So, I watched Rebuild 3.33. By certain means.
For those of you who haven't seen it or haven't spoiled yourself, all I can say is Your Mileage May Vary Up To Eleven. The second Rebuild basically said "We will be nothing like the series starting... NOW!". The third Rebuild is essentially "Aww, did you miss the psychological trauma of the series? We're just going to sneak that back in. Abruptly. Oh, also, be prepared for your mind to be boggled at the shit we just pulled, like, six times over." There is only the very smallest semblance of the series left, and that's because Kaworu shows up (which isn't spoilers because cmon).
Also more support for that one theory about how everything is all linked together.
I'm okay with it because I'm basically holding out everything for Four, because I think it's going in a certain direction that I don't think I'll be upset with. However, I know at least one person who was so pissed that she had to stop watching 40 minutes in. She got back to it because she's a big fan of NGE but she still hates it. She was also somewhat disappointed I didn't hate it as passionately as she does. Like I said, I'm holding out for the fourth movie to make my decisions regarding how I feel. The only things I can say that I hate right now is that they force-feed you basically all of the backstory and things that are happening unlike the series which required a lot of active thought and analysis into character, and
Yui's maiden name was changed to Ayanami. Yeah, they pulled another Shikinami. I don't think there's been a change in her character, but that last-name dynamic with Gendo was such an important part of understanding the depth at which he operated, and it feels like it cheapened it by changing it.
Finishing up Fate/Zero soon.
Man I feel bad for Lancer...