Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Life Choice / Ambivalence First Watch

July 14, 2019 10:43 AM - Season 1, Episode 18

The activation of EVA-03 goes awry when an Angel takes control of the unit. With EVA-03 itself re-designated as an Angel, Shinji is faced with the moral dilemma of terminating the rogue Evangelion at the risk of harming or killing the pilot trapped within.

Fly Me To The Moon -Episode 18 version

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posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit (8 comments total)

Oh, so that's what a Dummy Plug does.
posted by tobascodagama at 2:47 PM on July 14, 2019 [1 favorite]

That dummy plug sure has a lot of anger. And it’s ‘Rei’? Hmm.
posted by rodlymight at 3:11 PM on July 14, 2019

Oh, so that's what a Dummy Plug does.

I wondered why Maya was a bit reluctant to work on it. Perhaps a copy of Ruined By Design exists in the Evangelion world and she'd been doing some light after-work reading.

On first watch, I'd missed the cloud formation and lightning flash, so I thought Gendo classifying Unit-03 as an Angel was a cover-up for some massive mistake.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 3:54 PM on July 14, 2019

I'll be waiting for Commander Ikari to start using the dummy plug for every attack.
posted by Fukiyama at 4:30 PM on July 14, 2019

It's becoming increasingly unclear what Angels are, what Evangelions are, and just how much of a distinction there is between the two.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:36 PM on July 14, 2019 [4 favorites]

I think it's either this episode or the previous one where they discussed the following about the Eva pilots:

“They all need briefings and they all need therapy.”
“But most urgently, they need a fucking union.”
“Where’s OSHA?”
“Buried in the Second Impact”

posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 9:30 PM on July 16, 2019 [5 favorites]

I can't believe the entitled Second Impact Generation wants "unions" and "not to be murdered by the horrifying abominations they're building for us".
posted by tobascodagama at 8:31 AM on July 17, 2019 [4 favorites]

(Ugh, I meant to clarify that was from the Waypoint podcast, the four-hour[!!] episode that includes this one is well worth listening to)
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 11:54 AM on July 17, 2019 [3 favorites]