'Frasier' suffered a massive dip in quality after its seventh season finale and this for me was the nadir.
The premise is a good one, offering the chance for humour and pathos. But where in the past the show might have dealt with these two elements in a balanced fashion, here it goes right over the edge and opts for schmaltz and sentimentality that is unneeded.
You can't blame the creative team I suppose. After 10 years (and the 'Frasier' character existing for a previous 9 on 'Cheers') it must have been harder to come up with new ideas and to keep giving the audience new ways to invest in the characters, but this is going too far.
The fact that it was dragged out over a two parter again shows a lack of direction and a show that had run out of steam.
The premise is a good one, offering the chance for humour and pathos. But where in the past the show might have dealt with these two elements in a balanced fashion, here it goes right over the edge and opts for schmaltz and sentimentality that is unneeded.
You can't blame the creative team I suppose. After 10 years (and the 'Frasier' character existing for a previous 9 on 'Cheers') it must have been harder to come up with new ideas and to keep giving the audience new ways to invest in the characters, but this is going too far.
The fact that it was dragged out over a two parter again shows a lack of direction and a show that had run out of steam.