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LeonhartFour
09/03/18 11:39:50 PM
#461:


The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, part 5

If you're quick, you can see Haruhi's jacket hanging on the wall and a partial glimpse of her sleeping bag beside Kyon's bed before the reveal here.

Disappearance brings the S.O.S. Brigade together as a group once and for all. The direction of the story totally changes from here. Up to this point, the members were trying to protect the world from Haruhi, as well as protecting Haruhi from herself. In the stories after this, they have to protect her from actual outside threats.

"Were you expecting anyone in particular this whole time? Perhaps someone...special?" Great line.

But yeah, all the members of the S.O.S. Brigade are so happy to be back together again (even if it's for a different reason than Kyon) that they can't even contain themselves, and it expresses itself in different ways. Koizumi actually passes up the opportunity to go on a long-winded philosophical explanation. Haruhi is even more extreme than normal. Kyon actually accepts everything she tells him without snarking even once. Asahina breaks down crying, which is the most obvious display of emotion here.

And then there's Nagato. That scene on the rooftop is so well done. Nagato comes to see Kyon planning to say, "I'm sorry. Goodbye," while he tells her, "This is all my fault, and you're not going anywhere." To the DITE, Nagato's flaws make her expendable. To Kyon, they make her an invaluable member of the S.O.S. Brigade. From this point on, her absolute loyalty is to Kyon, even above the DITE. As a result, Nagato is so happy that even she can't completely restrain herself and is finally able to express herself with a "Thank you."

"The days when I thought it was cool to just sit and watch are over. And just like the other subordinate members of the S.O.S. Brigade, I am an active protector of this world." And to Kyon's credit, he faithfully sticks to that commitment.

The post-credit scene here is super adorable. Nagato puts the book over her mouth as a substitute for a smile because it's what makes her happy. Maybe one day, this version of Nagato will be able to smile for real. Get on that, Tanigawa!

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