>>2177230>CR shows him being willing to "cut his favorite Misato scene" to steamline the plot. >Make of that what you will. What I make of it is that said scene wasn't important to the plot so it was cut like the other dozens of scenes that also weren't, and he could make new scenes for Misato later which were related to the plot, and he did.
>Being saved ONCE doesn't make Rei a damsel in distressIf that's all she does, getting saved, and if she spends most of her time in a situation where she needs to be saved, then yes, that's what she is. Reminder that in the original Rei saved Shinji. Right now Rei isn't being useful except as a pawn.
>He's got less time in Rebuild;Look at how he spends it in 3.0 then.
>Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to inability;We know these people don't struggle with inability. They're accomplished writers, directors, and they have the time they need plus the blueprints to succeed.
>>2177244...you're not the only one who's thought that.
