: Haruhi officially establishes her club room in the old Literature Club space, which is already occupied by the silent Yuki Nagato .
: 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 . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 2
: Kyon begins talking to his eccentric classmate Haruhi, who only wants to meet "aliens, time travelers, or espers". : Haruhi officially establishes her club room in
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: 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.
This is the second chapter of the main story arc and is the "standard" second episode for most modern viewers.
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.