Reichu wrote:Aside from his blood, since when was Sachiel blue?
That's what I meant. Maybe blue bloody remains would be better.
Reichu wrote:What specifically are you referring to?
Prude is a word I came across on answers.com, which happens to describe the conservative side of Shinji pretty well. Here's the excerpt.
Prude - One who is excessively concerned with being or appearing to be proper, modest, or righteous.
It also adds -prude has become a term of reproach
It's also got undertones of being old fashioned and socially conservative. Which Shinji is. You could throw up loads of example. His manners, formalities etc. Good examples include his reaction to Asuka's much more liberal behaviour. The thermal expansion problem she poses.
Shinji: Don't ask me, I've no idea!
Also his reaction to Asuka's reason for kissing.
Nothing to do, so, kiss? That's ...(inappropriate, not right, etc..) The actor really plays it spot on. The guy is living in the fifties. Eighteen fifties!
Maybe this is something for an appendix.
Reichu wrote:You don't think she drinks like a maniac when she only has a penguin for an audience?
I think it's the way she quaffs it. When she was on her own she probobly just sat there sullenly guzzling the stuff down, eventually getting drunk enough to fling a few bottles at the refridgerator where PenPen was cowering.!
Reichu wrote:What marks it as "immature" specifically?
Hmmm. I'm finding this one hard to articulate. Immature is the wrong word. Perhaps naive is better. I got to think about this one.
Reichu wrote:Exactly what is he glancing at, you think?
He's glancing, through the wall, at Misato. Am I the only other one who's done this in a strange house?
Reichu wrote:Believe...what?
Matrix reference. Pity Sachiel isn't wearing sunglasses. "Mr Ikari! We meet at last"
Reichu wrote:I think the evidence is against your idea here. The pulses flow BACKWARDS, the synchronization breaks down, the LCL electrification decreases, and the plug is apparently dispelled from the core. EVA-01 is rejecting the technology and taking control of herself; Shinji is just along for the ride.
His awareness of the incident was minimal at best, considering he was not even synchronized... He was basically sitting inside a dark entry plug the entire time.
But he seems to remember the whole fight. I was always under the impression, especially given his look in cut 256, that some deep primal rage had been invested in Shinji somehow during the fight. The synchrograph reversing might be an indication of the Eva forcing itself upon him, controling him rather than the other way around, instead of rejecting him. In the chaos of background comments I can pick out these few.
Man (OFF) "Cranial nerve connections, overloading beyond normal values!!"
Man (OFF) "Nerve graph is transgressing safe depths!"
Man (OFF) "Nerve graph is breaking into the danger zone! It has entered level 8!"
Man (OFF) "Mental graph interrupted! Present depth unknown!"
Which might support my interpretation. It's just a feeling I have.
Reichu wrote:Considering he wakes up in a hospital bed, "pass out" sounds about right.
I think Gendou would have gotten a few cheap laughs out of a beating though!
Originally posted on: 03-Apr-2005, 18:01 GMT