Frasier (TV Series)

The Show Where Lilith Comes Back (1994)

David Hyde Pierce: Dr. Niles Crane

Quotes 

• Niles : Well, I guess I'll say my goodbyes as well. Goodnight, Frasier.

  [ignores Lilith] 

  Frasier : Oh, this is ridiculous! Listen, Lilith, uh, Niles is upset because you snickered at Maris's wedding vows.

  Lilith : I simply responded with the genuine spontaneous emotion I was feeling at the moment. But, if Niles is not mature enough to accept that, if he is so pitifully insecure, if he is in such need of validation, then I guess for some sense of familial harmony, I do apologize.

  Niles : Oh, Lilith, thank you!

  [hugs her tight] 

  Niles : Oh, this bad blood between us has gone on far too long! Next time you're in town, we'll have dinner, just you and me!

  Frasier : [Niles leaves. Lilith looks at Frasier]  He doesn't get that kind of validation at home, you see.

• Niles : At our wedding, while Maris was reciting her vows, which she wrote herself - vows of love from the heart - I distinctly heard snickering. I glanced behind me and there was Lilith, her fingers pressed hard against her lips, her body shaking like a paint mixer.

• Frasier : Do you think I should see her again tonight?

  Niles : Frasier, like most patients who come to a therapist, you already know the answer to the question you're posing. You just want me to agree with your decision and support you whether I share your opinion or not.

  Frasier : Yes, but I don't have an opinion in this case.

  Niles : I'm sure you do.

  Frasier : But I don't.

  Niles : Well, then I can't help you.

  Frasier : All right, all right. I think in my soul, I'm leaning toward taking the next step and, uh, seeing if there's anything... there.

  Niles : That is what you should do.

  Frasier : Why?

  Niles : You know why.

  Frasier : Damn it, Niles!

  Niles : Frasier, you know why.

  Frasier : [Beat. Niles looks at Frasier expectantly]  All right. We have a long history together, we-we have a son that we both adore. There were some good times, and when they were good... Hoo-ah!

  Niles : Well, it seems our minds are pretty well made up, aren't they?

  Frasier : Yes, they are. Thank you, Niles. I don't know what I'd do without you.

  Niles : Yes, you do.

  Frasier : Drop it!