FGC:Episode 01 Cut 025

FGC:Episode 01 Cut 025

Screenshots	Cut #	Description/Dialogue	Commentary
	025	There's no one there…	Shin-seiki: ( HeWhoPostsStuff: I'm in the minority on this, but I've always been of the opinionthat Rei is not "actually" in that shot ([#cut022 C-022] ). I tend to interpret her appearance there as more of a symbolic thing (which I can mention more about later…). I say this because Shinji seems to take almost no note of her presence, both at this point AND when he sees her again in the same manner much later on. Then there's the whole symbolic aspect of the birds to go along with it. Of course, there are plenty of validarguments against my viewpoint too, but I figured I might as well throw that bit out there. Reichu: Since this particular instance of Anno playing mind games with us comes in two doses, you're going to have to wait until next time before we try bringing some degree of closure to this pesky matter. Cruel of us, I know.