Over the course of what we’ve seen of Brooklyn Nine-Nine so far, the relationships have played a major part in the success of the show, particularly the pairing and grouping of these individuals who wouldn’t ordinarily seem compatible. There’s Rosa and Amy,…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×10) “The Pontiac Bandit Returns”
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is just a good time. The characters are inherently watchable and plots like this week with the return of the Pontiac Bandit (Craig Robinson) allow for those characters to be funny, warm and entertaining. Rosa and her task force…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×08) “USPIS”
Guest stars are very hit or miss when it comes to sitcoms and Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a strong example for that, particularly this week. While Kyra Sedgwick worked wonders opposite Andre Braugher as his nemesis, I can’t say that Ed Helms (The…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×05) – “The Mole”
Very few shows make me laugh as much as Brooklyn Nine-Nine does, and this week’s episode didn’t have just one strong episode, it had three, all of which were worthy of the time dedicated to them, and all of which…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×04) – “Halloween II”
Andy Samberg’s Jake Peralta gets to cut loose in this week’s episode, “Halloween II,” but that’s not necessarily a good thing. “Halloween II” isn’t quite a rehash of last year’s Halloween episode, but it’s pretty close. Jake and Captain Holt…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×03) – “The Jimmy Jab Games”
There are two things that stood out to me about this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Amy and Jake’s relationship and how it could either go the way of will they/won’t they tension or be put to rest and show…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×02) – “Chocolate Milk”
There are three plots going on this week on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and they all have a common theme: friendship. Cute, right? Obviously putting it that way is simplifying the storyline as a whole, but it sets up the barebones premise…