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Frasier Season 2 Episode 4 Review: The Dedication

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October 3, 2024
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Critic’s Rating: 1.5 / 5.0

1.5

It was another slapstick-heavy outing for Frasier Season 2 Episode 4, which began with grief for a lost friend but became all about Frasier forgetting how the field of psychology works.

The episode did succeed in nailing down (well, at least for me) where we are in the show’s timeline this season compared to Season 1.

But overall it was an awkward half-hour that even guest star Amy Sedaris couldn’t save.

Amy Sedaris & Frasier shake hands over her desk
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Moments In Time

So it’s officially been a year since Adam — Eve’s firefighter boyfriend (fiance?) and Freddy’s best friend — died in the line of duty. I had forgotten just how fresh that loss was for both of them at the start of Season 1.

I did have to agree with Frasier that Eve’s description of Adam’s favorite things made him sound like a child, which was… supposed to be charming?

The firehouse dedication ceremony was well done (although: did the show ever really land on Freddy having a Boston accent, or not?) and gave us a chance to see everyone in uniform.

Freddy Crane stands at podium in uniform
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

The ceremony scene mentioned Frasier’s first edition book of Keats’ poetry. This was the first of two weird C plot setups that seemed like they were meant for more but were edited out, only not all the way.

The show’s recent Valentine’s Day episode and Season 1’s Christmas party finale should have cued me in, but I was still surprised that Season 2 operated within the same calendar year.

Maybe it’s because there haven’t been mentions of Adam (or Martin) for a while, but it seemed the series had moved forward in time a bit more already this season.

Or maybe it was just my subconscious whispering that it wants this season to end as soon as possible.

Frasier in blue tie looks confused
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Well, I sure can’t ask Frasier for a diagnosis because he seems to have forgotten every last tenet of his chosen profession.

The First Rule Of Psych Club

When Frasier saw Freddy with the district therapist, Dr. Stathos, after the ceremony, he became obsessed with finding out why his son felt the need for therapy.

More importantly, Frasier wanted to know why his son hadn’t chosen him as his therapist.

As Dr. Stathos pointed out to Frasier later in the episode, “If kids talked to their parents, we’d be out of business!”

Amy Sedaris as Dr. Stathos tilts her head
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Yet, right up until that point, the veritable titan of psychiatry Dr. Frasier Crane seemed absolutely unable to fathom why being his son’s therapist might be a HUGE conflict of interest and just not a good idea.

I can see how the underlying point of this was that Frasier was hurt his son hadn’t let him know he was struggling with anything at all.

But it came across as Frasier being truly perplexed as to why Freddy wouldn’t immediately think, “Hm, I need a therapist, and my dad is a therapist, so maybe I’ll just go see him in a professional capacity.”

Even if Freddy’s sole reason for seeking therapy was grief over his friend Adam’s death, it still seems like something that might best be delegated to a mental health practitioner outside of his own family.

Especially when Frasier resorted to stealing Freddy’s patient file from Dr. Stathos’s office instead of simply asking his son why he was seeing her.

If TV viewers have learned one thing from decades of crime shows, it’s the sanctity of doctor-patient confidentiality.

And if longtime fans of this show know anything, it’s how often Dr. Frasier Crane suffered the consequences (usually around dating) of upholding his strict code of personal and professional ethics.

Well, now you can make like the Harvard Department of Psychology and forget all that, because they have!

Olivia, Alan & Frasier at bar
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Okay, I suppose Alan was the voice of reason while Frasier and Olivia tried to figure out which loopholes might allow them to legally read Freddy’s file.

Alan also pulled a moment of real poignancy when he counseled Frasier against losing the trust of one’s child, in a callback to his own recent revelations on the subject.

However, Alan’s ethics didn’t extend to breaking and entering, so it was he who helped Frasier return Freddy’s file to Dr. Stathos’s office.

Finding The Key

A locked filing cabinet and Dr. Stathos’s early return to her office resulted in a series of increasingly bizarre sight gags.

Alan in brown sport coat holding fire axe
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Dr. Stathos had already been established as a starstruck fellow professional with a goofy personality. Still, it was hard to buy how easily and thoroughly distracted she was by Frasier’s fake therapy session.

Amy Sedaris is so very good at taking a small role and making it an unforgettable event. But even she seemed tapped out on what to do with the odd collection of lines she was given in this episode.

However, I still think she made as much magic as was humanly possible with her character.

I thought for sure Alan was going to get caught somewhere between that swinging gym bag and Sparky the Dalmatian.

Alan is cornered by Sparky the dog
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

A different kind of cringe replaced my relief that this didn’t happen when Frasier hastily wrapped things up with Dr. Stathos.

He made a whiplash pivot into “serious” mode and confessed what we’d known all along, that he (i.e. his ego) was hurt that Freddy had sought expert help elsewhere.

What’s In The Box?

Meanwhile, Freddy and Eve sorted through the last box of Adam’s stuff in her apartment.

Freddy’s “help” consisted of saving everything Eve threw away, so they effectively just put all of Adam’s things into a different box.

Eve & Freddy sit on couch
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

Their solution to speed things along was alcohol, which unfortunately didn’t help their process much. More crucially, it also didn’t provide any new information about Adam or his relationships with these two people who were the closest to him.

The weird thing was, Eve and Freddy didn’t seem to know much about Adam, either. They couldn’t figure out why he’d kept half the things in the box, and those they did just held hazy, banal memories.

The dedication ceremony at the firehouse gave Adam’s character a more dignified and complete sendoff than this supposedly cathartic evening with his loved ones going through his last box of personal items.

David was also at this sorting session, seemingly just to set the second strange and abandoned C plot of the episode in motion.

This side plot was about “Quazar,” a video game Adam used to play. David used to play it, too, and he implied that it was addictive like a drug.

Then, he put headphones on and played Quazar on a laptop in the background for the rest of the episode with no more mention of him, the game, or his relationship to it.

David in headphones makes a face
(Chris Haston/Paramount+)

I’m starting to think the show is contractually obligated to feature David in at least one scene per episode with three or four lines of dialogue. That’s the only explanation for this Quazar subplot that went absolutely nowhere.

This episode seemed primarily designed to close the door on Adam’s storyline, so I wouldn’t expect to see him mentioned much going forward. Of course, that’s not too different from the last few episodes, but I feel like the show is now going to allow Eve to move on with her life and maybe even start dating — if she chooses!

What did you think about this episode, TV Fanatics? Is the show’s focus on slapstick working overall?

Let us know in the comments!



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