In article <Xns93E1EEC3E161ATHM@212.67.96.135>, thm727@hotmail.com says...
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>"Scott 'Gord' Ryan" <froop@tsn.cc> wrote in 
>news:Xns93DB9AAB55DD1frooptsncc@203.220.22.200:
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>> Personally I think it's more of a Father/Daughter relationship. Up until 
>> that point Gendo is really the only person to care and/or show an 
>> interest in her well being.
>> 
>> There might be some form of attraction or crush but as Ayanami doesn't 
>> really understand her emotions well I don't think she would know exactly 
>> what it was.
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>    Thank goodness, a sane poster. After reading the other thread (between 
>Amani, Prince Vegeta, and Drinian), I was afraid that nobody WANTED to look 
>at this issue in a manner approaching sanity. The idea that it's more of a 
>Father/Daughter relationship seems to fit. Rei looks up to Gendou, as he is 
>definitely the only one (until Shinji shows up) that seems to care about 
>her life at all. Like I said in an earlier addition to this topic, however, 
>I think seen in the larger context, it's just his way of looking after his 
>investment - if that's what keeps his little 'Engine of the Apocalypse' 
>going, then that's what he does. He does the same thing with Ritsuko, only 
>with her he uses sex.

Hear, hear!

It is obvious if you REALLY look at the Rei/Gendo relationship
that she's just a tool to him.  A man might take pains to 
keep a favorite tool functional, even burn himself to retrieve
it if he still had a use for it; but in the end it's JUST a tool
and if he has to, he'll destroy it to accomplish an end.  Gendo
is ready to send a severely injured Rei II out to fight an Angel 
in the first episode, and eventually DOES sacrifice her without
qualm.  He feels nothing for her.

He gets what he deserves.

FW