History Recap / FrasierS03E14TheShowWhereDianeComesBack

* TheScream: Frasier gives an epic one after seeing Diane at the radio station.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Diane's play as a whole is bad enough, since everything revolves around her stand-in "Mary-Ann", but the fact that she doesn't seem to have considered for a second that "Franklin" might have some mixed feelings at least about being dumped at the altar before advising the woman who dumped him to follow her dreams without care for him speaks volumes about how self-absorbed she is.

* CallBack: Diane's facial tic, which showed up a few times in the first season of ''Cheers'', is on full display at the dinner scene.

* ImStandingRightHere: The whole time Frasier is giving his enraged tirade down on RageBreakingPoint, Diane is standing right behind him on the stage with an outraged look on her face, and it only gets worse when the play's cast applauds Frasier as he walks away.

* SeriousBusiness: Niles knows what a touchy subject Diane is for Frasier and sends a patient home to tend to Frasier.

* RageBreakingPoint: For most of the episode, Frasier has some anxiety regarding Diane, but treats her with kindness and sympathy when she comes to him for help. And then Frasier sees the character representing himself in Diane's play, "Franklin", baring no ill will towards "Mary Anne" for her past actions, and in fact telling her to leave him behind and embrace her passions. When the actor then pauses because the character's motivations are unclear, Frasier states how he genuinely feels.

* RantInducingSlight: For most of the episode, Frasier has some anxiety regarding Diane, but treats her with kindness and sympathy when she comes to him for help. And then Frasier sees the character representing himself in Diane's play, "Franklin", baring no ill will towards "Mary Anne" for her past actions, and in fact telling her to leave him behind and embrace her passions. When the actor then pauses because the character's motivations are unclear, Frasier states how he genuinely feels.

--->'''Frasier:''' ''I''...may be able to illuminate that for you! What you're feeling is that this woman has--REACHED into your chest--PLUCKED out your heart, and--''THROWN it to her HELLHOUNDS for a CHEW TOY''!!! It's not the last time either, because ''that's what this woman is''--SHE IS THE DEVIL! It's no use running away from her, because no matter how ''far you go''--how many ''years'' you let pass--you will never be ''completely out of REACH of THOSE--BONY--FINGERS''!!! So drink hearty, Franklin, and ''laugh''! Because you have made a ''pact''--WITH ''BEELZEBUB''!!! '''''AND HER NAME IS MARY ANNE!!!''''' ''(Walks out to wild applause)''
* SeriousBusiness: Niles know what a touchy subject Diane is for Frasier and sends a patient home to tend to Frasier.

* MoodSwinger: At dinner, Diane starts doing her old fakey-as-hell laugh, the one that sounds like she's a moment from crying, which then turns into ''actual'' crying as she starts lamenting how her life has gone downhill since the end of ''Cheers''. The others hide in the kitchen to avoid it.

'''Martin:''' Let's see... my wife died, I got shot in the hip and had to move in with Frasier because I kept falling down in the shower.\\

'''Martin:''' ''That's'' the bad hip.\\

* OpenFootInsertMouth: Dinner at Chez Crane doesn't get off to a flying start between Diane and Martin when she tries to make small talk.

* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: When Frasier is invited to a dress rehearsal for Diane's play, he finds that it depicts their old life at Series/{{Cheers}}...except that the only thing any of the characters actually care about is Diane's stand-in "Mary Ann", who's played by Diane herself.
* RantInducingSlight: For most of the episode, Frasier has some anxiety regarding Diane, but treats her with kindness and sympathy when she comes to him for help. And then Frasier sees the character representing himself in Diane's play, "Franklin", baring no ill will towards "Mary Ann" for her past actions, and in fact telling her to leave him behind and embrace her passions. When the actor then pauses because the character's motivations are unclear, Frasier states how he genuinely feels.
--->'''Frasier:''' ''IIIIIIIIII''...may be able to illuminate that for you! What you're feeling is that this woman has--REACHED into your chest--PLUCKED out your heart, and--''THROWN it to her HELLHOUNDS for a CHEW TOY''!!! It's not the last time either, because ''that's what this woman is''--SHE IS THE DEVIL! It's no use running away from her, because no matter how ''far you go''--how many ''years'' you let pass--you will never be ''completely out of REACH of THOSE--BONY--FINGERS''!!! So drink hearty, Franklin, and ''laugh''! Because you have made a ''pact''--WITH ''BEELZEBUB''!!! '''''AND HER NAME IS MARY ANN!!!''''' ''(Walks out to wild applause)''
* SeriousBusiness: Diane Chambers is basically a touchy subject for Niles more than Lilith is.

* SeriousBusiness: Diane Chambers is basically a touchy subject for Niles more than Lilith is.

--->'''Frasier:''' ''IIIIIIIIII''...may be able to illuminate that for you! What you're feeling is that this woman has--REACHED into your chest--PLUCKED out your heart, and--''THROWN it to her HELLHOUNDS for a CHEW TOY''!!! It's not the last time either, because ''that's what this woman is''--SHE IS THE DEVIL! It's no use running away from her, because no matter how ''far you go''--how many ''years'' you let pass--you will never be ''completely out of REACH of THOSE--BONY--FINGERS''!!! So drink hearty, Franklin, and ''laugh''! Because you have made a ''pact''--WITH ''BEELZEBUB''!!! '''''AND HER NAME IS MARY ANN!!!''''' ''(Walks out to wild applause)''

* RantInducingSlight: Frasier sees the character representing himself in Diane's play, "Franklin", baring no ill will towards "Mary Ann" for her past actions, and in fact telling her to leave him behind and embrace her passions. When the actor then pauses because the character's motivations are unclear, Frasier states how he genuinely feels.

* RantInducingSight: Frasier sees the character representing himself in Diane's play, "Franklin", baring no ill will towards "Mary Ann" for her past actions, and in fact telling her to leave him behind and embrace her passions. When the actor then pauses because the character's motivations are unclear, Frasier states how he genuinely feels.