Quote:I'd say the best way to rate Rei is "functionally autistic", and I don't think it's merely a product of Gendo's marvelous parenting skills. Rei I was obviously emotionally "out there", and II and III weren't any better. If I had to lay out a theory, I'd say that Lilith's soul is fundamentally incapable of understanding human perceptions -- kind of like someone plugging a 110v appliance into a 220v outlet. Doug would have to create a metaphysical adapter so they could properly interface.
So is there, with Rei, anything TO fix? Is she one of the walking broken, as the others are?
Of course, there are an infinite number of other interpretations. This is just mine...at the moment.