The best years of Frasier

I think that the first 6 years of Frasier were the best. The episodes would often set up jokes very early on in episodes, and then have a big payoff in the end. The episodes utilized their plots very well by having the plots be complex, and would have new elements to make it more comedic as it goes on. A good example of these two things I have just mentioned is the season six episode the seal. In my opinion season six is the season out of the whole show. It took the two aforementioned, and took them to new heights. It also really deconstructed Frasier with him losing his job, and trying to get a new one. This really devastates him as when he moved to Seattle his goal became to infiltrate Seattle’s “elite”, and after he loses his prestigious Job he feels he has lost his status. Season 7 in my opinion is ok, and I feel it is still good but just not as good as the last six seasons. In my opinion season 8 is where the show jumped the shark. It had Niles, and Daphne get together which was interesting, but it made both of their characters extremely less interesting. Personally I wouldn’t have liked if they didn’t get together until, the series finale like with Friends. But after season 6 the show is just all downhill. The writers kept repeating similar plot lines, and the characters all became shells of their former selves.