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Well, it’s “Lights Out” for Brooklyn—and this <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> season

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Well, it’s “Lights Out” for Brooklyn—and this Brooklyn Nine-Nine season

This season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been quite interested in the idea of the high-concept episode and even more so…

LaToya Ferguson

4/23/20 8:00PM

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On <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> (like in <i>John Wick</i>), you don’t mess with a man’s dog

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On Brooklyn Nine-Nine (like in John Wick), you don’t mess with a man’s dog

After bringing in Cheddar the dog for last week’s Halloween Heist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine decided to double down on…

LaToya Ferguson

4/17/20 2:53AM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> hams it up with the competitive “Valloweaster”

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine hams it up with the competitive “Valloweaster”

When Brooklyn Nine-Nine made the move to a new network and a midseason schedule with Season Six, the show’s annual…

LaToya Ferguson

4/10/20 4:00AM

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With "Admiral Peralta," <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine </i>brings curses, cakes, and (of course) comedy

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With "Admiral Peralta," Brooklyn Nine-Nine brings curses, cakes, and (of course) comedy

After the past couple of weeks of Brooklyn Nine-Nine not acknowledging the fact that Jake and Amy are finally…

LaToya Ferguson

4/02/20 8:00PM

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Meet “Dillman”—<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s approach to a classic whodunnit

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Meet “Dillman”—Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s approach to a classic whodunnit

After an episode that perhaps could’ve been better served by putting the squad together but didn’t go that route,…

LaToya Ferguson

3/26/20 9:40PM

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In “The Takeback,” <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> relies on the old tricks of an old friend

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In “The Takeback,” Brooklyn Nine-Nine relies on the old tricks of an old friend

Compared to the rest of this season so far, “The Takeback” is a very chill episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In fact,…

LaToya Ferguson

3/19/20 9:15PM

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It’s the circle of life, in <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s “Ding Dong"

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It’s the circle of life, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Ding Dong"

As far as turning points in sitcoms go, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Ding Dong”—as in, “the Wuntch is dead”—provides one…

LaToya Ferguson

3/13/20 5:18AM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> focuses on “Trying,” to mixed (but memorable) results

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine focuses on “Trying,” to mixed (but memorable) results

“Jake and Amy work an uncrackable case while Holt adjusts to a new beat; Hitchcock looks for the love of his life.”

LaToya Ferguson

3/05/20 8:00PM

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A coke-fueled <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> gets into the mind of a loose cannon

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A coke-fueled Brooklyn Nine-Nine gets into the mind of a loose cannon

With last week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine cliffhanger, I posited the idea that a newly-confident Debbie stealing from the…

LaToya Ferguson

2/28/20 1:30AM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> returns to the high-stakes world of having fun with friends

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine returns to the high-stakes world of having fun with friends

Boyle: “Did I ever tell you the story of my Jimmy Jab humiliation?”
Debbie: “No. You pretty much never talked to me…

LaToya Ferguson

2/20/20 8:00PM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine </i>goes full-on <i>Finding Dory </i>with "Pimemento"

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine goes full-on Finding Dory with "Pimemento"

“Pimemento” was bound to be a Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode that comes in absolutely hot. It even does so in its cold…

LaToya Ferguson

2/14/20 12:45AM

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It’s a “Manhunt” (and <i>Traveling Pants</i> situation) to start <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s seventh season

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It’s a “Manhunt” (and Traveling Pants situation) to start Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s seventh season

With six seasons and a network change under its belt, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has to do a lot of hard work to stay fresh…

LaToya Ferguson

2/06/20 8:00PM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> wraps up its sixth season with its very own “Suicide Squad”

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine wraps up its sixth season with its very own “Suicide Squad”

It feels so good to laugh. So on the plus side, at least this two-part Brooklyn Nine-Nine season finale begins with…

LaToya Ferguson

5/17/19 7:00AM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s “Cinco De Mayo” proves the spirit of Halloween is alive and well

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Cinco De Mayo” proves the spirit of Halloween is alive and well

At the TCA back in August, Brooklyn Nine-Nine showrunner Dan Goor answered a question about the logistics of doing a…

LaToya Ferguson

5/10/19 3:00AM

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After all this time, <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> finally tackles the concept of back-stabbing

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After all this time, Brooklyn Nine-Nine finally tackles the concept of back-stabbing

Over in a completely different TV genre, The CW’s Arrowverse has conditioned me to believe that, when a series…

LaToya Ferguson

5/03/19 2:30AM

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For <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s experimental “Ticking Clocks,” time goes by so slowly

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For Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s experimental “Ticking Clocks,” time goes by so slowly

LaToya Ferguson

4/26/19 2:00AM

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In <i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i>’s “The Bimbo,” Captain Holt puts his “rock hard brain” to work

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In Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “The Bimbo,” Captain Holt puts his “rock hard brain” to work

Maybe it’s just me, but for me, the first character that comes to mind when I see a Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode…

LaToya Ferguson

4/20/19 2:35PM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> calls on the power of “structured debate” during Jake and Amy’s “Casecation”

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine calls on the power of “structured debate” during Jake and Amy’s “Casecation”

“Casecation” (“all I ever wanted”) is one of those Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes that fall under the high-concept,…

LaToya Ferguson

4/12/19 3:26AM

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<i>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</i> finally analyzes Jake Peralta’s need for therapy

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine finally analyzes Jake Peralta’s need for therapy

Jake Peralta’s need for therapy is something Brooklyn Nine-Nine has acknowledged for years. The why’s have always…

LaToya Ferguson

3/22/19 5:10AM

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Jake and Charles get some Best Bud time as Ike Barinholtz swings by the <i>Nine-Nine</i>

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Jake and Charles get some Best Bud time as Ike Barinholtz swings by the Nine-Nine

“Adoption is complicated,” Charles tells Jake late in “Gintars,” a solid, if not dazzling, episode of Brooklyn…

Allison Shoemaker

3/15/19 2:55AM

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