alright NERV got off way lighter than I would've ever thought

I had rather expected unit 01 would've stayed berserk for at least another episode but nope, it turned off offscreen which kinda feels like a copout 😭😭 gainax must've realized late they drove themselves into far too cramped of a writing corner with the last episode

anyway this sure was a standout episode, it gives me the strong feeling they didn't have it in them to animate a whole ass new ep lmao, still the episode is good for what it is and while the deeper dive into shinji's psyche doesn't reveal anything that new or unexpected, it's fitting for the show and doesn't feel like straightup filler

same couldn't be said about the end though, I wouldn't have expected eva to pioneer netflix's trademark filler sex scene some 20ish years ahead of time lmfao

also I didn't really like how shinji just kinda appeared again out of nowhere, felt uncharacteristically cheap

#driftiniwatches #neongenesisevangelion