Episode 23, "Endless Eight (Part 8)" (FINAL PART)
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: This time around, Kyon has an idea. Realizing what Haruhi has said about doing her homework within three days, while he hasn't touched his, Kyon suggests the SOS Brigade go to his house and finish any homework they might have. Haruhi insists on coming as well, and so September 1st finally arrives. Kyon and Itsuki play cards in the clubroom.
Comments:
So, here we are. Finally, the "Endless Eight" episodes end. Eight episodes based on a single short story, no more than thirty pages long. Two more episodes than the adaptation of the entire first novel got in the first season. Eight ninths of the new episodes in the season thus far. After having waited for three years for more episodes, this is what we get.
What have we learned?
Well, for one, we've learned that some people will watch anything. Apparently, I must be one of those people, since I've sat through each and every one of these eight episodes, out of my duty towards my anime blogging. I committed to blogging the show back nine episodes ago, and I wasn't going to quit. Would I have quit otherwise? I'd like to think so, at least.
What else? Oh yes, we've learned that, for whatever reason, Kadokawa and KyoAni decided it was a good idea to let us wait three years for these episodes. Sure, why not? It's not as though there are several other books with Haruhi material to work with. This particular short story was deserving of eight episodes, right? Sure.
I'm sure that, with these episodes over, we're in for a whole boatload of new material! All that wait couldn't have been for nothing, right? Disappearance is just over the horizon! They surely wouldn't stick us with several episodes of Sighs and call it a season, now would they?
Let's face it. You can't trust this production company. See the ending credits in this episode? Look familiar, the way they set it up? Like the ending of a certain first season? Yeah, well guess what? It wouldn't surprise me one bit if this was it. If this was the meat of the new season. If we never get to see Disappearance, at least not this season, I could not be moved to shock. We've seen what these people are capable of, and it's not pretty.
Whether they did all this just to fuck with the fans or out of some pretentious "artistic" reasons, it's easy to suggest it was a complete waste of time, and yet, somehow, will likely be a selling point for the DVDs. Will I buy them? They'll have to be pretty tricky to get my money for it.
I have to admit, I liked the climax of this episode, where Kyon is screaming in the cafe about doing homework, leading Haruhi to nearly attack him for suggesting something without her approval, and then demanding to take part in it. It's a great scene. Probably one of the best in the entire anime. Does it compensate for all I've been through with "Endless Eight"? Not really.
Anyway, that'll be all about this. Hopefully. KyoAni execs will fall asleep tonight on a pile of money with many beautiful women (or at least a Mikuru hug pillow), laughing, while I will fall asleep with dreams of strangling them to death with the Haruhi headband that came in the first Limited Edition boxset of the first season DVDs, which otherwise has been of no use to me.
You win, KyoAni. Now shut the fuck up, get to Disappearance, and if I see Sighs, I'll...
Well, let's face it, I'll probably blog that, too. Fuck you guys.
Overall Score:
∞8
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Offline Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 630 | THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. |
Offline Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 428 | Yeah, this one wasnt the best. At least 24 was decent |
Offline Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 4311 | Oh Kyon... why must you be so boring!? None of the scenarios are ever about you lolz :( |
Offline Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 417 |
Offline Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 54 | I liked this episode :x Yuki's gourmet report: "It's good" xD |
Offline | "I won't even the guest talk" @ 1:27 That's pretty much all one can say. >_> |
Offline Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 3395 | Hmmm it was good... I liked the talk show type show Haruhi tried to pull off... Lol Why Kyon's always soooo boring hahahahaha.... Yuki cute as ever!! Signs, Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
Offline Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 104 | Not as good as previous week(Ep 21) but it was certainly funny. LOL @ Mikuru.. Shes such a Space Cadet(in Haruhi-chan) |
Offline | XD @ Mikuru... other than that there was nothing to this episode. Dead Account |
Offline Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 68 | I mostly enjoyed it, but given the episode from last week it's hard to compare. Gotta love Mikuru, though. Oooh Miss Alicia |
Offline Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 923 | Mikuru's about the only funny part in this episode, for the rest I was like 'Uh?' |
Offline Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 6961 | Mikuru was the best. |
Offline Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1098 | De-JaY said: Powalen said: I laughed there. XD That wsa funny. aero said: For sure. And I love a gleaming Koizumi. xD. |
Offline Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3175 | it was alright. not as funny as the past few, but i did enjoy the idea of Haruhi's talk show. :D |
Offline Joined: May 2008 Posts: 31862 | Mikuru was the episode.
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Offline | "Don't eat!" LOL |
Offline | decent episoode. |
Offline Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1379 | not one of the better episodes :/ |
Offline Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3387 | Too much talking; not a lot of funny scenes. |
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Offline Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 21650 | Not a lot happened in this episode, lol. |
Offline Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 7118 | Naga eating that delightful ice was so bliss. Too precious. Can't blame Kyon, though!
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Offline Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 3078 | Mikuru playing with lion is stealing the show.. ;P |
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