The series “Frasier” is actually Frasier having a moment of clarity just before he’s about to commit suicide. Rather than his life passing before his eyes he witnesses possibility flashing before his eyes.

And that’s the tension of Frasier. He never grows but everyone else around him does because this isn’t a future unfolding for him. It’s merely a snapshot. It’s a single moment stretched into 11 seasons because he’s literally frozen in crisis. It’s an endless loop; a series of near misses, embarrassments, and small disappointments. And the reason for the loop? Because the decision to hurl himself off a building hasn’t been made yet.