This episode is the most serious and dark episode thus far, dealing with Terry being stopped by a cop outside his home when he's in civilian clothes (i.e. stopped for being black).
It has the normal obligatory humor with Amy and Nick having to babysit Terry's kids and explain racism to 7 year old. Which is good, but the real meat of the episode is Terry arguing with Holt on what to do and the repercussions of filing a complaint against the officer who stopped him. It gets very real and practical about picking which battles to fight, when to fight them, and the negative effects of doing the right thing.
It's nice to see this serious real life issue given justice in a comedic show, it didn't devolve into inappropriate/lame humor like most shows do as a cop out. The writer's weren't afraid to let the drama sit with you, it's not undercut by a random joke.
It has the normal obligatory humor with Amy and Nick having to babysit Terry's kids and explain racism to 7 year old. Which is good, but the real meat of the episode is Terry arguing with Holt on what to do and the repercussions of filing a complaint against the officer who stopped him. It gets very real and practical about picking which battles to fight, when to fight them, and the negative effects of doing the right thing.
It's nice to see this serious real life issue given justice in a comedic show, it didn't devolve into inappropriate/lame humor like most shows do as a cop out. The writer's weren't afraid to let the drama sit with you, it's not undercut by a random joke.