| 6:10pm | Janggeum’s Dream: Episode 33 Commentary | | | | Once again, not knowing what anyone is saying works against me. Funny how that is. The visiting Jang Gyeong must not have been poisoned after all. Whatever was put in her food wasn’t dangerous, only something which would cause a temporary difficulty. This puts Hwan back in the running for... |
| 9:29am | Apparel Category | | | | Back when I was incomeless and therefore unable to buy new DVDs very often, I spent a lot of time with Saint Tail. One of the things I noticed was that Meimi wore outfits in later episodes which she had worn in earlier episodes. In many series, a character always wears the same outfit or never wears... |
| 12:05pm | Rei III | | | | The major line in this episode is Asuka asking why Shinji wasn’t sent out for her. Being saved by Shinji is something Asuka can accept. It’s happened before. Being saved by Rei, someone Asuka views as only a puppet, is unforgivable. It’s something which leave Asuka unable to forgive... |
| 3:46pm | Don’t be. | | | | Asuka’s time in the spotlight is her undoing. The way Asuka “is” becomes more understandable. Her choices in life, her rush to become an adult, her excelling through school, her attempts at a relationship with Kaji. As always, Shinji is glad to see someone wasn’t hurt. He’s... |
| 2:17pm | He was aware that he was still a child. | | | | Just about all mysteries have been explained, it seems. The origin of Evangelion? Check. The creation of Nerv, and its purpose? Check. The events leading to the death of Yui? I’m still uncertain, but wouldn’t be surprised if she ended up a part of Eva Unit 01 at the work of Ritsuko’s... |
| 12:45pm | Weaving a Story 2: oral stage | | | | The failure of ten years ago, Shinji’s mother. Did Shinji’s mother lose herself into Eva Unit 01? This would explain Eva Unit 01 saving Shinji in the beginning. This would explain Eva Unit 01’s actions to protect Shinji, and the ultimate rejection of Rei as a pilot. At this point,... |
| 1:36pm | Introjection | | | | Kaji has his greatest lines this episode. His conversation with Shinji changed everything for Shinji. Kaji knows enough about the words written on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He knows about Second Impact, Adam, and what will cause Third Impact. Shinji chose to run away, but he’s become too involved.... |
| 2:45am | Greg Ayres, Scott VonSchilling, and Fansub Downloads | | | | While reading Scott VonSchilling’s article on Greg Ayres and the Fight Against Fansubs, something stood out to me. First, I’ll have to say, I agree with Greg Ayres’s views on fansubbing, downloading anime, etc. Read Scott’s piece, and you’ll find he agrees with Ayres,... |
| 4:46pm | Ambivalence | | | | Everything has just changed for Shinji. The trials of these characters continue to draw me in. |
| 5:53pm | Janggeum’s Dream: Episode 32 Commentary | | | | A bit of difference in deja vu makes this episode a bit odd, but maybe that’s because I can’t understand what anyone’s saying. Back when Jungjong was poisoned, Lady Han found herself in prison for it. This time around, she has to leave the palace. This is after copies of the calling... |
| 2:29pm | Fourth CHILD | | | | The dummy plugs are meant to allow the Evangelion to be activated without a pilot inside. A success means no more need for pilots. A success means the ability to continue if anything happens to the pilots, and they are no longer able to pilot an Evangelion. Surely there’s more to it. Ritsuko... |
| 4:25pm | Splitting of the Breast | | | | The repeated showing of the shadow before the Evangelion went after the floating object was well played. It suggested, “Look at this shadow, there’s something about it, don’t you think?” without being blatant. For Rei to say they can’t retreat yet because Shinji and his... |
| 4:54pm | Weaving a Story | | | | What I’m gathering from this episode is that the Angel attacks are all prophesied in these Dead Sea Scroll obtained by Seele. Whether the Evangelion project is meant to hinder the Angels, or meant to find an Angel unbeatable, is indeterminable. The purpose of Adam and its preparations are indeterminable.... |
| 1:27pm | Lilliputian Hitcher | | | | What I’ve gathered from this episode is that the Evangelion are robots with the personality of the user transferred through them, and the berserk mode Shinji’s Evangelion went through early on was due to the trauma Shinji experienced. This doesn’t exactly explain why the suit saved... |
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