Thus, I wanted to see if I could take something that was most likely, if not incredibly obviously, untrue and try to make a convincing argument that it actually did happen. And, after I've finished mine, others can add their own ideas. The more convincing the argument and the less likely the subject, the better.
So, I present my first intentional overanalysis:
Proof that Shinji and Asuka had Sexual Intercourse
Starting right after li'l Shin-chan starts rebuilding his fallen sand empire [1], we see Asuka and Shinji in a state of coitus, with Asuka saying "Enough already! Even just the sight of you gets on my nerves!" Shinji then replies, "Because I'm just like you?" We then cut to various other mindfrak shots.
The movie itself never shows Asuka and Shinji in the same shot, but their coital position is shown in a Groundwork image. I can't remember where Reichu put that picture, but I'm sure some of you remember it.
In any case, it is commonly thought that what was shown there never actually happened, and that it was just a bizarre instrumentality mushup. However, that seems less likely when you consider that every piece of footage shown for quite some time after that (at least, the footage that takes place outside a train) actually DID happen. Granted, Shinji probably wasn't standing there while Kaji and Misato had sex, but the point is that what he was watching actually happened. Asuka didn't ask Misato to kiss her, but all of the footage shown there did happen. It was simply rearranged to create a situation that didn't occur as shown.
That may lead one to believe that Asuka and Shinji did have sex, but with different people. Perhaps Asuka and Shinji both had sex with Misato, but at different times. However, the Groundwork picture leads me to believe otherwise.
Why are they never shown in the same frame? Anno was a master at implying things without outright stating them, and the same applies here: We didn't see them together beause they didn't see each other together. Asuka didn't want to look at Shinji, as she herself stated, and Shinji was frightened to look at Asuka. If you look at the screenshot, you'll see that he's actually staring off into a different direction.
Note that, although all of the footage shown actually happened, what they were SAYING wasn't necessarily said when it occurred, as shown by other footages later in the mindfrak montage, or M^2 as it will be referred to from this point on.
Shinji, however, seemed quite recalcitrant when it came to anything sexual (at least, anything sexual involving two or more people). So, when could this have taken place? His expression and logic state that it probably happened shortly before meeting Kaworu. He was already slightly off the deep end by that point, and he had changed somewhat since rejecting Misato. And, at this point, Asuka was the only one he could talk to.
So, why is Asuka so mad? A little bit of logical thinking and the answer seems kind of obvious.
Here's what happened:
It is known from when Asuka was mentally raped that she wished Shinji had done more during their chu, and she probably felt rejected. Consequently, some time later, while everyone was gone, Asuka felt that maybe if they went further, Shinji would respond to her as a woman and take some initiative. She suggests intercourse to Shinji, and eventually he agrees. However, even mid-coitus, he still does nothing. He doesn't even freaking move or anything. Asuka, being who she is, feels personally insulted that Shinji doesn't find her "worthy". And then she gets mad. Suffice to say, it was probably the first sexual encounter either one of them had, and it was probably not the least bit enjoyable for either one of them.
Considering this event, the later strangulation scene that is commonly thought to have been 3I-exclusive makes more sense. Shortly after they "finished", Asuka sits at the table dejected and depressed. Shinji tries to come in to comfort her (and himself, really), but is only met with insults and pain. Eventually, it leads to Shinji going crazy and trying to strangle Asuka. Of course, he can't go through with it. However, it's traumatic enough to Asuka that she runs away and gets ready for her "AN HERO" bathtub scene.
None of this is actually shown in the series, but of course it would never be allowed to be shown due to censorship and time restrictions. And in EoE, Anno was able to brilliantly paint an entire series of events by showing a bare minimum of what actually happened. Assuming this is what actually happened, I believe that Asuka's attempted suicide makes much more sense. The "first kiss" is considered to be of extreme importance and Shinji botched it (at least from Asuka's point of view), so imagine what it must have felt like to botch the "first lay". And, in fact, knowing this sheds a whole different light on S'sFAiBL sequence in 25'.
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Well, there you have it. I tried to make everything seem as convincing as possible, but of course I left out a couple of facts that make my "theory" much less likely, such as the fact that Asuka was staying at Hikari's house when this would have happened.
Now that I'm finished, It's your turn to respond and make some overanalyses of your own.
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