The Takeback
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"The Takeback" is the 8th episode of the seventh season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the 138th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by Dewayne Perkins and directed by Michael McDonald. It aired on March 19, 2020, on NBC.
Episode 8
| "The Takeback" | |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Michael McDonald |
| Written by | Dewayne Perkins |
| Cinematography by | Rick Page |
| Editing by | Ryan Neatha Johnson |
| Production code | 708 |
| Original air date | March 19, 2020 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In this episode, Jake is invited to Doug Judy's bachelor party in Miami but the party soon turns into a mission when they find out that Judy's friends made a heist while in the hotel and they have to pull a "reverse heist" to avoid problems. Meanwhile, Holt returns as the Captain of the precinct but Terry loses an important business card while the rest of the precinct debates on getting a new vending machine.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.32 million household viewers and gained a 0.7 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Samberg's and Robinson's chemistry.
Jake (Andy Samberg) discovers through a criminal that Doug Judy (Craig Robinson) is getting married and he didn't even invite him to the wedding. He confronts Judy about this and he explains that he didn't invite him because his criminal friends wouldn't be comfortable with a cop in the wedding. To compensate this, Judy invites him to his bachelor party in Miami but Jake will have to pose as a criminal.
Jake meets Judy's friends, which include Mark Cuban. In Miami, they run into trouble when they find that Judy's sister, Trudy (Nicole Byer), was released from jail and she nearly blows Jake's cover although they buy her silence. However, Judy's gang reveals that they stole $10 million worth of diamonds from a Russian. With Jake's cover blown, Judy decides that the best option is to make a "reverse heist" and return the diamonds before the Russian finds out. Working with Judy's gang, Jake manages to return the original diamonds. However, Jake calls the Miami police and they arrest Judy's criminal friends for stealing the original diamonds. This disappoints Judy, who refuses to let Jake go back to New York on his private jet. Back in the precinct, Jake receives a wedding invitation from Judy, who tells him that his bride is a judge and didn't want his friends at the wedding so he orchestrated the bachelor party so Jake could arrest his friends. He then asks Jake to be his best man at the wedding, which he accepts.
Meanwhile, Holt (Andre Braugher) is back as the Captain but discovers that his business card on his desk was thrown away and tells Terry (Terry Crews) to find it, not knowing Terry was the one who threw it away. Terry and Rosa replace the card with a new one. Nevertheless, Holt finds out the original one was thrown away, as the new one does not have a message on the back. The card was from a person he couldn't help and the card was a reminder of his failure. To compensate, Terry and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) get him the cards of people he actually helped to motivate him. Amy (Melissa Fumero), Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio), Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker), and Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller) explore their options for a third vending machine. They eventually find one but it quickly gets pulled after causing a major blackout in the precinct. Boyle then reveals to Hitchcock and Scully the advantage of not having a third machine: they can punch the machine to get free items.