The picture turns black, then there’s a ring of light.
Light fades in inside it.
SE <<(harder heartbeat) (bleeds into next cut)>>
Mr. Tines: Eva-mega-evolution : WarShogouki!
UrsusArctos: This invokes the very first image of the opening and the flickering underwater light imagery that follows. The initial drop of water is symbolic of consciousness and is storyboarded in the opening as "the beginning of the universe", and the flickering light is associated with the first image of the world outside the womb. Put together, the awakening of Yui's consciousness within the Eva takes on the imagery of spiritual birth, or rebirth.
