Quote Originally Posted by Kraco
One intriguing fact that became evident after the mysterious transfer student's speech is the puzzle of Kyon's identity. Of course it's probably wise to be critical about what the esper said, but if you assume what he said is true, to an extent, and actually also considering the time traveler and alien, then either Kyon isn't an ordinary student or Haruhi isn't interested in just weird things. Haruhi at the very least scouted out the other weirdos, or if the esper is right, created them. So why would Kyon be there amongst a god, an alien, a time traveller, and an esper? Or is it simply so that to have anything strange, you absolute need something that can be classified as perfectly ordinary to be an object of comparison.

Well, of course the 4th episode already explained that Kyon is the key to Haruhi's moods, but that sounds just lame. He could also be just a technical fact to make the series work like it does with a critical observer (narrator), but that would be strange script writing, if other things in the world are so carefully planned..
I didn't realize this until I was told to watch it again, but if you listen to what Haruhi tells the class during her introduction at school, she says she only wants to meet aliens, time travellers, espers, or people from a different world. So far three of those 4 have made an introduction, leaving a 4th, missing element. To me it seems like this could either be Kyon, another character we haven't met, or even Haruhi herself. Whatever the case, I agree with you that Kyon is probably there for a reason. Judging on what the other 3 members told him, he is strongly tied to Haruhi and seems to be influential to her moods (and apparently is responsible for the safety of the world). If that entails more than what we've been told, however, I have no clue. I'm pretty damn certain there will be more revalations about Kyon's real purpose in this story. At least, I hope there will be.

I'm also curious to find out what happened 3 years ago, which seems to be the most important coinciding fact between the 3's stories. Whatever it is that's going on, it seems to be tied to something that happened 3 years earlier.
But I think that what Haruhi really wants is Kyon. He's always the one that has to be involved in her latest escapade. He's the one that does all the paperwork, he has to take the pictures, he's the clean up hitter. Notice how incredibly irritated she gets in this eps when he falls asleep and blows her off at the library, and when the two of them aren't paired either time. You must think "If she's making everything and wanted to be with him, why didn't it just happen?" She still was leaving it up to chance, so it went that way, and she was ultimately irritated by the result
I agree it's pretty obvious she has a thing for him, which also lead me to think "why doesn't she just make everything happen the way she wants it to?" (I'm inclined to beleive what Koizumi and the other said - Haruhi isn't normal, that's for sure). Maybe what you're saying is right. If the world is really some matrix-esque reality, and Haruhi is unaware of her influence on it, perhaps she herself still subconciously abides by its rules, and thus things happen that don't go according to her plan (as any normal human would expect of this world). Or maybe everyone's just making stuff up. Dunno really.