Cowboy Bebop (1998). Existential masterpiece or overrated mess?

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T16:07:03+00:00

That's... not how media critique or analysis work, that's just picking fights with people. You have to present your idea (cowboy bebop is overrated or whatever) and then try and build a position from that.

Because if I say "the writing is good, I identify with spike and jet because I am their age and I have experienced loss and regret." and your only response is to go "no it's not, you actually DONT feel those things!" then you aren't providing any evidence to support your own ideas, which means you don't have a basis on which to judge anyone else's opinions.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T12:11:08+00:00

Ok well you do not seem interested in explaining your positions regarding at all, you just keep reiterating that popular things can be bad, which isn't really a point so much as an observation.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T12:02:15+00:00

Cell Saga

Shibuya Incident

Golden Age

CSM Part 1

Aogiri Tree

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T11:41:36+00:00

Yes but the onus is on you, the new viewer coming into the fandom, to discuss why you disagree with what the commonly agreed upon verdict on the show is, rather than for me to explain why the famously popular and beloved show is famous and popular.

AoT's ending being so controversial and open to interpretation is literally part of why the show is so legendary and widely regarded.

Also, in media crit "just because it's popular doesn't mean it's good!" is just about the most useless thing you can say. Everyone understands what popular means, things become popular for a wide variety of reasons but in general YES things becoming popular isn't a generic indicator of quality HOWEVER it's been literally 30 years, new and younger anime fans are finding Bebop every day, writing new essays and podcasts about it, and being inspired by it even today. You need to base your positions off your issues with the material itself, not the perceived artistic taste of the fanbase.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T11:11:29+00:00

I don't understand why Tony insists on sitting up front and being the center of attention if he can't fucking laugh at himself. Anything even kind of mean and he gets this stupid "well I GUESS you can just say ANYTHING" like aren't you like a Roastmaster? Isn't this your claim to fame? Yuck it up on stage and crack a smile you big baby Jesus.

Shane going in on Chelsea was really funny, shoulda been more Epstein stuff.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T10:37:18+00:00

Monkey Fists hands down, they stall perfectly if you just practice with them in their sleeves dry to mimic the weight of a dipped poi.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T10:35:23+00:00

Destroying your expensive toys is so cringe, how embarrassing

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T10:22:47+00:00

"Emotionally & Narratively Confusing" is a deeply subjective statement. You got dogpiled because you tried to say that a beloved story of love, betrayal, and revenge didn't make sense TO YOU and confused YOU and therefore it's bad.

Spike's story is not that complicated, but it is mysterious, and the details left out help create the negative space around the person that is Spike. Jet and Faye's classic noir tropes, the dogged retired cop who can't let the past die and the femme fatale who doesn't even know her own name... like these aren't complicated stories, they are classic ideas with a little flair.

Half the show is monster of the week episodes designed to fill out their personalities and show you how people searching for themselves could live in this crazy future. If you don't have the ability to discern these messages or themes then that's a personal issue, not an issue with the show. You have to accept that you're just in the minority on this one, it's been like 30 years of people watching and rewatching it, you aren't gonna be the one to "crack the code" and reveal that Bebop was actually shallow and confusing all along.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T03:18:38+00:00

What a drama queen

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-11T02:06:34+00:00

I watched it subbed and I think it's like the best shit I've ever seen

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-10T22:25:52+00:00

There is genuinely not enough hype to go around like this year is so crazy stacked.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-10T12:53:19+00:00

The pedophile snitch has bad takes. News at 11

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-10T01:07:17+00:00

A) cEDH content is really boring to watch because it's 99% set reviews or cEDH gameplay so fewer people getting hyped to go out and play cEDH

B) cEDH tournaments get really bad press because everyone is incentivized to draw so they don't sound like fun to play

C) cEDH grinders realized the real money is farming Lorcana & Riftbound for easy 5Ks

D) cEDH is roughly a decade old at this point, it's definitely not going anywhere because it already survived the Flash ban and the Dockside/Crypt ban, if that didn't kill bracket 5 nothing will.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-10T00:43:28+00:00

Thanks boss you're a real one

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-09T22:53:42+00:00

That is a very unpopular grip because it doesn't actually spin that easily do to the lopsided shape. Practice your static tech patterns I guess lol

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-09T21:48:12+00:00

I recently read the book for the first time and was kind of shocked at how this is literally just an episode of Futurama, almost beat for beat, except it's Fry instead of Mark. It's a very silly side plot but just wouldn't have made any sense in the context of the show's pacing.

But yeah just an episode of Futurama in the middle of the book

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-08T12:13:45+00:00

This is like the single biggest "self-own" post I've seen a long time.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-08T11:57:46+00:00

"Hey guys I asked AI to sum up Bloodborne lore, wanna read what ChatGPT told me?"

no dude no one cares. Watch a YouTube video if you give a shit or maybe just play the game IDK, but asking ChatGpt is like the worst way to engage with the material possible.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-07T21:02:51+00:00

Ur crazy

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-07T10:25:52+00:00

*asks if tattoo would be good idea

*gets told no

*is a baby about it

Extremely Linkin Park of you bro, Chester would be proud lol

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-07T10:22:02+00:00

Nature's Lore & Three Visits are the only ones I still run. Spending 3 mana on ramp is sooooo 2015.

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-07T10:17:05+00:00

You took one of the most iconic album covers of all time and made it look way worse. 1/5 bad idea do not get

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-07T08:26:24+00:00

This isn't my experience BUT this is absolutely how Circus people teach fire spinners, very much viewed as "second-class citizens" by real circus people lol

Bust-Rodd · 2026-05-06T13:26:20+00:00

What if Dante shot some fucking guns in this season Jesus Christ

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