Maybe I could've forgiven the mysterious plot if the first half of the show wasn't just so repetitive and boring, not once did I find myself cheering on Shinji, Rey and especially not Asuka, they just weren't compelling enough for me to care about them. I've seen a lot of posts about people explaining that due to their severe depression it made them like the show because the characters each represented a part of them? If that is the case then I absolutely cannot recommend this show to anyone with a healthy mind, I fell asleep during the final episode during whatever that whole shebang was.
It just never felt like any of the characters changed or evolved even a little, and I sat through the show hoping that the 'masterpiece' title that it had earned wasn't for nothing.
Shinji was frustrating as he never became someone other than a loser.
Rey was not interesting at all as she displayed barely any characteristics.
I would rather strangle Asuka than listen to her incessant moaning and complaining again. She never changed from being a bitch, never.
Though I will give it, the Evas look awesome, and the fight scenes with them were the parts of the show where I enjoyed myself the most.
