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May 26, 2023 8:01 PM
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Straight up banger episode for every reason
Jun 25, 2023 7:24 AM
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the beginning was normal and stuff but the end got me......... really...... really..... confused......
Jan 13, 12:00 AM

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through all resistance love finds a way, and the truth reveals itself
Jan 21, 6:48 PM

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Man we got a lot of character development for this episode. Pretty hilarious with Asuka just kissing Shinji out of sheer boredom. Who knew that Shinji can play a Cello and play a classical tune at that. I feel like Misato’s subplot was really handled well and plus we do get some development for NERV and man that scene with Adam was very unnerving I mean jesus the fact that it’s just hanging there is just…bleh…just bleh…

And just what was Rei doing in that private helicopter for Commander Ikari? And the fact that the first Angel is in NERV headquarters the whole time makes me wonder just raises even more questions about NERV’s REAL intentions as a whole. Great episode on the whole personally, I’m definitely getting closer to where everything in this show gets very trippy so I’m on the look out for that at the very least.
Mar 5, 7:43 PM
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I- dont know, no piece of art has ever effected me like this
Mar 7, 4:18 AM

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This is the real start of Evangelion.
The little scene with gendo and shinji at Yui's grave was fantastic, it helps the viewer to understand the enigmatic Gendo, and it's important to note that shinji is really trying to get closer to his father, in his own way.
Kaji and Misato's scene was awesome,a super realistic dialogue between them, it made me fall in love with the character of misato.
Asuka wants to kiss Shinji, but she is afraid of human intimacy, so she acts like she's disgusted.
Rei blushing for shinji's compliment was heartwarming.
''Touch the darkness inside me''
Mar 12, 5:07 AM
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The scene where Kaji & Katsuragi end up kissing is very good, along with the music.

I like to see more scenes of Kaji, his loyalty is not very clear. He should probably end up murdered, when you serve two interests and you have your own, things usually end badly.
I hoped that through him, we could know more about the secrets.

But I don't quite understand the last scene. What is Katsuragi doing there? Where are they
exactly? It has lost its grace a bit. On the other hand, we see how they can ally forces between the two, if Adams' plan does not seem correct to them. How will Katsuragi react with this new information? !!
BaronLukisMar 12, 5:19 AM
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This is the real start of Evangelion.
The little scene with gendo and shinji at Yui's grave was fantastic, it helps the viewer to understand the enigmatic Gendo, and it's important to note that shinji is really trying to get closer to his father, in his own way.
Kaji and Misato's scene was awesome,a super realistic dialogue between them, it made me fall in love with the character of misato.
Asuka wants to kiss Shinji, but she is afraid of human intimacy, so she acts like she's disgusted.
Rei blushing for shinji's compliment was heartwarming.
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Neemesis_2 said:
The little scene with gendo and shinji at Yui's grave was fantastic, it helps the viewer to understand the enigmatic Gendo, and it's important to note that shinji is really trying to get closer to his father, in his own way.


It seems that they do that every 3 years or something. You get to a point, whether u dont know if the father acts like that to remind his wife, to keep "control" on his own son or to remind him that were beautiful things long time ago, to remind him is own humanity, because his secrets plans maybe answer a deep desire for power or egoist desires. Onto Shinji, is true he is 14, but after all what happened regards his father, its fair to ask, does he really need to behave like that towards his father? Not only his father, but towards other persons? Like if what others do, mattered! He spoke to his father, i really enjoyed having time to talk with you. And his father: I see... (you see that his own son still is a stupid brat??)


@Neemesis_2
Neemesis_2 said:

Asuka wants to kiss Shinji, but she is afraid of human intimacy, so she acts like she's disgusted.


Maybe is that, or maybe she realized that she can never have anything with Kaiji, so she goes for another option.

Mar 12, 5:27 AM

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@Neemesis_2
Neemesis_2 said:
The little scene with gendo and shinji at Yui's grave was fantastic, it helps the viewer to understand the enigmatic Gendo, and it's important to note that shinji is really trying to get closer to his father, in his own way.


It seems that they do that every 3 years or something. You get to a point, whether u dont know if the father acts like that to remind his wife, to keep "control" on his own son or to remind him that were beautiful things long time ago, to remind him is own humanity, because his secrets plans maybe answer a deep desire for power or egoist desires. Onto Shinji, is true he is 14, but after all what happened regards his father, its fair to ask, does he really need to behave like that towards his father? Not only his father, but towards other persons? Like if what others do, mattered! He spoke to his father, i really enjoyed having time to talk with you. And his father: I see... (you see that his own son still is a stupid brat??)


@Neemesis_2
Neemesis_2 said:

Asuka wants to kiss Shinji, but she is afraid of human intimacy, so she acts like she's disgusted.


Maybe is that, or maybe she realized that she can never have anything with Kaiji, so she goes for another option.

@BaronLukis you will be very shocked when the show will go deeper in the characters' psychology,like asuka and misato.
shinji's relationship with Gedo is... very complicated. it's hard to understand gendo until the very end of the show.
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Apr 4, 9:56 PM
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Interesting change of pace
- looks like Kaji and Misato will grow a romance
- Asuka seems complicated, ditching a date, then kissing Shinji and getting jealous of Misato.
- Wtf was Rei hooked up to?
- Adam looks creepy…. Has Gendo been growing it since Kaji gave him the embryo?
Apr 13, 5:56 PM
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Rather strange episode, some really sweet scenes with Mommy Misato and Kaji but also strange scenes like Shinji and Asuka randomly kissing. Also more Rei blushing. And of course goddamn Adam looking incredibly cool. Really excited for next episode with a Dirac Sea.
Aug 6, 2:19 PM

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great episode. Misato opening up about how she really feels about herself was heartbreaking
Sep 4, 9:02 AM
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My favorite one so far, nice conflicts and character drama, although it's all a bit hasty, wich is making me consider reading the manga (as if I had the time to do so)
Sep 4, 9:02 AM
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My favorite one so far, nice conflicts and character drama, although it's all a bit hasty, wich is making me consider reading the manga (as if I had the time to do so)
Sep 23, 6:16 AM
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SO MUCH to unpack!!

Firstly, I never knew how to feel about Misato and Kaji's relationship, but I think now that I know their past, I'm all for it. Hearing more about Misato, too... honestly, getting more deep into her character has been intriguing. And it's cool to know that Kaji's been a spy, honestly that just makes his character more interesting.

What was with Asuka though? "I'll kiss you because I'm bored"? This is what I meant when I said before that there seems to be 'fanservice' just for the sake of it. And the fact that Shinji doesn't hardly react afterwards is odd to me, too. Considering he's thought of kissing her before, he's never had his first kiss, and he's a teenage boy - you'd think he'd be nonstop thinking about it afterward, but instead after he gasps for breath, she leaves, and it's just kinda whatever. Ultimately that scene had zero impact on the characters or the story, so it just made me roll my eyes at the end of the day. Shame we have to have these pointless scenes. If it somehow comes up in the future, though, for example if we find out Asuka actually has a thing for Shinji, maybe I'll forgive it I suppose. At least then it would serve a narrative purpose.

And... Adam. I don't even know what to make of that. It seems to have a bunch of human feet dangling from the bottom of it, which makes me think it's "made of humans" or... something of the sort. Perhaps it's just a weirdly-shaped Angel, but it's clear something more is going on here. Nerv doesn't seem very innocent, and Commander Ikari clearly knows something.

Guess only time will tell.
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