evangelion ep 1: The Villain monster of the week is a superpowered giant humanoid badass that shoots you out of its wrists and you defeat it by stabbing it
evangelion ep 16: the villain monster of the week is a floating striped beach ball that is actually a gigantic black void puddle. You cant stab it, you can only sit in the puddle sadly and contemplate your life choices
Evangelion episode 25: the real villain monster of the week was the friends we made along the way