Gillian von Karmann wrote:
> 
> David Johnston <rgorman@telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<3F24C19F.F3D@telusplanet.net>...
> 
> > Richard Qunt wrote:
> 
> > > I have been watching Evangelion recently and asking myself this question.
> > > What point is there to Asuka even being in the series at all, except as a
> > > love interest for Shinji and a foil for Rei?
> 
> 
> > Maybe those are the point.  Mind you when I watched the first
> > few episodes I couldn't figure out what the point of _Shinji_ being
> > in the series was.
> 
> Now, when someone comes tell you that your IQ is even much smaller than it
> has ever seemed, you will have no right to be angry at them.
> 

Because I dislike Shinji?  I think you'll need better justification than
that.