In order to work, this part of the episode definitely needed a few more scenes to develop the history between Frederick and Holt.ĭespite these issues, though, “Ava” does find success in everything that has to do with Jake and his relationship with Terry and Sharon. Instead, we’re given a half-bakedÂ plot with Holt admitting he was wrong without any proper build-up and a complete and utter waste of Offerman, who barely appears in two scenes as Frederick. It’s an excuse for Hitchcock to get his arm stuck in one of the tubes (which was funny, by the way) and primarily acts as a placeholder for these characters until they can join everyone at the hospital in the closing moments of “Ava.” However, it is funny, and sometimes, all you need for a comedy to work is for it to be funny.įurthermore, while Holt’s past with his ex-boyfriend, Frederick (played by the almighty Nick Offerman), does have more of a concrete link with the central storyline of “Ava” (as it ultimately ends with Holt admitting that he was behaving pity towards Sharon, much like he was with Frederick and the duck), the rushed use of Offerman doesn’t allow the connection between the two stories to fully form. Although it provides a few amusing moments, such as Amy admitting she was attracted to Boyle for a second and the whole “Smudge City,” “Log Jam City,” Calm City” scene, the C-plot of this episode, centering on Amy, Boyle, Hitchcock, and Scully transcribing all the precinct’s paperwork by hand while the internet is down, possesses absolutely no thematic connection to the birth of Terry and Sharon’s baby.

Unfortunately, that was the case in this week’s “Ava,” which provided us with one incredibly satisfying storyline and a couple of under-cooked others, including one that wastes a guest spot from the amazinglyÂ talented Nick Offerman.īefore we get into the one standout story from “Ava,” let’sÂ start with what falls short in this week’sÂ Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In an effort to give every character his or her time to shine, the comedy can sometimes be so stuffed with plot that it prevents the show from giving any of its stories room to breathe, preventing the show from telling them in a fulfilling way. Like many other ambitious and entertaining sitcoms, Â Brooklyn Nine-NineÂ sometimes struggles to tell multiple, satisfying stories within a 30-minute episode.

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