Brooklyn Nine-Nine Review: The Crime Scene (Season 6 Episode 6)
Jake and Rosa pair up to solve a Dope case on Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 Episode 6, “The Crime Scene.” The hair-dresser girlfriend bit is enough to make the episode a hit.
The treat of having an entire episode focused on an odd couple of Rosa and Jake catapults the episode to classic status.
My favorite part of the episode is definitely Rosa’s many hairstyles. It helpfully marks the passing of days, and it is a thrill and a half to see Rosa with colorful and loud hair.
Stephanie Beatriz absolutely kills it with her performance. Rosa is the exact same Rosa, confident straight-faced and determined, with each of the coifs.
Even the dramatic hair flip of her super long locks are out of functional necessity.
We get to meet Jocelyn before we meet Jocelyn via the hairstyles.
Brilliant move.
Rosa is so happy and into Jocelyn that she is comfortable wearing purple curls in her hair. That says a lot.
It is also fun to imagine Rosa and her girlfriend flirting and bonding as Rosa gets her weave put in. The hairstyles on the episode are really a gift that keeps on giving.
Only Brooklyn Nine-Nine could make such a minor bit have such a delightful impact.
The episode errs slightly by having Rosa cry because the victim’s mom reminders her of her own mom. We just saw Rosa break down in an emotional moment when Gina left.
Crying in general, but certainly while in the middle of doing her job, is very out of character for Rosa.
One of the major highlights of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 Episode 5, “A Tale of Two Bandits,” is Rosa’s morbid little giggles.
Rosa is a callous person. When she does emote, it is very special. For me, having her cry so soon after she cried over Gina takes her too far from her core characteristics.
I love seeing Rosa’s face and the acting is great. But, that is not a good enough reason to have a character do something out of character.
Rosa promising to solve the case and then making to first move to reconnect with her own mom sans tears would have had the same emotional impact without sacrificing character continuity.
Especially since we get to hear Rosa’s mom’s sweet comment.
JULIA DIAZ: No, it’s cute, mija!
The episode certainly still works really well. It is special to see how Jake helps Rosa to be brave and vulnerable. Jake is an excellent friend just by believing in the people he loves.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a constant reminder of how platonic friendships can exist between hetero, gay, and bi pairings on TV. Other shows should follow the 99’s lead.
The show has had some incredible guest stars during its six seasons. Michael Mosley as abundantly eager CSI agent Franco McCoy is top tier!
Mosley’s comedic timing and confident presence perfectly set the tone for the episode.
We get to see the relationship and character development from Rosa, Rosa’s hair, and Jake, so it is nice to have Franco available for the more punchline-type humor.
The interactions between the detectives and the CSI folks works so well that I would love to see an episode focused on a mash-up between the whole teams.
Overall, the episode is a nice change of pace while getting back to the important backbone of solving cases.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.
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