Episode 10

Episode Information
Episode #10
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Written By	Hideaki Anno, Akio Satsukawa
Directed By	Tsuyoshi Kaga, Hiroyuki Ishido
First Aired	12-06-1995
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Angel Appearances	Israfel
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Synopsis

As episode 10 opens, Asuka is enjoying shopping with Kaji, though he seems embarrassed when he realizes she is shopping for swimsuits for the upcoming school trip to Okinawa. When Asuka asks him where he went on his class trip, he replies that he didn't have one, and reminds her that Second Impact had just then occured.

Back home, Asuka is enraged when she discovers that the pilots cant go on the trip because they are on standby. When Shinji doesn't support her, she demands that he speak up like a man. He replies that he had been expecting this. Misato, who made the decision, replies that they both need to study anyway, and holds up their report cards, which they had hidden from her. When Asuka asks angrily why they don't attack the Angels where they live, Misato replies they they would if they knew where that was.

After seeing their friends off at the airport, Shinji and Asuka head for the pool, he study, she to swim. Asuka tries to flirt with Shinji. She asks him what he's studying, and leans over to look, giving him a facefull of breast. She then teases him for not being able to solve such a simple equation. She then asks what the problem delt with, explaining that she has already graduated from college; the reason she is doing poorly in school is that she is having trouble learning kanji, so she can't read the questions. When Shinji replies that it's a thermal expansion problem, she once again remarks how simple it is; objects expand when heated. Once again drawing attention to her chest, Asuka asks Shinji if he thought her breasts would grow larger if heated, an embarrassed Shinji sputters "How would I know?!," leading a frustrated Asuka to turn away pronouncing him boring. However, as soon as Shinji starts looking at Rei, Asuka tries to attract his attention again, calling "Look at me!," as she dives into the pool.

Meanwhile, the Eighth Angel, Sandalphon, has been spotted in the crater of Mount Asama, an active volcano. Sandalphon is yet to hatch, and resembles a human embryo inside a chrysalsis. Gendo orders Misato to have the Evangelions capture the unborn Angel. He explains his decision, to the Committee who become quite alarmed. Failure could result in a repeat of Second Impact. When Fuyutsuki ask him if he's sure about this, Gendo replies with the Gendo Grin of Confidence, first seen when Unit-01 was launched against Sachiel.

Asuka volunteers for the mission, but tries to back out when she realizes that the D-Type Equipment she and her Eva will be wearing resembles a fat suit. She is especially distressed when her beloved Kaji sees her. When Rei tries to volunteer to perform the mission, in Asuka's Unit-02, Asuka angrilly cuts her short and accepts the mission after all.

There is then a scene where Kaji and a mysterious woman holding a puppy discuss the dangers of the mission.

As they prepare for the mission, Shinji notices airplanes circling overhead. Misato explains that the U.N. is on standby. Asuka believes that they are there for support until Misato explains that if the mission fails they are to destroy the Angel, along with the NERV crew, with N^2 mines, by Gendo's orders.

Once again calling for Shinji to watch her, Asuka plunges into the magma. The external pressure begins to build as Misato orders the Eva lowered beyond its rated capacity. Asuka's Progressive Knife snaps loose and is lost. Finally, at a depth of 1780 meters she spots the Angel. Asuka successfully captures Sandalphon in a magnetic cage, but then it suddenly hatches! Although it had resembled a human embryo, the hatched Sandalphon takes on the form of the ancient Cambrian aquatic creature Anomalocaris. Misato orders the mission converted to a destroy operation. Remembering that she had lost her knife, Asuka asks Shinji to drop down his. She catches it, but it is useless against the Angel. Remembering her conversation with Shinji at the pool, Asuka rips free her coolant hose and blasts Sandalphon. The knife now does its job and the Angel is destroyed. The dying Angel breaks Asuka's support cable and she begins to descend, but Shinji makes a sudden descent into the crater in Unit-01 and rescuses her.

Later, as they relax at a nearby hot springs, Pen Pen arrives in the mail, courtesy of Kaji, and makes a bee line for the hot springs. (He is, after all, a hot springs penguin.) As Shinji relaxes in the bath, Misato and Asuka are in the women's bath on the other side of the wall. Knowing he is there, they make some suggestive comments, prompting some expansion in Shinji. On the other side of the wall, Asuka notices Misato's scar. Misato explains that she got it in Second Impact. When Asuka asks, "You know about my past, don't you?, " Misato answers that it is ancient history.

End of episode.