The cast of theFrasierreboot series hasn’t felt totally cohesive so far, but season 2, episode 9, “Murder Most Finch,” seems to have finally fixed that problem. “Murder Most Finch” sees Olivia throwing a surprise murder mystery party and Frasier doing everything in his power to excuse himself and his date from taking part in the fun. The episode continues Frasier’s romance with his latest love interest, down-to-earth bartenderHolly Quagliano, played byEverybody Loves Raymond’s Patricia Heaton, which is his most promising relationship in the reboot to date.
This was easily one oftheFrasierreboot’s best episodes so far. Since it’s just two seasons in, theFrasierrevival is still finding its feet, but “Murder Most Finch” is a great sign that the show may have finally found them. It’s one of the only episodes where the reboot felt like the classic original show. As a witty farce where everyone is dressed up in ridiculous costumes and doing equally ridiculous things,it’s reminiscent of the O.G. show’s classic Halloween episode: season 5, episode 3, “Halloween.”
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So far,theFrasierreboot’s casthasn’t managed to live up to the O.G. cast. The O.G. cast is one of the most iconic sitcom casts ever put together, andthe reboot’s cast has just been a disparate collection of characters who rarely interact. Alan is great, but has been a bit underused, and the others have struggled to varying degrees. It’s never really felt like the ensemble has all gelled together. There have been great moments with Frasier and Alan, or Frasier and Roz, or Freddy and Eve, butit hasn’t been cohesive like the original show.
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The Frasier Reboot’s Ensemble Has Finally Clicked
“Murder Most Finch” has proven thattheFrasierreboot works best when all the characters are together in the same location. Throughout the episode, everyone gets their individual moment to shine, but they function really well as an actual group bouncing off each other. This hasn’t really happened in the reboot so far — Frasier’s friends and work colleagues have typically been kept separate in the A-plots and B-plots — but “Murder Most Finch” proves it’s the key to making the revival last.
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The O.G.Frasierseries often excelled with all its best characters in one place — usually Frasier’s apartment — and “Murder Most Finch” recaptures that in delightful fashion.Frasier’s highest-rated episode, season 4, episode 18, “Ham Radio,”puts all the characters in a recording booth to perform Frasier’s overambitious radio drama.What makes a sitcom successful is when the ensemble clicks, and up to this point, theFrasierreboot’s ensemble hasn’t really clicked. But that all changed in “Murder Most Finch.”
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Follow Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Mass., with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.
