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Really? End of Evangelion freaking blew my mind. Then again, the TV ending did as well... but End of Eva was the biggest mindsmurf I've ever seen, and it left me completely stunned.

I guess I'm too much of a newbie to the series to be critical of it or cynical about it. I just really, really liked all of it.
Yes, End of Eva was a mindsmurf haha, but not in a good way IMO. It, to me, crossed the line and made some of my most beloved characters reach absolute lows, Shinji being a prime example.. and that was only in the first minute of the movie.

And despite (SPOILER)Shinji rejecting Instrumentality in the movie, I found him to be stronger in the TV show where he was finally able to get over the "Hedgehog's dilemma" and be able to feel accepted by everyone.
I personally liked (SPOILER)seeing Asuka rise up from her catatonic depressive state to go back to being a total badass before she gets absolutely mauled. She's my favorite character in the series, and I didn't like how the TV kind of left you hanging about her condition. As for Shinji... well, while I did enjoy the TV ending, I had always seen Shinji as someone who would eternally suffer from the 'Hedgehog's Dilemma', so seeing him so abruptly get over that was something I found to be sort of annoying.

I enjoyed the TV ending for its abstract execution, but End of Eva just had that absolutely insane imagery that left me simultaneously stunned and freaked out, something no anime has ever really done to me. (Example: (SPOILER)Giant Rei-Lilith forming female genitalia on her forehead with an eyeball inside it, and Shinji (in a red cross) pierces the eyeball; I think I repeated 'what the smurf' for at least 5 minutes after that scene)
You know something that I never hear people complain about concerning EOE? (SPOILER)WHAT THE EFF HAPPENED TO REI MAN?! In a nutshell she died a bloody death, and that left me feeling hollow and depressed after. And then after, Shinji sees her for a split second and then she's gone, just like the beginning of the show, which btw was an awesome gesture, but still! She just... died! AHH