While not as severe as the N^2 explosion or indeed the mystery of Gendou's office which also occure in this episode, episode #19 seems to have another slight problem in its consistency, which I recently came across. I couldn't find any reference to it elsewhere, so I'll post this for whom it may concern.

In Episode #19, after the failure of both Rei and the dummy plug to synch with Unit-01, Gendou stands up and asks Fuyutsuki to take command. Gendou now presumably leaves for the Eva Hanger, where he later meets Shinji. This happens at about 13:40.


All well and good, except that shortly after this, during Rei's kamakazi attack with the N^2 mine, Gendou is again seen in the command centre. This happens at about 15:00

And in case you're skeptical, yes, Gendou is again see in the command centre at about 15:18. Seated I might add.


Gendou is finally seen in the belfry of the Eva hanger ar 16:16.

This all seems to raise the slight question of why Gendou decided to leave, then hung around and sat back down on his chair for a while before heading to the hanger. While not a monumental issue in the scheme of things, it is nonetheless an inconsistency in the choreography of the episode.

In situations like this, we must turn to time honoured teachings for answers....

You know the drill.

Maybe he just went out for a cup of coffee and came right back.

There’s just really no way to know for sure why this happened.

It's Gendo, he was probably just fucking with us.

If I remember correctly, only the last shot is a recycled one. And Gendou does not appear to move from a standing position in the third shot. Was Gendou's departure supposed to come after the incident with Rei?

AuraTwilight wrote:It's Gendo, he was probably just fucking with us.

Either that, or I'm going with the editors had a really long day and noticed that they arranged some shots incorrectly at like 4:50pm and then decided to just leave it. I've done stuff like that before. Why not them?

random theory:
I is possible, gendo goes plans to go to the hanger and then know that Rei is going to explode, so he sits down. Realising that he was suposed to ask fuyutsuiki to take over later.

Everybodys got to pee.

I'm going with Archon Eva for the most part, a slight change of plans upon getting information about Rei, so he never left until just afterward, also, they have fast elevators at nerv.

Gendo forgot his wallet, which of course has his liscense to kill inside it, he can't forget that!

Lol. Fail.

My guess is he was about to leave, saw Rei doing her thing, so didn't leave until later on.

haha wow. I never noticed those mistakes for 19.

What the--!!! You are not Anno. You are a cat.

esselfortium wrote:What the--!!! You are not Anno. You are a cat.

Are you saying I am a fake Anno?

If Anno was a cat it would explain so much of the cruelty and pointlessness of his trolling.

The picture of the AnnoCat has brighten my day. Funny how we are finding things like this so many years later.

Remember the topic people. It is your task to explain this consistency in a way that has the absolute minimal impact on the plot and canon. Bonus marks if make this seeming discrepancy make more sense than the initial interpretation.

If we can't handle something as simple as this, then we have little hope of explaining the rest of the series.

Oh stuff it, it's not that big of a fucking deal. He left to take a piss.

It's also getting pretty annoying how you talk down to everyone like you're their schoolteacher. Cut it out.