Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse

[chii]

started this yesterday since it's going to keep on going into the fall season so i'm all caught up now :D

the first episode had me scared since i started having bitchin space pirates going through my head. i had hoped for that show but it was shattered pretty darn fast.
then the second episode had me happy but still scared because this type of thing

(murder murder murder)

only happens in the first few episodes to suck people into watching the rest of the show. (it worked for me but a lot of people dropped the show here too)
episode 3, boys showed up!! and it turned into mecha training! so i gained hope and haven't looked back since. super entertaining show even though i don't like Yui (she's very slowly growing on me though)

episodes 6-7 were painful to sit through and i honestly would have expected to see those kind of episodes around the 14-16 mark (i'm sure we'll still get to see those kind of episodes again anyway)

it's a lovely mix of a lot of shows i really like. gundam 00 and Godannar being the main 2 for me

this show hits me in all the right spots fanservice wise too~ most people just see the girl uniforms. but i see those along with the military uniforms, awesome aliens, blood, mecha porn, old men~ I could go on :P

[randomredneck]

Episode 11.

Those snakey Soviet bastards. They're willing to sacrifice a whole damn front-line base, just so they can swipe the Type 99. Bunch of assholes. Oh well, Lt. Awesome seems to be on it...provided she doesn't become BETA chow.

On a secondary note

Chobi once again does something I don't hate her for. Calling that bitchy Soviet out on being a "Dish it out, but can't take it" type was awesome.

[randomredneck]

Episode 12.

Once again, TSF's prove incapable of showing up unless everyone but Lt. Awesome has been rendered into BETA snacks. Dang shame too. That Yamamoto guy was kinda cool. But, he broke one of the classic rule of Alien Invasion Attacks, by going alone into a dark tunnel. At least Lt. Awesome put him out of his misery. And...holy hell, that's a BIG BETA coming...

[kargarus]

Episode 12.

Called Yuuya's hero of the day antics in this episode last week, but was likely to happen.

I thought Yui's situation this episode being tied back to her first experiences with BETA, was neat, this time round she didn't hesitate to shoot.

Originally Posted by randomredneck

But, he broke one of the classic rule of Alien Invasion Attacks, by going alone into a dark tunnel

What a fool. I thought it was kinda funny though.

[randomredneck]

Episode 13.

Damn. Yuuya is pretty boss. His machine all crippled and such, and he just starts tearing those BETA fucksticks up with a knife. Even with both his units hands torn off, he just charges in all boss and such. I hope he makes it out alive...

[kargarus]

Episode 13.

You go Yuuya.

This show is like a cheesy Hollywood blockbuster - crappy romance with hot headed action scenes.

[randomredneck]

Episode 14.

Pretty good episode. Damn shame about the Zhar Battalion(Well, Commander Latrova anyway. The rest I was happy to see go) getting wiped out. Whoever that mystery Eeshi pilot was, he(She?) was damn scary. Just mopping the BETA up left and right. Woo. A fancy new Japanese TSF, and Yuuya finally wising up about his bad attitude. Bout time.

I sense promise for the second half of the show.

[kargarus]

Episode 14.

I've had my doubts about this show. Pretty much following it as my trashy thrills and spills entertainment.

But, this episode was pretty damn good, I liked the shifting alliances, the political intrigue in the background. The Soviet big-wig commander attempting to turn the situation back in his favour by making the Zhar Battalion into heroes (who were essentially sacrifices for some other purpose) was neat. And I was actually kinda sad that the Soviet chick Commander died, but its all in the name of decent entertainment within the show I think.

Seeing how Yuuya has developed over the course of this arc has also been good.

Yep, I'd say I'm looking forward to the next half of the show as well.

[kargarus]

Seems there's no episode this week. Apparently there was some type of Muv-Luv special though.

[Rastamepas]

Commie lists it as

Total Eclipse this week is a staff interview/BETA infodump. We’ll see if it’s worth translating, but don’t hold us accountable if we decide it’s not. In the meantime though, have this shot from it: http://i.imgur.com/IT1yT.jpg