I've been watching NGE because y'know, everyone and their mother says it's one of the greatest anime. But I'm not sure if I fully get what makes it stand out above the rest. The emotional themes are strong, but there are some characters I just can't get attached to, like Misato. And obviously the treatment of some of the underage characters is a bit... icky, but it is anime, after all. It happens a lot.
I'm not the whole way through, I think the last episode I watched was... either episode 19 or 20. Maybe I've tuned out and missed some things (my attention span when it comes to TV shows isn't always great), so could people explain why they like it and what I may not be understanding about the plot up until this point?