Steven posted a review of [Melanholy of] Haruhi [Suzumiya], which reiterated and assembled the points he has made before.

I only have a few small bones to pick... Firstly, Haruhi is not "gorgeous", only pretty; Ryoko is gorgeous. Also, I think Kyon is somewhat interesting character, so "Cliche" is not the word I would use. Certainly, the concept of being goaded into love is not unknown. The beginning of Kiminozo, which I suspended the just other day, plays upon the same idea. The twist in Haruhi is, if Kyon strays then the universe may crack. So, his responsibility is far greater than that of Takayuki.

But overall, I mostly agree with his assessement, and I did buy the two first DVDs.