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Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 23 Rei (3) Asuka sinks into deep depression after Arael’s mental probing, and is unable to pilot when the new Angel Armisael arrives. Armisael begins physically fusing with EVA-00 and threatens to do the same to EVA-01, prompting Rei to sacrifice herself to save Shinji, only to appear aliveContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 23”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 24 The Beginning and the End, or ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ Too frightened to face Misato or Rei, Shinji runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with Kaworu Nagisa, the replacement pilot for EVA-02. Kaworu’s openness and friendliness provide much-needed comfort for the disturbed Shinji.Continue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 24”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 25 Do You Love Me? Instrumentality has begun, and now its inner process, the joining of all souls into one, will be depicted. The episode is primarily driven by dialogue, the background usually complete darkness. White text often appears on a black screen, an omniscient voice questioning the characters.Continue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 25”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 26 Take Care of Yourself. Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to shape their world, and how the self cannot exist without others to define it. neon-genesis-evangelion-ep-26

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 22 Don’t Be. Asuka’s synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, and her frustration with Rei, Shinji, Misato and Ryouji is on the rise. Angrier and more disturbed than ever, she is forced to relive her dark, traumaticContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 22”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 13 Lilliputian Hitcher A routine test involving the EVA pilots turns into a struggle for survival when a wholly new type of Angel appears and spreads inside NERV HQ. This new, computer-like angel threatens to set off the self-destruct for the entire facility, leaving Dr. Ritsuko Akagi in aContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 13”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 14 Weaving A Story (1) In the first half of the episode, a clip show is presented to the Human Instrumentality Committee of Seele, reviewing the attacks of all Angels up to this point. The second part includes a poem in which Rei contemplates her own existence, and aContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 14”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 15 Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others’ Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. It seems like it’s an important day for nearly everyone at NERV. Misato and Ritsuko are going to a wedding; Shinji and Gendo are visiting Yui’s grave; Asuka has a date. However, important thingsContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 15”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 16 Splitting of the Breast Shinji beats Asuka in a synch test, much to her annoyance. Not too long after, the EVAs are dispatched to deal with a mysterious apparition, and EVA-01 is sucked into a shadowlike blackness that materializes out of nothingness from under it. While an emergencyContinue reading “Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 16”

Neon Genesis Evangelion Season 1 Episode 17 Fourth Children A NERV branch in Nevada is obliterated in a catastrophic accident, and NERV headquarters prepares to station a new Evangelion in Japan. The Fourth Child is selected, unbeknownst to Shinji. neon-genesis-evangelion-ep-17