I don't get emotionally involved in television shows very often, especially not sitcoms. But this episode gave me goosebumps.
First, the scene when Niles tells Daphne he loves her in the hotel room. Second, the scene on the balcony when Daphne says, "Oh for God's sake, Dr. Crane" right before kissing him, and he responds with, "I think you can call me Niles now." But that final scene in the Winnebago, while Niles is sitting by himself expecting the hotel employee to be delivering the Champagne, and then we all see Daphne enter, wearing her wedding dress, and she says, "I was wondering if you might be free for a date?" But none of those lines were as good as the final two lines of the episode:
Niles: Fasten your seatbelt, Daphne.
Daphne: Fasten yours, Niles.
Niles FINALLY got what he, and all of us, have been waiting for. And they did an amazing job of dragging out the suspense, making us think that she really did decide to marry Donny and that he would be stuck with Mel for the rest of his life.
Perfect writing. Perfect delivery.
And PS, to those who were upset about Niles' immediate willingness to dump Mel two days after marrying her... have you been paying attention to this show for first seven seasons? He had been OBSESSED with Daphne to the point where he really can't stop thinking about her. His willingness to marry Mel in the first place stemmed out of his observation that Daphne was finally no longer available. If he had known that she was prepared to break off the engagement to Donny, he would have never married her in the first place. People make mistakes. Better he dump Mel two days after their wedding than wait until after they had a few kids (what most people do). In the end, both Donny and Mel were able to move on to other relationships with no baggage or lifelong ties to Daphne and Niles. I think the writers handled this perfectly.
First, the scene when Niles tells Daphne he loves her in the hotel room. Second, the scene on the balcony when Daphne says, "Oh for God's sake, Dr. Crane" right before kissing him, and he responds with, "I think you can call me Niles now." But that final scene in the Winnebago, while Niles is sitting by himself expecting the hotel employee to be delivering the Champagne, and then we all see Daphne enter, wearing her wedding dress, and she says, "I was wondering if you might be free for a date?" But none of those lines were as good as the final two lines of the episode:
Niles: Fasten your seatbelt, Daphne.
Daphne: Fasten yours, Niles.
Niles FINALLY got what he, and all of us, have been waiting for. And they did an amazing job of dragging out the suspense, making us think that she really did decide to marry Donny and that he would be stuck with Mel for the rest of his life.
Perfect writing. Perfect delivery.
And PS, to those who were upset about Niles' immediate willingness to dump Mel two days after marrying her... have you been paying attention to this show for first seven seasons? He had been OBSESSED with Daphne to the point where he really can't stop thinking about her. His willingness to marry Mel in the first place stemmed out of his observation that Daphne was finally no longer available. If he had known that she was prepared to break off the engagement to Donny, he would have never married her in the first place. People make mistakes. Better he dump Mel two days after their wedding than wait until after they had a few kids (what most people do). In the end, both Donny and Mel were able to move on to other relationships with no baggage or lifelong ties to Daphne and Niles. I think the writers handled this perfectly.
