Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 10 Worst Characters Who Appeared After Season 1

10. The Swedes

It may seem ironic that with a title such as "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 10 Worst Characters Who Appeared After Season 1" that two of the characters - within this one segment - aren't really characters at all. Instead, being a combination of plot device and avatars of bad representation, the eponymous Swedes, who share their name with the actual episode which features them, raise more questions than answers.

Why is American television obsessed with stereotypes?

Who came up with the concept of just having an episode where two Swedish people outdo everything that two American cops do?

Why is it just like the Hollywood movies, where the Americans have to prevail at the end of it all?

Why not get two actors who can actually pull off a convincing Swedish accent?

It may seem like an unjust imbuement of critique, but on the surface, you could take the template of this episode and replace the Swedes with any sort of human being that you can think of and the story will remain ultimately the exact same. It feels more like a cheap way to poke fun at a nationality for absolutely no reason other than some very underwhelming humour. There's no satire, there's nothing intelligent to be said, and essentially there was just no need to randomly pick on Swedish people. Weird concept, strange execution and just an irrational canonical entry altogether.