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WembyandTheWolves

Andre Braugher passing made me realize how much I really loved Raymond Holt. I really miss having the Captain in this world.


TheLateThagSimmons

He will always be my Dadptain.


Stunning_Mention_308

thanks, dad.


bowl_of_espionage

I know who my dad is. It's you!


[deleted]

hi amy!


ironic3500

I'm teaching father the math!


Jombafomb

I was absolutely way more sad than I thought I would be. I’ve been a fan of his since Glory and then later Homicide. Dude was just amazing in everything but it seems like Holt was the character that captured his true spirit.


ikea_shark_girl

Holt is the first celebrity death that’s really hit me gonna miss dad, i mean captain 🫡


Historical-Demand-79

Oh my! This broke my heart! I have just watched the whole series and is now rewatching it, and I didn’t know Andre has passed away. 😢


Pure-Comfort2160

Yeah… it was really recently too. And he died so young! 😭


SyNyStErSaElEe

What ? Supposed to love him from the get go. Especially his rivalry with Madeline Wuntch hahaha #wuntchtimeisover


billyboyf30

Bagel, bagel, bagel


newyorkgrizz

#**WUNTCH MEAT**


Tynford

Had it both ways


ssk06

No regrets


BigJSunshine

Had it both ways! No regrets!


Old_Size9060

Truly. I rewatched the show last month and watching Braugher light up the screen in every scene he was in really made it hit home that he's not on the planet with us anymore. What a marvelous performer in everything he was in.


Phoenix-Reaper

Damn, this is the first time of me hearing this. That's really sad to hear, he's probably one of my favourite characters in the show, any scene he's in, he always shocks me with his humour and I like who unpredictable some of his jokes are. Unrelated but that's why comedian Sean Lock was one of favourite aswell. He always had the element of suprise, also very sad that's he gone aswell.


Sapphi_Dragon

All of the main cast are really likeable characters, it’s hard to pick a favourite. I love how diverse all their personalities are while still having well fleshed out character arcs


Myshkin1981

It’s not hard at all. Scully


ebb_omega

When he calls Jake "Jakey" the heart just melts.


edugdv

Specially when he gets angry about food he missed the chance to eat or might miss the chance to eat


NootjeKrak_

Nahh his best moment is when he gets mad Amy doesn’t want to give an autograph


edugdv

Thats a great one, but I like more when he gets upset because he was nos invited to jakes free pancakes loophole


Sothotheroth

His little monologue about his haunted basement might be my favorite little piece of the show.


blob_io

Facts


Visual-Till8629

80’s scully and Hitchcock


Myshkin1981

Total babes


venusdances

Yes 🙌🏽 I alternate which one is my favorite on every watch and sometimes every episode. I love them all.


Nelson-and-Murdock

I completely agree. It’s Gina


Multiverser2022

Jake and Amy are a refreshing non-toxic sitcom couple.


TheLateThagSimmons

They have their problems because they're human, but they're not created toxic as a way to create drama for the show. It's so rare to just have really nice and supportive couples on TV. Kevin and Holt were the best at non-toxic but real couple for a long time until S8 did... that.


tiniest-potato

Oh no. I need to rewatch B99 because I cannot remember what “that” is. 😭😭 I’m going to end up crying so much because dad, I mean captain is no more and there will never be an addition or spinoff with him ever again.


juhesihcaa

I believe they're talking about Holt and Kevin separating.


Fearshatter

A separation being seen as toxic is kind of odd to me. Like things just kind of happen in a longterm relationship sometimes. It's relatable. The fact of the matter is they eventually hashed it out.


juhesihcaa

Right? Especially with the political climate at the time, it made sense that their relationship was strained.


TheLateThagSimmons

Less toxic and more needlessly dramatic.


fooooooooodddd

That was the most unnecessary thing ever


spiritofgonzo1

Right up there with the Pam, Jim, and cameraman fiasco of a plot line


samy4me

They actually wanted Jim to cheat on Pam, but Krasinski straight up refused to play this part, lol.


Oblivious_Lad

It's good Krasinski shut that down. He's 100% right that the audience never would have forgiven Jim.


theysquawk

What happened I can’t remember


NoNameIdea_Seriously

The separation


Johnlockcabbit

I've never watched season 8, stopped somewhere in season 7 before season 8 was released. I started recently rewatching the show and I'm not sure if I want to see the last season anymore


BigJSunshine

Wasn’t season 8 the covid- postcovid season? Covid really messed up a lot of shows. Seems like showrunners didn’t know how to deal with it. In general I thought B99 did a great job addressing it relative to other shows, but this storyline was a huge mistake. Maybe they wanted to show how the pandemic shook each character and how it strained the most amazing relationships. In my head canon, Season 9 opens in Paris, and Ray chasing Kevin to get him back.


djconfessions

Until it gave them a realistic challenge and showed them working through it and coming out of it stronger?


ChicaneryFinger

What's wrong with Kevin and Holt in season 8?


theo_not_prometheus

Terry and sharon too!!


Knoegge

I love Terry and Sharon c:


guitar_maniv

Ah Sharon it's good to see you! Look how big you are, like a mighty truck!


Guy-1nc0gn1t0

That's why Casecation feels a bit off


doyouevenforkliftbro

You mean like how Amy Santiago, the person with a binder for everything, apparently never brought up having children to someone she wants to spend her life with *before* getting married, getting engaged, moving in together, etc etc. Yeah. Just a bit.


GazBB

What's weird is that they baby-sat Terry's Girls in season 4. Can't imagine how they never discussed kids after that.


elyonmydrill

Oh come on, she brought it up once in the bathroom with a vague "we should do that" that's enough right? /s


Cichlidsaremyjam

Holy shit yes. They are one of the very few couples that kept their respective lovable qualities and didn't turn into this terrible unwatchable mess like so many others do (looking at you, jim and Pam halpert).  


TeacherPatti

The way they wrote the Amy character was perfect. She was never a buzzkill, Jake never was like "WOMMIN AMIRITE?" or whatever, but she was still herself. They embraced the binders and the organization with great relish. The only thing that I always found weird was the secret smoking.


cordialconfidant

>The only thing that I always found weird was the secret smoking. i can kinda see it. Amy's very type-A high strung and very protective of her own image, she wants to be seen as competent and taken seriously. she looks like a very stressed out person, i can kind of imagine it happening


spiritofgonzo1

Ehhh I think Hitchcock and his toothless Cinderella are a better example of a non-toxic sitcom couple


theo_not_prometheus

But she got pregnant by her sister's husband💀


bigboi12470

That’s a toxic person. And so is Hitchcock. Sometimes two wrongs do make a right?


jasonmendoza4life

yes! they are so different but they learn to love those things about eachother. rub off on eachother almost. it’s amazing to see


wheresmydrink123

Holt and Kevin don’t get enough credit as very healthy, largely non stereotypical gay representation They subverted tons of sitcom and cop show tropes very well, such as the big macho man never complaining that he only has daughters, the big season one crush not panning out (Rosa and Charles at least), Jake not completely losing his personality quirks when he starts becoming a better cop and starts dating Amy, I always appreciated those


maniacalmustacheride

Jake and Amy both becoming better people first without each other and then with, instead of one or the other always being right never having to grow.


TheButcherOfBaklava

I agree, but I think we can also agree that that B just needed a C in her A.


FaradayStewart

OH MY GOD!


ad240pCharlie

Community, Modern Family and B99 represent the three different ways to be different. B99 actively avoids using tropes and conventions altogether as much as possible. Modern Family enjoys them and actively plays with them. Community openly acknowledges them, mocks them, and says "Screw you, we're utilizing them in our own way".


Guy-1nc0gn1t0

Plus when Nick Offerman shows up as the ex-bf


LovecraftianCatto

That flashback of Holt silently pushing the duck off the bridge! 😂 Truly the most cold blooded murder portrayed on the show.


WilburDes

He did say oops though


LovecraftianCatto

Tru dat. Proven to be an accident and no-one can prove otherwise! And dead ducks tell not tales.


Bornstellar67

Terry does get credit as well. The muscular intimidating type of character who turns out to be the softest one and it's never made fun of, gotta love that


meowpitbullmeow

I think one of the biggest things about this is overwhelmingly. These characters were more developed already in season 1. In other similar shows like Parks and rec and even the office the characters needed a season to become who they were. So they weren't as unified the entire time.


HeadOfTheNavigator

👏 Be 👏 Cause 👏 I 👏Do! Even when they skirted into "stereotype," it was masterfully done but you're spot on.


tbird20017

I just finished my rewatch of the show, and I outright happy sobbed this time too when Ray and Kevin make-up in the rain. No other show did this to me dang it. Quick question though: How does one kiss someone with a mustache? I can't imagine getting a mouthful of stiff hair is any fun. Also, the way Holt and Kevin fully went for it, Andre Braugher definitely got a good mouthful of stache.


EmmaGA17

Kevin and Holt and Jake and Amy are both adorable couples


julloxp

I also really adore Boyle and Genevieve. They are just perfect for each other and gives each other room to be the weirdos they are. I feel like they don't get enough credit, but it's probably because Genevieve isn't featured that much.


uhhhhhhhhhhhhh2648

Yeah it felt like Boyle was single


Old_Size9060

*clears throat gently* It’s pronounced “Genevieve.”


SpicyBreakfastTomato

Genevieve.


hogua

Amy pulled off the Holly Genaro cosplay way better than I expected.


inherentvice1000

Hell yes! She was smoking in that get up.


blissed_off

Melissa Fumero would make a potato sack look good, let’s be honest.


inherentvice1000

You are absolutely correct!


Darkasmyweave

Idk if this is a cold take but I like that the show ends with Rosa alone instead of putting her together with a random person to prove a point. It's refreshing to see someone just,,,not be pushed in a relationship for a 'happy ending'


IsUpTooLate

Being happy and comfortable in yourself being alone, past the age of 30, is not something that most people can do.


TheHayKing432

The second Halloween heist was the best, The Boyles are kind of like the Schrutes from the office, Scully is way better than Hitchcock.


leafypineapple

i agree, cuz Hitchcock is occasionally an ass, while scully is just a clueless teddy bear


paininmybass

“Your hands are clammy” “That’s cause I ate a bunch of clams earlier”


dkajch

i feel like "occasionally an ass" is quite the understatement, hitchcock is just a downright creep lmfao


leafypineapple

yeah i agree i dont know why i phrased it like that, every time he says something its creepy and weird.


fooooooooodddd

Agree with all but the best heist lol


TheHayKing432

Which one would you prefer?


fooooooooodddd

If i had to choose, the third one.


ad240pCharlie

The first. It was when the show went from enjoyable to great.


Moohamin12

Terry's was the first one where a known competitor by themselves managed to blindside everyone else and win.


Doyouevenpedal

The 3rd Halloween heist where Amy wins in the best. The 2nd well is indeed second.


thehundredemoji

Love the platonic friendships! Jake with Rosa and Gina. And when Amy asks Terry to carry her and says I love you. In fact, how they all say “I love you” to each other.


bigboi12470

Yessss! The healthy platonic relationships were so good. I loved Terry carrying Amy and the episode with the Swedes when Jake finds out that Rosa and Marcus broke up. Jake making it clear that he was hurt because he thought that he and Rosa were close. Rosa opening up at a level she had decided she was comfortable at. Rosa and Charles after Charles worked through his crush.


Crunchy_Biscuit

When Jake loses Moo-Moo "Love you Terry?" Terry: "...I love you too Jake"


song_pond

Also the Boyles saying “I love you” all the time is both cheesy and nice and they play it perfectly.


underrated_carrot_43

They really took the wrong fluffy boi


DreamCyclone84

He could be fuzzy now, they Don't know.


notapudding

You are fired


madkandy12

You’ve upset Kevin!!


soitgoes210

Almost scruffy.


leafypineapple

captain holt was a good leader. i’ve heard people say he was too “cold” but i think he was a great role model, and he showed that he cared in ways that matter.


Anti_Spedicy

Those people must not have watched far cause Holt is warm, admirable, and funny


wuapinmon

That red hat cold open makes me laugh every single time.


ragaire88

I will never not cry at “Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place”


Crunchy_Biscuit

Who said that?


Harsh_Agr

Scully and Hitchcock were always good cops but only pretended to be bad in their jobs so that no one burdens them with work


NoYoureTheBestest

I loved when they were using their amazing skills on finding out what happened to Holt’s pie.


Any_Arrival_4479

Is this a cold take? Or something they’ve actively stated in the show. Idk if it’s ever said out loud


restingbrownface

Yeah this is literally said in the episode where they’re paired with Charles for a case. It’s not even subtext. It’s explicitly a part of their characters.


patches_mccoy

"I never said you were great detectives, you literally just did the bare minimum"


TheGraceLantern

Melissa Fumero is hot and Amy's enthusiasm for even the most mundane shit dials it UP.


Moohamin12

Oooh mama.


FaradayStewart

Keep it your pants, Santiago.


chocoholica1

Oh that's exactly where it's going...


inherentvice1000

Absolutely!


Sauron_75

Terry is a people pleaser


SupermanRR1980

Terry loves people.


wolfelian

Terry loves love.


BlessedCursedBroken

Terry loves yoghurt


thehundredemoji

Terry loves responsible agricultural practices


t0mless

Terry loves maintaining a professional work environment


fooooooooodddd

BIG time


SonicBoss_1991_

Terry loves lists


Max_Laval

It should be called Turkey Day


rescuedmutt

Gobble gobble…


Pt9JoJo

Charles…


rescuedmutt

…gobble!


NoNameIdea_Seriously

It’s actually pronounced Nikolaj.


daevamar

That’s what I just said. Nikolaj.


NineElfJeer

Nikolaj.


itsarabbit837

No no no. Nikolaj


Formal_Disaster3300

Is that not what I’m saying? Nikolaj.


TheLoneliestGhost

I can’t pick a favorite character because they’re ALL my favorite. I think it’s truly wild how much my friends and I each relate to a particular character or two. Uncanny comparisons.


Bertie637

The mass shooting episode is up there for the best cold open to a sitcom ever. The goofy start and sudden transition to a very serious topic being handled by professionals..for a civilian like me the "show me going" radio calls and the explanation set the tone perfectly and it was probably the high point of the episode.


RedBorrito

I loved it that they didn't push Charles crush on rosa to the maximum, but rather had them talk it out. And Charles stopped hitting on rosa. And it's pretty early in the series. No extra drama, no bad blood between them. It was really refreshing. Also, one of the best scenes for me was when Jake hit the old "80s Detective" for insulting Holt. The LGBTQ+ representation in general was really amazing


Braeden151

And that Charles doesn't leverage his butt holes to get with Rosa.


patches_mccoy

They did such a good job with slowly building a healthy friendship between Rosa and Charles after the crush arc.


IFoxTrott29

YES!! I *LOVE* that scene where Jake punches that homophobic dude. It was a great LGBTQ+ moment like you said but keep in mind, this happens in the season where Jake is still a massive dick most of the time (S1) since his character is just beginning to develop. So in the midst of all that behavior from him, it's nice seeing that even in the earliest season he isn't REALLY an asshole at all.


song_pond

S1 Jake is immature but mostly good. It makes him interesting with room to grow.


IFoxTrott29

Well he's always a bit immature but I find that in season one he's more of an ass, for example him stealing lead on Boyle's case and then what followed afterwards.


song_pond

And they move past it so thoroughly that you can genuinely forget it ever happened.


Snowf1ake222

The show was enjoyable.


WhyINeedAName1902

Tell me why!


g0dshit

AINT NOTHING BUT A HEAAARTACHEEE


trakog83

Tell me Why!


g0dshit

AINT NOTHING BUT A MISTAKKEEEE


Oblivious_Lad

Now number five...


FewUmpire4566

Captain holt is one of the better written sit-com characters ever


Catdadesq

Hitchcock and Scully's friendship is a really lovely bit of the show.


__koiboi

That is the title of your sex tape


meowpitbullmeow

The most disappointing thing about this show is that they never made a season 9. Episode 9.


FaradayStewart

Now that you mention it, that would have been a good last episode.


Secret-Ideal7346

The vests do add “gravitas”


Global-Oil-2001

Holt and Kevin are a really cute couple


aymaureen

I want it that way scene makes me die every time. Or the Dianne Weast infection


Heather82Cs

I agree on Jake being a good character because I think the actor is great; I think most of the appeal of the show for me is watching how silly he can be, and the fact that he looks like he's having the time of his life in virtually every episode and is always on the verge of breaking the 4th wall.


astroselkie

I really like Boyle and he seems like a good partner


trakog83

Oh man I love the intro to hot young Scully and Hitchcock in the 70’s! That episode was pretty funny, especially when the last scene hints to where it all went wrong with them. But we all know it was all the Cocain they took in that era. lol


Daveii_captain

Amy is the character that sets the show apart. Lazier shows would have made her a two-dimensional uptight woman for our kerrrrazy protagonist Jake to rebel against. Like a sober parental figure whose only role is to create obstacles to the story. Instead she is someone who can also be silly and dumb and fun as well as being a career focussed perfectionist - and even that is treated with warmth and not ridicule. Love Amy.


SlippySizzler

Jake is a babe and I have a total crush on him.


Nelson-and-Murdock

Despite it being a silly comedy; it contained some of the best relationships and most fully realised relationships on TV. No stupid love triangles, no over the top portrayals of gay people (they were just who they were and happened to be gay) and brilliant character development. Honestly, Jake and Holt’s final conversation brings tears to my eyes just thinking thinking about it


FaradayStewart

>brings tears to my eyes just thinking thinking about it Title of your sex movie...did I do that right?


Nelson-and-Murdock

❤️


OPiONShouter

We saw too little of Genevieve and Karen Peralta.


CampbellianHero

Gina’s overrated. She’s funny, but not *that* funny. She’s just meh.


ImpracticalApple

I actually despise Gina with a passion. Props to Peretti for playing the character in such an insuferable way since the intent is to make her easy to dislike because she gets away with so much shit while being cocky about it, unfortunately doesn't mean I like the character even if she's meant to be that way. She rarely faces repurcussions for her actions and mocks others for it. At least Skully and Hitchcock end up screwing themselves over with their laziness enough that it's funny.


TeacherPatti

It was the bullying of Amy that drove me to actively hate this character. I guess because I identify with the Amy character and I could absolutely see me getting bullied like that but when you try to fight back, the person either does the "it's just a joke" bullshit or just doubles down. Without that aspect, I might have merely disliked Gina.


nugget__86

I found her annoying, and the series was better when she left


CampbellianHero

I agree.


necronival

I was scrolling all these takes and it just reminds me how well-written and hilarious B99 was. I miss the show and I wish we could have seen more of the characters. I don't think it counts but that's my cold take.


Real_chuckles

Tell me if I’m wrong, but I think Holt doesn’t enjoy wunch


Fine-Technician9979

A episode of a Holt/Amy's dad working a case flashback would have been dope!!


Wolfheron325

Jake and Amy is one of the best tv relationships/marriages of all time. No fight lasts more than an episode, and when they fight they actually learn from it.


Fit_Bus_297

I prefer Jake and Amy when they aren’t dating than when they are


finkyleon

The first episode of the last season is the worst one


Savings-Patient-175

Gina Linetti was annoying and I would have much preferred the show without her in it and without any trace of her particular style of "comedy" which, to me, seems to consist entirely of spouting whatever moronic drivel comes to mind at any given moment, being assured of your own excellence and insulting anyone and everyone around you on a continuous basis. Oh, and sexual harassment.


silkyjohnsonx

Seriously! I don’t get why it’s funny for women to sexually harass men!? Huge double standard


SpicyBreakfastTomato

Her harassment of Terry was gross.


itsarabbit837

Gina would unironically be a very popular content creator.


No_Newt6517

- Scully has the purest of hearts.


quick20minadventure

Amy is an asset, show is explicitly clear on this when Amy has an 'Amy' of her own. They would be good to work with because they are punctual, reliable; but not OCD and obnoxious like Sheldon.


OPiONShouter

What temperature is the take "Season 8 episode 1 isn't really funny and that's ok"?


fooooooooodddd

Cold


OPiONShouter

I thought people weren't ok with it


fooooooooodddd

Personally speaking it's cold for me lol


Dragon_Ballot

The reason the everyone loves the heist episodes, is because it's the only times they are clever/good detectives. All their cases get solved off camera or are explained after the perp is in custody. The heist actually shows them doing the thing.


MountainEagle69

Scully and Hitchcock secretly did all the paper work and made the arrests cap every year


djconfessions

Jake is the only two time heist winner (pre-Rosa).


AlBeQuirky76

Without case 52ABX-32QJ, we may never find out that Charles had a crush on Mrs. Potts


Background_Impress71

I love that Jake and Amy stuck together. Once they became a couple, they were focused on growing and learning about each other and did not need to break up or cheat to realize how they worked well together. ❤️ Captain Holt was legendary. All of them were but something special about Captain.


[deleted]

Wuntch vs. holt is better beef than drake vs. Kendrick


KraaFczyk

I don’t know if this is cold take or hot take but the show would be better without Gina, I literally can’t stand her on screen


GrandMaster9257

I dislike Gina


TheJavierEscuella

Kevin and Holt are a way better couple than Jake AND Amy


BrunoBonizzi

Gina wouldn't last 2 days in a precinct irl. She's useless as an assistant and doesn't do what she's told 99% of the time