Not sure what else you want : I think overall they answered every questions…. Although to be fair, you have to watch the OVA end of evangelion too. But I pretty much consider it part of the show.
What is Gendo plan ? Answered
What is Seele plan/human instrumentality project ? Answered
What are the Angels plan ? Answered.
What caused the 2nd impact ? Answered
What is the being crucified in terminal dogma ? Answered
What happened to Naoko Akagi ? Answered
What happened to Yui Ikari ? Answered
Who is Rei ? Answered
What are angels ? Answered
What are evas? Answered
The answer are sometimes a bit obtuse but that’s pretty much a given in any mystery/conspiracy show. In fact Evangelion is actually pretty straightforward compared to True Detective, X-Files,. It’s all within the show, they wrap it up in 26 episodes of 23 minutes + one 1h30 ova, it’s relatively coherent as long as you accept the show premise. In several case they give you point blank the answer.
I guess the only thing that isn’t “answered” is “who” killed Kaji… and that’s because there is no real who. It’s a nameless seele operetive. I’d say it’s more poor storytelling than anything else. There was no big mystery to it. The director confirmed it. Kaji went against their plans and was terminated as a result. The “oh it’s you” was simply to show it was someone who worked within the organization. Poor storytelling that fed conspiracionist reading.
I suppose you can consider the meaning behind the religious iconography is unclear …but it’s pretty much because there is NO deeper meaning. They picked a few Christian symbols that tied in their mythology without much care for coherence. Angels explode as cross of fire because it looks cool. The Dead Sea scrolls are talked about because it’s old as fuck and it gives gravita. They talk about Adam and Lilith because they were the first beings created by God and again they wanted a mythological tone/show we were dealing with the origin of time. The Sepiroth tree gave a roadmap to the Battle with Angel/gave them names and looked mystic/cool as fuck (and also tie in with the divine creation aspect which is the canvas of the plot : I mean the show IS called a new genesis…). The Longinus spear was simply the most mythical weapon used in the Bible and it again tied in the whole cross motif.
The iconography of evangelion is shallow as fuck. The meaning is twofold : does this christian iconography tie in with the conceptual idea we’re trying to convey ( old book, old being, weapon, etc…) ? Does is sound/look cool ? Yes to both ? Then it’s in. Simple as that. You didn’t miss anything.
If you really REALLY want to nitpick, the “first ancestral race” is a piece of lore never included/explained within the show. And I find it almost useless. I learned about it years later and it barely changed anything to the big picture. Sur it adds some background but the show mostly works without it. Only the lance “sort of” requires it.
If you can bear the tedium of the last two episodes of the TV show/complete with the OVA end of evangelion , you’re left with a show that has interesting dynamic between flawed characters, deal in a fairly crude and realistic way with themes such as depression and trauma but also explore other theme like the difficulty of communication in general and specifically parent/children relation in a slightly sophomoric but overall honest way, has original and relatively coherent lore, awesome soundtrack and cool battle with mechas. As far as pop culture goes, I’d say that make the show a timeless classic. Anyone who wants more than that is not only looking in the wrong book but in the wrong library.
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Not sure what else you want : I think overall they answered every questions…. Although to be fair, you have to watch the OVA end of evangelion too. But I pretty much consider it part of the show.
What is Gendo plan ? Answered
What is Seele plan/human instrumentality project ? Answered
What are the Angels plan ? Answered.
What caused the 2nd impact ? Answered
What is the being crucified in terminal dogma ? Answered
What happened to Naoko Akagi ? Answered
What happened to Yui Ikari ? Answered
Who is Rei ? Answered
What are angels ? Answered
What are evas? Answered
The answer are sometimes a bit obtuse but that’s pretty much a given in any mystery/conspiracy show. In fact Evangelion is actually pretty straightforward compared to True Detective, X-Files,. It’s all within the show, they wrap it up in 26 episodes of 23 minutes + one 1h30 ova, it’s relatively coherent as long as you accept the show premise. In several case they give you point blank the answer.
I guess the only thing that isn’t “answered” is “who” killed Kaji… and that’s because there is no real who. It’s a nameless seele operetive. I’d say it’s more poor storytelling than anything else. There was no big mystery to it. The director confirmed it. Kaji went against their plans and was terminated as a result. The “oh it’s you” was simply to show it was someone who worked within the organization. Poor storytelling that fed conspiracionist reading.
I suppose you can consider the meaning behind the religious iconography is unclear …but it’s pretty much because there is NO deeper meaning. They picked a few Christian symbols that tied in their mythology without much care for coherence. Angels explode as cross of fire because it looks cool. The Dead Sea scrolls are talked about because it’s old as fuck and it gives gravita. They talk about Adam and Lilith because they were the first beings created by God and again they wanted a mythological tone/show we were dealing with the origin of time. The Sepiroth tree gave a roadmap to the Battle with Angel/gave them names and looked mystic/cool as fuck (and also tie in with the divine creation aspect which is the canvas of the plot : I mean the show IS called a new genesis…). The Longinus spear was simply the most mythical weapon used in the Bible and it again tied in the whole cross motif.
The iconography of evangelion is shallow as fuck. The meaning is twofold : does this christian iconography tie in with the conceptual idea we’re trying to convey ( old book, old being, weapon, etc…) ? Does is sound/look cool ? Yes to both ? Then it’s in. Simple as that. You didn’t miss anything.
If you really REALLY want to nitpick, the “first ancestral race” is a piece of lore never included/explained within the show. And I find it almost useless. I learned about it years later and it barely changed anything to the big picture. Sur it adds some background but the show mostly works without it. Only the lance “sort of” requires it.
If you can bear the tedium of the last two episodes of the TV show/complete with the OVA end of evangelion , you’re left with a show that has interesting dynamic between flawed characters, deal in a fairly crude and realistic way with themes such as depression and trauma but also explore other theme like the difficulty of communication in general and specifically parent/children relation in a slightly sophomoric but overall honest way, has original and relatively coherent lore, awesome soundtrack and cool battle with mechas. As far as pop culture goes, I’d say that make the show a timeless classic. Anyone who wants more than that is not only looking in the wrong book but in the wrong library.