Ski Lodge 9.5/10?!

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jezfernandez — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 02:28 PM)

Apparently this is one of the highest rated episodes. Really? It's not particularly clever, doesn't have any standout lines and is basically about 5 people wanting to have casual sex with each other.
Why 9.5?

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elphabaoz — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 02:47 PM)

I thought it was funny, but I would rate it 6 or 7. It's not one of my favourites.

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Blueghost — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 02:45 AM)

"Niles, quit chasing zees lesbians"
I don't know, it's not high in the wit department, but I still think it's funny.
"So it's a threesome you're after! Well, I don't do those anymore!"
As if she thought that gave her more class or something, oh man.

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jezfernandez — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 02:51 AM)

Here's what I don't like.

Annie is an appalling actress, probably because she's affecting a terrible British accent
Marty has nothing to do except act deaf and make hot toddies
It seems unlikely that Annie would have the hots for Niles, rather than Guy
This is a tawdry sex farce episode which lacks the genuine wit of the "mistakenly gay" episodes (Matchmaker, Out With Dad and The Doctor Is Out).

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Blueghost — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 05:49 AM)

Well, it looked like it was trying to pay homage to "Noises Off" which is about an off Broadway production team putting on a sex farce. A lot of "Noises Off"'s humor is slapstick and sight gags, as well as the whole wrong-room / door thing.
I think it kind of worked, but to each his own.

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jezfernandez — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 06:01 AM)

There's a couple of good lines, mainly from Guy actually.
"Can Niles and I PLEEEEEEESE 'ave some privacy?"
"How do you like your rum?"
"Well a lot better if it had a TV"

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Rockhound6165 — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 05:43 AM)

Considering it gets 9.5/10 I think it's safe to say you're in the minority. Also, it might get high reviews because it follows Beware of the Greeks.

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A_girl_is_noone — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 10:51 AM)

Ski Lodge was one of my favorite episodes. It's not exactly one of their wittiest episodes, but I thought it was one of their funniest. I agree about Annie though. I didn't like her and thought she was the only thing that didn't make it a perfect episode. I loved Marty's role in it. He was the catalyst for most of the misunderstandings. I also loved the moment when Frasier realized nobody was after him and when Niles caught Frasier and Guy in his room.

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DSNFan — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 12:03 PM)

Guy reminded me of Henri from Cheers.

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jezfernandez — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 02:12 PM)

"SCARREDY CAT! SCAREDDY CAT!"

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blakgard — 9 years ago(January 31, 2017 07:34 AM)

Deserves higher, maybe.
Seriously. One of the best sitcom episodes of all time.
Lots of standout lines, imo.

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FlushingCaps — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 02:55 PM)

I'm with you Jez. While it did have some chuckles, it was an elongated skit that was too repetitive, and too farcical to be more than mildly amusing.
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Ski Lodge 9.5/10?!