SailorFini's Media Reflection Blog

I've talked about Brooklyn 99 before on this blog, but I haven't yet talked about the pilot episode of the series. The pilot episode of a show is one the most important episodes, it's meant to set up the show and get viewers interested and the pilot for Brooklyn 99 does exactly that (it's what made me want to watch the rest of the show so clearly it did a good job). The episode was mainly structured to set up for the rest of the series. It introduced to all the characters with short descriptions of each and it showed two different crime scenes to show the crew working together. I think it was very important that they introduced all of the characters, as without the knowledge of who everyone is, it makes the show feel a bit empty. All the characters were introduced quickly with memorable scenes (that are all in the opening so you can remember them). This made it quick and easy to remember everyone and to choose a favourite. Rosa is easily one of my favourite ...

The Halloween episodes of Brooklyn 99 are undoubtedly some of the best in the show (if they aren't then they totally are to me). The first one starts the long saga of the Halloween Heists. In this one, Jake promises Holt that he will be able to take Holt's Medal of Valour. While this one isn't my favourite of the Halloween episodes it certainly started the legacy of amazing Halloween episodes. I like to think that the purpose of these episodes is to have something fun and very different in the series. All of the Halloween episodes seem to have a very different vibe to all of them. It's like we see a different side to some of the characters, especially Holt. It's very strange to see Holt acting differently to how he normally is, but I guess that's part of the appeal of these Halloween episodes. It also gives us a break from the normal episodes, where sometimes the plot can be a bit heavier. After this first episode, the purpose of the Halloween episode is, o...