How Brooklyn Nine-Nine PERFECTLY Balances Comedy With Drama
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- As Brooklyn Nine-Nine approaches it's final season, it's hard to look back and find just one perfect episode. That's because Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been one of the most consistent comedies on TV for years. Andy Samberg's procedural comedy is beloved by many, and we'll all be sad once it's off the air. NINE-NINE!
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For another "Perfect Episode" episode, how about our "New Girl" breakdown? czcams.com/video/PMuUvFRxqAM/video.html
Please do a perfect episode of Futurama
New Girl is cringe bro
@@305Independent no it isn't
How about another "great episode" from Brooklyn 99? There are many season 5 episodes that are so good.
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Don't forget that this is the second episode where Jake plays guitar and screams in order to get someone to confess. Perfect callback
Yep, first time he does it is in the season 1 episode “48 Hours” when he screams at Kid Cudi.
@@mcanning1087 kid cudi?!
@@jamesbrennan3164 The rapper Kid Cudi plays the perp in "48 Hours".
@@TheDunnDusted woah! Never knew
@@jamesbrennan3164 I know right. Only found out years later myself.
The dentist's insecurity is also revealed early on as he becomes agitated when Holt is sneering that dentists aren't real doctors . He manages to flip it back on Holt so his subtle loss of composure goes almost unnoticed.
If I'm not mistaken, there was another slip up earlier where he had a visible reaction when Jake said that there was a lucky coincidence.
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I noticed that, too.
"It wasn't luck."
wow that well observed kudos
thats
oh damn….
There's also a ton of character and depth that doesn't actually get directly acknowledged in-show, but it's pretty clear that the writers intended it. Holt was always a bit of a stickler for the rules, but he became so obsessed with it because he had to. His superiors in the 80s would have taken any excuse to fire him and Holt worked hard to avoid that. The show is very much about him learning to trust and interact with his colleagues as a human. He spends a lot of time still afraid that some of his friends will still want to destroy him because he is black or gay.
Moreover Jake's journey is the opposite: to learn to balance his "childish" aura with a maturity.
I find that every character has this sort of duo Jake-Holt growth, like Amy does with Gina and Rosa, it's what I think makes this show feel so natural
: )
"You know why I'm still here? Because I do my job. And I do it right"
He addresses this pretty directly in S1 E2 if I remember correctly, when his job is threatened, he says that he has had many people try and destroy him due to him being black and gay, but the only reason he is there is because he does his job perfectly.
it makes me so happy that other people think this deeply about a sitcom. truly this show is one of the best on TV right now. the emotional depth is what makes it work, it's what makes so many great sitcoms work, and when it's lacking it's what makes them fail. I knew from the two emotional beats of the pilot that this was something special. The reveal that Holt is gay added higher stakes and the realization that Jake has about teamwork and wearing a shirt and tie means they will focus on growth. love this show so much!
EXACTLY!!
Saying that Michael Schur "co-created parks and rec" is the definition of a understatement, he co-created parks and rec but also The Office, The good place and Brooklyn 99. Everything that guy touches turns to gold
Yes!!! In every great comedy shows, I always saw his name! Truly skilled man.
especially without laugh tracks
It's an entire King Midas situation all over again..
King Schur?
And he is Moze in the office lol
he didnt create the office
Why I love the show:
No Background laughing.
Balances Comedy and Action.
Great Cast.
Terrific Cold opens.
Memorable moments.
Need I say more?
Also the unproblematic jokes behind it. Most comedy shows base off their humor of either racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic jokes but Brooklyn 99 is funny without being problematic which differs it from shows like friends, how I met your mother or new girl
@@Nisha-tt6ro The show definitely has some problematic jokes, specifically surrounding mental health disorders. Like Amy’s line “I’m a little OCD” which plays off OCD as perfectionism. Also the episode “The Therapist” where a lot of the scenes use Dissociative Identity Disorder (which they refer to as Multiple Personality Disorder, an outdated term) is used as the butt of a joke. While I do agree Brooklyn 99 has done a great job handling certain topics. Female sexual assault, racism, sexism, adoption, etc. It is not without its flaws, such as the criticised areas mentioned, as well as Gina’s sexual harassment directed towards Terry during the first few seasons.
i can’t even imagine how horrible this episode would be with laugh tracks, i’d be ruined
@@dcrlingtulip528 While I think the Gina "sexual harassment" towards Terry was done well without much bad behind it, the way they make Hitchcock a complete pervert is a little... ehhh...
Where I am (just finished THIS episode as a matter of fact) Scully is the redeeming one lol
I never saw Gina as a sexual harassment type, just really into Terry and disclosed it in the best "gina" way she could.
@@blokvader8283 Gina made several inappropriate comments towards Terry is sexual harassment. Especially when Terry has placed firmed boundaries. She is still sexually harassing Terry, yes it stopped after a while where as Hitchcock did not. It was still sexual harassment, and Terry even said during an episode that he’d “like to remind everyone about workplace boundaries”.
Captain Raymond J. Holt is one of the most well rounded, hilarious and heartfelt characters ever written on the t.v. screen. I'll be sad to say goodbye.
Peraltiago might be the face but Raymond Holt is the heart of this show.
A monotonic dramaQWEEN
@@nont18411 Agreed No doubt about that
why would you say that, now i'm sad too
Everyone needs a Capt. Holt in their life.
The guitar goes back to a season 1 episode, in which Peralta has hastily and without proof aprehended a suspect (Btw Kid Cudy does a great job here) so he has to obtain a confession or evidence before 48 hours.
So Amy says: What's your plan? Annoy him until confesses?
Then quick cut to peralta doing the same bad guitar and screaming. Next scene, peralta is going back to the team saying "It didn't work"
So, whats funny about that? Clearly annoy someone until confeses is a tool that Peralta still has under his arsenal.
The utilitarian gets me every time! I’ve watched every season for over 15 times and I’m ready for the last season
@@wingggggg so, it takes 15 then.....huh😞
We understand why it's funny
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Remember the episode where he was locked in the interrogation room because the door knob was broken? Lmao he did the annoy into talking without even knowing
I've rewatched this episode about 8 times. Everthing about it is perfect. Sterling K. Brown is amazing. I wish Brooklyn 99 did these smaller, one storyline episodes more
A bottle episode!
And the emotional payoff of the monologue is always amazing. The Oh Damns are so amazing.
Best one in my opinion
When Jake makes him repeat the victims name was the highlight of the ep.
I like the episode "The Crime Scene" which I consider to be the sister episode to "The Box" since it's pretty much another bottle episode that is very well done and with great character moments with Jake and Rosa.
What I really love about the episode is that it reaffirms the fact that Jake is actually a brilliant detective.
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@@thequantumgate3260 Cbat
Brooklyn 99 and Good Place made me cry over family situations more than most family dramas to be honest.
I literally can't think of a cry-worthy moment in B99, which part(s) are you talking about?
What?? Exaggerating much 🙄🤣 Brooklyn Nine-Nine has few emotional scenes and The Good Place had like 2.... When they was about to wipe Chidi's memory and showed his and Eleanor's relationship on the big screen and the other is the final episode....
@@dbestanime8148 Eleanor being sad about her mother being a good mother mother someone else
@@kaycollarfeild that's a stretch because Eleanor had her doubts and she was stashing money away for a quick get away 🤷♂️
@@dbestanime8148 but thats not what happened. Its a dark and hurting scene for anyone who had a mother like that. Especially because she was changed. The line that get it is expressing she was good enough to change, but Eleanor wasn't good enough to change for
I knew what episode it was without even clicking.
Bottle episodes are hard to do but when done right dialogue based episodes with a small cast and 1 or 2 sets like this have the potential to be the best
Fly from breaking bad was way better tho
Cooperative Calligraphy and Remedial Chaos Theory from community are both so much better
@@Hehe-nt4oe remedial chaos theory is my favourite episode of any comedy TV show
Well written bottle episodes can be the among the best episodes of the entire show
B99 doesn't have too many of these though
The best example of this had to go to Community.
@@juliansenfr community and breaking bad
To make a protagonist compelling, they need a good villain. And this episode did both of them right.
*they
*they need. It’s literally less to type.
"A hero is a hero but everyone loves a good villain." - Ferb
@@gavinsmith9871 Princess Monster..isn't it?😂
Just say they, you're wasting your time with he/she
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of my favourite shows ever. The 3 reasons are: It goes big and over-the-top just so it can make a joke funnier. Its timing. Its surprisingly effective dramatic scenes. Also, every single Halloween Heist episode is worth watching the ENTIRE show. Great comedy!
Every single Halloween and also every single Doug Judy episode, 100% worth the wait each season
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also the jimmy jab games, they are both some of the best things in comedy.
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About timing, I think the episode ticking clocks is one of the best that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere!
Peralta throwing the chair and bouncing back at him is like me trying to throwing my responsibility
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When the clip with Terry saying Nine-Nine popped up, I automatically yelled Nine-Nine and probably have woken up my parents. Worth it
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@@thequantumgate3260that's probably the background music of the show
Drew Gooden did a video on efficiency in comedy between ‘the office’ and ‘friends’ and planned on using the highest-rated episodes of each, and they both coincidentally were season 5, episode 14. Is there some sort of spell cast on s5 ep14’s???
Mind blown!
Agents of SHIELD S05E14 is also the best episode of that season. Not sure if it's considered the best ever, but it's certainly up there for me personally.
Wait a minute, Breaking Bad S05E14 is also arguably the best episode of the show. WTF?
I'm panicking WTH
*Snickers at you in Glee*
Every episode of Season 5 was a shitshow (apart from the third one).
The guitar is also a great gag because its a callback to S01E07 where he interrogates someone the exact same way. It's a really short cut-away, but that was FIVE SEASONS AGO! The reward is so good.
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Jake also loves annoying his suspects into confessing. He does this with the Kid Cudi episode and also sings bad jazz to Bob Andersonn to annoy him into talking. This whole harass them till they break childish method he uses - it's his favourite throughout the seasons.
Interesting to note that it's also the episode that features the least of the other characters.
Jake is what drives the show and he bounces off of holt really well.
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This is one of my go to episodes for introducing people to this show. It covers the show’s whole tonal range without requiring any knowledge of the previous episodes to understand.
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RIP Andre, we will all miss your talent and your heart
It super sad to see it’s gonna end. I’ve been watching this since I was 9. Feels like so long ago. Also The Box is definitely my favorite episode. I watched it 4 times in a row
I discovered this show less than a year ago its weird to think that this was something people have been enjoying for years.
Eh the show's kind of been in decline since it moved to NBC, especially after losing Gina.
@@305Independent Gina was the biggest loss in any sitcom (besides Steve carrel on the office)
gina was the best character hands down
@@karaa6357 I gotta disagree and say I was happy when she left and the show got better after the NBC move.
She was fun some of the time but not all of the time.
RIP Captain Raymond Holt. What an amazing performance!
Sterling K Brown kills it in this episode. One reason why it’s my favorite of the whole series.
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i went into the show thinking it would just be a silly comedy with some of my favourite actors but i got genuinely emotionally invested and teared up at some points, especially near the end of the last few seasons
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@@thequantumgate3260 the background music?
Yeah
*Nobody* going to mention that for several seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street, Andre Braugher played a homicide detective whose ability to get confessions during interrogations was legendary? Man won an Emmy for it, and this episode is homage to it, but whatever I guess
I've been dying for someone to do a comparative breakdown of this episode and "Three Men and Adena" from Homicide. I was completely obsessed with Frank Pembleton when that show first aired, and now I feel nothing but VIN-DI-CA-TIOOOOOON!
Same man. I was waiting the entire video for him to mention Andre's first famous "box" episode...
@@disjustice You can't expect him to be familiar with all tv shows lol. That show was always an underrated one.
It was an homage? Really?
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This show is damn near perfect and needs to be regarded as highly as The Office and Parks and Rec.
Rip Andre you were an amazing actor
Great to see this show get its time to shine
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for me Brooklyn 99 is something I watch while gaming, eating, before going to sleep etc, but when I landed on this episode i was torn away. You described technically exactly what I felt watching it. I watched the episode twice in a row because I think it's been months or maybe years since I found something so simple and deep at the same time.
This makes me want to watch the cold open where Jake has all of the suspects at the line up sing "I want it that way"
Captain Holt deserves so much hype. What a legend 😊
@ThatGuy thank you so much! 😊
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You forgot about just talking about when Holt was set off by dentists co-opting being a doctor. That was probably the funniest thing in the whole episode and felt real unlike the other funny stuff.
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Couldn't agree more. This is hands down my favorite episode.
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I finished watching Bojack Horseman a couple months ago and remember being so down and depressed by its finale. It has become my favourite animated series, I can’t explain how a “comedy” show is so deep and existential. I thought it would be a perfect topic for one of your videos, because of how good your analysis are. I really hope you could dedicate a video to it, really love your channel ❤️
I'm going to say something, and maybe this will help you.
Bojack was a piece of shit to EVERYONE around him, including those he professed to care about.
And in the end, they all severed ties.
You never know when one shitty thing you do without thinking might be someone else's last straw with you.
***BE KIND***
It won't always cause people to treat you better, but take it from me. You are only in control of yourself.
And it's so much easier to sleep at night.
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What made this episode so special is that the interrogation room was darker. It's usually dim but this is just whole darkness in the corners, only focused on the suspect and police. It gives me the vibe of how serious and intelligent the dentist is, and how difficult the case was gonna be bc of him.
I am surprised the video doesn’t mention “Homicide: Life on the Streets”. An excellent police drama from the 90s featuring Braugher. Set in Baltimore and based on a book by David Simon (creator of The Wire), Braugher was excellent in that series. And there is an early episode which is pretty much the same concept as this one - all set in the interrogation room. Featuring Braugher and his partner. It is incredible television. For many of us who were huge fans of Homicide, it’s been a delight to see Braugher in this role in Brooklyn 99. And, nicely, he’s a rather different character than his Homicide counterpart. Oh man. But I highly recommend tracking down that show. The conversations between Braugher and partner played by Kyle Secor are brilliant. But! Anyways, there were a few of us old Homicide fans that were excited to see this episode of 99. It feels like a possible tribute to a legendary episode of an underrated series also featuring Braugher. Aside from the general conceit the episodes play out differently, rather than having a Braugher re-create the older episode.
If the episode can be found (I am not sure if the Homicide series is easily accessible these days), it would be interesting to do a feature on it and compare.
Sadly, Homicide is tough to find online. But this episode was a direct homage to"Three Men and Adena", the fifth episode of the first season which is a pure bottle episode set in "The Box" that has arguably never been topped by any police procedural.
"huge fans of Homicide" is an interesting phrase
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@@MatthewBaron Best cop drama ever.
To this day, I have rewatched this episode easily 50 times. It IS perfect, and the fact that no other cast member appears other than Boyle for 1 second is a testament of what carries it.
one of the best episodes of any show, glad to see a great video about it
Appreciate it.
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I feel that this episode should have definitely won an Emmy. I don’t know how it was overlooked!
it's my favorite brooklyn 99 episode, it's amazing how they got the serious tone perfect for this episode, the low lights, everything happening in the same place, the tension... it's perfect
What I loved about this show is that diversity wasn't pushed down our throats. The characters are more than just gays, blacks, hispanics etc. Their whole character arc wasn't just centered around just one aspect of them.
I didn’t even notice the diversity until someone mentioned it. I had went through the first 5 seasons before I noticed that so few of the characters aren’t minorities.
I can hear peralta's "oh my god" and Holt's "peralta!" even without the audio
This is absolutely the best episode from this show. And there is a lot of excellent episodes. But this one was different.
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Sterling K. Brown also has the best delivery of "Shrek" in any media.
I watched this show all the time with my Father. I miss him.
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Press F to pay respects
You still have the memories and hopefully watching the show makes you feel the nostalgia of having him. Sorry for your loss
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what also made the episode stand out is the fact that it’s tone and cinematography is much more serious than their normal episodes are. u can feel the tension of peralta and phillip; the darkness of the tone makes it very different and lets you root more for the protagonist
can we appreciate the structure and thought that went into this video. the summary of the plot was amazing and the comparison of comedy with the kite was soo clever and well thought out. As well as the whole analization of what made the episode perfect. You're amazing at this!! you deserve to be complimented🥰
Awesome.
Thé most badass confrontation in a sitcom. Both actors nailed it and the setup was amazing. Definitely a favourite episode!
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I never thought that almost 22 minutes of dialogue from 6 characters could be so exciting.
I was kinda hoping it wasn't going to be The Box since it's already known as being such a great episode. I could have been exposed to something I hadn't considered before.
Same
Me too. When he was talking about blending comedy with drama and taking things seriously, my first thought was the episode "Show Me Going" because it managed to be funny and insightful and intense with great character moments for everyone. As much as I love the episode "The Box" and agree it's an excellent episode worthy of praise, it's a tad overrated because I think there are other episodes just as good that don't get talked about enough.
If it’s not “The Box”, I would consider either “Moo Moo” or “The Safehouse”.
When holy loses it about the “doctorate” was one of my favorite parts of that episode
This show got my out of some of the darkest times in my life. Love the deep, innocent, inoffensive humor
This is my fav episode so I feel validated watching this lmao
Me too! Lol
Hands down one of the greatest shows you can watch
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I see this episode as the "dinner party" of brooklyn 99, since the two eps are praised to death by fans. It's a terrific episode for sure, but imo it lacks a bit without the rest of the ensemble.
Which show is "dinner party" from?
@@user-yn2sr8cf8g the office
I agree! I like both episodes but I always feels a little thrown off kilter because its lacking without the rest of the cast and therefore these are actually some of my least favorite episodes (but still good episodes)
Agree. Also both Dinner Party and The Box have only 1 plotline. Usually sitcoms have 2 or more plotlines, but these 2 have 1
Andy's face right after the confession is one of my favourite moments in B99.
A phenomenal episode. Always an instant rewatch.
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This episode is, by far, the best one of the whole series and one of the greatest of any cop show there is. Hands down.
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"The Box" was a very good "bottle episode". You get to see how well all three main actors can act.
I wouldn't say this episode is the best - I prefer the earlier ones better - but just like the episode's structure explained in the video, its place in the series is a moment to take a breath from the "usual" plot lines/episodes. If that kind of episodes were more frequent, they would be part of the series' idea/approach/tenet, and wouldn't stand out. Also I felt like the quality the show had slightly started to go down from that season - yet much slower than most sitcoms at this stage - so having this episode kind of reaffirming the strengths of the show at that point felt really fresh.
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It had a small budget, but still became one of the best episodes in the show.
I knew this would be the episode you will analyse. Favourite episode of the series
This is my favorite episode of the season! So good!! I’m glad you made this video 😄
Might be my favorite Nerdstalgic video! Tsym for posting a b99 video! :D
While everything in this video is 100% accurate.
The throwing the chair and bouncing back still makes me laugh cry. Every single time.
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Just came across this channel, and this is genius work. Extremely well thought, detailed but does not bore you. So captivating. Brilliant.
RIP Andre Braugher, you were and will for ever be a legend.
This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. It can easily be looked over and doesn’t do anything with any major plot lines but it’s so, so good
I wont deny that this episode is fantastic, and I'd argue one of the best in the series, but my problem is that I feel the show rarely reaches these dramatic highs. Sure its funny routinely, but drama like this, especially drama involving police work and ingenious solves comes far too infrequently in my opinion.
This is my absolute favorite episode of the entire series. When it first aired and B99's future at the time was unknown, I felt that if this had been moved to the end of the season to be their final episode after all of the story arcs had concluded, I would have been happy. It is just such an fantastic episode in terms of the the comedy, the Holt and Jake's relationship, and the drama B99 holds. I remember falling out of my seat laughing when the chair hit Jake. While I am happy with how the series did eventually end, this would have been a good episode to go out on
This episode was absolutely amazing. I hated the dentist so much and was satisfied when he confessed. Each character stood out so much
The Box is hands down one of the best episodes of anything to ever air on TV. It's genuinely that good.
PLEASE stop mentioning all these great shows I missed! Community, now Brooklyn 99. There aren't enough hours in the day for this much good storytelling! (P.S. I'm just kidding, love your channel, thank you for recommending all of these incredible shows and I hope you have more in the future.
To the 99!
This is my favorite sitcom of all time. I definitely agree, this episode perfectly balances comedy and drama. It's also smack dab in the middle of the show's best run of episodes ever.
I remembering finishing that episode and just thinking “That was one of if not the best episode of Brooklyn Nine Nine”, so glad you made a video about it
the guitar thing was also a throwback
This has always been my favorite episode, so happy to see it get the credit it deserves!!
Actually, it’s my favorite episode, thanks for the video
It’s just amazing to me how much story and entertainment talented people can pack into 20 minutes
Dude, I just watched that episode for the first time right now, I've been rewatching the entire series and catching up on all the stuff I missed, and it was amazing.
I absolutely loved that it's entirely Holt and Peralta based taking place entirely in the Interrogation Room. The chemistry between the two officers being slowly broken down by Philip, and that fucking crescendo of monologuing at the very end before Philip snaps was incredible. Sterling killed it there, you can tell exactly what he's thinking, "Oh goddammit, I just confessed!"
I love episodes like this, and it's the same reason why I love the episodes Coral Palms Part 1 and The Big House Part 1. They're mostly focused on one storyline and take little time focusing on different things. It's refreshing to have a simple direct Plot A story without any other B's or C's.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a gem with so much passion put behind it.
This is my favorite episode of B99!! This is the one I'll rewatch constantly just on its own. I've made my family watch it multiple times too.
This episode is one of the greatest TV episode I have ever witnessed. It's an art
Finally a good breakdown of my fav B99 episode
Rest In Peace Andre Brauer.
For us you are, and always will be our dearest Velvet Thunder!
Classic episode! Great breakdown!
Shucks... Thanks for being here!
simply brilliant.
this is my favorite episode omg, Im so glad you guys did a vid on it
I thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you.
This Episode is sheer perfection!
Oh my god this is definitely my favorite episode
Your point about resting and taking time from the comedy reminds me of what makes jazz music so great. Knowing how to use pauses is as important as knowing how to add notes, and creating tension (going off the harmony) is fundamental before resolving it (going back to the harmony). It's easy to create a cookie cutter pop song, where everything is nice and according to the formula, but very hard to properly create and resolve tension.
Ive watchedd this show about 4 times now its my favoriter show of all time and i felt like you chose the perfect (and my fav) episode to breakdown, Great video!
This is my favorite episode Of the show, it's such a perfect episode
"I can't go on a date with you...
"We're doing a bottle episode!"
JUST WHEN I FINISHED THE SEASON 6 YOU UPLOAD THIS, MY FAVORITE EPISODE I'M SO EXCITED
Thanks for the breakdown! This is my favourite episode from the series, btw.
I can't be the only one that heard "procedural please-comedy" at the beginning lmao
Easily the best episode of the show
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Excellent breakdown for an excellent episode!