The Vulture (''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'')

"The Vulture"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 5
Directed by Jason Ensler
Written by Laura McCreary
Produced by
Production code 104
Original air date October 15, 2013
Running time 22 minutes
Guest appearance(s)

"The Vulture" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 5th overall episode of the series and is written by co-executive producer Laura McCreary and directed by Jason Ensler. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 15, 2013. It is the fifth episode to be broadcast but it's the fourth episode to be produced.

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. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) is an immature yet very talented detective in the precinct with an astounding record of crimes solved, putting him in a competition with fellow detective Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The precinct's status changes when the Captain is retiring and a new commanding officer, Cpt. Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) is appointed as the newest Captain. This puts a conflict between Jake and Holt for their respective methods in the field. In the episode, the crime unit investigates a murder scene when they're interrupted and forced to give the case to a MCU detective known as "The Vulture", who always takes cases and takes credit. Meanwhile, Holt and Gina try to help Terry to deal with his shooting problems after the mannequin incident.

The episode was seen by an estimated 3.43 million household viewers and gained a 1.5/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performance although some viewed the subplot as more interesting than the actual plot itself.

Plot

In the morning briefing, Jake (Andy Samberg) reports a man's murder and deduces that the victim's wife may be responsible. He decides to investigate the case alone and brushes off Amy (Melissa Fumero) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) into helping them, rather working with Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio). Meanwhile, Holt (Andre Braugher) asks Terry (Terry Crews) for help in targeting at a shooting range despite the fact Terry hasn't recovered from the mannequin incident. He agrees but finds Gina (Chelsea Peretti) is also coming.

Jake and Boyle interrogate many people in the building where the murder took place but are called back to the precinct. It turns out that the case was handed to Major Crimes Unit and a detective named Keith Pembroke (Dean Winters) is now investigating the case. Pembroke is known as "The Vulture" for arriving on the middle of an investigation, claim it and then taking the credit. At the shooting range, Terry freaks out due to Holt and Gina's failure at aiming and shoots at the target to teach them. However, he finds that it was on purpose to make him shoot and Holt could approve his return to the field and Gina was there to act as a witness.

Jake and the gang go to a bar where they discuss what to do with the Vulture in revenge. After taking many considerations, they decide to investigate the murder scene and find the corkscrew used to kill the victim. They find that the corkscrew was a magnetic one and search the trash conduit to find the corkscrew, eventually finding it. However, the Vulture scolds Holt for interfering in the scene. After getting confronted by Terry, Jake decides to give the credit to the Vulture to stop his behavior. Holt also finds that Terry managed to hit the adequate bullets for certification after intimidation from Gina. Later, Jake and Boyle send the Vulture a replica of Jake's butt, which has been slapped by the Vulture throughout the episode.

Reception

Viewers

In its original American broadcast, "The Vulture" was seen by an estimated 3.43 million household viewers and gained a 1.5/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.[1] This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 3.34 million viewers with a 1.5/4 in the 18-49 demographics.[2] This means that 1.5 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 4 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the second most watched show on FOX for the night, beating Dads and The Mindy Project but behind New Girl, fourth on its timeslot and ninth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind The Goldbergs, New Girl, Person of Interest, The Biggest Loser, Chicago Fire, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Critical reviews

"The Vulture" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Roth Cornet of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.0 out of 10 and wrote, "'The Vulture' is the strongest Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode to date. Funny, sharp, and a great use of the characters as a whole, let's hope that this entry is an indication of what's to come on this freshman series."[3]

Molly Eichel of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "A-" grade and wrote, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine is not a show that's subtle about its episodic themes. 'The Vulture' is a prime example. An episode about teamwork is resolved when the team works together. It's a simple concept. The theme this week isn't best illustrated by its storyline, though. Instead, it's the actual practice that works. Peralta, Boyle, Diaz, Santiago (and Hitchcock and Scully, but, losers? Amirite?) work together to solve their case, but in the end, their ensemble creates the most satisfying episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in its short run so far."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gorman, Bill (October 16, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'NCIS', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,' 'The Biggest Loser', 'Dads' & 'Person of Interest' Adjusted Up; 'Chicago Fire' & 'Supernatural Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gorman, Bill (October 9, 2013). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'NCIS' & 'The Voice' Adjusted Up; 'Chicago Fire', 'The Goldbergs' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cornet, Roth (October 16, 2013). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Vulture" Review". IGN. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Eichel, Molly (October 15, 2013). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Vulture"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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