The Spike we meet in episode one seems easy-going, the very definition of carefree. At first, though, his backstory isn't apparent. To understand Spike's future or lack thereof, you must first understand his past. With the show's arrival on Netflix, not to mention the new live-action adaptation, now's the perfect time to head back and take a closer look at what became of these legendary space cowboys at the end of Cowboy Bebop.

But by the end, each of our favourite bounty hunters finds a way to either push past this or eventually succumb to their individual trauma, consumed by the weight of what's come before. 'You're gonna carry that weight.' It's been 22 years since the original Cowboy Bebop ended with this now infamous line, and thanks to the ambiguity of the show's final shot, anime fans continue to carry the weight of it with them, even now.ĭid Spike survive to lift himself up and let go of his pain? Or was his fire extinguished like the star that fades out right above him in the night sky?įor a show about misfit drifters who physically drift through space, Shinichirō Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop is very much concerned with weight, specifically the weight of the past, and how it bears down on the four main characters. Cowboy Bebop anime spoilers follow, and maybe some for Netflix's live-action show too.

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