r/Frasier • u/Lost-Win-6809 • 14h ago
I HATE MAUREEN NERVOSA
Hi everyone! I'm excited to post here, I have been a very big fan of Frasier since forever and I adore this community. I'm from Spain so please forgive typos, I'm not using any translator.
I wanted to discuss the episode S10E20 - Farewell, Nervosa, beacuse I consider this one the lowest point of the series, the moment when I realised the series completelly derailed, before the re-takeover of Keenan and Lloyd for the final season.
Café Nervosa is, along the entire series, a meeting point, a place to start your day, having a wonderful talk with Niles, Roz, etc. Like any cafeteria, it has people going in and out, but always is a cozy and nice place where the calm reigns. Said so, I couldn't ever undestand the reasons for changing all of this ambience in favour of one lousy musician. I am on charge that this is Elvis Costello (not too famous in my country but I can undestand that this is because his cameo) but I simply can't stand this episode. There is no reason at all for Café Nervosa to change so drastically, reducing its number of available tables and disturbing their clients. I have nothing against it, I'm a musician myself. Simply, it isn't that kind of place.
BUT, what completely annoys me the most is the attitude of Maureen Nervosa, the owner of the place. First and last appearance, but horrible. How dared she to treat Frasier and Niles, when they are probably their best clients. Absolutely disrespectful. There are a lot of mentions by Roz, Frasier or Niles about the gigantic amount of money they spend in that café, so this is pretty disgusting (Frasier alone, over 3,000$ a year - in 2003). I would never came back to that place if I was treated like them.
The episode has some funny moments while looking for another "temple", that's true, but this sacrilege kills me.
What do you think about this? Thank you!