At the end of the cut, cracks finally form. The core's light weakens, then turns grey. The Progressive Knife stops.
Reichu: OH MY GOD! You killed Shamshel! And the second before Eva's power runs out, too. Don't you just love how that works?
thewayneiac: This is one victory where Reichu can't give the credit to you-know-who. This was 100% Shinji going bousou.
Reichu: Bah. Shinji just doesn't do it with style! Sho — heck, she don't need no stinkin' knife. Knives are for whiny children. Real warriors use their hands, feet, and, when primeval rage demands, teeth. ;;>
Odd how there seem to be fewer cracks at the end of the cut, when we transition from a cel to this airbrushed-looking rendering of the core. Another problem is the way that Shamshel's core mysteriously becomes red again the next time we see it, two episodes down the road.
Also, can anyone see the problem with EVA-01's arms here? Hee hee.
