This is one of my favorite slice of life animes with cool twists with Haruhi essentially being a god and there being time traverlers, aliens and espers all in the mix. The first season is magnificent and while the Endless Eight is brutal to watch all the way through, the rest of season 2 is still great too. Just watch the first 2 and last 2 episodes of EE. Haruhi is probably one of the best female protagonists that I've seen with her energy, impulsivity and overall passion and Kyon is the perfect foil to her craziness. Each episode is entertaining and a joy to watch over and over again. And the movie, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, is just brilliant and makes up for the disappointment of EE. You'll need to watch the series (and make sure to watch it in chronological order, not the season order) to get the movie, but it's completely worth it.

Anime was fine. The Endless Eight was really a Challenge to watch. I would recommend to watch the anime in chronological order otherwise it's a bit complicated. Watch the Movie at last, It was the best thing in this entire series with a great thriller plot.

**Chronological Order** - ==https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes#Season_1==

Honestly rather disappointed with this. Loads of plot points that felt unfinished, show felt all over the place. To be honest I only kept watching for the Mikuru fan-service and like most agree the Endless Eight episodes are rather tough to get through (even though they are animated differently with each one). After season 1 the show goes down hill in my opinion.

Pro tip: Skip Endless Eight; Just do it.

honestly this is straight up one of the most formally audacious shows ever made. there's a strong experimental spirit within this pretty accessible and fun high school anime and it totally rules, especially if you watch it in the original broadcast order. this becomes especially apparent in the endless eight episodes. i'm still not completely sure if endless eight was a good idea or not but i definitely know that i respect it. i've never seen a show at haruhi's popularity that was completely willing to take a risk that had very few odds of paying off like that, absolutely insane stuff. the story and characters are pretty fun, if frustratingly mean spirited at times, but it's kyoani's willingness to experiment and go haywire that keeps this show so memorable even if it resulted in the downfall of the show's popularity.