Theory and Analysis:EoTV vs. EoE
"Miss Misato, please don't go out like that. It's embarrassing." |
T&A page about EoTV vs EoE, analyzing weather they can be seen as complimentary, literally concurrent, and/or (oh horrors!) opposite endings.
Break down into sections about the pros and cons (fix wording later, not what I mean >_<) of the three ideas as well as the final verdict based on the evidence the series gives us (Not just stuff from EoTV or EoE, but from the rest of the series as well. For instance, Shinji's various citations of the word "here" (koko) during his internal mind trips (Personal Hell train); "Do you want to become one with me?"; etc; etc)
Also: mention somewhere in the opposite endings section as a counter-argument that what the Renewal/Platinum booklet says about such things needs to be taken into account with what series evidence gives us (e.g: series canon overrides all other canon).
Also mention somewhere the whole Instrumentality=more intimate than sex symbolism (EoE and internal mind trips "Do you want to become one with me?" lines, Asuka atop Shinji (scrapped sex pic though we still get Royally pissed off enraged Asuka and passive Shinji who actually stands up to her for the first time), Rei atop Shinji, etc...
Complimentary Endings
Pros
Cons
Concurrent Endings
Pros
Some people believe EoTV and EoE are the same event. While EoTV takes place in the minds of the characters and Instrumentality, EoE is the actual events. Based on the end of Episode 24, Air was supposed to be the original ending. Because of this EoTV,which is what aired, and EoE, which is was completed later, were based off each other. The main argument for concurrent endings are the reality scenes in EoTV, similar phrases and ideas in both versions, and the notion that Shinji rejected Instrumentality in both EoTV and EoE.
Reality Scenes
Similar Phrases and Ideas
Rejection of Instrumentality
Cons
Different Endings
Pros
Cons
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