I wasn't a big fan of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (see my review of that), but thought that Nagato was by far the most interesting part of that show. I also watched The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya and liked it, but still thought it had a lot of the same issues as the show. I still watched this show because I wanted to see if they could do the character of Nagato justice, and because I'm a completionist. Unfortunately this series didn't offer me what I was looking for with the character, nor with the premise as a rom com. In terms of being a rom com, it is about the most generic and uninspired one I've seen so far. It offers nothing unique to make it stand out in the genre, and only by end do they even try to be interesting. I am generously giving this show a 6/10 because there were more parts that I liked here than in the previous series, but I would not recommend this show or the original show. Maybe the movie though.