Get In The Podcast, Shinji | Ep. 1: The Palette of Trauma / Hello Kitten

Welcome to Episode 1 of Get In The Podcast, Shinji: This is (NOT) a Rewatch!Charles, Sonny, Brock, and Jagie kick off the actual watch-through by covering the first two episodes of Hideaki Anno's 1995 mecha classic — "Angel Attack" and "Unfamiliar Ceilings" (a.k.a. "The Beast"). Shinji arrives in Tokyo-3, meets his dead-eyed father, gets guilted into piloting a giant purple nightmare, and immediately takes one of the most brutal L's in anime history.Along the way, we debate Netflix's subtitle crimes, rank the cast on the Horny/Depressed Axis, and get a drop in interview with a VERY special guest.In this episode: Netflix vs. Blu-ray vs. 2003 Toonami: the sub/dub holy war, weird name-order choices, and the tragic disappearance of "Fly Me to the Moon" "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" as subliminal-messaging psyop — romance anime one second, Clockwork Orange blood montage the next The letter: all redaction, no warmth, signed "Gendo Ikari" not "Dad" Misato Katsuragi: hyper-competent chaos gremlin, drives like a felon, sends thirst-trap photos to an actual child, lives in a neckbeard nest Gendo's smile: one (1) instance, deeply unsettling Only children can pilot the Evas. Shinji is the Third Child. Who are the other two? The Human Instrumentality Project: definitely just a throwaway line, nothing to worry about Pen Pen the hot springs penguin: fan favorite, potential future pilot The official Horny/Depressed Axis rankings for Episodes 1–2 Evangelion as depression art: Hideaki Anno pouring himself into Shinji's paralysis, self-loathing, and the frustration of everyone around him Doug Jones, Andy Serkis, Danny DeVito, and the leaked Vancouver set footageNext Episode Homework:  We're covering Episode 3 and Episode 4. The cast expands, the questions multiply, and Shinji probably — almost definitely — gets in the robot again.---Find Charles: @charleschapters on socialsFind Sonny / Brock / Jagie: Search their names (or don't)Subscribe now and get in the robot!