>she went backwards to the point where she doesn't even realize
>she's a clone.

I guess the Rei in 3.0 is a new clone so she didn't retain the personality of the previous one, which begs the question, WTF happened to the Rei that Shinji saved in 2.0?? And didn't Kaworu stop the 3rd Impact at the end of that one as well? I seriously thought Shinji went to some alternate universe at the start of the movie, like Unit 01 transported him to some bizarro parallel world that Shinji created...

I really liked that last shot of Shinji, Asuka and Rei walking together though.

>I'm sure Anno has a secret Eva outfitted with a cigarette and
>loose tie that one of them will pilot in the finale, where
>they'll kill an angel with a handgun John-Woo-style.

lol, I just hope the finale will be memorable, I'm sure some people will love it and others will hate it. It'll be great to know what transpired in those 14 years, but I wouldn't bet on getting any answers...