Talk:Episode 02

Eva's hand in episode 1

Re: this image: http://evacommentary.org/evawiki/FGC:Episode_01_Cut_cut191

The commentary says that's Eva 00's hand in bakelite. I think it's Eva 01's hand in LCL.

The difference is that first, Eva 00 was never buried up to its hands in bakelite. If you look, the bakelite stops before it reaches its hands.

Second, Eva 00's hand was in a closed fist, ready to bunch. The hand in that scene is not. --V 19:32, 19 July 2007 (EDT)

Response to above

I have a couple of objections to this interpretation:

Immediately after they pass the hand, they board a small hover boat and travel some distance before they reach Unit-01. Why should they have to do so if this were already Unit-01?

Also see scene 7. Unit-01's arms are in restraints; she has to break one of them to save Shinji from the falling lghts.

The Evangelion poised as if protecting Shinji. The workers are confounded.

Worker B “The Eva moved!”

Worker C “How could it!?”

Worker D “It wrenched off the restraints on the right arm!”

That doesn't seem to be the case with the mystery hand.

Besides, do you really think it's a coincidence that Ritsuko is saying "zero, zero, zero, zero, zero....", as they pass the hand? -- thewayneiac 10:53 AM (EDT) July 20, 2007.