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| Melissa Fumero |
Welcome to a weekly recap of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is one of the funniest and freshest new comedies currently airing on TV. Follow us every Thursday as we break down the episode into all of the important beats from the plot to character moments that are worth giving another shout-out. With an all-star comedy cast, this recap series will hopefully give you the information you need as well as reason to watch Fox on Tuesdays.
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| Left to right: Joe Lo Truglio and Andy Samberg |
Crime of the Week: There has been a murder of an obese man and it is up to Detective Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) to find out why.
Peralta Problem: Detective Peralta (Andy Samberg) has to adjust to playing second fiddle in a case instead of being the main guy. He also must deal with his death-obsessed girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Ellis), who also works at a mortuary.
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| Andre Braugher |
Subplot of the Week: Everyone in the office tries to determine the emotional responses of Captain Holt's (Andre Braugher) very monotone demeanor. Only Detective Santiago (Melissa Fumero) claims to know how.
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| Left to right: Stephanie Beatriz and Fumero |
Best Joke: There is a running gag throughout the episode about Holt's lack of emotion and Santiago's belief that she understands him. While each instance of calling back to this has plenty of laughs, the highlight came when Santiago, with the help of Sergeant Jefford's (Terry Crews) oil painting abilities creates a realistic painting of Holt. This is quickly met with a dissection of why it is unprofessional to hang photos on the wall and destroys the confidence that Santiago had in believing that she understands her superior.
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| Becky Thyre |
Culprit: Mrs. Patterson killed him so that she could take a cruise alone. It is a little redundant from last week's story, but still resolves the problem nicely.
Resolution: Peralta decides that dating a woman obsessed with organs is too creepy. Holt decides that the oil painting is a nice gift to give to his boyfriend. Santiago gets a self-esteem boost from pleasing her superior, even if Holt is still a bit of an anomaly. Jeffords is sensitive about his painting and considers comparisons to street art to be offensive.
Verdict: Even if the episode isn't as strong as the others, I do enjoy that we did get to spend some time not seeing Holt as a threatening presence, but just someone who nobody understands. The jokes may have been very simple in the other departments. Peralta's amount of fat jokes may have been about pedestrian tier, but it did reflect the episode's simplicity. The jokes came from places where instinct overpowers comedy and it is all about failure. Organs are gross and introverted people are hard to read. Yes, there's plenty of comedy here and I like that the supporting characters have slowly begun to resonate on the show. I also like that we're continuing to make Jeffords into this oddly artistic and sensitive man that manages to defy expectations. The ending remains a little anti-climactic, but if there is a reason to give "M.E. Time" some credit, it is that there is more focus on Holt than there has been, and hopefully this small integration will make him work in the future as more than the butt of jokes. His reaction to the oil painting, however, is still pretty great.
Rating: 3 out of 5
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