The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 2 -

: To modernize the club, Haruhi extorts a brand-new computer from the school's Computer Research Society by staging a "sexual harassment" photo of their president and the club's new "mascot," Mikuru Asahina .

This is the second chapter of the main story arc and is the "standard" second episode for most modern viewers.

: Haruhi officially establishes her club room in the old Literature Club space, which is already occupied by the silent Yuki Nagato . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 2

: The events of the summer vacation repeat almost exactly, but the characters start feeling a sense of déjà vu. Yuki Nagato reveals that the summer has already repeated 15,498 times .

: Haruhi and Mikuru dress in bunny girl costumes to hand out flyers at the school gate, resulting in them receiving detention. : To modernize the club, Haruhi extorts a

: After Kyon accidentally gives her the idea, Haruhi decides to form her own club—the SOS Brigade —and ropes Kyon in as her first member.

: The episode ends with a massive plot twist: Yuki Nagato invites Kyon to her apartment and reveals she is an alien (an interface created by the Data Integration Thought Entity) sent to observe Haruhi. : The events of the summer vacation repeat

In the original 2006 airing, this was actually the first episode of the chronological story, serving as the introduction to the characters after the confusing "Episode 00" home movie.