Oh that's it. Starting next week, the Church of Haruhiism will be advising its clergy to stop serving the special Kool Aid during the Sacrament to Our Goddess and switch to regular Kool Aid.
Why are people so enamored with Haruhi? On one hand, the show is very much
The Adventures of Sociopath Sue and the Stockholm Syndrome Band featuring the adventures of a girl, the guy whose pants she wants to get into, and a fascinating assortment of people terrified/fascinated at the thought of/LOL ~nyoro at the thought that the girl may destroy the world in a fit of adolescent pique.
Is it her 'obvious' assets? As has been said, she's
very well-designed. She's quite attractive in a "This is the girl-next-door you might meet in real life" sort of way. She's not at perpetual risk of capsizing, nor does she have hair that doesn't exist in nature.
Is it her her personality? She's got personality in droves. Haruhi's no useless moeblob. She gets things done, and doesn't take "no" for an answer. She's no ditz. She's smart and takes "thinking on one's feet" to a whole new level. She's no fairweather friend. If things go pear-shaped on you, you can count on her to get you out. You don't even have to be her friend. Sometimes it's enough that your story touches her in the right way. (no Rule 34 invocations,
please!)
Is it her rebellious streak? She defies authority and gets away with it. Partly through good planning, partly through through luck and high charisma rolls, and mostly through
sheer audacity. As in "that girl has crossed the line
twice three times a whole lot of freakin' times!"
Of course she's got faults. Big glaring ones, in fact. She's impulsive. She really doesn't take "no" for an answer, even if "no" is the best answer. She's bossy and inconsiderate. Her improvisations and plans rarely take the feelings of others into account . . . especially the feelings of those required to carry them out. She sometimes has problems expressing how she feels . . . she often goes to great lengths and blows things far out of proportion to do something mundane and simple. Of course, the show might be a lot less interesting were she and Kyon not
in varying degrees of denial so . . . circumspect . . . about their feelings for each other.
Could be because she's human. She's got depth. She's not defined just by her hotness, her godhood, her personality, or her flaws alone.
Now, if you will excuse me, I've got to get rid of the rest of this special Kool-Aid before next week's services.
