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Cowboy Bebop, the closing card of episode 26
You're gonna carry that weight.
— Cowboy Bebop · 1998
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is the show's goodbye, and deliberately open: Spike lies in the street and the series never says whether he lives. The line borrows the title of a Beatles song from Abbey Road, a farewell album, so the series signs off the way a band did. Whatever it means for Spike, it lands on the viewer, who carries the story out of the room.
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In context
Spoilers for Cowboy BebopShow the scene
The words are never spoken. They are the last thing on screen in the Cowboy Bebop finale, Session 26, "The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)" (aired 24 April 1999). Spike Spiegel has fought his way through the Red Dragon headquarters and killed Vicious. He limps out into the sunrise, points a finger like a gun at the stunned syndicate men, says "Bang!" and collapses with a peaceful smile while a bright star fades in space. Then the card appears and "Blue" plays over the closing titles. Earlier episodes close on "See you, space cowboy..."; this one does not.
Sources (2)
- Cowboy Bebop Wiki: The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)Plot (final paragraphs), Songs, BackgroundReference checked
- Cowboy Bebop Wiki: Wild Horsesend of PlotReference checked
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