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| Nice teamwork from the trio. |
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| Even though everyone was saying that Katsuragi's suicide mission had a 0.00001% chance of succeeding, the actual operation looked like it had a 1/3 chance of succeeding instead thanks to their preparations beforehand. While it's very slightly anticlimactic that they hype up all these Angels only for them to get destroyed without much problems, I guess that it's better that way because if they ever screw up, they'll have a Third Impact on their hands. It's nice to see the kids understand how broke the Major will be if they'll milk her dry for French steak and go for a simple bowl of ramen to celebrate. She deserves a break after all her hard work and what happened to her during the Second Impact after all. |
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Kajo_Senpai69 said: It's nice to see the kids understand how broke the Major will be if they'll milk her dry for French steak and go for a simple bowl of ramen to celebrate. Isn't there some talk about how a steak isn't a luxury anymore unlike when Misato grew up after the 2nd Impact but she doesn't realize that? |
| Nicee episode! Glad we did get more backstory about Misato's scar and a glimpse on what happened during Second Impact. |
| That's a weird way to "revenge" Considering they didn't even know what "Shitou" or Angels are Seems like life is nice and easy for Shinji.. for now |
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| I really liked the animation during the whole Angel fight scene. But golly, Shinji's reason for being a pilot is a bit depressing for my tastes. Especially since that's the first time (at least on-screen) I've heard his father give him any type of praise or positive interaction |
| I love to see the Evas in action, when they are running and jumping it's so good to watch, great animation. That flashback of Misato's past was really interesting. The second impact looked really bad. Shinji finally understand why he is piloting the Eva, all because of his father. |
| Half way into the show and Major Katsugi is my favorite character so far. Yes, revenge as character motivation is older than Shakespeare, but it helps flesh out why she's such an aggressive tactician. Shinji learning why he pilots EVA-01 is an bittersweet deconstruction of the 'chosen one' trope and the Angel designs begin to morph from ominous and threatening to horrifying. Instead of the lighter moments of the show serving as pockets of tension relief, I find myself reflecting like Shinji at the near absurdity of it. Or perhaps they're an allegory for an oasis of good moments in a never ending desert of depression? I'm not reading too much into this show, am I? XD |
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| why do people still live in tokyo-3 when it keeps getting hit by angels, leave if you can my dudes! there is definitely somehing suspicious about the angels, the way they are always targeting nerv headquarters/personnel has to mean they are being sent there on purpose, right? also shinji is a sweet kid! but i do admit, i miss a lot of the psychological exploration from the first few episodes, it was an interesting angle to approach the show from. but now it's more action - which i still love!! |
| This is a pretty deep episode, specially the beggining. It was very cool seeing trio with such great chemistry and Misato taking on such a big risk decision which probably had higher percentage success rate than mentioned. Also Shinji getting praised by his father was a very great and memorable moment which is important when it comes to the whole character development. I think this is one of the best episodes so far. |
| Have to agree that that “battle”/“fight” or whatever you would call that since they basically defeated it in under 5mins lol it was terribly anti-climatic. But I liked this episode, the world-building was great. I liked how they always include scenes & details of the residents evacuating too - those buildings that go underground, the traffic jams, people re-entering the area & crowding the trains. Such an unsettling & uneasy feeling. I feel so bad for Shinji as always. My heart aches for him T_____T Shinji’s friends are also so respectful to Misato, they are so cute. Also Ayanamiiiiiiiiii iiiiiisssss soooooo cuuuutteeeeeee I didn’t think I would like her this much♡ |
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| Holy shit! Dat flashback. Misato got promoted. She's Major now. The party. Kaji and Ritsuko. The South Pole. Gendo. An Angel. Revenge? lol at Shinji and Asuka disappointed by steak. Dat flashback. Dat explosion. They beat it. Gendo praised Shinji. Ramen. Shinji's reason. Baka. Dat ending. Holy crap at the South Pole. We get more fanservice next episode after having none in this episode. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| God ngl, it must be a fucking nightmare to live in Tokyo 3. Like what, every once a month? Either having to evacuate the city cus an outer space death alien that has the ability to nuke a city, is on it's way to nuke the city, or have an outer space death alien without the ability to nuke a city, instead rampage around and destroy the city, while the UN send another fucking nuke, to nuke close to the city. Asides from that, pretty decent episode, some relatively small but still relative background information dropped about Misato, her experience of the 2nd impact (which is her quite literally witnessing it first hand) and some short, but sweet praise from papa Ikari to his son. All in all decent episode, i think the nice parts were the visuals (all 3 units being seen in action again, but with more open space) and Rei finally being included in the after party celebration. |
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| I really felt the moment Shinji got a compliment by his father. When I was a kid I had a very similar relationship with my dad, so I can relate to Shinji’s feelings pretty well. |
| Asuka needs to expand her vocabulary past "baka baka baka" I like the Misato's backstory Ofc Shinji's in it for daddy's approval Asuka's not telling the full truth. I still dunno what's up with her mom |
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Ston3_FreeN7 said: I love how people are complaining about the success rates and all that. Really, why does it matter? What about all the excellent character moments in this episode? The stuff with Misato was great, her discription of why she is working for Nerv was pretty interesting stuff and how it ties into Shinji's relationship with his own father. Also, I think Shinji's realization was pretty powerful stuff. Okay, you could argue that it's obvious, but I'm sure everyone here as come to a realization that was pretty obvious in hind sight. Also, I love the meaning behind Shinji's "I mustn't run away" line. And, as always, I love the interaction between him and Asuka as always. It shows a split in the kinds of viewer who like this sort of introspective stuff: those who focus on the story and those who focus on the characters. The character moments throughout the anime so far are excellent, but the silly looseness of the mecha story is weak and that can put a damper on it for some of us. Maybe that's why this series is so divisive? This hasn't been a bad anime, it just has weirdly striking strengths & weaknesses. |
| Certainly worked better than they thought it would 4/5 |
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| Honestly I didn't notice the 0.0000001% thing, at this point it's just background noise to me because you know they're going to beat the weekly monster every time. This and episode 11 are probably my favorites so far tho because of how much we get to learn about the characters and so many small things to analyze. |
| Well, at least we got some Misato background story. And Shinji is finally acknowledged and complimented by his father. At least now he has meaning in piloting the Eva. |
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| Oh dope, we get to see some of Misato's story and stuff from the second impact! The keep alluding to the second impact as if humans caused it somehow. Huh. Misato's maternal nature comes through too, caring about the kids. "Being inside an Eva is the safest place to be." Shinji's development is seen in the angel battle. That AT field being ripped open is his discovery that he only seeks love and approval and yet the probability of those things are sparse. Damn great episode. |
| It was shown what happened to Misato and her father in the second impact, and because of that event, she wants revenge. Finally, Shinji's father praised him for all the work he's been doing. |
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| NGL I am scared of what is coming due to this show being classified as part of the dementia genre. Shinji's dad is a prick. I hope Shinji stops trying to get validation from such a deadbeat. Misato is my favorite character so far. Was nice to see the flashbacks to the Second Impact. I guess she and Shinji have similar stories. Maybe some foreshadowing?? Also, yeah. I wonder what happened to exploring Rei and Shinji's dad's relationship? |
| Shinji finally gets appreciated for the shit he goes through. He finally found his purpose for piloting the Eva. We get Misato's backstory. And Antarctica, the place where the Second impact took place looks oddly beautiful yet terrifying at the same time. It's always nice to see Rei in action. Asuka calling Shinji 'baka' for the 100000th time. |
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| really good insight on misato's character, i'm trying to find the theme of each main character and how i can connect that to something. as nice as it is to see shinji get praise from gendo, its also quite sad that its all gendo views him for |
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| This episode went from 1-100 real quick They started out having a fun little celebration for Misato and suddenly a mega-powerful Angel capable of levelling entire cities decides to come down and party I liked learning for about Misato's past and, by extension, the second impact. It was also nice to see Misato and Shinji discuss their internal struggles (both social and familial) Shinji's been through so much and it stinks that all he really ever has to look forward to is occasional praise from his absent father. Although, it was nice to see Shinji somewhat happy at the end of the episode. |
| in the end it wasn't just misato's episode but also shinji's. though it was kind of obvious, it was nice lay down for him to state he's doing it for his father. great episode as usual. i love the directing of the series so far. though honestly the all "success rate" as it discussed in this thread is sure shit talking lol. |
| Misato and Shinji aren't so different after all it seems. Maybe that's one of the reasons why she always feels so guilty about making him get in the Eva. She knows what its like to want to run away. Also shinji feeling awkward during social gatherings? Literally me moment, fr fr. |
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| W Shinji. W Evas. W everything. W Rei. |
| While it was nice that Gendou actually took the decision to personally praise Shinji, and even sounded sincere in his tone...Asuka's right about him really being an idiot...just probably not forthe reason she thinks. Seeking admiration from a certain person isn't always idiotic, but in Shinji's case it definitely is. Gendou only praises those that take actions that will further his own goals. Which is why it seemed rather ironic that Akagi said Misato was doing the operation for her own personal agenda. Girl...the entirety of NERV's work is ased on one person's personal agenda! And from that little scene at the South Pole...even before then. (really want to know when we get to see EVA-01 with those Angel wings...because that flashback pretty much confirmed that's what they were) Hoping the wait isn't too much longer for a Rei backstory. Mystery girl with zero recorded history, treated better by Gendou than his own son, and now this "no meat" thing. Obviously vegtetarians and vegans exist, but story-wise it seemed like extra attention was being brought to it. Next episode looks interesting, and wondering whether it's one of the new Units or something to do with Unit-01's repair. All 3 were at the epicentre of the angel, and even if it was there just a bit longer, why was only Unit-01 damaged? |
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