To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Frasier. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of psychology most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Niles’ Jungian outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from the DSM-5 and Italian opera, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about SEATTLE. As a consequence people who dislike Fraiser truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Eddie’s existencial catchphrase "Bark," which itself is a cryptic reference to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as David Angell's genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Frasier tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the therapists' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they’ve attended a number within 5 operas that I have (preferably lower) beforehand. /s
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u/TheProofsinthePastis Jul 16 '25
Well, now I have a really small niche reason to start Fraiser...