He knows what he wants to say and how to say it. When you think of OG Spike, do you imagine him fumbling over words? I don’t. And once again, I think this is because the writers are just trying to cram an uncharacteristic amount of quips and zingers into a character that isn’t so wordy. I still feel like LA Spike is a lot more goofy than the original Spike. Cho did a good job conveying how aloof he is.
He still hams it up with corny dialogue now and then but by and far, he has the least “funny” lines in the LA series and as a result, seems to hit closest to what longtime fans would expect. I think a big part of the reason so many people like Jet is because he’s written as the most serious character, which overlaps with his original persona. They’re using the LA series as a vehicle for comedy compared to the OG… which had its moments, don’t get me wrong. I have a working theory that the main trio suffer from too many writers trying to land too many jokes. Her never actually getting anywhere with it is part of the character and again, changing this up shows that they didn't want to have a female lead with negative traits because Girlboss At All Costs. Her entire thing is that she thinks she's the effortless femme fatale type but she isn't. It goes against her being a massive fucking loser. This might be a contentious opinion but out of the entire cast, Faye should never be shown actually having sex. A podcast I watch called it "Girlboss at all costs" and it's so fucking true it hurts. But we can't have women as "losers" anymore, we can't have any female characters with negative traits besides the ones corporate media thinks are okay.
She's someone who will hork down an entire can of dog food while talking about how women are "grand by birth". She's a crass walking disaster who thinks she's way cooler than she is and doesn't seem to pick up on why she's actually a huge loser. The best way that I've been able to describe the difference between the two is that Actual Faye believes she's always the coolest person in the room, while Netflix Faye has the show desperately telling us "see she's cool".įaye Valentine is not a cool person.
Plus the new costume is blah while anime one is iconic. Just really disappointed as they removed what I consider a classic powerful feminine character without replacing with something better.
I don't understand why the LA desexualized Faye while ramping up the sexualization of other aspects unnecessarily, there's a while episode shot in a brothel with bondage and dominatrix shit going on. The live action starts Faye off already knowing about her past and telling us it in lame exposition dump conversations.įaye being lesbian in the LA could've been a great way to extend the "scams men with her sexuality" characteristic but it doesn't seem to add anything to her character at all.
Her actions initially seem 1 dimensional but become more and more relatable and understandable as the anime goes on. The slow reveal of her past and her not knowing who she really is adds so much depth to her character. 'Cowboy Bebop' Netflix Live Action Soundtrackįaye's a goofy depressed narcissist that uses her sexuality to blindside men in cheesy scams. To use the spoiler tag type the following (/spoiler) Welcome to reddit's foremost hub for all things Cowboy Bebop, the 1998 series created by Shin'ichirō Watanabe.