I couuld go on for days explaining my favorite therories and answers about this show. The writing is so incredible and the psychoanalytical episodes are so abstract and open. The last 2 episodes are the best episodes of a show I've ever seen. Asukas character is so complex and thought out and I love the way they explained how she acts and behaves. Rei's mystery and character is so abstract and mesmerizing. People say the show is slow and predictable at the beginning, but seeing the characters like Asuka slowly start showing vulnerabilities and uniqueness is what gives the show part of it's charm.