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On the most recent episode of the series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine departed from featuring its quirky ensemble cast and focused on a single marathon interrogation conducted by Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). The result was brilliant comedic interplay between Samberg and Braugher enhanced by the riveting performance of Sterling K. Brown.

Some people may disagree, for there isn't a B plot it is just Peralta and Holt interrogating a man that they think murdered a fellow employee. I loved the dynamic of Peralta and Holt in this episode, they both know he did it but he beats them at every turn. There also a part where it furthers Jake's feelings toward Holt as a father/mentor just wanting to him to see how good of a detective he is. All in all a fantastic episode with some quite funny laughs and call back, as soon as you get the chance watch this episode. It is available on hulu as of April 2nd 2018.

While this show is very good, it does seem to be a little too safe in my opinion, for a cop show. Most of their decisions don't have many consequences and the villains and bad guys never seem menacing or like they pose any danger. This bottle episode fixes many of those problems. This is the best possible way that B99 could have pulled off a bottle episode, with it's two most interesting main characters, making good choices that effect the rest of the episode. For a while, it seems that Sterling K. Brown's character might actually come out on top in this episode, but he doesn't, which is fine. The humor in this episode, with Samberg, Braugher, and SKB bouncing off each other, was very well done and written. Overall, the two best aspects of this episode are the acting and writing. The writing comes through with an interesting plot that has us wanting more. The acting in this episode is some of the best of the series. Samberg deserves an Outstanding Lead Actor nomination for this episode, Braugher deserves an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination, and Sterling K. Brown deserves a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor, either for this or for his great Saturday Night Live episode. Overall, this episode was very, very good and my favorite of the series.

Not a Sterling K. Brown fan, but I have to say this episode had me laughing than most B99 episodes usually do. I like the centralized premise and I like the outrageous antics from Holt and Peralta to get that confession.

I like how amidst all the stupidity they usually make Jake be a good detective as well.

You know how, when you are watching a series for a long time, you eventually get to an episode that makes you wonder why they did it, and feels like it's just spinning their wheels? Welcome to "The Box."

The entire format of this show's previous episodes (dating back 5 years) is thrown out the window so only two cast members are shown interrogating a suspect all night. That's it; that's all there is to it. There is no supporting cast, and the humor is misplaced considering the episode's primary focus is the interrogation. Nothing is advanced here; this entire episode could easily be skipped and you'd never even know.

Hopefully, it gets better from here on out and returns to form. The charm of this show is its characters and the interaction between them all.