Rethink.

Spoil­ers galore ahead Cow­boy Bebop, “Jupiter Jazz” (video — part 1, part 2) | episode guide (part 1, part 2) “There is noth­ing in this world to believe in.” — Vicious 1. These two episodes are haunt­ing, beau­ti­ful, and present some of the deep­est char­ac­ters I’ve ever seen on tele­vi­sion. I can’t think of a …

Spoil­ers galore ahead Cow­boy Bebop, Ses­sion 11 (video) | episode guide This was the first episode of Cow­boy Bebop I saw, because a friend knowl­edge­able about the series (and who had superla­tive taste in anime) said it was an excel­lent intro­duc­tion to the series as a whole. He’s exactly right, and the episode not only stands …

Spoil­ers galore ahead Cow­boy Bebop Ses­sion 10, “Ganymede Elegy” (video) | episode guide 1. Plot: The crew of the Bebop drops off a bounty at Jet’s home, Ganymede. Jet has his ex-girlfriend on his mind; she walked out on him, leav­ing him a note that only said “Farewell” and a pock­et­watch. Jet kept the lat­ter …