And I did too. And as for the weight, that didn't matter. As he moves across to shake her hand, we see that present-day Niles and Frasier are observing the memory in the background. But over the years, I've learned everything about her. Daphne comes in from her room. Daphne: It's all part of the program, to help you find the cause of your overeating. Frasier: That's it. Frasier: Well, there may be something to that. He pulls her to him. My point is your so-called realistic picture of Daphne has been clouded from the start by your intense attraction to her. Niles storms out and Daphne heads for her room. Niles, is everything okay? Niles: Gloria's very handy with a shovel. Niles: Gloria? Niles: Oh, Daphne...
Daphne: Oh, Niles...
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Scene 3 - Cafe Nervosa
Niles is sitting at a table, holding a cup, with a happy little smile on his face. Niles: That's not fair. She does have seven years of fantasy to live up to. She goes into the kitchen. They embrace. This is my brother Niles. [SCENE_BREAK]
Niles is sitting in his office with a highly distressed patient. [SCENE_BREAK]
The scene cuts to Niles and Daphne in the kitchen of his apartment from [5.20] "First Date," chopping vegetables.
Plan: A: Daphne; Q: Who is returning home from the weight spa? A: the weight spa; Q: Where is Daphne returning from after her recent struggles with weight? A: her weight gain; Q: What did Daphne's therapist say was the result of her insecurity about her relationship with Niles? A: The next day; Q: When does Frasier visit Niles to help sort out the situation? A: Frasier; Q: Who visits Niles to help him sort out his feelings? A: his office; Q: Where does Frasier visit Niles? A: matters; Q: What does Frasier visit Niles to help sort out? A: Gloria's advice; Q: What does Frasier suggest Niles listen to? A: Niles' fantasy; Q: What does Frasier suggest Daphne has seven years of to live up to? A: her virtues; Q: What does Niles insist he has a realistic appraisal of Daphne? A: several previous episodes; Q: What do Niles and Frasier revisit in flashback? A: the original scenes; Q: What are later incarnations of the characters edited into? A: chroma key compositing; Q: What is used to edit the characters into the original scenes? A: a pedestal; Q: What does Niles place Daphne on? A: an unrealistically idealized impression; Q: What impression does Niles have of Daphne? A: the real, flawed Daphne; Q: What is Niles afraid of embracing? A: a dream; Q: What does Niles think he has spent the last seven years pining for? Summary: Daphne is returning home from the weight spa after her recent struggles with weight. She reveals that her therapist, Gloria, informed her that her weight gain stemmed from her own insecurity about her relationship with Niles. Niles is hurt and defensive. The next day, Frasier visits Niles at his office to help sort matters out. He suggests to Niles that Gloria's advice might be sound, as Daphne has seven years of Niles' fantasy to live up to; Niles insists, however, that he has a realistic appraisal of Daphne and her virtues. Niles and Frasier revisit several previous episodes in flashback (later incarnations of the characters are edited into the original scenes with chroma key compositing ). It soon becomes clear that, contrary to his protests, Niles has placed Daphne on a pedestal and has formed an unrealistically idealized impression of her and her virtues. Niles is shaken. Frasier suggests that this is because Niles is afraid of embracing the real, flawed Daphne in case her flaws prove too much for the relationship to survive, thus resulting in Niles having spent the previous seven years pining for nothing more than a dream.