On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, David H. Siegel wrote:

 A chill suddenly ran through her spine.  That
earlier feeling... that unidentifiable disturbing feeling... 
came back stronger than before. 

I don't like Asuka, but still, isn't getting turned into a living brain
trapped within an immobile, leathery, mummy-body a bit harsh?

Asuka is not going to become a mummy any time soon.  This is just a
premonition of dread, not the onset of the effects of watching Daoloth or
Ghathanathoa too many times.

"I know these feelings are new to you, but don't
worry, they're just natural." 

        "Not to me." 

Because she's not natural, perhaps? One of the big things I never got
about EVA was the fact that NOBODY seemed to notice that Rei was not
"just weird", but out-and-out artificial.

Rei's behavior is within the range of human behavior.  Some people are
passive.  Given that Rei doesn't have 'Made by NERV' stamped on her
forehead...

Now why more people didn't spot the physical similarities to Yui is
another story; she looks like young Yui with different colored hair.


 > >  "That may not be wise," Fuyutsuki said.  "The

Revelations of Hali, the fifth volume of the Seven Cryptical
Books of Hsan, and the Eltdown Shards all contain versions
of the Great Prophecy which assert that his survival is
crucial to the Great Return.  In fact, all but the Eltdown
Shards go so far as to say that if he is destroyed, the
ancient masters of the Earth may never return.  Now, many of
the other sources of the Prophecy, such as the Revelations
of Glaaki or the R'lyeh text make no reference to such a
requirement, but..."

Aha. Since they try and keep him alive, they are now unquestionably
working towards the Great Return. Since this is the return of the
Ancient Masters, Gendo is therefore working to bring about the return of
the GOO. QED. We can now toss Gendo back into the Rat-Bastard bin, even
though there was hope for him in the first three installments. (Possibly
working in an ends-justify-the-means manner for the salvation of
humanity from the GOO).

Actually, Gendo does note he plans to kill Rhan, just AFTER they study
him.  Gendo's motivations are fairly complex, and not necessarily those of
his 'masters' :)

Fuyutski's and Gendo's conversation raises an interesting question:
Since many of the GOO are localized or stuck somewhere, how the hell
will they fight them?

Unlike the 'sit on our butt and wait for the Angels to come to us' NERV of
the canon, this NERV plans to be more proactive, as shall be seen in
future episodes.  Although having still built Evas who need an extension
cord, this will be difficult :)

John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu       
rhea@tass.org              http://www.tass.org/~rhea/falcon.html
rhea@maison-otaku.net      http://www.maison-otaku.net/~rhea/

"Put Strom Thurmond in a headlock, and he'll listen to reason!"  Governor
Jesse Ventura of Minnesota to President Clinton in the February 6, 1999
Imagination Workshop