We discuss episodes 20 & 21 of Cowboy Bebop, highlighting the tonal ability of the series between a horror-focused genre and a more light-hearted tone.

YOUR HOSTS 🎙️ Dylan Blight 🎙️ Ashley Hobley

EPISODE #1 CREDITS:

• Episode Number & Title: S01E20 - Pierrot le Fou" ("Requiem for a Clown")
• Original Air Date: November 5, 2001
• Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
• Writer(s): Sadayuki Murai

Synopsis: Spike witnesses a homicide by a deranged serial killer who then goes after him with a full barrage of weapons.

EPISODE #2 CREDITS:

• Episode Number & Title: S01E21 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
• Original Air Date: November 12, 2001
• Director: Ikurō Satō
• Writer(s): Sadayuki Murai & Shinichirō Watanabe

Synopsis: Jet gets a mysterious note from an old friend, Pao, and finds himself teaming up with his daughter, who uses Feng Shui to decipher it. The two are also chased by syndicate mobsters also searching for him.

• 🎵 Music: Kawaii Anime Pop, by Tak_Music Licensed from Audio Jungle
• 🎨 Artwork: Simon Blackburn
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We discuss episodes 18 & 19 of Cowboy Bebop, which explore nostalgia and technology, and we learn about Spike’s love and deep passion for flying

YOUR HOSTS 🎙️ Dylan Blight 🎙️ Ashley Hobley

• Episode Number & Title: S01E18 - Speak Like a Child
• Original Air Date: October 29, 2001
• Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
• Writer(s): Akihiko Inari

EPISODE #2 CREDITS:

• Episode Number & Title: S01E19 - Wild Horses
• Original Air Date: November 5, 2001
• Director: Hirokazu Yamada
• Writer(s): Akihiko Inari

Synopsis: Spike, flying his mono-racer in for maintenance, runs out of gas not far from the garage. Meanwhile, Jet and Faye take on a group of pirates who use computer viruses to terrorize interplanetary shipping.

• 🎵 Music: Kawaii Anime Pop, by Tak_Music Licensed from Audio Jungle
• 🎨 Artwork: Simon Blackburn
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We discuss episodes 16 & 17 of Cowboy Bebop, in which Jet discovers a dark secret from his past and how he goes about getting revenge.

YOUR HOSTS 🎙️ Dylan Blight 🎙️ Ashley Hobley

• Episode Number & Title: S01E16 - Black Dog Serenade
• Original Air Date: Octobeer 22, 2001
• Director: Ikurō Satō
• Writer(s): Michiko Yokote

Synopsis: Jet's old cop partner calls in a favour to stop a group of convicts on a highjacked transport ship, one of which Jet has a personal vendetta with.

EPISODE #2 CREDITS:

• Episode Number & Title: S01E17 - Mushroom Samba
• Original Air Date: October 29, 2001
• Director: Kunihiro Mori
• Writer(s): Michiko Yokote & Shinichirō Watanabe

Synopsis: The Bebop crashes onto the moon after being side-swiped in space. Ed and Ein venture out for food but are entangled in the operations of an outlaw smuggling psychedelic mushrooms.

• 🎵 Music: Kawaii Anime Pop, by Tak_Music Licensed from Audio Jungle
• 🎨 Artwork: Simon Blackburn
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