In episodes 8 & 14, to name but two, Gendo refers to the creature contained deep within the heart of Terminal Dogma as Adam. Fine. So you keep watching, and then in episode 15, Kaji takes Misato into Terminal Dogma, where he allows her to see the creature that he describes as 'Adam'. Also fine, I'm with it so far.
Skipping forward, to episode 24, when Kaoru reaches Terminal Dogma, apparently intending to re-unite the soul of Adam with the body of Adam, he appears surprised to discover that what they have here is not Adam, but Lileth. Now this is where I get a little confused.
So... when Kaji showed 'Adam' to Misato, it was actually Lileth. What they have had crucified on this great red cross in Terminal Dogma was always Lileth. So where is Adam? Why did Kaji think that Lileth was Adam?
I'm starting to wonder I've missed something. The scenes where Gendo is talking to Shogouki seem to imply that Adam is somehow within Gendo... or at least that was the impression that I got, looking at that odd growth on his hand.
So, I'm now working on the assumption that Nerv have 'captured' both Adam and Lileth. The bodies thereof, at least. If this is true, when did they get Lileth? Presumably they recovered Adam from the site of the 2I. This is what I had always thought to be the case anyway.
Can someone clear all this up for me? I'm re-watching the latter part of the series as we speak to try and find some more clues as to where Adam has been all this time, but I'm sure one of the forum regulars will be kind enough to explain it using words of two syllables or less so that I can understand!

I honestly never did understand where Adam was. Undoubtedly there is a blatantly obvious answer which I have so far neglected -- perhaps by an enormous coincidence I always get distracted at the same point in the same episode!

Anyhow, please feel free to laugh at my confusion, I promise I won't mind. As long as you answer the question when you're done pointing and jeering.

Originally posted on: 04-Oct-2004, 02:19 GMT