Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Everyone Remembers the first time Shinji goes into Rei's Apartment in Episode 5 of Neon Genesis Evangelion, but you might have forgotten that he went into her apartment a 2nd time in Episode 17... comparing these scenes and how Shinji reacts in them demonstrates his incredible character development in just 12 episodes, and highlights something fundamental about Evangelion structurally...

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Timestamps:
00:00 - We Don't Talk About Evangelion Episodes 9-17 Enough (Introduction)
04:04 - Rei's Apartment: Scene 1 (Episode 5)
13:21 - Rei's Apartment: Scene 2 (Episode 17)
18:51 - The Backbone of Evangelion (Conclusion)