Wait, that's it? All of these episodes lead up directly to two pseudo-philosophical episodes that boil down to just nihilistic pessimistic ranting?

Neon Genesis Evangelion is weird. It feels like I missed 10 episodes worth of content, but I have watched all the 26 episodes. Did I miss something I was supposed to watch?

Why were Ritsuko and Misato shot? Is everyone dead? Does everyone exist in Shinji's mind? What happened with Rei? What happened to Asuka? Why did they rush Kawaro's episode? What the heck.