Asuka's pointless jealousy of Shinji winds up with her saying that he should take the lead, which he does and ends up getting trapped by the angel. More introspection, yay (not)! Gainax's infamous mishandling of the budget is on display as one shot (of Shinji with his eyes closed) lasts for 26 seconds and I worry that the rest of the show will be like this; pointless introspection and shots that are far too long for no reason other than Gainax had run low on money. Shinji breaks out and ends the episode in a hospital bed yet again. He looks at his hand and declares that the smell of blood is still there.
Review of Splitting of the Breast
