Watched it in 2022 after spending the last 24 years hearing about the show's hype. I enjoyed the standalone episodes, they tended to have good music, themes, scenery and interesting (albeit predictable) storylines; pace was usually hit and miss but forgivable, dialogue was mostly awful but since action was good you could forget it. If the series was all about these standalone episodes, it would be okay and fun.

But then the series try to be serious at times, and it simply stumbles. There's not enough dialogue depth, the script is shallow, things are rushed, convenient, unexplained and left unresolved. Little to no character development. Supposedly important characters appear out of nowhere, disappear for 14 episodes then are back out of blue and you're supposed to care for them. Baddies die easy, heroes are invincible. When I reached the end of the series, I was glad it was over. Probably went from a 7 or 8 to a 4 or 5 rating by trying to be too much while failing to be anything remarkable. This review is not against anime as a genre - there are great things in the medium, but I don't think Cowboy Bebop is one of them.

One of the greatest anime of all time, which even 20 years later hasn't been challenged yet.

Dynamic animation, excellent music (just watch the intro) & "ok" sound effects, interesting story, fantastic characters, etc... - I love it :)

(if you like this you might want to have a look as well at "Samurai Champloo")