Another thing in common! Mostly. But strangely enough, every single instance where Niles had worked closely with his brother, they'd come out of it alive. In some universe, that alone would have been enough for a spin-off.

"I suppose you would have to be," he agreed, although it certainly didn't give him anything else to go on while attempting to glean more from his new companion. "At times, I might be worried what choice I would make," he mused, casually considering allowing his brother to be murdered in the name of a long-standing rivalry. Honestly, he loved Frasier, but if the tables were turned, the older man would be considering the same.