there's also like—you can SEE the sunk cost fallacy kick into effect in the scene, because kaworu only realizes not to do the lancey thing pretty much AS the eva is reaching for it
which is "incoherent events happen in sequence, Misato tells you what's happening, then you move on and a new incoherent thing happens with no connection to the last one"
me, knowledgeable: he put it on himself because of symbolism. or because there was probably some security protocol that it had to be on SOMEONE or it would blow up me anyway: SCREAMS UNINTELLIGIBLY ABOUT HOW STUPID IT IS
it's not just that kaworu is freeing shinji of the collar, it's also showing that he's willing to take on the risk from it himself? like a really fucking stupid trust ritual
my brain came up with the theory that it was developed by using research on angels so kaworu can just fucking Do That but i realize there's literally nothing to support that and it's just my monkey brain desperately trying to make it work as a scene
yeah i mean. a lot of 3.0 is like, it can only be good if you personally stretch it and reform it in your brain. it requires a lot of active desperate participation on your part as a fan to make it seem good
YOU DIDN'T WINme anyway: SCREAMS UNINTELLIGIBLY ABOUT HOW STUPID IT IS
me, an eva fan and professional clown: please hurt me more anno