thought-provoking dynamics that i wish were more thoroughly explored in evangelion:

1. awkward, bumbling extensions of friendship between misato and rei, with subtle overtures of appreciation on the elevator

2. “disgruntled mom vs bratty teen” vaccination checkups with ritsuko and asuka, complete with extremely irritable glares (asuka), tired one-liners (ritsuko), and maybe asuka lunchtray-smacking ritsuko’s clipboard out of her hands 

3. quasi-uncle & wayward nephew-type acquaintanceship between professor fuyutsuki and kaji, including philosophical debates and shogi dates over lunch (making the abduction scene a forced betrayal)