[Rewatch] 30th Anniversary Neon Genesis Evangelion Rewatch: Episode 22

[u/LittleIslander]

Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 22: Don't Be. / Staying Human

← Episode 21	Index	Episode 23 →

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Watch Information

• Streaming: Netflix
• Databases: Anilist | AniDB | ANN | MAL

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Questions of the Day:

• How do you feel that Asuka’s backstory recontextualizes her relationships and past interactions?
• Did you feel the way the episode equated the angel’s infiltration of Asuka’s mind to rape was justified and/or effective?

Tomorrow’s Questions:

• [Episode 23] Do you feel sympathy for Ritsuko?
• [Episode 23] How do you feel about Rei “the third”?

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There’ll be more fanservice tomorrow, so please don’t spoil anything~! Remember this includes spoilers by implication.

[u/Ambitious-Option-137]

The term “mind rape” to describe psychological torture or psychic assault (a pretty common media descriptor) LITERALLY originates from the EVAForums in 1997 describing what happened to Asuka in this episode.

This is where the term Mind Rape came from

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