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| It was a climax episode I think. So far all the 15 episodes thigs were getting haze and misty but at this point, I realised the things I assumed or thought as a possibilty of turning true is actually showing up. Ahh atlast some change of plotpace episode, along with some development and exploration of the character shinji. I've wondered from the 2nd or 3rd or so episodes that why don't Misato and shinji don't seek out of the knowledge, dont throw questions about the past, the things they are dealing with, working on pretty much like robots, finishing the objectives coming up outta nowhere without searching or trying to realise what pattern it follows. but at this point they are getting involved. I hope shinji's character was not too this much of shallow rather if he was atleast a bit more intelligent. maybe that would've just made another lelouch or light.. Well Evangelion got its own style. I bettter not complain o something good.. this are just my questions on the character so far till ep 16 and asessment.. -_-" |
| What a fantastic episode, it really left us with much to thing about what Eva's truly are. Really loved that use of shadows and terrifying face of Asuka during that confortation scene with Rei. |
| Okay, this episode is my favorite so far. I loved the introspection Shinji had and just everything- so good! |
| Deep down, we all have trash taste |
| Damn it NGE......you’re not....about to give me a full on EXISTENTIAL CRISIS!!!!! What the flying fuck that entire sequence with Shinji’s conscience was mind-blowing. What an incredible episode. |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Hai! You are number 1! lol at Rei walking out then saying goodbye. Shinji's hand. Those kids laughing at Shinji. Dat ball in the sky. Shinji is taking point. Shinji's hand again. It disappeared. An Angel. Shinji got sucked in. Rei steps up to Asuka. Shinji. Sea of Dirac. Connected to another universe? Shinji going crazy. Dat slap. Dat pic of Yui. Dat light. Okaasan? The ground. Unit 01 is breaking out. Dat roar. Its dead. Dat stance. Misato's hug. Shinji is awake. Dat ending. Great episode. Those questions in the ED theme. |
| 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). |
| Shit just went 0-100 real fucking quick. This anime once again, reminding us it isn't all sun shine and rainbows, and once again, if they wanted to fucking traumatise Shinji, they can do it at a snap of a finger. Getting stuck in pure isolation for 12hrs straight, having you're oxygen and heating slowly deplete, and have the weird water you're in start tasting like iron, yeh i'm not surprised a 10 minute MV of Shinji fucking snapping occurred. Unit 01 breaking out of the angel had to be the most batshit crazy and hardcore thing in this anime yet. It most likely went berserk again like the first time, but is it from Shinji fucking actually approaching death, instead of the intense pain that caused the first one? Either way the fucking blood covered Unit 01 along with its screams(???) is some scary shit. Wasn't it suppose to be fully out of energy? Who actually controls it when it goes berserk? They are really building it up that the Eva Units are not just simple machines, and they are doing a good fucking job. That ending though, love to hear it when someone says "yehhhh, i doubt the MC is gonna be happy when he finds out what he's been driving in the past 16 episodes" |
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| They hiding something from Shinji, I wonder what it is cuz they need to explain the interaction of him and his mother. Pretty polarizing episode. |
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| Looks like the mindfuckery has begun Asuka being annoying as ever Why would only Shinji and Rei be destroyed by the secret of the Evas? Is Asuka just a different type of person? Is it that Shinji and Rei care more? Maybe that Asuka's Eva is the first non-prototype? But now I kinda wanna know what the secret is And that preview makes it look like the classmate is gonna be the next pilot lol |
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| Mindfuck + big fucking murder time + character development = good show 5/5 |
| This might be the best episode so far. This is getting really fascinating now. Cait wait for the upcoming revelations |
| That was cool it even had Ritsuko questioning what they created |
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| Dam wtf are they actually piloting for real? Even the Angels didn't look off-hinged as Beserk Mode Unit-01. |
| Looks like this is the climax of the series, and where the mind fuck begins. |
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| Asuka is so critical of everyone, dang. Shinji drowning in the shadow of his father, in growing up, in responsibility, in fear of maturity. Damn, and I liked Ritsuko too...ugh. The biggest and hardest battles are the ones we have with ourselves. Also, are angels really bad? Shinji faces possible death, judgment and then comfort. THEN was it HIS Eva that came bursting out like that being reborn? The plot unfolds more... |
| What is the secret Ritsuko is hiding that would make the 3 drivers not forgive her? |
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| Ngl this was a pretty heavy episode. Misato has really grown to care for Shinji. Misato really bitchslapped Ritsuko. Gotta love the Eva berserk mode. Just like I thought the Eva's are somehow related to the 1st Angel, Adam. Something big is being planned by Gendo and Ritsuko is with him too. Yo what was Rei whispering in the ED?? |
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mattnoce said: Random question not really related to this episode but it’s where I’m up to, hopefully someone can answer quick. They always reference “the second impact” what about the first impact? Or am I not supposed to know about it yet Either way, I feel like the mind fuckery is starting. So many questions are piling up that I feel are all connected in some way. I want to keep watching but it’s 12:30am and I can already tell this shits going to pop up in my dreams. Til tomorrow! The First Impact. |
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| so far the best episode, unsettling asf. incredible tonal shift asuka's fragile ego slowly being shattered is so well executed |
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| This episode was equal parts intense and emotional Shinji's relationship with Misato is so cute and she really thinks of him as her own. The scene where she praised him like "you're number one" was really sweet, specially since Shinji and Misato had that moment a couple episodes back when they were talking about how meaningless praise can feel at times -- but it means the most when it comes from those you care for. Then when Ritsuko insinuated that the Eva Unit was more important than the actual pilot Shinji, Misato really got to stick up for her kiddo and let miss-sis know what's up. Speaking of sticking up for Shinji, Rei even seemed to develop some aversion towards Asuka when she started insulting Shinji -- it first starts in the locker room when Asuka is ranting out her jealousy over the sync-scores and then bubbles to the surface when Rei actually confronts Asuka and stops her mid-rant after Shinji's been captured by the Angel. I mean, Asuka talks a lot about how Shinji should or shouldn't be but, in reality, she's not much different from Shinji or the other kids. Character moments aside -- I did think the concept of a 2-dimensional creature with a 3-dimensional shadow was really interesting and was a nice way to shake things up visually and demonstrate the variety between the Angels and their powers. |
| This was the episode that changed everything from me. I had never seen anything like it at the time and while I've seen similar stuff since, none pulled it off quite as well as this. |
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| O__O what and episode. it hardly felt 20min. have to say that after this episode, the mystery about the eva's seems more important the angels mystery lol. |
| It looks like this is where Evangelion really begins as we truly start to tackle the psychological aspect, delving into the psyche of Shinji. Him releasing himself and the eva from the angel and tearing it to shreds was awesome, I guess we're meant to believe this his will power was just that strong. Perhaps he really really missed his mother, and that since Katsuragi was kind of like a mother-figure to him, he just had to do whatever it took to see her again. THIS is the best episode now so far. On a side note, I just realized that Rei and Pen-Pen (the penguin lol) have the same voice actress. edit: I also love how we see Shinji waking up to that darn ceiling again, but this time Rei is there by his side, and even Asuka as well |
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| This is my favorite NGE episode for a number of reasons but above all is Unit 01 violently tearing itself from the Angle. It's just one of those scenes that gets burned into your mind. |
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| W Shinji. W Evas. W everything. W Rei. |
| Great episode, but despite making everyone worried, Shinji technically soloed the Angel in less time than than some group attempts in the past. We don't really know if anyone else would've been able to do the job, even with more research and preparation. The only thing that bugs me is that his Angel didn't seem to be very aggressively trying to get to NERV's HQ, which is usually their main purpose. Instead, he was just bing chilling after consuming part of the city. Despite being very nasty this episode, I think that it was very sweet that Asuka visited Shinji in the hospital. |
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| Episode saved at the end luckily. Had given Shinji the pass in earlier episodes due to him being forced into all this. But now...he was shown to be getting the hang of things at least, then we get a double case of character whiplash. He suddenly very enthusiastic about the test results out of nowhere, and then instantly falls completely back into blind panic mode the moment things go unexpected. There was obviously no way he could've anticipated the situation would turn out like that, but considering his experience now, it was the first time he came off as pathetic to me. The dive into Shinji's head was interesting though and really brings to light his interactions with others, even if he is still deluding himself with wanting praise by his father. Although that 'killing his wife' is likely not going to be as clear cut as that flashback made it out. Considering the completelly uncalled for slap Rei did to Shinji back at the start of the series, I am incredibly disappointed that Asuka didn't get the same treatment. The one being hypocritical is her. Sure, Shinji was cocky, got overconfident and needed a chewing out...but who was the bitch stirring the shit pot?! Now that we're seeing the next step of the true EVA nature, and Shinji's had his big philosophical moment...Asuka is in serious need of a reality check concerning how she treats others. Hoping the Misato starts to help out Kaji with his black ops work. Should've expected the Dr to be in the know along with the Cmdr, but never to such a degree. It's too late to try and hide the EVA nature from the pilots. They may still go along with operations, but that trust is long lost after Unit 01's public performance there. As I thought, the armour exterior and power systems act more like a restraining system than true power, considering Unit 01 was able to go berserk with 0%. But I guess it takes a lot out of the inner monnster to break free from the 0% power shutdown, since they didn't have issues retreiving it after it broke out. |
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