Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* HypocriticalHumor: Despite having been on Frasier's case all episode about staying out of Niles and Maris' personal affairs, to the point of having him ExiledToTheCouch when Maris kicks Niles out, and having delivered a very passionate speech about how it doesn't matter what either Frasier or Martin think when Niles asks for his input mere minutes before, Martin can't help himself from delivering his ''actual'' opinion on the situation when it briefly looks like Niles is going to go grovelling back to Maris: "WHAT ARE YA, NUTS?!"
to:
* HypocriticalHumor: Despite having been Martin gets on Frasier's case all episode about staying out of Niles and Maris' personal affairs, to the point of having him ExiledToTheCouch when Maris kicks Niles out, and having delivered out. At the climax, he then delivers a very passionate speech about how it doesn't matter what either Frasier or Martin think when Niles asks for his input mere minutes before, on the situation. However, Martin then can't help himself from delivering his ''actual'' opinion on the situation when it briefly looks like Niles is going to go grovelling back to Maris: Maris after all: "WHAT ARE YA, NUTS?!"
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage begins to crack in this episode.
to:
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage marriage, never the happiest, really begins to crack in this episode.episode, with the beginning of their separation.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 24 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Frasier:''' Niles, before you make your final decision, just make sure you're remembering things the way they really were. Yes, you bought that chair on your honeymoon in Paris. But ''you'' wanted to buy the chair you saw in Paris. Yes, you sit at that piano every morning and play Mahler. But you ''hate'' Mahler! Besides Maris, who doesn't?! [...] All I'm saying is, along with the good things in your marriage, there were problems. Things you said you couldn't live with anymore.
to:
-->'''Frasier:''' Niles, before you make your final decision, just make sure you're remembering things the way they really were. Yes, you bought that chair on your honeymoon in Paris.Vienna. But ''you'' wanted to buy the chair you saw in Paris. Yes, you sit at that piano every morning and play Mahler.Mahler for Maris. But you ''hate'' Mahler! Besides Maris, who doesn't?! [...] All I'm saying is, along with the good things in your marriage, there were problems. Things you said you couldn't live with anymore.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HypocriticalHumor: Despite having been on Frasier's case all episode about staying out of Niles and Maris' personal affairs, to the point of having him ExiledToTheCouch when Maris kicks Niles out, and having delivered a very passionate speech about how it doesn't matter what either Frasier or Martin think when Niles asks for his input mere minutes before, Martin can't help himself from delivering his ''actual'' opinion on the situation when it briefly looks like Niles is going to go grovelling back to Maris: "WHAT ARE YA, NUTS?!"
Added DiffLines:
* RoseTintedNarrative: Discussed towards the end. When having second thoughts about walking out on Maris, Niles points out various items of furniture which symbolise apparently happy memories for him, only for Frasier to point out that he may in fact be doing this, and that these examples are in fact examples of Maris walking all over him:
-->'''Frasier:''' Niles, before you make your final decision, just make sure you're remembering things the way they really were. Yes, you bought that chair on your honeymoon in Paris. But ''you'' wanted to buy the chair you saw in Paris. Yes, you sit at that piano every morning and play Mahler. But you ''hate'' Mahler! Besides Maris, who doesn't?! [...] All I'm saying is, along with the good things in your marriage, there were problems. Things you said you couldn't live with anymore.
-->'''Frasier:''' Niles, before you make your final decision, just make sure you're remembering things the way they really were. Yes, you bought that chair on your honeymoon in Paris. But ''you'' wanted to buy the chair you saw in Paris. Yes, you sit at that piano every morning and play Mahler. But you ''hate'' Mahler! Besides Maris, who doesn't?! [...] All I'm saying is, along with the good things in your marriage, there were problems. Things you said you couldn't live with anymore.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage begins to crack in this episode.
to:
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage begins to crack in this episode.episode.
* WhamLine: Niles drops a doozy, rather nonchalantly: "She wants a divorce."
* WhamLine: Niles drops a doozy, rather nonchalantly: "She wants a divorce."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dewicked trope
Deleted line(s) 4 (click to see context) :
* AdultFear: The episode begins with Niles realizing Maris has gone missing, and has been missing for several days.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tell Niles, demands a divorce when he stands up to her for it, and only offers to take him back if he'll take all the blame.
to:
* AdultFear: The episode begins with Niles realizing Maris has gone missing, and has been missing for several days.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tellNiles, Niles (who didn't notice because he's used to icy silence lasting days on end from her), demands a divorce when he stands up to her for it, and only offers to take him back if he'll take all the blame.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tell
Added DiffLines:
* ExiledToTheCouch: Non-romantic version, where Martin exiles Frasier to the couch and lets Niles take over Frasier's bedroom, as repayment for Frasier's part in what's happened, without either of them asking Frasier's opinion on the matter (mainly because he'd object).
Added DiffLines:
* GrewASpine: Niles starts standing up to Maris.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: It's a sign of how rattled Niles is after Maris kicks him out that he's drinking beer. From the ''can!'' Though he does admit he'd like to switch back to wine.
-->'''Frasier:''' You feel empowered, don't you?
-->'''Niles:''' Soooo empowered.
-->'''Frasier:''' And you'd like to switch back to wine, now, wouldn't you?
-->'''Niles:''' Yes, please.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: It's a sign of how rattled Niles is after Maris kicks him out that he's drinking beer. From the ''can!'' Though he does admit he'd like to switch back to wine.
-->'''Frasier:''' You feel empowered, don't you?
-->'''Niles:''' Soooo empowered.
-->'''Frasier:''' And you'd like to switch back to wine, now, wouldn't you?
-->'''Niles:''' Yes, please.
Added DiffLines:
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Frasier's well-meaning advice to his brother prompts the disintegration of Niles' marriage, and a lot of misery for him which will last for several years.
* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Martin tells Frasier to stop sticking his bazoo into Niles and Maris' affairs. Frasier says he's listening as he's already heading to the door.
* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Martin tells Frasier to stop sticking his bazoo into Niles and Maris' affairs. Frasier says he's listening as he's already heading to the door.
Added DiffLines:
* SeriouslyScruffy: By his own standards, at least. The usually immaculately dressed Niles is found by Frasier without his suit jacket, in addition to aforementioned beers.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tell Niles, and when he stands up to her for doing it, she asks for a divorce.
to:
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tell Niles, and demands a divorce when he stands up to her for doing it, she asks for a divorce.and only offers to take him back if he'll take all the blame.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AwfulWeddedLife: Maris takes off for New York without bothering to tell Niles, and when he stands up to her for doing it, she asks for a divorce.
* DoorSlamOfRage: According to Niles, after he told off Maris for what she did, he tried to slam the door on the way out. Unfortunately, said door was a fourteenth-century Bavarian cathedral door, so he needed help to do it.
-->'''Niles:''' But what it lacked in spontaneity it made up for in resonance!
* DoorSlamOfRage: According to Niles, after he told off Maris for what she did, he tried to slam the door on the way out. Unfortunately, said door was a fourteenth-century Bavarian cathedral door, so he needed help to do it.
-->'''Niles:''' But what it lacked in spontaneity it made up for in resonance!
Added DiffLines:
* MultiBoobage: Noel's Star Trek character, Queen Rozalinda, is supposed to have four breasts.
* PercussiveTherapy: Niles starts smashing various knick-knacks around the house, one in response to Frasier's "relentless psychobabble", and the rest in reaction to Maris. Later, at Frasier's apartment, he tells Frasier how good it felt - and Frasier starts moving his stuff out of arm's reach...
* {{Psychometry}}: Daphne picks up a poker at Niles's house, claiming to get strong vibes off of it, and has a vision of Maris waving it around and screaming at someone, which Niles recognizes as her reaction to a decorator who tried to double-bill her.
* PercussiveTherapy: Niles starts smashing various knick-knacks around the house, one in response to Frasier's "relentless psychobabble", and the rest in reaction to Maris. Later, at Frasier's apartment, he tells Frasier how good it felt - and Frasier starts moving his stuff out of arm's reach...
* {{Psychometry}}: Daphne picks up a poker at Niles's house, claiming to get strong vibes off of it, and has a vision of Maris waving it around and screaming at someone, which Niles recognizes as her reaction to a decorator who tried to double-bill her.
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: Noel's Star Trek character, "Queen Rozalinda", is a reference to Deanna Troi from Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration, who was originally conceived as having extra breasts.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Niles realizes that Maris is safe and sound when Martin reveals that someone's been using her credit cards recently in New York - all fancy clothing stores, no restaurants - and explains that she's recreating her "Sakes alive, I'm thirty-five" tour.
* TheTag: Roz gets a pair of bras sewn together as a gag gift from the [=KACL=] staff.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Niles realizes that Maris is safe and sound when Martin reveals that someone's been using her credit cards recently in New York - all fancy clothing stores, no restaurants - and explains that she's recreating her "Sakes alive, I'm thirty-five" tour.
* TheTag: Roz gets a pair of bras sewn together as a gag gift from the [=KACL=] staff.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
-->'''Frasier''': I will not let you treat me like this Lilith (beat) Maris!
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
->'''Frasier''': I will not let you treat me like this Lilith (beat) Maris!
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* FreudianSlip: Frasier gives one when trying to persuade Niles to put his foot down to Maris.
->'''Frasier''': I will not let you treat me like this Lilith (beat) Maris!
->'''Frasier''': I will not let you treat me like this Lilith (beat) Maris!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* RightBehindMe: Frasier plans to give a Shepherd's Pie that Daphne made to Eddie when he expresses dislike for it, unaware that Daphne is behind him and is not pissed off.
to:
* RightBehindMe: Frasier plans to give a Shepherd's Pie that Daphne made to Eddie when he expresses dislike for it, unaware that Daphne is behind him and is not pissed off.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
When Maris goes on a shopping spree without informing Niles, Frasier encourages his brother to finally lay down the law with his selfish wife.
----
!!Tropes:
* RightBehindMe: Frasier plans to give a Shepherd's Pie that Daphne made to Eddie when he expresses dislike for it, unaware that Daphne is behind him and is not pissed off.
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage begins to crack in this episode.
----
!!Tropes:
* RightBehindMe: Frasier plans to give a Shepherd's Pie that Daphne made to Eddie when he expresses dislike for it, unaware that Daphne is behind him and is not pissed off.
* WhamEpisode: Niles and Maris's marriage begins to crack in this episode.
