>>3228058>>3228059Just seems like another attempt to justify LAS. I've noticed these people have an annoying tendency to exaggerate the motherly aspects of Rei, when in reality, there really isn't all that much focus on that. There are undoubtedly Freudian themes, but what
>>3228211 says is right. The main point of her struggle is finding her own sense of self and learning more what it means to be human. To write her off as a mother substitute that Shinji has to outgrow is completely disrespectful.