This double-episode starts off with a flashback. Booooooooooring. But this is the good kind of flashback: the kind that explains why people are dead/injured/otherwise brutalized. Awesome! Rei’s robot goes berserk. It punches the wall and ejects her. The Evangelion unit punches the observation booth where Shinji’s father is standing. Does this imply emotional tension— Let’s [...]

Shinji runs away. Then he comes back. Final Thoughts: Shinji comes back after running away This episode was filler Not much to say

Shinji begins training with the Eva. Throughout the training session he sounds like a zombie. Cool! Why does the robot need a gun? Is that a mechanical trigger? Couldn’t they give one of those to the UN? I’m guessing it’ll never subdue an Angel. Why does— Stop! In the name of the CLAW! What? Unoriginal [...]

Pen Pen: Best Character Ever The episode begins with Shinji trying to make the robot walk. It trips after two steps. Then the Angel picks it up, crushes its left arm, and stabs it through the face. Has Shinji been defeated? The next thing we know, Shinji is lying in hospital bed. The Evangelion is [...]

This episode begins with Shinji ogling erotic photography. Then he sees a ghost! I’m liking this show already! An “Angel” appears! The UN takes it on and gets crushed. Wreckage falls dangerously close to Shinji but just far enough away to leave him unharmed. How convenient… As the Angel nears Shinji, Misato comes to the [...]

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