>>2170473>>ONCE-taking to gendo in ep 5
-contemplating gendos glasses
-getting dressed and smiling while thinking of gendo
-ONCE
-visibly relieved and smiling thinly after the battle in episode 12. Her reaction is less subtle than Shinji's
- not a smile, but obvious joy over noodles/funny background event
-looking at Gendo during the tube session (ep5)
Read ep 5 script, take note of how often emotional reaction is discribed. Rei was always... well, "kuudere" is a simplified moespeak term that's only superficially accurate, but unfeelingness is NOT a defining characteristic of Rei, and not required to a dutiful, devoted person. In fact, even the most disciplined sldier is still gonna be a human being underneath, and that, you see, is the real-world subtext/point here/beauty of the character.
Rei is NOT supposed to be this subservient, submissive drone you can fetishize as doing all you want - She is, in part, meant to sow that such a thing would be creepy or impossible.
>>you might as well become an asukafag.Implying Asuka's smiles are genuine half of the time. She isn't that simple, either.
>>2170475 >>quallity>quantity.
Hell yes! Rei is all about subtlety and paying attention.
>>If you could understand the character, you would know than the great thing about Rei is her discovering herself, her feelings and what she is.You could of course agree that this is just another opinion/that paratext is meaningless, but her VA seems to agree that, "her beauty is in the fact that she has feelings". It's at least not "a far-fetched thing only idiots would think of"
