[EVA] Is that the real Asuka

[greg]

>Really, my main complaint - with the whole series - was how it went 
from
>an almost perfect blend of moderate angst, a bit of mixed dark and 
light
>humor, and a good bit of action, to _that_.

Yeah, I know what you mean there. Personally I liked the dark turn,
careening into the abyss, really was surprising. But then the dark 
"everything dies" ending makes you wonder "So what was the point?" 

>
>The 15th angel eliminated one of the major sources of comic relief - I
>could barely watch that episode. Oh yeah, it introduced the superweapon.

>(Did we even see that thing before Rei fetched it? Talk about Deus ex
>Machina!)

Actually there were shots of it being ferried back by an aircraft 
carrier and I believe a shot of Rei inserting it into Adam/Lilith.


>The 16th angel, was actually not too bad - if taken separately.
>Considering it in addition of the 15th, it was horrifying.
>And the 17th angel...how? I still don't understand that episode.

I think the parody said it best. 
"I don't want to kill you!" 
"No, you have to kill me."
"Why?"
"Because I love you."
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<pop!><splash!>
>
>It could have stopped there. It _should_ have stopped there. Or 
earlier.
>Aaaargh. No need to clutter up the list with a flamewar, though. If
>someone wants to slug me for this opinion, I'll give you the
>snailmail...
>
I think that the dark ending could have been very valid, even with 
the WAFFY feeling of the show before. In fact, the WAFFY makes you 
love the characters more, makes the angst more meaningful. It would 
have alienated a few fans, of course, but I think a dark ending could 
have been done validly. :)