![]() ![]() Where Bill Hader’s Captain Dozerman had a heart attack after seeing Jake and Amy kissing, and The Vulture is, well, The Vulture, Nicole Bilderback’s Captain Kim appears to be unbelievably nice and badass (she apparently inspired The Rock’s character in Fast & Furious) so of course everyone but Jake and Holt love her. Like the first few Season 3 episodes, “Captain Kim” introduces a new Captain to the Nine-Nine, and of course things don’t go as planned. If the season opener serves to resolve the cliffhanger from last season, episode two is a return to the more standalone and fun Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes we know and love. After 7 seasons, we know how the characters think, and even if we don’t get many surprises, seeing them again feels like being at home. The Nine-Nine squad has always been uniquely weird and three-dimensional, a quality the show shares with The Office, Parks and Recreation as well as The Good Place. It is a testament to Mike Schur’s brand of comedy that no matter how the dynamics, the plot, or the setting changes, the characters will easily adapt and carry the show forward. We have seen Jake treat Holt as a surrogate father in the past, and Holt has even reciprocated the feeling before, but now that the tables are turned and the power dynamic has shifted, having goofball Jake in charge leads to a fun rivalry, especially if it involves both Holt and Jake fighting over who gets to make a bad Monopoly joke. Likewise, Holt working out his disappointment with his new position leads to him hijacking the main investigation, building up a hilarious new dynamic between him and his surrogate son Jake, which easily becomes the best part of the season premiere. Even if the Amy subplot doesn’t immediately pay off, it could have bigger implications going forward, and even hint at the show’s endgame. The premiere makes good use of all its plots, with the main one being Peralta’s investigation of the assassination attempt, the B-plot being Holt’s dealing with his frustration over his new position, and the C-plot being a fun little side story involving Amy and the next step in her relationship with Jake. The episode then deals with Peralta being over the moon about leading a manhunt (and Boyle giving him his own theme song to the tune of “Maneater”) before running into “Captain Dad. But right before that we are reunited with the Nine-Nine in a fantastic cold open (though maybe a bit too long, as NBC allows the show to do longer openings) where Jake Peralta ( Andy Samberg) argues who in the squad would win in a fight if they couldn’t use their arms (apparently, Hitchcock would bite harder). Season 7 picks up just a few days after this, with Holt now stuck in a post more menial than he was used to. Last time we saw her, she helped the squad get rid of Commissioner Kelly before discovering Holt was made detective after simply a month, something that annoyed her to the point that she demoted the Captain and forced him to serve as a traffic control officer. From her hilarious back-and-forth jabs with Holt ( Andre Braugher), to her professionalism that differentiates her from other villains. From the Vulture, to The Butcher, to John Kelly, but none of them (with the exception of Doug Judy) remain as delightful as Madeline Wuntch ( Kyra Sedgwick). Indeed, though the show is still a comedy, it has amassed a healthy number of villains throughout the years. After seven seasons, the show’s formula will be familiar to viewers: A new season-long villain will likely appear later in the season, ending in a cliffhanger that changes the status quo for a few episodes next season before repeating the process.
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