Frasier Season 3 Episode 13

This is a pivitol episode in which Frasier only appears briefly.In fact,Kelsey Grammer directs this episode,which seems obviously intended as a showcase for David Hyde Pierce.At this point Niles had been admiring Daphne for 2 years,but only after being separated from Maris is he allowed the opportunity to spend time with Daphne.This is a chance to really see the charisma between Pierce and Jane Leeves.I love how sympathetic Niles is here,because sometimes he can be very stuffy,and with a lesser actor could come off as really unsympathetic.But I think thats what was so great about Pierces work,that he could make a potentially grating character into a likeable and even sometimes,sweet person.This episode still ranks among my all time favorites in the series.