Gog watches Evangelion

[SSJ2]

That ending was hot garbage. Also what the fuck happened.

I told you

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

That ending was hot garbage. Also what the fuck happened.

I told you

You said there was a drop after episode 13, not this.

It's a shame that Nagisa played such an important role and yet had so little time to have any characterisation.

Who tf is Nagisa?

Shinji's gay friend.

 

[SSJ2]

I thought I also said the last 2 episodes were utter garbage, or maybe I said that 6 years ago.

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

Probably said that 6 years ago.

 

[SSJ2]

You would have still been in the womb back then.

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

You would have still been in the womb back then.

I was out and about walking.

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

That was a much better ending

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

Thoughts of the series on a whole as well as End of Evangelion. I won't count the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion because End of Evangelion over writes them.

Series on a whole is pretty good. My real issue just happens to go with the ending. I think it's pretentious, it just talked philosophy directly at you.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I won't count the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion because End of Evangelion over writes them.

I'd say viewing them as a simultaneous ending is what works best. EoE doesn't necessarily override those episodes, but compliments them. Whilst it's only through EoE that the series' story gets a proper conclusion, it's only through episodes 25 and 26 that we get a end to Shinji's character arc and concise enough reasoning for his climactic choice.

My real issue just happens to go with the ending. I think it's pretentious, it just talked philosophy directly at you.

I wouldn't really say it was pretentious. What it discussed was already tied into the core themes of the series that had been slowly explored throughout its run and unlike other series that copied its idea of a transcendental being talking about sociological/philosophical ideas (*cough cough* Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica *cough cough*), it actually makes sense in context given the humanity and link to the protagonist when making his decision they possessed.

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

I wouldn't really say it was pretentious. What it discussed was already tied into the core themes of the series that had been slowly explored throughout its run and unlike other series that copied its idea of a transcendental being talking about sociological/philosophical ideas (*cough cough* Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica *cough cough*), it actually makes sense in context given the humanity and link to the protagonist when making his decision they possessed.

Hmm, yeah you got a point there. I guess it wasn't my thing.

 

[sei'taer]

No comment on Shinji jackin it to Asuka in a coma?

I'd say viewing them as a simultaneous ending is what works best. EoE doesn't necessarily override those episodes, but compliments them. Whilst it's only through EoE that the series' story gets a proper conclusion, it's only through episodes 25 and 26 that we get a end to Shinji's character arc and concise enough reasoning for his climactic choice.

Yeah this, both endings exist in the same space, just from different points of view.

 

[Pocket-Gog~]

No comment on Shinji jackin it to Asuka in a coma?

 

[Kyo]

sekkusu daisuki kimochi na

 

[Kyo]

I can see how some of the monologue/dialogue in the series can come off as preachy or pretentious (particularly during/after Instrumentality) but I thought it was contextualized well enough in the story

 

[SSJ2]

I thot the entire show was pretentious af.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I thot the entire show was pretentious af.

I'd say only the fans going too deep into analysing the religious symbolism is pretentious as Anno even stated it was just there for aesthetic, which isn't directly a fault of the show. In terms of NGE's contents, there's no real examples I'd really cite as pretentious, with a lot of the more philosophical and psychological dialogue being implemented well in its context.