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Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Set Up (2021)
These types of storylines are going to continue, so deal with it, or stop watching
The writers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine were totally handcuffed (pun intended) with which direction they could go in writing and completing this season. Honestly, I didn't think the show would continue, because, particularly in urban areas, the relationship between the police and the communities they serve is very tumultuous. Many members of cast members and producers donated to protestors and the National Bail Fund Network. I'm sure just about no one was comfortable with the show continuing what some would consider copaganda, presenting a world in which city police officers are hapless, harmless heroes which grand moral compasses. Yes, there are good cops, but that sort of rebuttal offers nothing to the National conversation. That being said, confronting police violence is something everyone behind the show feels strongly about. So, there are going to be episodes like this where the message is overly pervasive or heavy-handed, and yeah, it's obviously a detriment (to some extent) to the quality. If this is going to bother you so much that you feel compelled to leave 1-star reviews because you don't appreciate having to be made aware of a very real problem with no foreseeable end in sight, then you should probably just stop watching. If you're someone who's been on the fence about watching this season because of the number of exaggeratedly low reviews, just know that the spirit of the show is more or less the same. For about 60% of the episodes, the hijinks ensue, the characters still walk and talk like they did before. If the show was a 9 before all of this stuff went down, it may have dropped to about a 7.5, but it hasn't taken a nose dive or anything.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Blue Flu (2021)
If you haven't watched any episodes this season, read this review first
Just a quick preamble:
If you're an adult who uses words or phrases like 'woke,' 'liberal,' 'virtual signaling,' 'cancel culture,' or 'agenda' when angrily describing something that has forced you to recognize perspectives other than your own, you should probably grow up, and also recognize your review will be saying way more about the nature of you as a person than it will be about the content you're complaining about.
That being said, if you also claim that films and tv should just 'stick to entertainment,' you're clearly (most likely intentionally) ignoring the important Hollywood as a platform means during these turbulent times. The best art, even a silly sitcom about cops, has always echoed our political and social consciousness. It would be impossible for a show like Brooklyn Nine-Nine to continue operating in it's fantasy world of goofy, well-meaning, ultra moral police officers when we see in real life it's very much not the case. The new outlook on police scrutiny cannot be ignored. I recognize that it's been occasionally heavy-handed, and easily telegraphed, but you HAVE to expect it is going to be, at least for a while while we as a nation addresses the very real issues with policing that exist. Personally, I think it's been handled about as delicately as it can.
I actually thought the show would cancel this last season, but they didn't, and here we are. I'm not going to tell you that it's hit the highs of earlier seasons so far, but do not let anyone tell you that the show is drastically different now. The show is (obviously, necessarily) attempting to include the National conversation in their plot lines, and, while they may not be as irreverently funny as storylines past, it would irresponsible to do otherwise. If you actually enjoy the show, and you're not just someone waiting on the next conservative outrage talking point, you'll probably still enjoy it.