On the Shinji note, I would love to see Misato go "Oh fuck it!" push Shinji out of the way, take her jacket off and pilot EVA-01 to a royal arse kicking of the production models.
World is saved, Misato is promoted, Gendo is pissed and Shinji got walloped... again.
Oh yeah, and Rei saves us from enduring a mind fucking 45 minute image of her spilling blood like the Exxon Valdez spilt oil and orbiting Earth so she can enjoy pie.
