LSC #4: One More Final.

This scene basically encapsulates the love story that is Evangelion. During the whole series the tension between Shinji and Asuka boils over, but neither one knows how to communicate their love to each other. The best either one can manage is a quick fap for Shinji and... nothing for Asuka, really.

Cut to this scene. Everyone is Tang except these two. Shinji decides to live with the pain of individuality and he sees this person. Maybe there's frustration in what he does next, maybe he just wants to validate Asuka's existence. So he chokes a bitch.

Instead of kicking Shinji's ass, Asuka retaliates with a gentle caress. "Yes, I am here," she expresses from just that one touch. Shinji cries like a little wuss. But deep inside he is a bit relieved that she is there, for the moment, truly alive, with him.

Indeed, love is destructive.