Phaetons_Folly said:
The death of the first Rei really felt rushed. I say it was easily worth the entire chapter but it only covered half of it.
I think it was slightly longer in the anime, but not but much. I think Ritsuko seeing it happen was different too. Her mother definitely has some issues, just killing kid Rei like that, then offing herself.
It's clear now that there are multiple Rei's. And it'll be fun to see Shinji's reaction when he finds out the truth.