Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)
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We were always going to get a flashback episode eventually, right?
Vicious and Julia arent the most complex characters in the Netflix series, but theyre definitelycharacterswith their own arcs.
Theyre almost more like symbols in the original show, with Julia representing loss and Vicious representing hatred.
As the episode opens, Spike and Vicious kill a DA whos threatening to take down the Syndicate.
Nepotism, inevitably, survived humankinds leap to outer space.
Vicious, being Vicious, screws this up almost instantly by getting too hot-headed during the negotiations.
Still, Spike remains loyal.
And then Julia enters the scene.
At this precise moment, Vicious has become a problem that might take care of itself.
But Vicious wont let go that easily.
Except as we know, and Vicious eventually learned Spikedidget away.
And to paraphrase the text at the end of the episode: Hes going to carry that weight.
How did Caliban discover Spike and Julias affair?
When did Vicious and Julia get married?
YOURE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT was also used as the closing text in the original animes series finale.
In case theCabaretparallels werent clear enough, Gren introduces Julia to the stage by saying,Willkommen.
Apparently, it rains diamonds on Neptune.
