![]() It is a difficult thing to acknowledge when it is about a character like Hitchcock, but this season was when the show needed him the most. The show makes the rather confusing decision of relegating Hitchcock to a screen for the majority of the season. It would be remiss not to mention Hitchcock and Scully. Terry and Rosa remain the same iconic characters they have always been, but they undergo more career advancement than personal growth during the last season. After all, that’s what gave us ‘ BONE!?’ This season, they have to shoulder the main plot for several episodes, and their relationship does not have enough substance to sustain it. ![]() However, Holt and Kevin’s relationship has never been the central romantic focus of any season, and they have historically worked best as the B-story. As usual, every moment that Andre Braugher is on screen has us thinking ‘Give the man his Emmy already, you monsters!’. Jake and Amy’s relationship has been a pillar of the show from the beginning, and their arc ends as it began – rooted in mutual love and respect, with great promise for their future.Ĭaptain Holt and Kevin take up more screentime than usual in Season 8, as much of the storyline focuses on their personal struggles. One thing that the show has done beautifully, however, is the evolution of Jake Peralta through the seasons – from talented man-child to ultimate husband material. Even though there are hints of what their ultimate decision would be, the viewer simply does not have enough time to see them work up to it. It’s not that this is not a valid problem, but considering how it has subverted relationship tropes in the past, it would have been interesting to see Jamy explore new territory. Unfortunately, five hours of a TV show cannot solve the problem of police brutality, and the weight of its added responsibility has led to a rather uneven final season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.Īudiences finally get to see Jake and Amy as parents, but rather than explore new parenting territory, the writers play it safe and have them struggle with the classic ‘who’s going to look after the baby?’ problem. In the same way it has for its previous seasons, Brooklyn Nine-Nine gives a thoughtful, important depiction of the entrenched bureaucracy within the police department that allows cops to get away with little to no consequences for their actions. Indeed, even within the show, there have been instances when police misconduct has been played for laughs, like in the episode ‘48 Hours’, when Jake arrested a civilian without concrete evidence and held him in police custody for 48 hours. It was absolutely necessary for the show to incorporate these events and have their characters take responsibility for the very real fear and abuse that many of their real life counterparts have propagated. In June 2020, Terry Crews announced that the show’s eighth season would be undergoing a change in direction following the death of George Floyd, and that almost half of its episodes would be rewritten. Fear and distrust of the police had seldom been more widespread in America, and for a show centered around the wacky escapades of a motley crew of cops, this was more than just a giant curveball. Since the murder of George Floyd in May, the USA saw hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in protest. ![]() The pandemic changed the lives of a vast majority of the entire world irrevocably. The year and a half between Season 7 and Season 8 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine saw an unprecedented level of worldwide change and upheaval. ![]() Even though it is true that all good things must come to an end, that never means it hurts any less when it does. In the eight years that it’s been on the air, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has given us countless iconic catchphrases, nuanced depictions of pertinent issues, and a veritable bevy of lovable characters. You would be hard pressed to find anybody who actively disliked this show – and for good reason.
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