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Cowboy Bebop is the epilogue to a story we'll never get to see

"You're gonna carry that weight" That's too heavy

Spike kicking that grenade into the lobby is one his most badass moments in anime.

I always feel the most sad for jet, like he had become the father of the group and now he is just all alone waiting for his kids to come home when they never will. Sometimes I just think about how lonely or sad jet was when he realized he's by himself now and no ones coming back.

In the episode Ballad of fallen angels, as spike falls from the chapel, we see the entire scene and his flashback through his “left eye”. And what more, the eye that is fake is his right eye. His real self cannot move on from his past. He was still stuck in his past. When he walks out at the end, he has his left eye closed and covered in blood and only his right eye is open as he says “Bang” which might probably mean he has moved on from his past.

I really like to think that Jet and Faye are the new crew of the Bebop after this. We start with Jet and Spike as the crew, and end with Jet and Faye. Spike's story revolves around the past and not being able to ever get beyond it, but Faye is the opposite, realising her past is completely gone but discovers she can still have a future. It's beautiful, really.

I love whoever reacts to cowboy Bebop final episode, there's always a moment of silence 😊

One of my favourite things about the Spike and Vicious dynamic is that one has a sword, the chosen weapon of the samurai, and one a gun, the chosen weapon of a cowboy in a western, and both genres are parallels of each other and influence this show heavily

Spike meant it when he said Julia is dead there is nothing he can do.. He went to Vicious to kill him, so he could protect Jet and Faye. It's why Faye flipped out after she asked if it was for the girl and Spike didn't say anything back, because it wasn't and she knew he was going to die for her. The present "eye" was Faye, Jet and his family now, the Past is Vicious, not Julia. It's why Spike refused to run when Julia said they could. He couldn't leave Jet and Faye to die at hands the red dragons to get to Spike. It started with him hating animals, kids and women like Faye, but he ended up loving them all (ed and eins farewell episode proves this itself). To see if he was alive was because this new life he found felt like a dream because of ignoring his past and vicious. It's amazing small details that make a great story.

The song that plays when Spike attacks the syndicate isn't quite the same as the ending song. It has the same tune as "The Real Folk Blues" but the lyrics are different. It is titled "See You Space Cowboy..."

Fun Fact: Steve Blum and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn are engaged so it's looking like Spike and Julia will actually end up together after all. Such an amazing series!

I finished Bebop 2 days ago, and the friend that recommended it to me catched this: when Spike is doing Bang in his final scene, he only has one eye open. The one looking into the present, his artificial eye, maybe implying that right before the end, he realized what he made was a mistake and he could have 'carried his weight' and moved forward with the Bebop. Our interpretation.

Next up a slice-of-life comedy: Evangelion

A legendary final episode to a masterpiece anime. Spike taking down most of vicious's men and then killing him as well, his final word ''bang'', and finally his death that followed along with a great song made these final minutes some of the best i have seen in anime. The other thing that broke me was seeing faye crying when Spike left, thinking that she may not see him again. After finally remembering everything about her past, she decided to focuse on the future and delete her bad memories, as Spike told her, and that future was with Spike and Jet. However, unlike her, Spike hadn't settled things with his own past, at least in his own mind. This anime focused so damn well on each character's past and the burden they carry ( which also explains the phrase ''you are gonna carry that weight'' ) that makes it one of the most realistic and well - written anime ever. I loved that you guys enjoyed the show and understood the true meaning and greatness of Cowboy Bebop. It's been a great journey since summer, when you started the series. All this time i was waiting patiently for Tuesdays to come in order to see your reaction to each episode, which were great as always, and i wish you all the best for your future anime reactions. Until then, see you space cowboys.

Fun Fact: the voice of Spike and the voice of Julia are currently engaged.

SAMURAI CHAMPLOO WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT

I liked how this anime was more mature than the majority of others. Far better written too.

That moment of silence after the show ended. Yep, They're carrying that weight.

The Real Folk Blues song will never get old thanks to the irreplaceable memories from Cowboy Bebop. It'll be one of my favourites forever

The silence as he staggers down to the entrance, and the heavy breath he draws and exhales before looking forward and saying "Bang"... I get chills every time. And then the music kicks in and I start crying my eyes out. Such a great show and I'm so happy you guys enjoyed it! It really is one of the best anime out there - Rick I'm so happy and impressed at how well you kept the answers and details to yourself, letting them speculate and watch it without spoilers. Very good self-control!

Apparently the director said that it was ambigious if Spike survived. I didn't even realise it was a chance, so now I can believe that he did survive :D

After watching it and finding out that no other anime comes close to how good it is, it has truly left a void in my heart. It is an epic masterpiece that stands tall amongst the greatest anime of all time. With its richly imaginative world, complex characters, and thrilling storylines, it has captured the hearts and minds of viewers across the globe.

That "Bang" kills me everytime man, ffs.

For those wondering how Spike died: It's hard to see due to the lighting but at the same time Spike shot Vicious through the heart Vicious basically sliced his stomach open with his sword.

And so ends one of the best, if not the best, anime ever

Not embarrassed to say, the first time I saw the ending I ugly cried. The song at the end is perfection.

the music composer, Yoko Kanno went on to do the soundtrack for Ghost In The shell: Stand Alone Complex, she often mixes English lyrics in with Japanese lyrics.

Shinichiro Watanabe is quite a storyteller. they never really have an "Ending" compared to other stories. and even though the ending was never really clear about if Spike lived or not, it was never really about the ending. it was about the journey. people come, people go. bittersweet, it may be, but worthwhile nonetheless. that's my perspective at least. fun fact: Shinichiro Watanabe directed another series with the help of Studio Bones (The people behind FMA & My Hero Academia's adaptations) called "Carole & Tuesday" which is believed to take place in the same universe of Cowboy Bebop. It's worth checking out.

Samurai Champloo is so fun to watch. It follows a format similar to Bebop because it’s the same crew/director. This show had space jazz. Champloo has samurai hiphop. It’s fucking awesome.

Always feel like the appropriate follow up for Bebop is Trigun.

Thanks so much for reacting to the series guys! I was so happy when I saw the first video pop-up on my timeline, and I am just as happy now.

It breaks my heart when I see Faye's💗 tears 😭😭😭 And when that theme kicks in while Spike takes off.... ❤🎼🖤🥀🌹🎶🎙🎵 amazing....

i downloaded and watched this show with the sole intent that i wanna watch your reactions to it, so, i, myself went into it blind while i watched each episode before i watch you guys' reactions to em', and my god, this has been my best 3 days of watching anime, it was just so good....too good, i hate it..because we all know that nothing like this is ever gonna be released ever again..my god, its so heartwrenching, this has been one of the most unique anime i have ever watched and...im glad i got to watch it along with you guys in a way..the anime was great and so was your guys' reactions to it, Thank you Cowboy bebop and thank you Blind wave.

you guys really need to see "wolf´s rain" that anime is incredible, the art is unique and also the music. the story is a masterpiece but the anime is sooo underrated. i recomend you to watch it.

Goddammit, the "you're gonna carry that weight" gets me bawling every fucking time.

Of all the music theming throughout the series, Julia's final words of "It's all a dream" is my favorite.

I love this episode. Personally, I think Spike really is just sleeping, but as it's the end of the show, it doesn't matter. I always thought it was interesting that the only people who ever gave Spike real trouble are people with his own fighting style. Jeet Kune Do fighters like Hakiim, the two guys with twin pistols who hurt him in this and Ballad of Fallen Angels, etc. Vicious was never as skilled as Spike; both times he hurt Spike he did so after he used a dozen of his mooks as ablative armor.

Boy, you're gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time.

and many years later the voices of Spike and Julia would in real life be basically spouses :D

Cowboy Bebop'score is the best music ever written for a TV show. I recommand you watch SAMURAI CHAMPLOO next. I'ts great.

The rooftop explosion, I never found a reason to either. But go back to the scene of Spike and Jet laughing, it is nearly identical to the Bell Peppers and Beef from episode one. I have always felt the FAN above them in the dining room was as much of a character as Ed, Faye and Ein. If not the fan then the dining hall itself, with the awkward, almost disturbing Egg Meal in Eps. 24, and the awkward and forced laugh Spike and Jet share here before Spike goes off.

Glad to have taken this journey again alongside you guys, it was great a reminder of what a GREAT series this is... ...wish you guys would do The Big O which features Steve Blum's *other* iconic character, Roger Smith...

Blue is such an amazing song, even after all these years. It was a fun journey watching this again.....See you Blindwave boys, thanks.

U guys are definitely one of the best, if not the best react channel out there.

I'm not sure if anyone else agrees but i would love if when you guys finish a show you go around and talk about your favorite characters, favorite moments and whatnot. Sort of like a series or season wrap up. One thing i enjoy about you guys is that you try and talk about characters motivations, the messages and feelings behind a scene, the art of it. It'd be nice to get an idea of where you guys stand, kind of how Shane started talking about Faye possibly being his favorite character you know? Like seeing if Jet was Calvin's favorite why that is. I'd find it interesting

7:16, this and Faye’s conversation is one where the original voice is 1000% better. The undertone of the laugh is much more haunting. And Faye’s voice cracks up with her holding back the tears

Talking about Steve Blum's voice, it's not just deep sounding. The descriptors I tend to use are smooth and smoky. Most of the time Spike sounds charismatic (apart from when he loses his temper), which is an interesting contrast to his character. He's not sophisticated, but there's this magnetism about him that draws people in, at least to the audience watching.

God damn it Rick! Don't start tearing up. Now I'm tearing up :(

i highly recommend all the anime made by this director: Shinichirō Watanabe, If you still want cool action Samurai Champloo, if you want comedy to cheer up then Space Dandy.

I'd love to see you tackle the other series I saw at the same time as this one back in the day: Outlaw Star.

One of anime's greatest talks is if Spike lived or not. The Director never gave a clear answer if he did or not. It all points that he did but the truth is we really don't know.

Ha funny story, Black Dog Serenade and then The Real Folk Blues part 1&2 were the first episodes of this show that I watched on AdultSwim way back when. So yeah I had the ending spoiled, but that's why it stuck with me after all these years and made me want to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. Love the reaction, guys.

Something to point out, the director has stated that Spike's death is unconfirmed. There are two stars next to each other, one for Vicious, and one for Spike. Only one star went out. The implications of Spike being the one that died, and not Vicious is disturbing. I tend to think that Spike lived.

11:53 God I love that “bang” so much 😭

The first time I watched this ending, I couldn't moved for a long time. That weight, I'm still carrying it.

11:38 I started crying at Eric's reaction because it really felt like the moment where Blind Wave let go and just enjoyed the ending.

Can anyone actually give me a better ending for a show than Cowboy Bebop? I honestly think it's my favourite of all time, slightly above Code Geass.

I love this anime so much its either my favorite anime of time or its my second favorite all of time but either way this show is awesome and is one of the best animes of all time

The end of an amazing show!

Love this show so much. You guys should react to Outlaw Star after this. It's similar, but different enough. Or I'd really love to see you finally react to Gurren Lagan. People keep sending you Gurren Lagan stuff in past Mail Bags, so it'll be cool for you guys to finally understand the references.

If you never know steve blum was aslo the VA for Tom for Toonami as well. When Toonami was cancel you hear him say "Bang" man i never cried that much manly tears before.

Best anime series ever. That said, I'll keep waiting for Psycho-Pass to appear on the Patreon poll.

You gotta watch Evangelion

Space Dandy or Trigun would be amazing after this, they give the same vibe

Amazing story and reaction my friends, it was a long time. Now the movie is next. My suggestions to fill the gap are Serial Experiments Lain or Hellsing Ultimate, very different stories but top quality.

I always thought that one of Spike's remote grenades ends up in a weapons locker which sets of a shit ton of ammo and explosives, this blowing out part of the building.

Y'kno I just realized this, Spike is a stray cat, and strays will always come around to a home that'll feed him. So I wonder, is this how Jet and Spike met? A strayed Spike stumbles in famished to Jet and he cooks him beefless beef and green peppers? Unno, just seems like a Spike thing to do and also a Jet thing to do.

Can't wait for the movie reaction, Vincent is awesome!

Samurai champloo also Thankyou so much for reacting to this amazing series

You would LOVE Samurai Champloo!

Truly a legendary show.

I'm so happy! BLIND WAVE got to see my finest performance!! :D

Here we go again boys and gals.

if you didnt have tears in your eyes at the end, you aint human

Please do Samurai Champloo. The 2 leads in that show are amazing. Also Steve Blum’s orgasmic voice makes a return

I really want to see your react on ghost in the shell the movies and series!. ^^

I agree, movie after. Love this show.

Lovveeeee Steve Blum!! He brought Spike to life with his amazing voice and talent! Actually the whole cast did well. This and the part when Ed leaves are my favorite parts

Music by the amazing Yoko Kanno. Genius.

Goodbye to the epilogue of the greatest story we will never fully know.

Can't wait for the movie :D

I've only seen one other gun fight that was this epic and it was in the movie Sukiyaki D'Jango.

The director of the show has said that its a mystery of whether Spike survived or not and its more up to the fans to decide

I had the same empty faced reaction when I got to the ending as well. I was in disbelief! Yet it felt so complete.. definitely began carrying the weight ever since then. Damn it spike, why couldn’t you have just laser cannoned the hell out of Vicious’s building instead lmfao

Now its time to watch the movies boys!

Everything about this anime is 🔥🔥🔥...the aesthetics, the story, the music..all 🔥🔥🔥...the realest anime ever

Lovely finale

You should rewatch the series again I would pay to see that!

See you Space Cowboy.

Man I really want you guys to watch Trigun. Still holds up!

Another amazing show done 😢 also are you guys gonna react to the last two episodes of hellsing ultimate abridged?

Thanks Rick for being real Folk

Spike went out with a bang. Now Jet and Faye have gotta carry that weight. See ya space cowboy!

Can't wait for your reaction to the Movie...

It's okay Rick, all the fans cry this episode.

I hope the next one is Trigun, watched it after Cowboy Bebop and it felt like a good spot to jump to next to go along with the space cowboy feel. Trigun is such an amazing series.

STEINS GATE PLS, ONE OF THE GOATS!

whoops Samurai Champloo NEXT

Calvin seemed quite subdued after this, even hiding behind his hat. No shame in having tears for Spike- 20 after it came out, I still get a little choked up. I've seen some of the hardest men you'll ever meet bawl at the end of this.