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May 25, 2015 5:18 PM
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First, regarding Spike's fighting style I seem to recall that it was based on Jeet Kune Do, which in turn was founded by the film icon Bruce Lee. With that in mind I can't help but think that Spike's comments about being like water is based on this:


As for the music box, I know I'm pushing it here but that final line of the melody reminded me of 'Dream a little dream of me':
May 31, 2015 7:20 PM

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Great episode! I wish all of the episodes were like this. This and episode 5 are the best so far.

Spike talking about water must've been a reference to Bruce Lee and his speech and being like water. It was very obvious.

I didn't expect to see gay guys having sex. lol

Very touching episode with the Roco and Stella. At least Stella will get ehr sight back at least. Silver linings, you know.
Jun 21, 2015 12:02 PM

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Spike this episode be like , who cares ? :D
Jul 14, 2015 9:03 PM

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Oh wow, they actually got 3 bounties after going like 0/7 :O

Lmao at Faye walking in on those two guys 😂
Rocco's sister's voice acting took me out of the show at times, but it was still a pretty sad episode :( Idk if the episodes are getting better or if this show is growing on me, but either way, I've been really enjoying this show :)
AndoJul 14, 2015 9:07 PM
Sep 17, 2015 7:15 PM
Ceasefire NOW

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It was sad to see the tragic story unfold.
Oct 15, 2015 7:25 AM
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RIP Rocco, he was a good guy.
Nov 4, 2015 8:33 PM

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Finally making some money!

Dat gay scene can never be unseen 0.0

RIP :(
Nov 19, 2015 6:56 PM

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Random yaoi scene made me laugh.

R.I.P he was a great man he just wanted to help his sister too bad he got tangled up with the wrong folks.
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
Jan 1, 2016 6:22 AM
SHSL Good Luck

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Apr 2015
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Poor guy, he was so great. One of the best episodes of Bebop, imo. Faye found to men doing it, felt lo random, lol!

5/5
Jan 2, 2016 6:03 PM

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I liked the jarring cut from the music when he was shot.
Good episode.
Jan 21, 2016 10:33 PM

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Aww...that was bittersweet.

I almost cried...almost... -_-
Mar 12, 2016 3:32 PM
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PrimeX said:
this can never be unseen.. damn! why did they have to be gays? one of them could've been a woman for fuck's sake


probably cause gay ppl exist? time to grow up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
also, solid episode
Apr 26, 2016 3:56 AM
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I didnt like Roko at the start; however, after you discover his motivations its difficult not to like him.

His death was really tragic.
Jul 19, 2016 7:12 PM

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Damnit Roko why'd you have to die and leave poor Stella alone ;~;
Aug 1, 2016 11:35 PM

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Great episode. Im glad Jet's caring for the dog buying him good food haha. This ep definitely had a Samurai Champloo-ish feel (same directors) with each ep being a mostly isolated story and an interesting new character gained, and then lost (like Jin and that prostitute, or how someone said it reminded them of Fuu and the pickpocket- who this guy kinda looked like haha), while the story slowly and secretly encroaches to the past of each character catching up with them.
Oct 26, 2016 6:26 AM

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Mar 2013
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It was sad episode. It made me cry T_T
Nov 26, 2016 7:19 AM

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This time more than the OST, what convinces more, are the dialogues; nothing bad jokes effect. Pleasant as usual narration, however, the soundtrack, leaves no one indifferent. The characters are outlined even better.

PrimeX said:
this can never be unseen.. damn! why did they have to be gays? one of them could've been a woman for fuck's sake


That's the beauty of Cowboy Bebop.
Dec 4, 2016 3:37 PM
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wow I think this was the first bounty they actually managed to collect xD I was wondering if this is going to be like an entire season without success money-wise

wtf? a gay-scene 18 years ago? Can't say I expected that oO


aww nooooo -.- Why did Roco die... It was obvious but I still hoped he'd get away. That was way too sad D:
Dec 19, 2016 9:03 AM

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rest in peace roco :(
i feel so sorry for stella man

great episode
Dec 30, 2016 9:54 PM

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Great episode ,
Dam dude was cool.too bad he died
4/5
Jan 8, 2017 9:10 PM

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My favorite episode so far! Very emotional and sad- just an amazing short story!
Jul 27, 2017 11:21 AM

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This series won't fail you in the entertainment department, pretty sad episode though.
Aug 9, 2017 3:38 PM
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Poor roco... i liked that guy, even though his death was so obvious it was so sad :(
Aug 23, 2017 4:18 PM

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Ha! Those two guys! GAYYYYYY!!!

They finally got some money. Good for them! Dog will finally eat something good.


Poor Rocco. He would be great character if he survived somehow.
"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."
Aug 24, 2017 3:09 PM

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FrozenRaider said:
Ha! Those two guys! GAYYYYYY!!!


The funniest part about that scene is, if you watch the censored-for-TV-Adult-Swim version, they edited out the guy on the bottom and replaced him with a pillow. But they left in his audio, so you hear a disembodied "aaauuuugghhh!" at the end of the scene. :D
Aug 25, 2017 4:42 AM

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LunaLena said:
FrozenRaider said:
Ha! Those two guys! GAYYYYYY!!!


The funniest part about that scene is, if you watch the censored-for-TV-Adult-Swim version, they edited out the guy on the bottom and replaced him with a pillow. But they left in his audio, so you hear a disembodied "aaauuuugghhh!" at the end of the scene. :D


Thank god i have uncen version. :D
"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."
Sep 20, 2017 1:44 PM

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It was funny when Faye burst in on the gay couple doing it lol.

Wanting to sell the plant to help his sister get his eye sight back was sweet but ultimately it led to his death, that's sad for him and her. Like she said she never got to see him.

It was nice for Spike to be so sweet to her and visit her in the hospital. He's so nice. After selling those seeds to pay for her operation!

It was also funny on the plane when he was pretending to be asleep lol.
Oct 26, 2017 8:50 AM

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Probably the best episode I've seen so far, very touching ending.

Spike's eye mask at the beginning though xD
Mar 1, 2018 1:58 PM

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Jan 2018
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great episode with touching and tragic story, finally some bounty.

Apr 3, 2018 3:37 AM

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PrimeX said:
this can never be unseen.. damn! why did they have to be gays? one of them could've been a woman for fuck's sake


Yeah, cmon. I still enjoyed this episode a lot, probably my favorite so far.
Nov 11, 2018 3:17 AM
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Finally! They earned some bounty. I was really worried Ein would starve.
Nov 30, 2018 9:31 PM

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I didn't care for Rocco much.
Jan 30, 2019 2:57 AM
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Finally, another great episode after the mediocre episodes 6 and 7. Hopefully more episodes are like this.
Apr 20, 2019 6:03 AM

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At least he didn't die for nothing.
Apr 30, 2019 1:25 PM
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That was sad :( i loved that guy
Jun 1, 2019 12:28 AM

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Throughout the whole episode I was like...he's gonna die he's gonna die, they always die.

He's dead. Fuck...
Jun 21, 2019 2:48 AM

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It was a nice surprise to see Istanbul in future-Venus =).
Aug 1, 2019 7:41 AM

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Every episode has some small things I really like, this episode it was Spike quoting Bruce Lee. But for the most part it's just pretty boring though.
Aug 2, 2019 10:45 PM
It was a sad episode...Roco was a nice guy. I admit his death caught me off-guard. Probably the best episode I've seen so far.

Also, I'm glad Faye treated the gay guys with respect and not as a joke or something weird.

PrimeX said:
this can never be unseen.. damn! why did they have to be gays? one of them could've been a woman for fuck's sake


I hope you're joking.
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Aug 3, 2019 12:12 AM

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Nurguburu said:
It was a sad episode...Roco was a nice guy. I admit his death caught me off-guard. Probably the best episode I've seen so far.

Also, I'm glad Faye treated the gay guys with respect and not as a joke or something weird.

PrimeX said:
this can never be unseen.. damn! why did they have to be gays? one of them could've been a woman for fuck's sake


I hope you're joking.


I wasn't, but that was 5 years ago. People change.
Sep 10, 2019 8:55 AM
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RIP my man Rocco. 😭

I feel like it was a preventable death too. We don't even know who did it tbh.
Nov 5, 2019 5:52 AM
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Loved the setting in this one. The floating islands in the sky, the way trees are growing all over that place Rocco's sister lives, and that feeling of isolation and emptiness is great. Beautiful episode
Oct 20, 2020 1:56 PM

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not that i don't like bepop OST but the silent scenes in this episode really brought great scenes.

usually i'm mad when they'r bounty man is dead, this time it were pretty sad...

and finally they get some money.
Feb 11, 2021 10:42 PM
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This episode was a great comeback from the last two! I thought their conversation regarding how blindness has some advantages was great for the audience to contemplate.

Least favorite episode thus far. I was really confused when they were trying to escape at the end. I think I enjoyed it slightly less than Asteroid Blues, but overall a 10/10 for me.

Favorite to least favorite thus far:
1. Ballad of Fallen Angels: 10
2. Asteroid Blues: 10
3. Waltz for Venus: 10
4. Gateway Shuffle: 9
5. Honky Tonk Woman: 9
6. Sympathy for the Devil: 8
7. Stray Dog Strut: 8
8. Heavy Metal Queen: 6
May 21, 2021 8:28 PM
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that's one of the punkest episodes I've seen so far! it hit me hard! and in the next one we're gonna meet Edward *w*
Jun 15, 2021 1:56 PM

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Apr 2021
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this episode hit different

that was just... sad...
i wish i was a cloud
Jul 8, 2021 10:32 AM

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Jun 2019
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Definitely a more serious episode, at least compared to the previous few. The guy was pretty amusing, and I honestly didn't expect him to die in the end.
Jul 28, 2021 11:11 AM
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This was such a sad episode... it's also sad that the plant died too.
Oct 22, 2021 2:20 AM
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That was sad...
The sister is now all alone and she never got to see her brother.

I grinned instantly when Cats on Mars started playing in the preview. Love that song! Edward's gonna be introduced next!
Nov 7, 2021 6:01 AM

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That was quite sad to watch the guy die
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