My good friend who is lending me the platinum series DVD set instructed me to do so. He is a huge NGE fan and he told me to stop the series at episode 24, then watch the movie and then watch episodes 25 and 26 after that. At first I just believed him and then I questioned it and was about to watch the TV ending but then I had "faith" that he was on to something and especially since it was mentioned here that end of evangelion is what "actually happened" and the the TV ending is what happens in Shinji's head, that it may be wise for me to watch end of evangelion first to get a grip on the plot.
Now of course the plot is almost unfathomable but I am glad that I watched it. I felt at points like I had ingested heavy doses of psychedelics and that I was mentally glimpsing the ineffiable truth of the universe and at other times felt like I was going to loose my lunch.
In the end, the "end of evangelion" I think is a masterpiece.
I probably wont get a chance to watch the TV ending until after the new year.
Now what is the deal with the second versions of episodes 22 - 26? Are they actually different than the normal ones or just commentary or what?