"ten/mark" <tenchsama@cox.net> wrote in message
news:9s2ub.2199$zx.572@lakeread03...
> Good points.
>
> It's hard to determine what Ritsuko knows, but I doubt she knew the truth
> (she would have brought it up at some point) - early in the series it
seems
> that she doesnt know much of the truth about Rei - when she asks Shinji to
> bring Rei her pass she says things like "she's a nice girl" but
> inexperienced... and at another time she says how the data about Rei's
past
> has been erased. Later in the series though she seems to be much more on
the
> inside of the conspiracies.
>
> Maybe what drove Ritsuko over the edge was learning the truth about Rei's
> past and her mom's or (more likely) the producers changed her character
> later in the series.

I think Ristuko's acting towards the end of the series was due to the fact
that she was closely tied in with project eva, keep in mind the implications
and responsibilities of her position in NERV.

Her relationship with an almost emotionless person couldn't've helped much
either.

> Then again, Ritsukyo is such a liar and such a cold-blooded user of
people.
> Then again, again....
> lol
>
> Its all layers
>
> ten/mark
>
> "Drinian" <sailracer6@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bp9d6i$1m9dfb$1@ID-210864.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > ten/mark wrote:
> > > It has been pointed out before that the three different versions of
Rei
> (Rei
> > > 1 child killed by Dr Akagi, Rei 2 - grew up as Gendo's ward and dies
in
> Unit
> > > 0, Rei 3 - absorbs Gendo's hand w/ Adam and merges with Lillith) are
not
> > > identical. Although they share memories, they are slightly different.
> (Rei 3
> > > at first seems confused about her past but that seems to pass. She is
> not
> > > exactly the same as Rei 2 since Rei 3 breaks Gendo's glasses and
> ultimately
> > > rejects Gendo in favor of Shinji. Although, it is Rei 2 that Shinji
had
> most
> > > of his relationship with... it is the thrid version that chooses
Shinji.
> > >
> > > Anyway, what do you make of the scene where Rei 1 taunts Dr. Akagi?
Was
> she
> > > setting Dr Akagi up as a way to get rid of her? The taunts of "old
hag"
> > > certainly seem out of character for Rei - and the look on her face was
> kind
> > > of creepy (more so than usual). I dont think it was an act of
> childishness,
> > > it all seemed very deliberate by Rei 1. My own interpretation was Yui
> was
> > > speaking through Rei, trying to get back at her rival for Gendo.
> > >
> > > I have also heard others say that Gendo set it up as a way to get rid
of
> Dr.
> > > Akagi, though I dont think he would put Rei through that (even though
> Rei
> > > could be "replaced", it had never been done before and had to be a
> risk).
> > >
> > > Your thoughts?
> > >
> > > ten/mark
> > >
> >
> > I have always thought of it in terms of the Gendo set-up theory, mostly
> > because, you're right, it seems incredibly out of character for Rei.
> >
> > On the other hand, it does seem in character for Rei to tell the truth
> > without regard for its human implications, which explains why she would
> > relay something like this. It's also quite possible and in fact more
> > likely that Gendo didn't mean to intentionally eliminate Naoko, but had
> > only been talking loosely around Rei.
> >
> > One wonders what Rei 2 and 3 remember of the whole thing.
> >
> > Also, is it ever clarified in the series whether Ritsuko knows about Rei
> > 1 and how her mother died?
> >
> > --
> > Drinian: http://www.duke.edu/~amt13/
> >
>
>