Neon Genesis Evangelion: Moment and Heart Together First Watch

July 6, 2019 12:57 PM - Season 1, Episode 9

A quick attack against a new Angel by Asuka and Shinji ends in an embarrassing defeat when the Angel suddenly divides itself. Shinji and Asuka undergo learning a series of synchronized dance movements as per a new team-oriented strategy.

Secondary title: "Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!"

Fly Me To The Moon - Episode 9 version

posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit (4 comments total)

Love that the deputy commander of NERV has a personal elevator in the debriefing room so that he can just peace out with maximum disdain.
posted by rodlymight at 2:22 PM on July 6, 2019 [7 favorites]

I love how Rei and Shinji are drift-compatible from the get-go, but he and Asuka have to go through a week-long intensive bootcamp to make it happen. Complete with Flashdance cosplay!

Though it does raise the question as to why Rei and Shinji don't do the mission instead. It wouldn't be a fun monster-of-the-week plot that way, though.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 6:30 PM on July 6, 2019 [1 favorite]

I think they forced Shinji and Asuka to do it in the hope that they'd actually be able to cooperate on future missions as well.
posted by tobascodagama at 9:07 PM on July 6, 2019 [2 favorites]

Though it does raise the question as to why Rei and Shinji don't do the mission instead. It wouldn't be a fun monster-of-the-week plot that way, though

In almost every other attack Rei has been prepared to go alone in Shinji's place, and Shinji has got in the robot instead because he knows it fucking awful and he doesn't want the one person in the world he can identify with to suffer that. Maybe Misato thinks they couldn't fight effectively as a team because Shinji would be more preoccupied with Rei's safety than the mission.

Or maybe we just have a new character and need to show them off a bit.
posted by rodlymight at 11:07 PM on July 6, 2019 [3 favorites]