Brooklyn Nine-Nine is without a doubt one of my all-time favorite sitcoms.
I laughed out loud through large parts of the series, and the characters are just plain GENIUS. Holt (RIP 😥), Rosa, Terry, Gina and the rest of the gang – they carry the show like it’s second nature.
The show is wild, silly, and full of charm and warmth. It manages to be political, emotional, and completely unserious – and most of the time, it actually works really well.
It never feels forced, even if it sometimes threatens to tip into caricature territory.
And then we have Jake Peralta. I mean… Andy Samberg.
He works – most of the time. But I can’t shake the feeling that I’m watching a sketch that just never ends. It’s like he’s constantly trying a bit too hard, and it ends up being more “look how goofy I am” than actually funny.
He has a lot of great moments, don’t get me wrong – but also plenty of “swing and a miss”. Maybe I’m biased from seeing too much of him on SNL, but for me, he just never fully clicks. And that’s why this doesn’t get a perfect score.
An incredibly fun and well-crafted series, with one of the best sitcom casts I’ve ever seen.
But Jake? He only hits the mark sometimes.
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