Oh, I don't know how much Gendo actually trusted Ritsuko at that point. He didn't bat an eye when he learns that she betrayed him. In contrast, he is quite shocked when Rei betrays him. I wouldn't describe it as trust. Gendo doesn't trust nobody. The way he deals with people is like...

If a supernatural, omnipotent, transcendent being was responsible, it wouldn't lay down scrolls as instruction manuals, create life via genetic engineering, create counter instruments to prevent fuck-ups with the Seeds, and would use its omnipotent supernatural powers to keep Adam and Lilith fr...

If you believe that Rei stopped taking the pills in order to spite Gendo, you are left with a contradiction in EoE: 1) Gendo wasn't surprised that Rei was falling apart, which would mean that he knew that she stopped taking the pills, but When was Gendo surprised of anything? Even when SEEL...

All those musings that Shinji and others have including the epiphany in EoE. Undiluted pseudo-intellectualism.

Also, my suspicion is that the reason she started falling apart at the end was because her "Rei" ego was disintegrating due to her new-found awareness of Lilith's soul within her, and not because of anything else. In addition, this was something that both Gendo and Fuyutsuki knew was ...

It's clearly obvious that the villain of this show is SEELE lead by Keel. If they didn't initiate the 2nd Impact, none of that mess would have started. The main plot thread isn't about Eva pilots saving humanity from the angels, but the uncovering of a massive conspiracy that began with ...