‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ episode 15 review: Adam Sandler, Icarus, and a Super Bowl spectacular

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has accomplished quite a bit in its first season. There is really no doubting that at all. Not only has the show managed to win Golden Globes in its first season, but it has also slowly started to improve its ratings time after time.

Clearly, there is no doubting that the ratings for the post-Super Bowl episode on Sunday night are going to be the best in the history of the show, but was there a good episode to go along with it? Definitely. While there were a few obvious celebrity cameos (which included Adam Sandler doing a great little send-up of himself), there was also a wonderful story to back most of it up as Peralta and Santiago had to balance out their job with the somewhat-devastating news for Jake that Amy had an interview over at Major Crimes.

As funny as this storyline was, the other storyline was even funnier. Captain Holt and Terry tried to make the office more efficient than ever, and this included trying to make tiny adjustments all over the office. Then, the Captain started to go too far, which led to a rather fantastic use of the Icarus storyline with one of the best payoffs we have seen all year on any comedy. What a wonderful little gag this was.

We really don’t think that we could have asked more from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” for this episode, since it provided almost everything that you could have wanted and then some. There was some great humor, but to go along with that there was heart, celebrity appearances, and proof that you can make a Super Bowl episode perfect for both new viewers and longtime fans. Let’s hope that some of these extra viewers stick around. Grade: A.

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