FGC:Episode 24 Scene 02

I'm disappointed in you

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	031	SHINJI:“Rei Ayanami...”
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	033	SHINJI:“So, that feeling I got really was her.”	UrsusArctos: Once you realize that the feeling refers to this impression during his time in Eva-00, it becomes clear by now that Rei, or rather part of her, was the soul in that Eva.
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	035	SHINJI:“Like Mother...”
	036	SHINJI:“Rei Ayanami and Mother...”	UrsusArctos: He's finally put two and two together in his own way.
	037	SHINJI:“What are you doing, Father?”
	038	RITSUKO:“Commander Ikari...”
	039		UrsusArctos: This is the face of a man in distress, a man who does not understand how he could have caused so much pain and has no way to address it.
	040	RITSUKO:“The cat died. The one I'd left in my grandmother's care.”	Mr. Tines: Was this the straw that broke her? UrsusArctos: Sometimes I wonder if "the cat in my grandmother's care" refers to Kaji instead of an actual cat.
	041	RITSUKO:“I hadn't paid any attention to her for so long, but now, suddenly, I'll never see her again.” IKARI:“Why did you destroy the dummy system?” RITSUKO:“Not the dummy system, what I destroyed was Rei.” IKARI:“I will only ask you this once. Why?” RITSUKO:“Because I am no longer happy, even when you make love to me. Why don't you just have your way with my body?! Like you did that time!” IKARI:“I'm disappointed in you.” RITSUKO:“Disappointed?! You never hoped or expected anything from me to begin with! Nothing from me! Not anything! Nothing!”	Dr. Nick: Ritsuko is probably the most clear-cut expy of an Ideon character in Evangelion, her original being Sheryl Formosa, the lady scientist who snaps spectacularly in the concluding movie. Even their character designs are fairly similar, but although their final character beats are the same, the motivations are inverted: Sheryl meets her end trying to awaken the Ide in a crazed act of self-preservation, whereas Ritsuko goes out attempting a spiteful murder-suicide. dzzthink: It is quite shocking to see such an independent person being suddenly so reliant on Gendo. UrsusArctos: Ritsuko was always reliant on Gendo emotionally like her mother before her, and it was evident as far back as Episode 15. As much as she loathes her own stupidity for doing so, the murder-suicide attempt at the end shows her inability to break free of him (and the fact that Naoko, as a woman, was no different)
	042	RITSUKO:“What am I supposed to do, Mother?”
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	044	SHINJI:“I wonder where Asuka is?” SHINJI (MONO):“But what would be the point in seeing her? Talk to her about Ayanami or something?”	Mr. Tines: Meaning that despite having been flatmates for some weeks, they truly never broke the ice socially, even just as colleagues. dzzthink: I think Shinji still relies on Asuka's companionship despite her treatment of him. This scene just shows how desperate he is to confide in someone and find a way to express his feelings. Luckily Kaworu arrives on cue. }}

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