Do you have a favorite episode?

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The lobster. Definitely the lobster. Spike trying to light his cigarette with the flame thrower is an enduring image.

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BALLAD OF FALLEN ANGELS!!! THAT SCENE WHERE SPIKE FALLS OUT THE WINDOW IS MY FAVORITE IN THE WHOLE SERIES







PACKIN THE SAME 2 GUNS THAT I STUCK TO WIT ACCURATE AIM

"Speak Like A Child" or "Mushroom Samba" for me.

I'm quite fond of the Faye-centric episodes, I guess maybe because she resonates really well as a protagonist, possibly because she's closer to being from our time period? And there's this kind of fish-out-of-water but really competent, but simultaneously having a hilariously messy life, element that makes her episodes kind of pop tonally, combining comedy with drama and character, even though I think I like all the characters roughly the same. Also, it could be because her issues, while outrageous, also seem very contemporary and grounded, with money problems and wondering about her place in the world, while the other characters inner lives are so impenetrable, but she takes it all in stride anyway. The other characters issues are kind of murky, dark, pulpy things that, while entertaining and great for the overall show, don't resonate in the same way to me, even if their characters do.

So yeah, Speak Like a Child is probably my favorite, along with My Funny Valentine and the Jupiter Jazz episodes. Loved her friendship with Gren.

But I LOVE the scene when Spike falls out the window of Ballad of Fallen Angels. That scene and the ending to Speak Like a Child are my favorite scenes out of the show.

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I just finished Cowboy Bebop and am still in a quiet state of awe.
Episodes that stood out are:

All of the Vicious arc episodes
Ganymede Elegy
Mushroom Samba
Pierrot Le Fou
Black Dog Serenade

My thumbs have gone weird.

Without a doubt, Ballad of Fallen Angels.