FGC:Episode 19 Scene 03

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Screenshots	Cut #	Description/Dialogue	Commentary
	063	Picture goes from black; the door opens. SE <<sliding (Door opening sound)>> Shinji’s hands are below; light shines through. Part of the light reflects on Shinji’s side; he is inside with a bed and chair. A man’s silhouette is projected gridded mesh. MAN (OFF):“Come out, Shinji Ikari. The commander wants to meet with you.” SE <<(pre-emptive) Door sliding open>>
	064	Hands up. They are in restraints. IKARI (OFF):“Violation of orders. Personal occupation of an Eva. Childish intimidation.”	Dr. Nick: What's with the overkill handcuffs?
	065	Shinji stands alone in a silent office. IKARI (OFF):“All of these are criminal deeds.” SHINJI:“(silent)”
	066	Ikari and Shinji confront each other. IKARI:“Is there something you have to say?” SHINJI:“Yes. I don’t want to pilot the Eva anymore. I don’t want to stay here anymore.” IKARI:“Well then, go.”
	067	Shinji’s figure and part of his head from behind. SHINJI:“Yes. I’ll return to where my teacher is.” Shinji turns his feet around. SE <<Restraint sound, footsteps>> Gendou turns and faces him. IKARI:“You’re running away again?” Shinji stops at his words.	Translator’s note: One of the harder lines to translate (Shinji clearly doesn’t turn towards Gendou, and you can’t really see what Gendou’s doing. Very well could be wrong. BTW, The script refers to him as Gendou here, Ikari everywhere else) Mr. Tines: One of the few scenes where just "Ikari" would be ambiguous in identifying the character. Dr. Nick: While Shinji's threat of destroying the HQ was certainly just him venting (he doesn't want to kill, remember), this time we can count on him meaning what he says. Like I've said before, there's a stubborn streak to Shinji, and the last time he ran from home, he stuck with it.
	068	Shinji stands isolated, with his back turned. SHINJI:“...”
	069	Ikari faces his back and speaks. IKARI:“You’ve disappointed me. I assume we won’t meet again.”
	070	Shinji stands isolated, with his back turned. SHINJI (behind):“Yes. That’s my intention.”
	071	Panoramic view of the office. Lifeless footsteps reverberate. There’s footsteps and the sound of a door opening and closing. SE <<(footsteps) slowly>> SE <<シュッ ガシュッ>>
	072	Exterior scene. One isolated person, Shinji, is seen leaving down the road. SE <<(TEL) Door opening>> IKARI (OFF):“It’s me. Delete the third child. Rei will be Unit One’s designated pilot and set the dummy plug as the backup.”
	073	Missing number.
	074	The sun glares, as usual. SE <<voice of cicadas>>
	075	Outside scene of Misato’s apartment.
	076	Shinji’s room. Ceiling, from Shinji’s viewpoint. SE <<the cicada’s voices are smaller here>>
	077	Shinji looks at the ceiling with his right hand over his face.
	078	Picture of Shinji’s room from above. Shinji laying rolled over on his bed. SE <<phone ringing>>
	079	Ceiling, from Shinji’s viewpoint.
	080	Shinji lying down in front of a handheld phone on his desk. SE <<Phone ringing>>
	081	Telephone continues to ring. Ceiling. SE <<Phone ringing>> SE <<(taking the telephone)>> KENSUKE (OFF):“Shinji?”
	082	The picture pulls back to from above. KENSUKE'S VOICE:“Are you there?! Is it true that you’re leaving? It is true, isn’t it? But why? Why are you running now?” SHINJI:“...” KENSUKE'S VOICE:“I admired you. I envied you. You were different than us. Damnit! Even Touji piloted an Eva, but I…” SE <<disconnect>>
	083	Shinji is silent and doesn’t move. WOMAN'S VOICE:“This telephone is being wiretapped. To preserve secrecy, we have terminated this line. Thank you for your cooperation.” SE <<hanging up>>	Mr. Tines: A farewell to Ken-ken.
	084	Blue sky beyond the telephone poles.
	085	Rotary in front of the station; the car door is open.
	086	Station platform. SHINJI (OFF):“I guess that Asuka won’t come.” MISATO (OFF):“Yes. She didn’t even say to tell you ‘Best Regards’”
	087	Railtrack stopper SHINJI (OFF):“That’s just like her. I’m relieved.”
	088	New Hakoneyumoto Station, before the rotary. The car roof is in front of two people confronting each other. MISATO (OFF):“Its tough to say just complimentary things.” SHINJI:“That’s your way of life, Misato. I can’t do that.” MISATO:“I’m sure you know this, but there will be considerable restrictions on your behavior.” SHINJI:“Yes... Um...” MISATO:“What?” SHINJI:“Tell me one thing, please. Why was it Touji? The fourth child?”	dzzthink: The camera work here is truly excellent. Each frame highlights the distance between Misato and Shinji, with stark and opposing shots capturing the gap in their relationship. UrsusArctos: Indeed. The contrast between the Nerv vehicle in the foreground and the station's gates in the background, at right angles to the Shinji-Misato axis, all indicate both Shinji's departure and the choice made in doing so. Dr. Nick: It's classic Evangelion in the sense that the mise-en-scène is expertly crafted, but it doesn't hide the fact that the mouth flaps just aren't there. Makes you wonder how much of a crunched wreck the production was at this point...
	089	Misato slightly from below, standing alone. MISATO:“The fourth stage candidates, all of them are your classmates.”
	090	Shinji slightly from below, standing alone. MISATO (OFF):“I too just recently found out that it was all a set up.” SHINJI:“All of them... all of my classmates?”
	091	Turnstile in front of Shinji confronting Misato. Angle from inside the station. MISATO:“The Suzuhara matter was a mistake that is not going to be cleared just by apologizing in words. But, Shinji. To be honest, I had put my dreams, desires and goals on you. I know that’s been a heavy burden for you. But, we, everyone at Nerv had no choice but to entrust our future to you.”	Zusuchan: IIRC, this is the first time Misato talks to Shinji about having used him for her own wants. I guess there's an argument that's not what she means here, but the line is ambiguous enough and other moments have worked to enforce the idea of her work at NERV being a sort of revenge.
	092	Misato slightly from below, standing alone. The sky comes out from the inside. MISATO (ON):“Remember that, please.”
	093	Shinji slightly from below. SHINJI:“It’s a selfish cause, isn’t it?” MISATO (OFF):“I know that.”
	094A	Car in front of the station entrance with the two confronting each other. MISATO:“Ill leave your passcode to headquarters and your room as they are.” SHINJI:“That’s pointless. Please do away with them.”
	094B	Shinji front. Shinji stands alone with strength, determination is sensed in his remarks. SHINJI:“(alone) I’m not piloting the Eva anymore.”
	095	The door closes.
	096	Inside the official vehicle. Misato sits down. MISATO (MONO):“He’s speaking assertively. It’s the first time he’s been like this.”
	097	Shinji stands isolated, surrounded inside the platform fence.
	098	Closeup of the side of Shinji. He is accompanied by a decisive facial expression. Shinji raises his face with a sudden siren. SE <<(siren sound)>>
	099	Station platform from above. TEXT:“Government Only Special Express R-13 Departing 13:38 to New Atsugi” The destination information plank changes to a mark for emergency passage. TEXT:“Evacuation Route” ANNOUNCER (female):“Just now, an official announcement of a state of emergency was declared in the center of the Tokai region. All citizens please take refuge in your designated shelter. Repeat... (to cut 102)”	UrsusArctos: This particular misspelling of "Emergency" as "Emargency" is one of the clearest spelling bloopers in a series that has a lot of English (and far better English than most!), made more prominent by the yellow-on-black text. Pluto: The sign reads "Shin Atugi Station". Hon Atsugi station is a real station in Hakone (where Evangelion takes place) and is depicted in the first episode. This is a nice reference to the new city of Tokyo 3 that was built.
	100-101	Missing numbers.
	102	Closeup of Shinji from above. SHINJI:“...it's an Angel!”	Mr. Tines: Better luck next station, Shinji.
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