Muv-Luv Alternative - Total Eclipse

[Kraco]

I was a fool to think anything would change in this show. Instead of scared trainee girls unwilling or unable to follow orders we get an assorted mix of "elites" with so bad personality (or sheer mental) problems they apparently were kicked out of their units and sent to form a real dream team. No wonder Yui was less than impressed and so gloomy. A third of the world has been claimed by alien invaders and these fellows behave as if nothing was more important than their own ego and skills in human vs human fights. Well, to be fair I think the American and the Swede at least tried to act professionally, but it's hard to do that when there's a monkey in the same team. I dread to wait for the episodes with the clearly clinically insane sister duo (Russians?).

If I knew the fate of the world rested on the shoulders of people like this, I'd just kill myself and be done with it. Much cleaner and quicker.

[Ryllharu]

If I knew the fate of the world rested on the shoulders of people like this, I'd just kill myself and be done with it. Much cleaner and quicker.

It is called total eclipse. I can only imagine that wasting some of the world's remaining production capacity on these jokers (including Yui) is what pushes humanity to its darkest point so that the real Muv-Luv Alternative cast are left to try and pick up the pieces.

Yui's cold attitude pisses me off too, mostly because it has become such a cliché. Character gets traumatized, and becomes ultra-serious and a total bitch/asshole. I'll believe she has a right to it when she shows that she can actually fight these days. At least we know the two insane and/or telepathic sisters are one of the best pilot duets at the base. I wager the only thing that will fix Yui is her getting some from Yuuya. And given this franchise, she'll probably die right after that.

[Kraco]

At least we know the two insane and/or telepathic sisters are one of the best pilot duets at the base.

Until proven otherwise, I find it hard to believe those sisters could actually cooperate with anybody else to act in a proper military mission. Of course they might have some old geezer general somewhere whom they worship like the second coming, and when the man says something, they will obey it to the letter, even if it obviously means their own death. Such a cliche would suit this nicely. Like this sad episode desperately tried to teach, a best pilot is not just a lonely ace boosting his own record but somebody who ensures the mission will be accomplished.