Close-up of Rei beyond Shinji,
Rei turns her eyes away as she speaks.
It would be GREAT if there was a faint air of “bewilderment” here!!
REI:“I’m sorry. …I don’t know what kind of expression I should make at times like this.”
thewayneiac: Here (together with Cut 330) is another example of very specific instructions from the screenwriters to the animators. Once again, this cut was very important to the writers.