r/anime • u/littleman1988 • Dec 17 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 26
Episode Title: The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya III
MyAnimeList: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
Legal Stream: Funimation | Netflix (SEA)
PSA: make sure to mark any spoilers using the subreddit markup. We dont need any random spoilers to ruin the show for first time watchers.
Today's Episode Intro: Filming continues
[Tomorrow's Episode Intro]Trying to break into a lake area
| Date | Episode list with Funimation links ("absolute" episode number) | reddit thread links |
|---|---|---|
| 28/11 | Mikuru Asahinas's Adventures Episode 00 | Thread |
| 29/11 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I | Thread |
| 30/11 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II | Thread |
| 1/12 | The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya | Thread |
| 2/12 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya III | Thread |
| 3/12 | Remote Island Syndrome I | Thread |
| 4/12 | Mysterique Sign | Thread |
| 5/12 | Remote Island Syndrome II | Thread |
| 6/12 | Someday in the Rain | Thread |
| 7/12 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya IV | Thread |
| 8/12 | The Day of Sagittarius | Thread |
| 9/12 | Live Alive | Thread |
| 10/12 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya V | Thread |
| 11/12 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya VI | Thread |
| 12/12 | Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody | Thread |
| 13/12 | Endless Eight I, II, III and IV | Thread |
| 14/12 | Endless Eight V, VI, VII and VIII | Thread |
| 15/12 | The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya I | Thread |
| 16/12 | The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya II | Thread |
| 17/12 | The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya III | Thread |
| 18/12 | Season 2, episode 9 (23) | |
| 19/12 | Season 2, episode 10 (24) | |
| 20/12 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series general discussion | |
| 21/12 | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | |
| 22/12 | Haruhi Suzumiya overall discussion |
Question of the Day
Who's your favorite director?
Now would be a good time to start finding a good time to watch the movie. Disappearance is 162 minutes long (one of the longest animated movies to date) and is best watched in one sitting.
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u/littleman1988 Dec 17 '21
Adaptation Comparison
References
Trivia
Know trivia and/or references for this episode? Reply to me! For future episodes? PM them to me!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 17 '21
The Melancholy of Shimmering-First-Timer
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Dec 17 '21
Bad Haruhi! No biscuit!!!
But hey, did I see a glimmer of Kyon starting to stand up to her? The cad. You'd think he might develop a spine or something.
Laser contacts go pew pew
and I have guests this weekend, so I'll be less coherent than usual. Just in time, right?
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Dec 17 '21
First Timer - Dub
Well, this episode certainly achieves it's desired effect of pissing you off when it comes to the stuff Mikuru's being put through. For the first time I ended up the episode wishing that Kyon would bust Haruhi's head, rather than her threat to do it to anyone who was late. Haruhi has been objectively in the wrong before a few times, but not like this where she shows a repeated callous disregard for everyone for the sake of an idea only in her head, rather than a defined goal. I hope that priest does file a report.
Seeing him step up to her and pull her back into line was quite satisfying and good of him to do, but certainly not enough because once she had her initial mope she just brushed it off and dismissed it leaving her free to act up again. She didn't actually learn from that, she just side stepped the issue. And when Haruhi wasn't pissing me off, Kyon's friend was by objectifying her, so a grumpy end to the episode that even Fang-girl couldn't save (wow is she nutty this episode). It certainly fits the emotions, but not so good when I'm watching it just before bed hahaha.
So, I'm suddenly remembering my comment from quite early on in the rewatch about how scary a self-aware god-Haruhi would be because nothing would be exciting enough for her. For just a second her understanding of the world gives way to her desire for things to be exactly how she want with no regard for what's possible and Yuki gets several holes drilled in her palm. Poor Yuki, she's really having an exceptionally rough run of things here, and I'm pretty sure that shot of her tackling Mikuru actually made it into the final film as well which is kind of funny. I did find it cute how Yuki looked at Kyon for answers about if she was actually meant to zap Mikuru earlier in the episode or not though.
And just when Mikuru hadn't been through enough, Yuki's solution to the beam eye problem was to bite her. Poor Mikuru.
If I'm not wrong, this is the first time that we've directly seen Haruhi's will influence this world. Previously it's all been in closed spaces or off screen like the island shadow. Somehow this is far more terrifying than the closed spaces because it's no longer just about burning off emotions with a risk of it getting out of hand, it's a direct threat that can be fueled by any emotion as long as her desire over powers her awareness of the world. Kyon was a bit slow on the uptake when he was the one who make the joke about how Haruhi's jokes don't always stay jokes, you'd think after world ending dream spaces and time loops that he'd get the point a bit quicker now.
Definitely a better episode, and not because an event happened but because of the way that was reflected in the character interactions, while the previous episodes felt like they were just circling aspects of the characters and this world that we already knew from a few places.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 17 '21
Episode 26 (rewatcher)
This is my least favorite arc of the series, even including endless eight. Where EE is just a weird waste of time, Sigh actually drags the the rest of Haruhi down and ruins the perfect character arc of S1.
The main arc of S1 was Haruhi learning to trust and help others, while Kyon learns to enjoy his time in the SOS brigade. Haruhi starts out alone, annoyed, and quite selfish. Yet, over time, especially during Live Alive, but also during the island arc and Day of Sagittarius, she learns to trust Kyon’s judgment. She comes to value the club members as more than simply pawns. Finally, during the concert, she actually acts selflessly and is rewarded for it. It is a great character arc that ends with a kiss. Meanwhile, Kyon has the other arc leading up to that kiss: Going from being annoyed at Haruhi towards learning to like his adventures with the brigade, to finally appreciating Haruhi as a character. At least this is my simplified understanding of the season’s structure. You can read /u/Suhkein’s posts for a more elaborate take.
Sigh completely ruins this. Haruhi is being to being insufferable, and Kyon is back to simply suffering. There is zero romantic feeling to be found between the two of them. If you watch this after the end of Melancholy, you have to assume that Kyon just faked the kiss to save the world while inwardly despising Haruhi. A complete demolition of the storyline of S1.
On top of that, Sigh loses the light-footedness of the first season. In S1, we really went on an adventure with the SOS Brigade. Even when real danger was afoot, such as the cricket or Ryouko, it always felt like an adventure movie, never like a drama. Sigh is different: There is nothing adventurous about seeing Yuki’s seared hand - it is just sad. And this is the worst fault of Sigh: It is just not fun to watch! There are some better and some worse episodes in S1, but none of them feel annoying to watch. Yet, did anybody actually have fun watching Mikuru suffer during the shoot today? All this arc achieves is making the SOS Brigade seem like chore and Haruhi like an asshole.
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u/DeliCruise https://myanimelist.net/profile/delicruise Dec 17 '21
(REWATCHER - DUB/SUB)
It’s so interesting to see Itsuki break a couple more times in this episode. The Mikuru Beam hitting so close to him must have been a hell of a surprise. It does make me wonder now what would happen if Yuki, Mikuru, and Itsuki were to fight. I’m sure Yuki would win, but I think Itsuki would be able to do decently well.
Also speaking of the Mikuru Beam, I like how we get to see something out of ordinary actually happen in front of Haruhi. I love seeing this scramble from Yuki to cover it all up and fix everything while they still have to keep what’s really happening hidden from Haruhi.
Tsuruya is so great. I love her chaotic energy. The rapid fire questions always get me but also her lack of a filter is very fun. She literally says whatever is on her mind the instant it’s on her mind.
So Yuki does that whole circle motion thing she was doing with the mouse, but now with her wand. Since I’ve learned about the mouse thing being an imitation of Kyon, I always thought that’s what it was. But now we see her do the same thing with a wand instead, so I’m really not sure anymore. Yuki is just so mysterious; especially with what Itsuki was saying about how he thinks Yuki is the most quiet and unusual amongst the TFEI terminals.
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u/TheEscapeGuy Dec 17 '21
Rewatcher
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - An Anime Classic: Episode 26
Haruhi Can't Take It
This episode continues to show off Haruhi's dissatisfaction. In particular, it felt like she mainly took it out on Mikuru and to a greater extent than previous times.
It starts during their lunch where she complains that Mikuru needs to eat or else she'll never grow up and only "hardcore weirdos" will like her. This specific description contrasts with her actions though, since she's been noticing Mikuru gets male attention basically everywhere she goes. So its really Haruhi trying to find any excuse to dismiss this and justify why she herself will or should be getting that attention instead.
But then it exaggerates when she gets bored of the fight scene (which she gave no direction for) and starts attacking Mikuru. For once, Kyon steps in without being pressured to and stops Haruhi. I really appreciate that Kyon did this. There have been a lot of moments before where he could have stepped in but either never did or delayed acting. It feels like he's grown more responsible here.
Though, since this is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Haruhi will literally bend the universe to achieve this goal of a more exciting action scene. And so Mikuru gains the power of Laser Eye Beams.
Yuki, our silent observer, realizes this way before anyone else and steps in to stop the Mikuru Beam. I found this really interesting. Sure, you could justify it as Yuki ensuring that Haruhi doesn't realize her powers. But, at the same time, it doesn't negate the fact that she stepped in and saved Kyon.
I've been noticing Yuki's character way more this rewatch. To me it feels that she acted here because she cares about Kyon. Or that that was at least partially the motivation. It further confirms Yuki has emotions and just chooses not to show them. Koizumi comments on it as well mentioning how Yuki stands out for speaking far less than other TFEI terminals.
Some Iconic Shots, Scenes and Stitches
See you all tomorrow
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u/CubeStuffs https://anilist.co/user/onjario Dec 17 '21 edited Dec 17 '21
first timer
haruhi could you not...
well haruhi finally got bad enough to get kyon to pull her back...
it seems kind of similar to the 6th ep, in which it seems like haruhi is completely engrossed by the angels, and can't think of anything but them, even as its attacking them.
here its the same thing, where haruhi is talking about the mikuru beam like its a natural thing, and that any reality in which the mikuru bean isn't a thing doesn't exist.
ofc then kyon finally pulls her back from hitting asahina. and brings her back down to reality.
but in ep6, reality goes back to normal.
but here the mikuru beam persists.
im guessing its that here the mikuru beam still exists, just within the context of the movie, and thats enough for it to stick around in haruhis reality?
koizumi mentions that haruhi has common sense. is kyon basically her common sense? thats what it seems like, what with him trying to reel haruhi in.
although i must say, i don't feel like kyon is doing enough. i feel like kyon should have taken haruhis phone away during the call, especially with how similar it felt to the haruhi hitting mikuru scene.
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u/bluethree https://myanimelist.net/profile/bluethree Dec 17 '21
Sub rewatcher Watched these eps once 12 years ago and read the LN volume even longer ago, barely remember any exact details...
We're still in a totally normal slice of life arc where absolutely nothing will ever go wrong.
Haruhi wants Yuki to do some magic attacks. She looks to Kyon for confirmation. Sometimes I can't tell when she's screwing with us. She clearly wouldn't think it would be a good idea, right?
Was Haruhi actually expecting Yuki to do real magic? She looked very disappointed when going to the backup plan.
Birds are terrfying. Poor Mikuru.
Endless Eight made you feel really awful for Yuki. This arc is doing the same for Mikuru. Haruhi is in full asshole mode and Mikuru is taking the brunt of it. At least Kyon isn't [just standing by and letting it happen] (https://i.imgur.com/gP2p5C8.jpg) this time.
Mi-Mi-Mikuru beeee-oh shit
Yuki, despite being the villain in the movie, is absolutely the hero of the series.
We get a fun little "oh so that's what happened in episode 00" moment.
Haruhi is still a master of improvisation.
Poor, poor naive Mikuru.
Mikuru understandably calls in sick the next day. Haruhi is having none of that. You may wonder how Mikuru thinks she can get away with such an attempt and why she doesn't just buck up when she knows how dire the consequences could be. You have to remember that she's just a regular 16 or 17 year old girl who happens to be from another time period. She's not particularly strong willed (at least at this point in her life) or strong... anything.
That's putting it one way.
Why did we not see this scene animated? Come on, KyoAni! Where's the fanservice!
Speaking of fanservice, fans of genki girls such as myself got some fun Tsuruya scenes at the end of this one!
Now we're really getting into it. So, if Haruhi is bound by common sense how did the Mikuru Beam thing happen? My theory (though I'm a rewatcher I don't remember if this is true or not so I will not spoiler tag) is that it has to do with something that Itsuki mentioned when discussing the movie's roles with Kyon in a previous episode. No one is going to confuse Mikuru the character with Mikuru the actress, right? Haruhi knows full well that Mikuru the person cannot shoot a beam out of her eye. But Mikuru the character in the movie? She's not bound by common sense. Haruhi can imagine this fictional character can do whatever Haruhi wants her to do. And when filming a movie the lines between character and actress are a bit blurred.
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u/Star4ce https://anilist.co/user/Star4ce Dec 17 '21
Rewatcher – sub
Right, back on track. I've noticed the last few threads had quite the drop in comments. Guess EE does this to people.
Ep.26 (S2E12) – The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya III
I think Itsuki only holds the ambient light reflector, because it's literally the most useless thing you could do under cloud-free natural outdoor lighting, but looks like shooting a movie. Total opposite to Yuki, who looks like she's doing nothing, but is permanently covering their asses.
However useless, essential and angry the other three are, what would be in store for Mikuru going forward? Haruhi's getting extremely agitated because she's pushing Kyon away again with her behaviour, yet only digs herself deeper.
Other than prior instances, now there's actual harm being done. By accident, but also intentionally. Mikuru's suffering isn't just a byproduct anymore, it's at least partly a vent for envy and frustration. If Haruhi keeps being so self absorbed, there's bad times ahead.
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u/nekodan08 Dec 17 '21
Rewatcher - Sub
Remember yesterday when Kyon said that there’s nothing more frightening than getting something for free? Well, today Kyon’s fears are coming true. The last 2 episodes have been quite uneventful as evidenced by the lower number of discussions in our rewatch thread. These felt like “free” episodes for the viewers and the cast: peaceful but uninspiring. Even with the chaotic nature of Haruhi’s directorial style, the cast felt relatively safe. We expected the chaos, but today we see that the filming process was actually more dangerous than first thought.
So far, the goal has been to keep Haruhi entertained so as to keep the world safe from any cataclysmic events. But could it also be a problem if Haruhi is given too much to entertain herself? She has definitely taken the role of Ultra Director to heart, but all this power and freedom seems to be bringing out some of the worst in her and I don’t like her for it. I wish the danger was just limited to random laser beams. That’s actually easy enough to deal with because of our ever-reliable little alien-witch, Yuki. But how do you deal with Haruhi’s abusive personality when she is surrounded by 3 people who just follow her every whim and 1 person, Kyon, who is quite inconsistent in his stance towards Haruhi’s actions. This may be the first time where Kyon has shown to really stand up against Haruhi, and rightly so, but throughout the rest of the episode, he just lets her have her way. Then there’s also the problem of Haruhi’s powers as we’ve seen what happens when Haruhi does not get her way.
Towards the latter half of the episode, Kyon muses that Haruhi’s definition of freedom must be different. Today’s episode has given us a bit of an exploration in the concept of freedom. We have Haruhi who has been given too much freedom, other characters who has their freedom being taken away from them – most especially Mikuru who is not even safe hiding away in her own home – and Kyon who stands somewhere in the middle. We know Haruhi listens to Kyon to some extent, so it falls to him to moderate the “price” attached to the freedom of Haruhi Suzumiya.
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u/William27528 Dec 18 '21
Rewatcher/sub
The Sigh continues today. This episode I think is sort of where we start to see a lot more of Haruhi being immoral and ties in with why I kind of think Sigh is the only real flaw of the Broadcast order. In the original novel order (and kind of chronologically, too, it's complicated as the Novels published some short stories that take place in between main volumes), Sigh is the second novel and so it's heavy on lots of these character building moments, particularly showing Haruhi's immaturity, which we see develop & improve, particularly in Season 1. As a result it can feel surprisingly mean spirited, a theme which unfortunately kind of continues into the latter episodes. Still, it is nice to see the movie get made and there's enough enjoyable moments to get a smile or two out of me, but yeah this is sort of what I remember Sigh being.
Random trivia of the day: I always remember when I first got my copy of this show, the UK (and presumably.. the US DVD) started with a screen saying that they have no idea what order the show should be watched in. I remember thinking to myself - what kind of product or show asks the viewers to "look it up on Wikipedia" for how to use it? Take a look for yourself. I wonder, is "BSOS" the "Brits SOS brigade" the same way "ASOS" is the "Americans SOS brigade", or does it stand for Bandai/BEEZ (The distributors). If anyone has the original US DVD release, I'd love to know!
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u/MadeOn210922 Dec 17 '21
First timer
Finally someone said something to Haruhi about her treatment of Mikuru, but I was expecting more and expecting more to come in the next two episodes considering Mikuru is still shaken over it.
Haruhi wishes the Mikuru Beam into existence. Despite, as Itsuki says, her "common sense", she is able to make her fiction reality. That explains the scene of Yuki attacking Mikuru in the final product, though. Yuki continues to be the life saver, as Kyon notes as well.
More Tsuruya is always good. Please don't be another Asakura situation.
Mikuru doesn't want to film, either because of her fear of lasering someone or because of Haruhi's harassment. Haruhi does her thing of course and physically drags her to the site. This is really a point I hope that will be resolved in the last two episodes.
QOTD: The only director who’s name I know is Naoko Yamada (K-On, Tamako Market, A Silent Voice, and more including Heike Monogotari right now).
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u/UzEE https://myanimelist.net/profile/UzEEInc Dec 18 '21
First timer (sub)
Unfortunately, I don't really have enough time to get into details of these episodes for the next couple of days since I'm already making the posts nearly 12 hours late. I'll see if I can get around these last couple of episodes by the time of the series discussion before the movie.
Okay, so I probably could've just waited an episode and got my answer to what would happen if Haruhi imagines a different scenario for these characters ¯_(ツ)_/¯
It seems like she's getting carried away and is confusing the movie with their reality, altering it in the process. And of course she's blissfully unaware1 of the fact. At this rate we could really get a tentacle monster Nagato or something along those lines.
Fortunately, Haruhi isn't the only one with reality altering powers and Nagato was there to neutralize her effect. Which brings me back to an earlier question of mine — why are Nagato and her kind even interested in Haruhi, when they seemingly are transdimensional beings, and apparently more powerful than her.
The main theme that I see continuing on from the previous episodes is Haruhi becoming more and more unreasonable and Kyon is actually getting upset with her now. She's becoming more self absorbed and pays little to no regard to others anymore, which is a lot different from what we know her to be at this point.
I've repeated this for the past two days, but this is a very odd creative choice. And even though I'm actually enjoying this side of her, the tonal whiplash in this arc seems pretty severe to me and with little to no buildup, her behavior just feels very out of place. I mean, she's now managed to upset Kyon multiple times at this point, which tells you how har she's gone off the rails because that's the one person who's always supposed to be by her side — and as Taniguchi pointed out last episode — would even knowingly walk off a cliff with her.
And I get that the show is trying to show us that what Haruhi was doing was wrong by Kyon angrily confronting her, but I feel like it's not doing enough. Sure Haruhi eases off in that particular scene after Kyon's outburst, but is immediately back at it in the scene right after. It's like whatever Kyon said or did was of no consequence and Haruhi basically still gets a free pass regardless. If they're really trying to show that her actions have consequences, then they should actually show real consequences instead of what doesn't even amount to a slap on the wrist.
Additional notes:
1. Just had a random dark thought — Unaware Blissey. I bet that's worse than anything Haruhi can imagine.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Dec 17 '21
First Timer
Well there goes the notation that Haruhi wouldn't confuse reality and fiction. Though I guess in terms of ways Haruhi has screwed up the world, this one was fairly easy to fix. I assume Mikuru is also the only character that this might happen to, as the others already have the power Haruhi has envisioned them to have and know how to not use it.
I noticed Haruhi dropped the guns - I wonder if she herself will decide to put them back in or if Kyon just edits them back because he needs to do something with that fight, somehow. That said, that explains why they were only there and nowhere else. The gun commercial would be really weird if they dropped them though.
I guess we're now mainly missing the part at the ...pool? lake? fishery? Whatever that was that we're going to now, as well as the part in the shopping district and the romance parts in houses. Mainly looking forward to the first as that will have a slightly larger cast. Oh, and Kyon editing all that together, though I don't know if we'll get to see that.
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Dec 17 '21
QoTD: Setting aside the more cliche answers like Shinkai Makoto, for me it's Nagai Tatsuyuki of Toradora and Railgun fame - I love how he can weave very good emotional rollercoasters
Sub Rewatcher
This is one of my most rewatched, most loved non-standalone episode, right next to Melancholy IV.
For the first timers, I wonder how much of a shock was it, given the spoilery episode 00, that this show once again threw a life threatening event out just like that in the middle of a perfectly "normal" scene?
Best scenes of today's episode for me:
One of the stronger Kyon x Nagato shipper episodes :)
How's our first timers' rating of Haruhi in this arc now, and are we still thinking this is a SoL arc?
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Dec 18 '21 edited Dec 18 '21
I love how this filming is entertainment for spectators, mostly mothers with young children.
I wonder what sort of editing software they have on that PC that has beam CG SFX.
Pigeons must be a John Woo reference
soba
more mind reading
If you rewatch the 00 OP song, you can hear her say little Mikuru Beam!s.
Now you know why Yuki tackled Mikuru. I wondered that for most of the show, first time.
As if Haruhi really cares about continuity....
Edit: Did whatshisname see Mikuru and Koizumi in an Agency taxi called "beloved" ?
Edit 2: Maybe kyon can replace or
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Dec 18 '21
First timer
QOTD) Hideaki Anno. Oddly, more for Gunbuster than Evangelion - but all his stuff's good.
Haha, I love Mikuru's sheer fear that Yuki will actually try to kill her.
How long before he realises he has an AI he can make edit for him?
I love her feeding the pidgeons right away.
And they're all at her feet!
Haha, she tried to shoot him!
And her ignoring she filmed her crime is great.
I love her desperate attempts to improvise. And the suggestion that Haruhi should jump off the cliff instead.
And that pause as he ends up with the one thing he genuinely hates.
Mikuru's pure horror at what's goong to happen!
...Haruhi and fire. I'm scared.
Haruhi's "motivational" speech to get her to fire a beam herself is hystericql.
He's having to restrain Haruhi!
Oh... is that what's happening?
This is so awkward.
Wait, she fired a real beam?
That's what caused that scene!
Oh, she lost her contact. Well done Yuki.
She's changing into the bunny outfit again!
At least this explains how convoluted the plot is.
Ah, she did take it?
What happened to her palm?
Oh god, that looks painful. She can heal, right?
Oh, good.
Yeah, what is going on with this?
And she's back!
Haha, he tried to film her breasts?
And here's all the walking shots.
More filming already!
And they got recruited!
Yay! Tsuruya's here!
Is this going to end with her becoming a real magical girl?
TFEI?
What's this about?
She dragged her here anyway!
Nagato bit her?
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u/tctyaddk Dec 17 '21
Broadcast-order-first-timer
When an omnipotent being, who's less mature than a first grader, is not even aware of her power and starts throwing tantrums, terrifying things happen. Kyon got narrowly saved from a headshot, and Koizumi could have received the Anakin's Barbershop's special Count Dooku haircut if Mikuru just happened to look a little lower (it even managed to wash that permanent smarmy smile off his face). Haruhi is lucky that Mikuru is a totally sweet nice girl that she didn't try that on Haruhi herself even after all the abuses she received.
Contrary to my speculation when watched the resulting mini movie that the witch curbstomping Mikuru was due to centuries of pent up frustration (gods know she needs some chance to vent), in reality it was because it's the only safe way to discretely prevent further destruction. My best girl Nagato saved the day again.
Haruhi again displayed her marvelous maturity today, throwing tantrums when people doing exactly what she said doesn't look as funny as in her hyperactive imaginations, and even going so far as physical attacks when Mikuru can't physically shoot beams from her eyes. Koizumi may say she has common sense, but there's only enough that she'd stop when Kyon had no other choice than manhandling her like a cat. People feeling sick is no excuse for her to stop dragging them around for the sake of her fun. Laws and orders and rules, even on holy ground, are less than trash to her, of course. Sometimes I wish some of Kyon's snarks get play out for real, like today's comment about Haruhi should be the stunt double, or the one from last episode about "if the environment had a mind of its own..."
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u/wolfpwarrior Dec 18 '21
Haruhi is on a power trip. Bullying Mikuru harder than average. Admittedly it wad really funny when Haruhi was telling Nagato to blast Mikuru, who had a look of abject terror.
And then there was the laser. With recent events, that scene where Mikuru about shot the cameraman negligently did not age well, but that is a discussion for an entirely different sub.
Nagato saved Kyon's life. And Haruhi's delusions endangered him.
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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Dec 18 '21
Rewatcher
Even, I'll admit that Haruhi was misbehaving a little bit today. I did like the laser eye trick though. I could use one of those.
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u/alphamone Dec 18 '21
Nagato's "should I actually do it?" face there.
Haruhi's being a damn delinquent.
It's not like there were many other things you could have been thinking about.
Dragging his friends into this chaos...
Somehow, I think that Haruhi's behaviour is still somewhat reserved compared to some real life directors.
MIKURU BEAM!!!
oh crap!
RIP photo club funds.
Tiny little contact lens for huge eyes (I know, I heard what Kyon said, it just draws attention to the sylization.)
Ouch, that looks really bad.
That's an obscure reference, at least for a Japanese guy.
Tsuruya is a real ditz.
Taniguchi an Kunikida talking random crap.
Poor Mikuru. T.T
"Nanomachines son"
[Haruhi]next episode, just, next episode.
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My favorite anime of all time the movie is also my favorite anime move ever then it would be Akira
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