him?


Decker hit and ran one of VT's friends so she thought she'd make him pay for damaging the guy's ship. At least that's her reasoning behind it anyway
Aug 4, 2014 9:09 AM

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This ep had the best OSTs of the show.
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The comedy in this episode was the best so far.

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