Part 1 of our multi-part watchalong of the anime epic Neon Genesis Evangelion with Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac Ackers and Lizzie Visitante!

0:00:00 Intros
0:02:10 Ground rules
0:03:14 An abridged production history
0:05:03 That thing we said we wouldn’t do (the Netflix dub)
0:08:09 Backgrounds with Evangelion
0:17:13 First reactions
0:18:23 Distance and connections
0:20:50 Toxic masculinity
0:22:55 Where’s Shinji supposed to go?
0:24:19 Misato
0:32:36 The first angel fight
0:35:31 Toji and Kensuke
0:38:31 Rei and Gendo’s very bad no good relationship
0:41:13 Eva’s trope reversals
0:43:55 Shinji
0:47:36 Super robot tropes
0:51:28 Misato’s apartment
0:53:00 Predictions
0:54:14 Outro

Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor
Isaac: twitter.com/iblessall
Lizzie: twitter.com/LizzieVisitante

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Recorded Saturday 10th August 2019

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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