"Gateway Shuffle, Ballad of Fallen Angels” Review - Cowboy Bebop, Season 1, Episode 4 & 5 | Animated Wonders

Animated Wonders · Aug 27, 2026 · 17m

We discuss episodes 4 + 5 of Cowboy Bebop, in which we see Spike come face-to-face with Vicious, his old friend and now enemy, from when Spike was part of the Red Dragon Syndicate.

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🎙️ Dylan Blight

🎙️ Ashley Hobley

EPISODE #1 CREDITS:

Episode Number & Title: S01E04 - Gateway Shuffle

Original Air Date: September 10, 2001

Director: Yoshiyuki Takei

Writer(s): Sadayuki Murai

Synopsis:

Spike and Jet take on Maria Murdock, the leader an extreme animal rights activist group called the Space Warriors. Faye stumbles her way back onto the Bebop and may help them out.

EPISODE #2 CREDITS…