Rei in the foreground, perfectly unconcerned. Behind, female students looking highly displeased. Hikari looks as if she has bitten into something sour.
BOY C:“What!? Ikari's got someone that gorgeous looking after him!?”
HIKARI:“What morons.”
UrsusArctos: After two episodes that were so heavily focused on her, Rei is seen for just this moment - and in the next episode, she isn't seen at all. Enjoy your two seconds of fame, Rei!
ath: From the introduction to Chapter Four of Shizo/Parano (many thanks to Numbers-kun for his translation):
Shizo/Parano: Anno: Even in the midst of making Eva, I suddenly realized I had forgotten her. Her very existence. In episode seven, I remembered, and added a single shot with Rei. I had no emotional attachment to her at all. I think that was fine, because she didn’t appear in episode eight, not even for a single shot.
