Adios, Cowboy – Arc 1 – Day 6

Is it just me or did the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth build some weird jumpships in the aftermath of the first Clan invasion? Yes, that was a Battletech reference. I regret nothing.

In considering the aesthetic of the show, and how it likes to play fast and loose with science depending on what a scene demands, I imagined the following production conversation.

Director: “So this episode needs to be set in a small asteroid colony.”
Producer: “Right, okay, quick question. How does it have enough gravity to support full-size automobiles and car chases?”
Director *takes a long, slow, drag of a cigarette* “Fucked if I care.”

That, right there, is Cowboy Bebop’s aesthetic. That and Macross missiles. Who kenw there would be Macross missiles?

Meanwhile, on the production front…everything is on track. The rough draft of episode three’s review is done. I’m sure future me is going to be very grumpy when he has to start cleaning all of these rough drafts up into their final form. “Write a long form review, he said. It will be fun, he said.” Future me is such a whinger.