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| I'm still not impressed by this show but reading peoples comments make it more interesting. I wonder if other people's love for this show is wearing off on me... sigh... I wonder if all of the spoilers I've experienced in relation to this will ruin the experience... |
DaydreamHeroMar 6, 2014 9:05 PM
| Love and Peace!!! |
| Angel must have thought "damn sniper camper!!!!" |
| Great episode. Shinji finally got Rei to smile! Shinji seems like he's finally becoming the hero we all knew he would become. I don't understand why Rei loves Shinji's father though, that seems really weird considering the huuuuuge age difference. |
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| Cute ending! I'm happy that Shinji and Rei got a bit closer in the episode, good development imo. |
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| Really a great episode. Shinji and Rei get to fight together and be a team for the first time which was nice to see. Shinji also seemed to be more in control of his emotions. Maybe he feels the need to protect Rei or to ensure that its not his fault if any harm were to come to her? I'm considering the hospital scene where Rei just told him to stay behind. Hopefully, we can get a little more backstory now that we've fought 3 angels! |
| I love that they had to prepare a 9hr plan, it felt more realistic. And Nerv must be an authority equal to or higher than the government for them to have authorization to take all of Japan's power. Finally starting to like this show oh and the drill scene reminded me of the Matrix lol I won't be surprised if the Matrix borrowed that piece from Eva, like how they were inspired to make the Matrix because of GITS |
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| Rei was giving off some seriously creepy vibes in the hospital scene. But I think I'm liking her more after the last scene. I want to know more about her and her relationship with Shinji's dad. |
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| I thought it was pretty great. The action was nice, with the diverting of Japan's power being pretty epic. But I felt the real heart of this was toward the end, when Shinji really starts to try to connect with Rei. His attempt shows that he really is progressing as a character, but Rei's smile also shows a bit more about her, humanizing her a little. |
| That was touching~ |
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| Absolutely gold episode and the best one out of the six episodes I've watched this far. Rei is developing slowly, but nicely and her relationship with Shinji is cute. |
| That drill is pretty damn long. I don't know that fit inside that... thing. |
MrDave said: Angel must have thought "damn sniper camper!!!!" wins thread The action remains my favorite part of the series thus far; although I'm enjoying it, I'm not really "feeling" the show yet. |
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| The ending was very cute I really liked it. |
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| Rei Saga Pt. 2! Or Eva ep 6. Pros: Plot- Part 2 of Rei and Shinji and fighting against the Cosmic Cube of Headshots. The attack pulls in the Rest of Nerv and other places in order to combat this powerful foe and Misato shows her stuff. Character: Rei continues to show herself and her connection to Nerv. Not a lot but it gives us enough to chew on about the shadowy group. She won a lot of points however for stopping Shinji from going to far into emo/PTSD mode and gets him back in the Eva. Shinji also shows some good points especially towards the end. 5/5. Loved the 2 parter and that smile at the end just made it all good. |
 I go where I wanna go, even if its into Oppai. |
| Good episode, Rei finally manages to show a tiny bit of emotion, after pulling Shinji back in the field. The Angel got pretty close to the core but was stopped just in time. |
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| "Why don't you try smiling?" That almost made me cry :') Anyway, great episode again, lots of boom boom action, yay! |
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| Yay! I was hoping that Shinji and Rei would bond soon! And that large sniper rifle was way cool! ★5/5 |
| Rei is the personified apathy. |
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| Rei has nothing, but she is willing to fight for the sake of everyone. "Rei" is zero in Japanese, so Rei = Zero = Nothing. But yet, she stands for everything. She's also the first Eva pilot. Just an observation XD Shinji once again felt reluctant but was compelled to carry out his duty in order to not place undue burden on someone else. His growing affection for Rei certainly aided in that regard I'm sure. I liked how he checked on Rei at the end of the episode in the same manner that his father did. His crying and display of care for her must have certainly reminded her of someone else who does (Gendo obvs) which doubly aided in her warming up to him. I think Shinji is seeing a reflection of himself in Rei. Empty, alone, just existing, dark past, treated cruelly by life. Such a person probably feels quite relatable to him, and coupled with the fact that it's a girl he already feels attracted to, he may have finally found "the" reason to continue fighting on and it should definitely assist in recovering his mental state and giving him a much needed spark of determination. As for Rei, her willingness to smile at the end was an indication that she accepted him. Perhaps he in turn will also help her open up and deal with her issues. |
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| That was crazy, it took all the power in Japan just to shoot one gun. Have to wonder whats its gonna take to bring the next angel down, it seems like they just keep getting stronger and stronger. Also that was a really great ending scene, it was nice to see Rei finally warm up to Shinji and show some emotion. |
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aero said: lolFuck yeah battle. Eat that stupid Angel. Serves you right giving them 9 hours to prepare. JohnGalt89 said: Wondering about this as well.So to get Rei to smile you just have to kill an Angel with a positron cannon powered by all the energy in Japan. I wonder what it takes to get a laugh out of her. Nice character development for both Shinji and Rei this episode [s]though I thought Rei's smile seemed forced/kinda creepy tbch. |
| (rewatching again) 5/5 One of my favorite episodes. Love this Angel and this battle. Intense. |
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| The relationship between Shinji and Rei is promising . Great scene between them after the battle . Great Episode . |
| I loved the ending of this episode alot! Seems like Rei is going to like Shinji after this. 5/5 |
| why is this faggot crying? |
| And just like that the ice queen's heart was thawed... |
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| The last scene was realliy touching and it was nice to see the two communicate with each other at last. |
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| DON'T FUCKING MISS! DON'T FUCKING MISS! AWWWWW SHIT! Well he didn't miss but the shot curved on its trajectory as too the Angel's shot. Angels don't seem to have a common form. Seems like they all have a core but their appearance changes from angel to angel. Are they being made? By who? Or what? Whoa, Rei, you almost died. Good thing Shinji got you out of that pod... the same way Shinji's dad did. I wonder der if Rei is the type to fall for him for that. I don't think she will. THERE'S THE SMILE. FROM THAT GIF! THAT'S THE SMILE! Dere dere! Rei, you look great when you smile. |
| That smile made my day!! ;-; |
| It's not like I haven't seen loads of kuuderes before. I don't know what is it about Rei, but I just like her more every episode. She's so pretty, her voice is so soothing, and in some way she feels... real, despite being a kuudere... huh |
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| Another great one! The battle was intense and beautiful to look at, which is super impressive considering, that this show is over 20 years old. That ending was very sweet aswell :) |
| This is starting to become really nice. I ship it. |
| Aw... I need a NGE romcom now. |
| That was quite tense. And we also got a bit of character development again at the end, this time for Rei. |
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| Let the ship sink or so they say.... |
| I'm slowly shipping Rei and Shinji. I love that cute moment they had together. |
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kawaiinekolover said: I'm slowly shipping Think about it again in 7+ épisode (depending if you reach the truth before it's blurt out on the screen). XD (not laughing about you) Also, you're better off with the current theatrical series if you're into that kind of watching. Don't expect something in this department here, sorry. Have a good watch. === @idunkno Mmh... how exactly can the movies butcher the pre-existing show when: 1/ they add nothing to the TV series, unlike The End, 2/ the only movie fully adapted from the TV series is pretty close to it in term of events and Shinji's main reactions. 3/ they are their own thing. By the way, I only stated a fact: if people are in for the kind of modern viewing where you wish for certain pairings to be formed, they should better focus their attention to the "Shin Eva" movies, especially the 2nd one. =========== April 8, 2020 @tabernac "Maybe" the actual target isn't Tokyo-3 but something there. ;) |
Rei_IIIApr 8, 2020 7:04 AM
Rei366 said: kawaiinekolover said: I'm slowly shipping Think about it again in 7+ épisode (depending if you reach the truth before it's blurt out on the screen). XD (not laughing about you) Also, you're better off with the current theatrical series if you're into that kind of watching. Don't expect something in this department here, sorry. Have a good watch. Thanks for letting me know! It's my first time watching Evangelion and I'm enjoying the show so far. :3 |
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| I love how Misato called the Angel attacking NERV headquarters a "sassy bastard". I also love how she's got the power to be like "Let's take all the power in Japan!" and everyone else just goes along with her. I'm starting to understand an "Evangelion in a Nutshell" YouTube animation/sketch I watched a while back. "Shinji, you must pilot the EVA." "Noooo I'm afraid!" "If he can't do it, REI MUST DO IT!" Things haven't gotten that dramatic though yet I guess, as all it took was a tiny, subtle little push from Rei for Shinji to pilot again. I love Rei's soft voice. And her smile...I want to protect it. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Shinji is maturing, at a slow rate but he's advancing. His relationship with Rei is getting closer now, and what better way to end a night for Shinji by convincing Rei to smile after saving the city again using a device that uses the whole of Japan's electricity... That smile is really cute and definitely rare for a kuudere like Rei. |
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| What a nice ep. Rei and Shinji reunion was really great. But I am really concerned about what happened to the target. But the action sequences and the prep sequences were well made. I hope that Rei becomes a good reason for Shinji to pilot the Eva. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| Such a great episode. Love the fact that battles in this anime aren't some giant robots senselessly beating on each other and screaming, but slow, strategic chess games. Not a fan of over-the-top way of doing things, but taking all of Japan's electricity was pretty badass, loved it :D Shinji only acts as a normal person would do when thrown into a war with such high stakes, he is very lovable imo. Nice to see Rei smile at Shinji, finally. |
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| The battle was short but very intense. I'm glad that Rei is ok after that. 4/5 |
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| Charming episode. Like father, like son. |
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| OMG. I remembered this series completely different. Well, to be expected. I watched it for the first time when I was 10, 18 years ago. Animation quality is superb. Hand drawn mecha, explosions and literally everything. Eyegasm. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
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