It's not really a spoiler. Shinji has such intense self-doubt and psychological pain from the very beginning. It doesn't really broadside you with him being u

It's not really a spoiler. Shinji has such intense self-doubt and psychological pain from the very beginning. It doesn't really broadside you with him being unable to cope with the pressure of the world's salvation at the end or anything, it's a continual theme throughout the entire series starting at episode 1.