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The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E26 8.7
Kore ga oretachi no ouran sai

The Host Club must race against time to keep Tamaki in Japan and save the club from disbanding. However there are a few bumps along the way, as well as a wild horse ride, fighting with Ootori family police and Grand Tonnerre taking over lots of businesses. After Hikaru gets hurt, Haruhi rides the carriage and runs after Tamaki. Haruhi convinces Tamaki to return to the Host Club and reaches for his hand, but Tamaki is stopped by Eclair Tonnerre. Haruhi falls from the carriage and off a bridge. Eclair lets go of Tamaki's arm and Tamaki thanks her before jumping from the car to save Haruhi. In the end, Haruhi, dances with all the members of the Host Club.

#2
S1E10 8.4
Fujioka ke no nichijou

Interested in the unknown ways of a "commoner's lifestyle", the Host Club makes an unannounced appearance at Haruhi's house to meet her family and see how she lives. Tamaki realizes how independent Haruhi is and some of the reasons why.

#3
S1E16 8.2
Haruhi to hikaru no hatsu date dai sakusen

Hikaru gets jealous of Haruhi's former classmate while at the pension. Kaoru pretends to be sick for the date, and instead sets up a date for Hikaru and Haruhi to try to get Hikaru to think of other people which Tamaki does not take too well. During their date, Hikaru runs off somewhere, and a thunderstorm occurs. Worried about Haruhi, Tamaki calls Hikaru, and tells him that Haruhi is afraid of thunder, letting everyone know Haruhi's weakness. In the end, Hikaru apologizes to Haruhi, who is hiding under a table in a church, during the thunderstorm and comforts her while she is crying. He apologizes for the way he acted, but Haruhi thinks he is Kaoru.

#4 Tamaki no mujikaku na yûutsu S1E23 8.2
#5 Host bu kaisan sengen S1E25 8.2
#6 Futago kenka suru S1E5 8.0
#7 Soshite kyôya wa deatta S1E24 8.0
#8 Kyou kara kimi wa hosuto da S1E1 7.8
#9 Kyoya no fuhoni na kyujitsu S1E17 7.8
#10 Futago ga aketa tobira S1E20 7.8

Lowlights

#26 S1E13 Fushigi no kuni no haruhi 7.0

Haruhi's dream about the day of her admission into Ouran High School becomes a trippy Alice in Wonderland-esque fantasy. Her friends try to tell Haruhi something important, but she only realizes it when in court. At the end of the dream, she meets her mom, who tells her to "enjoy a dream like student life." She wakes up with tears in her eyes, and sees the club dressed up in costumes that look like the ones they wore in her dream.

#25 Roberia jogakuin no gyakushû S1E19 7.1
#24 Roberia jogakuin no chôsen S1E9 7.1
#23 Shôgakusei host wa yancha-kei S1E6 7.2
#22 Onii-chama wa ouji-sama S1E11 7.3

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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