well shit, I just finished up watching haruhi all in one sitting. the plot was somewhat interesting but definitely nothing special. the art direction is good, but some animations were really poor (the giant cricket...) and the earlier episodes were rather poor. I suppose if I watched them all again in order it would make more sense to me, and I feel that I should of watched them chronologically anyway. another thing, it seemed like the creators of the show had a lot to work with, seeing as one of the character's (yuki) had the ability to manipulate literally anything. that aspect of power wasn't utilized to it's full potential, and used for more childish and pointless uses. the idea of closed space and the "monsters" in them were laughably horrid, a much better concept could of been depicted. imo the show would of fared better had it about 15-20 more episodes under it's belt and a better focus on a relationship between haruhi and kyon. show had a lot of wasted potential and was underdeveloped. nothing special besides art and some comedic value.

/googles "what the fuck just happened haruhi"