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Was Frasier meant to be a distant dad? I know Freddy didn’t live with him but I thought he was relatively hands on and close to Freddie whenever we saw him in the original run.

I noticed it was above OG Frasier in the paramount charts for the first time this week so hopefully it continues to track and writers build on the improvements.

I agree that this episode was rslly funny and a great follow up from last weeks Cape cod. I’ve said it already but they really hit their stride with Freddy. He’s a straight man to Frasier but his arrogance over his good looks works really well and I’m glad they’re keeping it going. His jealousy over Augustine was very funny. I think the writers do good in having David in the background. If they get another season maybe they can rehab his character the same way they rehabbed Freddy.

I can’t believe we’re supposed to be taking his triangle seriously. There is no chemistry between any of these. I’d maybe give the edge slightly to Avery and the English dude but i think that’s mainly because outside of being suave and good looking there’s no personality to Josh Jackson’s doctor. When he got annoyed at avery kissing the other guy I was surprised as up until That point he seemed pretty easygoing about it all. The show is terrible. As said in a previous trade it’s like it was written by AI.

This was awful. The Despacito montage was painfully embarrassing for all actors involved. There is no chemistry between the leads so the romance is already dead on arrival. The third wheel guy who’s in love with lady lead is like a caricature. I can only assume Josh Jackson and Don Johnson are getting paid a lot of money to be in this stinker.

It’s number six on the paramount app. Two spots behind OG Frasier. It’s hard to tell though if that matters as there’s barely any original or new content on the paramount app.

Agreed. This was the first episode where nearly all the characters felt authentic. I think they’re onto something with Freddie as the straight man to his father’s wackiness but they’ve also given him a few funny quirks in particular with being aware of his good looks. His vanity and perceiving himself as a catch could work as a funny foil in the same way Frasier views his intelligence as what makes him superior to regular folk. There’s a good balance though of him being a nice guy and not always the butt of the joke. Where they continue to go wrong with David is having him always be the butt of the joke. It’s not funny. While Alice is technically too old for him if we go by e shows canon there could have been a good opportunity to get a Niles/Daphne dynamic going. Especially if she’s sticking around. They ruined it as usual by making him come across as a moron and her naturally being creeped out by him. The actor plays him far too broad but to be honest I think the writing is just so bad for David that he doesn’t know how else to do it. It would help though if he didn’t look like he was going to break character by laughing. Especially given how unfunny it all is.

What do we think the chances of renewal are? While the episodes have improved slightly I don’t see this on any streaming charts and doesn’t that normally dictate renewal?

This episode highlighted how Freddie, Eve and David are like any generic character from any CBS show. You could slot them into any show as there’s nothing unique about them. I think it’s partly on the writers. Anderson Keith in particular overacts everything but I think the bigger issue is the writing. The writers have no idea who these characters are. David and Freddie in particular are just lazy versions of Niles and Marty but because the actors have been given nothing deeper to work with they play the characters too broadly. Also in OG Frasier all the characters were relatively smart. Everyone here just seems slapstick stupid to fit the plot of the week.

There is no chemistry with this cast. Kelsey Grammar is carrying the show. I’m not entirely sure what the point was in Roz returning because the actress looks like she wants to be anywhere else. Freddie I think is slightly better this year. The limited appearances by David makes me think that the writers also find the actor and character as weak as the audience do. I want to like this show I really do but bar Frasier the characters are so generic. Their personality changes depending on what punchlines is lined up next.

This was the first episode I felt Eve, David and Freddie gelled into the show. Freddie especially. As said above I wish the kid playing David wasn’t so over the top.

The impressions and overall skit was awful. Sarah laughing through it further highlighted how unfunny it was.

Agree, season two was awful.

I’m really not impressed with the new additions. That tik toker especially is awful.

To be honest with how bad the accents were I don’t think JAJ or Sherman know much about Oasis. It was awful and I normally love those two.