How is it that a sublime science fiction action series like Neon Genesis Evangelion comes into its full powers with an episode about getting drunk at a wedding? Your hosts double down on the millennial perspective on Evangelion’s most character-driven episode thus far. Then it’s time to one of Eva’s most iconic episodes, its enigmatic angel, and the “Train of Thought” that will become a major motif for the remainder of the series. Joseph does his best to vigorously regurgitate the entirety of his Existentialist Philosophy 101 course, while Ian muses on the mercurial merits of Liliel, a beloved Angel which somehow disappears from most other adaptations of Eva.
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