Take the contradictions between the end of 2.22 and the world seen in 3.33, added to the fan debate over Near Third Impact versus actual Third Impact, and the rumour that production on 3.0 was restarted from scratch. Could Anno have changed the setting and removed Kaworu's post-credits stoppage of Third Impact from the story?
Given that the post-credits 'preview' is quite possibly a write-off, can we absolutely rule this out?
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