But if the things you asked for in >>12 had happened, who would remember Evangelion now? It would have been a very good show, true, but it would just have been one more good show.

What it DID, affected you deeply - you're still talking about it, aren't you? It was very, very memorable. It didn't strive to make you feel good, it showed blatant disregard for its viewers, and in doing so cemented its place in your memory and in history.