Interesting little details in 2.XX

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

I noticed the outfit. Did not notice the eye colors before now... of ANY of them! Seriously, the ones behind her have pink eyes or something.

[Xana]

This has probably been mentioned before, but I just noticed it. In 2.22's "Next Time" preview, the Rei wearing the transfer student uniform appears to have blue or purple eyes:

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To me it looks like it's just the lighting, especially on AU Rei (looks at purple wall behind them). Orrr just a small color blooper, who knows....

Oh well, if I'm mistaken and it's not really the lighting, burn me to death.

[Jornophelanthas]

To me it looks like it's just the lighting, especially on AU Rei (looks at purple wall behind them). Orrr just a small color blooper, who knows....

I'm inclined to agree with this. The difference between the eye color of school-uniform-Rei and the [s]naked[/s]-child-Reis could have one of two explanations:

1. The taller Rei's eyes reflect the color of the luminescent purple walls, while the shorter Reis' eyes reflect something more white-ish that they are looking at. The off-screen light source of whatever is casting that white glare on the wall behind them could qualify (white glare on red iris should result in a pink-ish hue).

2. Lower animation quality. I'm no expert on that, but some posters have stated that the 3.0 preview at the end of 2.0 is of significantly lower graphical quality than the actual movie.

Both of these seem equally plausible to me. Also, I don't believe there is any more information to work on beyond this (at least not until "Fall 2012" is upon us), so my interest in this issue remains limited.

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Edit: I just noticed the left-most child-Rei appears to be wearing clothing, as there is a dark blue strap over her shoulder, consistent with a summer dress, sleeveless shirt or similar garment. Perhaps this merits its own comment here.

[deeRez]

Mari's eye color in that same room is her usual blue,
so I don't think Rei's eye color has to do with the room reflection.

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[Warren Peace]

Likely just a stylistic flourish. They probably have mouths too even if they're not drawn.

[Jayfive]

Also worth noting out, assuming that not everyone spotted it, that Mari is nekkid. And more obviously not happy about it. Indedd her expression and movement seems to suggest 'I know youre looking at them, knock it off'

A ritsuko-esque interrogation maybe?

[Warren Peace]

I wouldn't be surprised if they're actually editing together two different reactions... that is, maybe Mari isn't looking at the Reis at all. If she is, whatever is causing that light is casting similar slivers behind all the girls, if they're standing across from eachother. Maybe they're standing in the same place at two different times?

[Jayfive]

Ive never even considered any single shot in that trailer to have any connection with any other.

Ive assumed that the gaggle of Reis and Mari are in seperate areas of the same location.

Likewise I dont neccessarily think Kaji is pointin ghis gun and shouting at Misato. He could be, but im not taking it for granted.

[Reichu]

The preview Rei do have different eye colors. Confirmed in storyboard. (Me no iro ga chigau = "Their eyes are different colors [from what you'd expect]".)

Rei and Mari are strongly implied to be in the same place. See the background tiles with the "Angel-sealing" glyphs.

[Jayfive]

Its in the dub but even so -

Kensuke's line in the train station:
'...shes already a captain at our age, thats like a 10 year old going to med school'
is almost certainly a reference to:
Doogie Howser MD

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

Its in the dub but even so -

Kensuke's line in the train station:
'...shes already a captain at our age, thats like a 10 year old going to med school'
is almost certainly a reference to:
Doogie Howser MD

If khara and GAINAX can be fans of older shows, why not Funimation?

[Kendrix]

Also worth noting out, assuming that not everyone spotted it, that Mari is nekkid. And more obviously not happy about it. Indedd her expression and movement seems to suggest 'I know youre looking at them, knock it off'

A ritsuko-esque interrogation maybe?

My personal impression from the trailer is that after the near TI was stopped, NERV gets stormed and everyone is imprisoned... and I guess the first person they'll want to imprison is the strange chick who took controll of Unit 02. The Seele guys probably want to know what she's up to, and she probably doesn't like answering questions. ("I don't like working with adults", cutting the intercom connection....)
They probably told her to take her glasses off, as well, which she definitely doesn't appreciate...

as for the Reis, I say that since they couldn't interrogate the Rei we know since she is currently liquified, they questioned... something else.

[deeRez]

My personal impression from the trailer is that after the near TI was stopped, NERV gets stormed and everyone is imprisoned... and I guess the first person they'll want to imprison is the strange chick who took controll of Unit 02. The Seele guys probably want to know what she's up to, and she probably doesn't like answering questions. ("I don't like working with adults", cutting the intercom connection....)
They probably told her to take her glasses off, as well, which she definitely doesn't appreciate...

as for the Reis, I say that since they couldn't interrogate the Rei we know since she is currently liquified, they questioned... something else.

I'm going to assume the purple room is a jail cell of some kind. If SEELE is interrogating them, the shadow would be a block/rectangle. Instead it's a person.

So I assume it's a SEELE agent coming into the cell, telling her that she's up next for the interrogation.

And as for Rei, I think that's probably spot on. Maybe SEELE will discover the truth behind the first child (if they did not know already)? That it's been a clone the whole time?

Though I'm assuming that Mari is like that because they took away her plugsuit (the only thing she had). So the others should be in clothes.

[Rocky Raccoon]

[StraightEdge]

Did anyone ever speculate that 03s core soul is touji's mother?

[Ornette]

Did anyone ever speculate that 03s core soul is touji's mother?

That wouldn't fit like in the TV series since Toji isn't a pilot.

[Rocky Raccoon]

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[Jornophelanthas]

[That scene's] placement and the fact that it exists seem to suggest this, I think, since there doesn't seem to be another reason for Touji's sister to get better (I can't remember, does she die in TV?). If so, showing her alive would serve as a neat little bow to tie off that particular build up. By this I have no idea who's is suppose to be in Rebuild's Unit 03.

If this is actually common knowledge you'll have to forgive me, I only just reached such a conclusion right now.

If I recall correctly, NGE-Toji did not want to pilot Unit-03 because of what it did to Shinji. (Remember that he was deeply impressed with the way Shinji suffered during the battle with Shamshel, and became Shinji's friend afterwards.)
He only agreed to pilot Unit-03 because his family could not afford his sister's hospital treatment, and NERV would pay for it if he would pilot for them. Which was undoubtedly Gendo's style, using an injured little girl as blackmail to get what he wants from a potential pilot.

So no, I do not believe Toji's sister was the soul in Unit-03. Most likely it was his mother's, since his mother is never mentioned and therefore quite possibly dead.

[Sailor Star Dust]

Most likely it was his mother's, since his mother is never mentioned and therefore quite possibly dead.

It's Toji's mother, yes: http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:Eva-03%27s_Soul

Gendo and Ritsuko in Episode 17:

IKARI: What about the test pilot?

RITSUKO: The dummy plug is still risky. Of our prospective candidates...

IKARI: We'll select a fourth, then?

RITSUKO: Yes, there is one child whose core can be prepared immediately.

[deeRez]

Isn't Unit-03 from the United States, making the core someone else's mother?