This is an amazingly clever episode. And it all has to do with clashing dialogue and mistaken judgements. Sam is trying to get to know an attractive reporter, but she is very intelligent. Since she likes Impressionism, he tries to educate himself on a few painters. As he talks about her, Diane overhears and transfers his statements to their former relationship. Moliere would be proud of this one.
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Behind Every Great Man (#3.19)
ComedyFan201011 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Sam gives an interview and wants to go out with the journalist, but she is not too into him. He even learns a bit about art that she likes, from Diane. Frasier thinks he wants Diane back, and Diane also starts believing it when she hears him having a conversation about wanting to go with that woman on a trip. And when he asks her to take over the bar for that day, she thinks that he was asking her on the trip and comes to the bar with a suitcase.
Oh man I was feeling bad for Diane in this episode and I don't even like this character too much. But I like how she hid the suitcase, poor old man! Also interesting how it will affect her relationship with Frasier.
Oh man I was feeling bad for Diane in this episode and I don't even like this character too much. But I like how she hid the suitcase, poor old man! Also interesting how it will affect her relationship with Frasier.
Another Decent Sam & Diane Episode
dgplatt-6012125 March 2024
This is yet another episode that could have worked in Season One, as it plays off Sam and Diane being attracted to each other but unwilling to admit it.
Paula Nelson is witty, attractive, and much more cultured than Sam's usual bimbettes. Sam prods Diane for info on the great masters of art, and Diane is willing to provide. However, Diane begins to suspect that Sam has ulterior motives, and thanks to some good old fashioned misunderstandings she's convinced Sam wants her back.
By highlighting tension between Diane and Frasier, this seemingly innocuous episode also sets the stage for the finale. Diane's perfect relationship has become less than perfect, and she's heading for some tough choices.
Coach's absence is explained in a way that is quintessentially Coach. Of course Coach would be too nice to decline an invitation to a family reunion just because he's not actually part of the family. And of course the Black family would accept their "Uncle Whitey" with open arms. Nicholas Colasanto may be gone, but Coach's gentle weirdness lives on.
Paula Nelson is witty, attractive, and much more cultured than Sam's usual bimbettes. Sam prods Diane for info on the great masters of art, and Diane is willing to provide. However, Diane begins to suspect that Sam has ulterior motives, and thanks to some good old fashioned misunderstandings she's convinced Sam wants her back.
By highlighting tension between Diane and Frasier, this seemingly innocuous episode also sets the stage for the finale. Diane's perfect relationship has become less than perfect, and she's heading for some tough choices.
Coach's absence is explained in a way that is quintessentially Coach. Of course Coach would be too nice to decline an invitation to a family reunion just because he's not actually part of the family. And of course the Black family would accept their "Uncle Whitey" with open arms. Nicholas Colasanto may be gone, but Coach's gentle weirdness lives on.
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