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Watch this episode for the best performance of classic pantomime you'll ever see in situation comedy. The intro of this episode involves Niles trying to press a small wrinkle in his trousers while at Frasier's apartment. The scene lasts perhaps 5 minutes and is completely without dialogue. The physical comedy will actually make you think of Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin. The scene deftly portrays Niles' various quirks and phobias and is wonderful. The rest of the episode involves another of Frasier's adventures in dating and is certainly funny, but it just can't compare with the introductory scene.

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A mix of three Valentines stories amongst the cast members. The whole episode is funny, but nothing compares to the first ten minutes featuring David Hyde Pierce's scene as Niles. Pierce is truly a master of physical comedy! He really is an extremely talented actor.

Not much more to say than that it's quite brilliant. Showing the presence of David Hyde Pierces acting chops beautifully. The rest of the episode is 6/10.

This Kelsey Grammar-directed episode has the greatest opening (focusing on Nikes and Eddie) of the entire series.

Niles always has us laughing at his witty remarks but in this episode, he uses his skills to enthrall us without saying a word. There are so many hilarious Frasier episodes but this one stands out, absolute brilliance. Have a box of Kleenex handy. 😄

We focus in on the principle characters in three valentines episodes. The first is by far the best as Nile's OCD gets the better of him and he nearly burns the building down. The others are entertaining, but not nearly as memorable.

There's something particularly irresistible about this trio of bite size pieces where we get to see each of the main cast experience a very different valentine's day.

Sort of like a Simpson's Treehouse of Horror but with a different holiday: we begin with a sparkling vision of physical/silent comedy from our most loquacious character as the slight imperfections just snowball.

Frasier deals suffers through a romp which may or may bot be as risque as he would like.

Finally, Daphne and Martin enjoy a poignant moment that shows that love knows many flavors and is no less special for being low key. It is funny too, though.

Unfortunately I believe this is one of the weaker episodes of the whole season. The episode is broken into "three acts" as we go through the ridiculous situations the main characters find themselves in on Valentines Day.

Yes, David Hyde Pierce's 5-min pantomime scene was a lovely homage to early silent comedies but not even his talents could compensate for the painfully vapid sequence of events. While Niles is indeed clumsy and neurotic, the scene lacked the narrative sensibility to make the pantomime performance enjoyable.

The remaining "acts" carried the same problems, overly relying on cheap farce and one-note narratives. The episode feels so much more like a high school play than top tier Frasier; absolutely stunned at the ratings folks are giving it. There are at least a dozen more comedically sharp episodes in this season.

The introductory scene with David Hyde Pierce was almost painful to watch, since one could see what was coming many moments before it happened; there were were no surprises. To compare this sequence to one with Buster Keaton, as one reviewer did, is ridiculous. Keaton was a genius of the silent screen. Pierce is good, but he is not in the same league. The other two stories with Grammer, Leeves and Mahoney were acceptable, but nothing special. The series has done much better episodes than this one.

Sadly I have to break from the group here in review of this episode. While David Hyde Pierce is wonderfully animated, the mishaps he stumbles through are so blatantly contrived that it becomes painful to watch. Truly funny would be when the mistakes are more naturally instigated. Prominently laying a hot iron face down on a pair of pants is telegraphing the punchline way too obviously. But even worse is when said pants catch fire, and, for whatever reason, he makes a painfully unnatural motion by throwing them on the couch, obviously leading to a bigger fire. Who in the world would take flaming clothes and throw them on a couch 5 feet away? Either drop them on the floor, or if you must toss them, why not in the fireplace that's not really any further than the couch?

These sorts of forced predicaments stole away the enjoyment of Niles silly antics, dancing through all the mayhem.

The 2nd and 3rd sequences were enjoyable enough, but not nearly as inspired as some of the shows truly brilliant episodes.