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When A Man Loves Two Women

Frasier asked out Cassandra Stone, the woman from Frasier's segment of 'Three Valentines' where he couldn't work out whether it was a date or not, and she agreed. They are getting along fabulously when Faye Moskowitz, Frasier's girlfriend in 'Merry Christmas, Mrs Moskowitz' , walks back into his life while he and Roz are having coffee in Cafe Nervosa. Roz lets Faye take her seat so she and Frasier can get reacquainted, but Frasier is unsure - can he really date two women at the same time? Well, he gives it a go, leaving Daphne and Martin surprised when Faye joins them for breakfast when they were expecting Cassandra - who then unexpectedly turns up. Luckily Frasier is able to get both women out of the apartment without them seeing each other. Frasier says that both women appeal to different parts of his personalaity: Cassandra is fun, while Faye is cultured. Niles has a solution: to flip a coin. Just as he is about to reveal the result, he says "Admit it, you want me to say one name more than another." Frasier admits this is true - it's Cassandra.

Frasier tries to break it off with Faye, but they end up in bed together again because Frasier has realised it's Faye he really wants so he arranges to meet with Cassandra to break it off, but when he hears Cassandra has been seeing someone else, jealousy sets in. He says he wants the two of them to be exclusive but his mind then starts nit-picking and he ends breaking it off with Cassandra. He then goes to see Faye and says he wants the two of them to be exclusive. Although he then starts to nit pick, he realises he has made the right choice.

- Frasier asks Daphne and Martin if they remember Cassandra Stone:
Frasier: Well, I asked her out again and last night I got my answer.
Martin: [matter-of-factly] Oh, I'm sorry Frase.

- Daphne's impression of Cassandra.

- After Niles also assumes Frasier was turned down for a date.
Niles: How about that game of squash - I can't think of a better way to lift your spirits.
Cassandra [appearing from the kitchen]: Good morning
Frasier: Keep thinking.

- After Niles witnesses the scene where both Faye and Cassandra appear in Frasier's apartment:
Niles: Got any more hiding in the grotto, Hef (?!)

- Daphne says Frasier was wrong to want to break up with Faye:
Martin: Oh, Faye, Faye - if he wants some artsy-fartsy conversation, he's got Niles!

- Niles's calamitous coin toss
[then]
Martin: You got to wonder what goes on at that squash court (!)

- Frasier begins nit-picking at Cassandra:
Frasier: She uses the word cute a lot - I'm cute, this cafe's cute, now the bed's cute. Faye used the word "Jejune" last night.

The first half of this episode was probably the best and funniest 15 minutes I have seen of 'Frasier' in a long time - it felt like one of the episodes from past series's when 'Frasier' was always this good. Among my favourite scenes were Daphne and Martin's breakfast routine which is then ruined by the red bowl after Martin's usual bowl gets broken and the scene where both Cassandra and Faye end up in Frasier's apatment. Everything just worked so well, hence I was a little disappointed by the way the episode resolved itself by having Frasier's thoughts broadcast to us in a voiceover. Nevertheless, it remains a fun and above average episode.

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