On 17 Jan 2003 16:43:07 -0800, phobos2@hotmail.com (phobos) wrote:
>Finding out the pilot was still alive was a bit of a let-down, IMO. I
>couldn't help but get the feeling that it had been written in because
>someone thought things were getting a little _too_ nasty. Toji should
>have been found dead in the ruined plug - I can't seriously believe
>he'd survive.

Yeah, thats exactly how I felt.. Maybe it's wrong, but I think they
should have let toji die at that part, it just seemed a cop-out to me.
Such a highly emotional point in the series and it lost some of its
impact.. The scene is still one of my favorites, but it would have
meant more if he had died (heh, damn that sounds screwed up). When Rei
died and they found out she was 'alive', I was like 'what the damn
hell, I guess they won't leave anyone dead in this series'..

-Chris