Probably in part due to the fact that Kaworu deliberately withholds information Shinji should really know about, such as when Kaworu Speared him at the end of 2.0, or that he says removing the spears will somehow fix everything, but he doesn't really elaborate as to how or why

Shinji certainly wanted to. It's unclear if Kawrou wanted the same, he wanted something else and Shinji's misinterpreting him, or if Kaworu's manipulating Shinji the whole time

I've always wondered the purpose of that shot of Mari facing the mirrors was. I must say, should Final go in the direction all these predictions suggest, then it will be quite satisfactory to finally know the scenes reason to be

Same. I'm trying to wrap my head around that comment from multiple angles, and none of them seem to add up

Virgiso#892391 wrote:EoTV was that bad?

Depends who you ask. For some, EoTV's their favorite episodes

Did Kaworu actually say "This time" in the original Japanese script? I recall it was just "I look forward to meeting you Shinji Ikari"
As for the previous two comments, i'm going to need the context of the conversations they were said in

Zoop#892281 wrote:If it does go this route, I think it's more a plan to break out of this ongoing "groundhog day"

Exactly where in the story was it ever revealed or implied that time travel shenanigans were ever a thing in Eva?

Ooookay, is there any actual context for this, or is it just as random as i’m seeing?

(Is contemplating whether or not to create a bingo out of Reichu's ideas to see how many make it into the final film)

I will say, I am intrigued. I wish you luck should you manage to write the full fic

Kaworu's lines: the most we can determine from them is that Shinji and Kaworu have supposedly met before, but Shinji doesn't remember. While this may point to a time loop on the surface, NTE offers us another possibility, memory wiping, first mentioned in Jo and revealed to be an actual plot point ...

You say many, yet so far, I only recall the one beginning/ending shot you've referred to. Care to mention all the others, and why a time loop is what they're pointing towards?

eldomtom2#889243 wrote:No, the allusions are more than mere coincidence. Why else would the Rebuilds start with a shot of waves when there's no such shot in the original episode 1?

Probably to quickly get across to the audience that something is very very wrong with this setting if the oceans are red

Put which concept?

eldomtom2#889206 wrote:It may have a "lore" explanation, but that doesn't explain why they're there in the first place.

I'm not sure if i'm following the logic here

Sounds like one to me
Plus, opening on a shot like that is a nice and quick way to establish that something must be very very wrong with the planet Earth if red is the color of her oceans now

The time-loop theory is still the strongest to my mind. The series spends far too much time pointing at the differences from the original series for the answer just to be "it's a different series". Knowing how much other franchises also like to point at past continuities (Godzilla: King o...

I'll play contrarian and assume that it's actually a new clone Gendo/Fuyutski has just awoken

It's less that Kaworu lies, and more that he doesn't tell the whole truth, even when there's a considerable amount of information Shinji should be made aware of. As for his motive, I feel the simple answer is that he feels Instrumentality would bring Shinji happiness. As for why he thinks that, i ca...

This is probably me thinking too hard, but shouldn't the air around the awakened Eva 13 have been turning to core if contact is enough for it to spread?