Worst Plot Arc Ever

So, this time, I'm going to bitch about an anime. The anime in question is called Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu Season 2. Before I start my rant and analysis, I would like to point ou that the first season was *excellent* and is, by all means, worth watching. As of right now, however, the second season is very not worth watching. Also, if you don't like spoilers, just don't read this--I'm going to spoil story stuff.

Anyway, the stuff that happens in the second season happens before many of the episodes in the first season, but after the main plot arc of the first season. If you haven't seen the first season, this works out because the first season is not presented in chronological order, with more than half of the episodes taking place well after the main story arc.

Well, the first episode of the first season was entertaining--Kyon gets sent back in time and ends up initiating Haruhi to go to the high school she inevitably goes to, thus explaining a line that occurs in the second episode of the first season (where Haruhi randomly asks Kyon, "Do I know you from somewhere?"). It wasn't by far the best episode of the shows as a whole, but it was fun and entertaining. And then the second episode of the second season airs.

This episode is simply about the SOS-dan enjoying the last couple of weeks in their summer vacation in a very busy, yet relatively normal, fashion. Overall, this episode was okay--it wasn't particularly funny, but it was a nice change of pace...

A week later, I watch the third episode. As I start the episode, I actually have to double check that I in fact obtained the right episode because it starts exactly the same as the previous episode. After confirming this, I continue watching the episode, where I learn that it is the same exact episode except this time there is a scene explaining that everyone is stuck in an infinite time loop....

Well, I've now finished episode 6, and it's still the same episode (with some very minor differences, like different clothes). It has gotten VERY OLD. In fact, It got pretty old after seeing the same episode twice, much less FOUR FUCKING TIMES. The worst part yet is that they are showing no signs of the characters ever getting out of the loop, since the only character that actually remembers anything in any detail won't do anything. That and, the main male protagonist, Kyon, it too much of a dipshit. I'm pretty certain, given past events (namely, the end of the main arc from the first season), he could probably get out of the damn loop if he just asked Haruhi out on a date.

Anyway, that's really the end of the rant. I don't really have a problem with time loop plots, especially considering the content of this show (if you don't know what it's about, it's about a very eccentric girl named Haruhi who is essentially god, but doesn't know it), but you have to do them in a certain way, and the way Haruhi is doing it is most definintely bad.