Frasier Online Episode Guide -> Season 10 -> Episode 10.24A New Position For Roz
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Episode Details |
Written by: Lori Kirkland Directed by: Kelsey Grammer |
Original US airdate: 20th May 2003 Original UK airdate: 9th June 2003 |
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Episode Synopsis |
As Roz prepares to leave KACL, she is training Noel up to take over as Frasier's producer - a lesson that includes not having Noel lean on the mic button as Roz explains live on air how to get the juiciest calls! Later, she and Frasier are at his apartment finishing the paperwork for their show for the last time, and learns that Frasier and Julia are now dating each other and makes plain her dislike of her when Roz describes her as a total bitch. Frasier argues there's a side to Julia that only he has yet been able to see but Roz is obviously troubled by the burgeoning relationship between Frasier and Julia. During the KACL farewell party, where Bulldog and Noel almost comes to blows over Roz, she sees for herself just how close Frasier and Julia have become and surprises everyone by announcing she won't be taking the job at KPXY and will be staying at KACL!
On a vist to Cafe Nervosa, Frasier leaves Roz to order coffee as he pops to the washroom and his mobile phone rings - Roz sees in disgust that it's Julia which prompts Mrs Moon to answer the phone as Frasier's girlfriend in an attempt to get rid of her. This backfires spectacularly when Julia pops into Cafe Nervosa and works out it was Mrs Moon who answered Frasier's phone, which leaves Julia no choice but to confront Roz when Mrs Moon said it was all Roz's idea. Roz tells Julia exactly what she thinks of her, adding that she's completely wrong for Frasier but Julia says that that's not her call to make. Roz tries to get Martin on her side to back her up when she talks to Frasier but he is tempted away by Julia with the promise of restaurant cake. This leaves Frasier and Roz to discuss the problem - he says that she is worried about someone taking her place in his life, something that Roz disagrees with, and eventually becomes angry with Roz because she is interfering in his private life. This forces Roz to ask Frasier to choose to between her and Julia - and Frasier picks Julia, leaving Roz to change her mind and decides to join KPXY for definite this time.....
Meanwhile, Daphne and Niles move closer to preparing to have a baby and
try to find a way of getting Mrs Moon to move out. It proves difficult
though, leaving Niles to resolve it by offering to contribute to the rent
of an apartment in Seattle for Mrs Moon to live in.
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Episode Highlights |
- Julia walks into Roz's booth just after Noel has fallen
off his chair:
Roz: Do you mind - I'm trying to show Noel what to do.
Julia: Is that why he's on his knees (?!)
- Martin asks Roz why there aren't more radio shows aimed
at his generation:
Roz: You don't spend it all on fast food and beer.
Martin: Yes I do!
- Daphne and Niles are contemplating whether to show
Mrs Moon the door when they have a child, as they look after Alice:
Niles: On the other hand, a grandmother can be a wonderful influence
Mrs Moon: Alice, you help Auntie Gert find her cigarettes and you
can have one.
- Gil's farewell speech for Roz which ends with him downing a glass of wine in one!
- Mrs Moon's phone call with Julia where she pretends to be Frasier's girlfriend
- Niles finally has the courage to show Mrs Moon the
door:
Niles: Well, here's news - you're out of the house, so pack
you bags and find yourself another sucker!
- Julia finding out it was Mrs Moon who impersonated Frasier's girlfriend on the phone
Frasier Online Episode Review |
This episode marks a momentous event in 'Frasier's history - the end of 10 years on the air, something that very few shows on US TV ever achieve. The fact that that this season finale is nowhere near as good as it should be is all the more disappointing given how much of an improvement this season has been over the past few years. Continuing Roz's storyline from the previous episode, we had to suffer a dreadful send-off by the KACL team which sees Bulldog cracking jokes about Roz's sex life and Noel's cringe-making threats towards Bulldog. This could have, and should have, been so much better but worse was to come over Roz's reaction to Frasier's relationship with Julia. In a completely out of character move, she let's her dislike of Julia compromise he friendship with Frasier and leads to a dreadful 'cliffhanger' style moment when Frasier has to choose between Julia and Roz. Not once in the last 10 years has Roz ever let her feelings for one of Frasier's girlfriends affect her relationship with Frasier which left me feeling the whole storyline had been contrived to improve the show's ratings rather than plot developments based on the characters we know. The episode was not a total loss as Niles and Daphne's storyline about wanting to have a child was rather well done - Niles finally telling Mrs Moon to pack her bags was great - and ended on a lovely note as the pair went off to make a baby.... :)
Although this was a rather limp season finale, I found Season 10 as a whole rather entertaining. It wasn't a classic one, but contains more than it's fair share of highly entertaining episodes, with special mention for 'Fathers And Sons' and 'Star Mitzvah' as two of the episodes that stand out for me.
On a final note, as most 'Frasier' viewers know, it was during this season that the news came out that Season 11 would probably be the last 'Frasier' season but what disappointed me more than that it is the distressing way that Channel 4 treated the show this season. Having cultivated the show on Friday nights since it began, C4 moved it to Monday nights at 10.35pm after 'So Graham Norton', with only the smallest amount of promotion. This scheduling move has caused many regular viewers to miss this season, contributing even further to the decline in viewing figures that that C4 say prompted the scheduling move in the first place. It was pushed even later in the schedules thanks to 'Big Brother' which leaves the prospect of the final season going out with a whimper rather than the bang it surely deserves. I can only hope that C4 at least promotes the show more than they have this season, but I'm not holding my breath.....
Rating
72 %
Latest Viewer Episode Review |
Avg. Viewer Review:
59.6%
Total Number of Reviews: 5
Is that why he's on his knees?, May 26, 2013 |
Reviewer: Sammy J from Melbourne, Australia |
After reviewing ten full seasons of "Frasier", this one is perhaps the toughest review. I'm honestly just not sure what I think. |
Rating: 70%
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