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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2007-07-14 05:46 pm

[ SECRET POST #190 ]


⌈ Secret Post #190 ⌋

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[identity profile] musouka-manga.livejournal.com 2007-07-15 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing to the show except Haruhi and Kyon's romantic relationship? Personally, I watched it because of the first episode, which promised to be a fun look at a group of high school students, one who had reality warping powers and and the rest of them weirdos from other dimensions or whatnot.

Personally, for me, the series never lived up to that very first episode, but it was an enaging watch.

[identity profile] pts.livejournal.com 2007-07-15 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair enough.

I disagree (in the most strenuous possible terms) about unfulfilled promise, but that's a matter of personal preference, naturally.

[identity profile] musouka-manga.livejournal.com 2007-07-15 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I think the implication of the "promise" I was talking about wasn't lived up to. Instead of really being about an ensemble cast and the group dynamics as a whole, it mostly dealt with how Haruhi's personal feelings of dissatisfaction with her life led to the warping of the world around her--and what that told us about how she really felt about herself and, yes, Kyon.

Which wasn't bad, I guess. I understand what they were going for, I think it fufilled its purpose well, but that first episode's down-to-earth normality with a touch of weird was what pulled me into the show, and I found the rest of it really lacking that touch.