Haven't read anyone else's explanation yet, this is just Hamlet in my mind.
In the ending, the victims pounce on Lilith's fantasy, which turns into orange juice. Because people instinctively long to be close to their lover, to be one with them, and to complete their salvation. Turning into orange juice together is the ultimate goal of Commander Ikari. He longed that he who turned into orange juice could reconnect with his lover, so he made the choice of death for all innocent people. Ironically, he was the only one who didn't get redemption.
Back to the male protagonist, he longed for Asuka, but he also knew exactly what kind of status he had in Asuka's heart - the first man in Asuka's heart was definitely not him, the first one belonged to Blessing, the dead man, the living will never compare to the dead . So he wanted to strangle Asuka to death, and whether to complete it, it was just a self-deceiving scam. As for Asuka, does that slap count? "It's really disgusting." She didn't want to end up with the male protagonist. So in the end, they refused to complete.
The estrangement between people is inherent. If I really cross the heart wall, I must accept the fact that there is no place for me on the heart wall, or the position given to me is very embarrassing. And the so-called endless complementation movement of human beings-everyone has been loved by the person he longed for, and everyone has become the only one in the heart of the beloved, this is just a self-deceiving clown.
To repeat the first sentence at the end, this is just Hamlet in my mind.
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