10 Worst Brooklyn Nine-Nine Episodes

8. Captain Latvia (Season 4 Episode 10)

In this Christmas episode, Charles tries his hardest to track down the perfect Christmas present for his adopted son, Nikolaj. In his attempts to find the action figure Captain Latvia, Boyle and Peralta stumble into a Latvian mob operation and bring it down. Meanwhile, the rest of the 99 are getting ready for their annual singing competition against the MTA by recruiting a stage shy criminal with a beautiful singing voice.

What sucks: It's hard to believe that the hilarious Yippee Kayak Christmas episode was just one season prior, since this Christmas episode feels like it's worlds apart. The B storyline about the singing competition completely falls apart when Gina leaves the action and the build up to when the drunk criminal starts to sing ends in a disappointing climax.

What didn't suck: Peralta and Boyle's chemistry is untouchable by season 4 and any episode where the two of them get into trouble is always electrifying. The best part of the show though is the cold opener when Jake inflates his 30 foot Christmas tree in the briefing room (from 3:13 onwards in the video above).

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