[Geschpooklichkeit]

After having completed The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the first late-night marathon in a long time, I have this to say about it:
I couldn't help but compare the show to many others while I was watching it, including:

• Evangelion (textual introduction in the beginning of episode 5)
• X/1999 (end of the world; battles within "closed space" disconnected from the physical world)
• The Big-O (Nagato reminded me too much of Dorothy for me to ignore this)
• Galaxy Angel (Vanilla too)
• Tsuki-Hime (Asakura had a knife and destroyed the environment on a whim)
• House, M.D. (last episode of season 2) (the climax was a dream/hallucination)
• Eva-freaking-gelion (re-creating the world idealistically)

I wish I could take elements of popular shows, incorporate them into my own ideas and get away with it.

Also, I wasn't satisfied with the ending. Too many three-year periods of time and supernatural abilities left unexplained.