So I've been watching the series since the beginning. Some complaints of seen is that despite being made by a handful of some of the most celebrated authors and artists in recent Anime history, that it's not going any where. They it's wasted talent with the simple and childish way each episode plays out.

Of course, many artists and authors in anime and manga have done things like this. They'll do something serious, compose a masterpiece, and then take a break and just throw ideas that seemed silly against a wall. Excel Saga comes to mind over this, it being a parody of what was popular in anime at the time. Space Dandy seems to be doing this as well, while taking scientific theories and ideas to extreme in spoofing.

Honestly, any one who watched the opening monolog and thought this was going to be some great glorious combination of Japan's greatest minds deserves, at least partially, the disappointment they felt. Having watched every episode up to date so far, I can tell this wasn't meant to be super serious, and we can thank Toonami for hyping it like it was going to be a supernova of awesomeness. They toted the Cowboy Bebop/Soul Eater deal way too hard.

But last night's episode...man. Yeah, I get what they were doing. It was only a matter of time before they made a parody of Hayao Miyazaki. They had done almost every other major Mangaka so far, but this felt less like a parody and more like an homage. Normally we see Dandy bandying about like a complete tool, and acting arrogantly like he's the greatest thing in space, because he's Dandy. But...this time it felt different. There was some actual deep stuff in this episode and I deeply loved the end conclusion of "Every thing's all right, no matter what, because I'm Dandy."

Also, that end. Heh, pretty much tells you how the whole series ends. Its ends all right, because he's Dandy.