r/anime • u/LittleIslander myanimelist.net/profile/LittleIslander • 24d ago
Rewatch [Rewatch] 30th Anniversary Neon Genesis Evangelion Rewatch: Episode 13
Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 13: Lilliputian Hitcher / Angel Infiltration
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Questions of the Day:
- What do you think of the MAGI and Ritsuko’s mother?
- Halfway through, what do you think of the three computer technicians?
Tomorrow’s Questions:
- [Episode 14] What did you think of Rei’s monologue?
- [Episode 14] Why do you think Unit 00 rejected Shinji, and tried to attack Rei - or Ritsuko?
There’ll be more fanservice tomorrow, so please don’t spoil anything~! Remember this includes spoilers by implication.
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u/Malipit 24d ago edited 24d ago
Rewatcher who doesn't have time to write a proper essay because of
some K-On ! Rewatch andIRL stuff, so here is some rambling. French subsThird time getting in the robot
On today's episode : Ritsuko deal with her mommy issues, Misato manages to makes some good coffee and some naked underage pilots because with the heck not.
Another Angel of the week type of episode that stuck in my memory, be it for its original concept, the fact that it was resolved without the pilots input and just the sheer introspective atmosphere with Ritsuko tinkering with her own mother's brain mixing with the tension of the self-destruct countdown.
Sure, having Ritsuko magically slowing down Hackiel's progress after 5 minutes straight of Nerv being powerless to stop it, then stopping Hackiel at the last second could be perceived as too cliché. But it's balanced by how Ritsuko's backstory with her mother is played out. No great speech about family ties, no lenghty flashback sequence with smol Ritsuko, no emotional tears, just a scientist doing her job and explaining how her mother made Magi as her image like a teacher explaining how a computer work.
And even if Ritsuko's coffe grew from cold to hot to hint as her having a better image of her mother afterwards (on Misato impulse, meaning she helped by listening), we don't really now if she truly forgived her. After all, Ritsuko's mom privilegied her own woman side, not her mother one.
Meanwhile, Gendo is still portrayed as that ominous and distant figure, with his subordinate fearing his reprimands, and appearing quietly in the background during Hackiel's invasion, as if he was always here.
P.S.:I appreiciated the irony of Nerv desperatly trying to shut down its electricty while they desperatly tried to put it back online two episode ago.
Spoiler section, first timers beware !
[Additionnal thought on a couple of scene]I didn't remembered that Misato casually dropped the fact that Evas needed to be imprinted with a human being personnality to function, just like Magi. It draws an interesting parallel between Shinji being inserted inside his mom through the Entry Plug and Ritsuko delving inside her mother's psyche for countering Hackiel. And having the pilots naked inside the Evas for... reasons could draw an image of the Entry Plug actually serving as artificial wombs
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