S03.E12: 9 Days

[ElectricBoogaloo]

When Captain Holt and Jake accidentally contract the mumps during an investigation, they decide to be quarantined together in hopes of still solving the case. Meanwhile, Rosa tries to help Boyle through a mourning process, and Terry is forced to clean up Hitchcock and Scully's mess.

[Skyfall]

Boyle WOULD get nightmares from Grimm xD

[chitowngirl]

"The Mumps have reached my testicles!"

[bilgistic]

I am on the fence about this show sometimes, but this was the funniest episode I have ever seen. The mumps storyline was ridiculously funny.

[Kanner]

Jake and Holt = Ridiculously Awesome!

Please show never change.

The looks they gave Amy about the Ziti dish had me laughing so hard.

[thuganomics85]

This episode was pretty broad and silly, but I just thought it was so damn funny.  I mean, sure, the main reason I love this show is because of how great and layered the characters are and how smart and witty it can be.  But it's not like I'm not going to laugh at watching Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher wearing prosthetic mumps and doing/saying ridiculous shit.  I'm only human!  Added bonus of sprinkling in Amy trying to prevent them from going off the rails.  Speaking of which, I like that they just seemed to have given up hiding Melissa Fumero's pregnancy, and just let Amy be on screen normally, and leave it to the audience if they want to find a reason why the character is suddenly a bit heavier.  I'm fine if they never have a real explanation for it.

 

Terry accidentally destroying Holt's office by slamming the door was equally broad and silly, but again, I laughed.  Maybe I'm just in an easy mood tonight.

 

I did feel bad that Boyle lost his dog, although I'm trying to remember how many he's suppose to have.  I wonder if the show remembers that he also has the two dogs that were a product of that little "dalliance" Cheddar had.  Either way, not surprised that Rosa wasn't very sensitive at first, because she totally strikes me as someone who wouldn't understand why humans care so much about pets.  But now she has a puppy of he own, so that should be fun.  I just hope she keeps all her weapons locked away, since I don't think a pup should be playing with numb-chucks or ninja stars.

[VCRTracking]

I hope I never get the mumps because it looks so painful! I hurt just watching Holt poking Simon while Jake pokes "Balthazar" and "Penelope"!

Poor Boyle. My first dog died years ago and it took me a while to get over her.

[Arynm]

"Balthazar is a thirsty bitch" 

Funniest thing I have heard all week

[Seelouis]

Andre Braugher deserves all the awards for making me bust a gut by uttering one single word ... "Case!"

[Mama No Life]

"Balthazar is a thirsty bitch" 

Funniest thing I have heard all week

My favorite in a long line of great ones tonight.

First episode in a while I have saved to watch again.....

 

Just the looks between Holt and Jake in the dr office were terrific.  And then the "cool cool cool cool" response to the testicles comment.

[meep.meep]

The line about hording the frozen peas was great, but I can't remember how it went.....

 

Those were the worst prosthetics ever!  Did they put tennis balls under some fake skin?  Not getting the Emmy for makeup!

[tominboston]

Those were the worst prosthetics ever!  Did they put tennis balls under some fake skin?  Not getting the Emmy for makeup!

 

I have to disagree... I thought the makeup people made the guys look disturbingly uncomfortable and the really gross swelling added to the general silliness of the situation.

 

Is Holt loosening up a bit this season? Don't change, Captain!

 

Loved badass Rosa bonding with the cute puppy.

 

[Primetimer]

As if we could pick just one.

Read the story

[tennisgurl]

I hope we continue seeing Rosa and her puppy. He is ridiculously cute. 

 

The Mumps story was quite broad for this show, but it made me laugh. I always love some Holt and Jake bonding. 

 

Of course Boyle gets nightmares watching Grimm.

 

I really liked Ginas funeral hat. 

[Texasmom1970]

"Balthazar is a thirsty bitch" 

Funniest thing I have heard all week

I died when he said that, loved it. Also watching them get loopy on cold medicine. This episode was about perfect to me!

[JTMacc99]

The looks they gave Amy about the Ziti dish had me laughing so hard.

"Oh Amy..."  

 

Hee!  

 

Three times I watched them read off the list, "Did you really use 18 cups of Oregano?" and three times I laughed out loud at "Oh Amy."

 

 

This episode was pretty broad and silly, but I just thought it was so damn funny.  I mean, sure, the main reason I love this show is because of how great and layered the characters are and how smart and witty it can be.  But it's not like I'm not going to laugh at watching Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher wearing prosthetic mumps and doing/saying ridiculous shit.  I'm only human!  

I see no reason to even question yourself here.  While it was being broad and silly, it was also working in all of the great character interactions and layers that make the show work.  I mean, how on earth does a show get away with telling the story that somebody actually made that recipe the way that it was written?  In this case, it was Amy pointing out that she may not be a good cook, but she's great at following directions.  And just like that, the joke works.

[Julie23]

Holt and Jake are always a win, and this is one of the best. I think I need to watch it again, I think I missed some stuff.

How did Boyle fail to NOT want to cuddle that puppy!!

The pairings they had this week were great - Terry and Gina are always good, Boyle and Rosa, unexpected win.

Love this show!

[iMonrey]

 

Andre Braugher deserves all the awards for making me bust a gut by uttering one single word ... "Case!"

 

Yep. Of all the silly things going on in the episode, for some reason that just made me laugh the loudest. 

[MrWhyt]

  And then the "cool cool cool cool" response to the testicles comment.

I was coming to praise this bit. Of course, as a man, even normally stoic Holt is shaken a bit by the threat of testicle pain.

Edited January 20, 2016 by MrWhyt

[Danny Franks]

Trivia Newton John. Heh. Amy, you dork. It's nice to see that Jake's proclivity for coming up with funny names is rubbing off on Amy. Also, how adorable was she sitting in the back of the doctor's office, waiting for Jake? And of course she's up to date on all her vaccinations. She was great as the stern but snarky, put-upon girlfriend. "I know I'm not a great cook, but I love following instructions." Aw. But man, is she a terrible cook. Nevermind Jake, even I would know that recipe was iffy.

 

And honestly, I'm really happy that she and Jake got some scenes together this week. Their dynamic is so great to watch, and however the writers turn it, Andy and Melissa make it work. 

 

Is it the MMR vaccination that idiots are refusing to let their kids have, these days? If so, this is something those poor kids may have to deal with. Good job, parents. And good job makeup guys, because those goitres were absolutely disgusting to look at.

 

Jake and Holt are so much fun together, especially when Holt descends to Jake's level. Their childish behaviour was a riot. The montage of them getting increasingly zonked on cold medicine and fever was hilarious. "He's eating snakes! No... it's spaghetti."

 

"Thank you for writing this. Reading it made me a better man." Beautiful. Of course Holt's essays are works of art.

 

Rosa being callous about Boyle's dog dying was a fun little storyline. People who don't like animals, or even who just haven't had pets, really don't understand how much pain it can cause when they die. That idea of 'you can just get another one' is so insulting to the feelings of the person. But at least Arlo was cute as hell, and now Rosa has a dog!

 

Terry and Gina was kind of pointless. Didn't really go anywhere, and felt like it was just there to give them something to do this week. Seriously, just fire Hitchcock and Scully. They are the worst policemen ever.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Danny Franks

[JTMacc99]

Yeah, but they did tell us that Hitchcock and Scully once were really good detectives, which I've always thought was a really neat touch by the show.

[Brandi Maxxxx]

Seriously, just fire Hitchcock and Scully. They are the worst policemen ever.

But then who will make the coffee?

[dusang]

Yeah, but they did tell us that Hitchcock and Scully once were really good detectives, which I've always thought was a really neat touch by the show.

 

They've shown them being good detectives - when appropriately motivated.

[bethy]

For some reason Jake's saying, "Need more medi-jen" makes me giggle. He sounds just like a toddler and he looked so sick and miserable.

I also like how they haven't had Amy try to change Jake. The fact that he showed up at work with food on his shirt after the two had obviously spent the night together was awesome. She didn't even get annoyed with him about it.

[peeayebee]

So great. The shot of Jake "lying down" followed by Holt in the background, pointing to the window, and saying, "CASE!" just cracked me up.

 

"Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool," was excellent. I also liked when Jake awkwardly tried to cover by saying, "Every day on this job… is a wonder," and Holt says, "Damn right it is."

 

Amy: I keep up on all my vaccinations. I'm immune to stuff you never even heard of.

Holt: But you're not immune to braggadocio.

 

Jake and Holt's poking fight was so funny. Man, just everything was funny.

[Driad]

Balthazar and Penelope may be references to the British sitcom "Vicious." Freddie and Stuart's dog is named Balthazar, and one of their friends is Penelope.

[peeayebee]

Ah! Good catch!

[spaceghostess]

Trivia Newton John. Heh. Amy, you dork. It's nice to see that Jake's proclivity for coming up with funny names is rubbing off on Amy. Also, how adorable was she sitting in the back of the doctor's office, waiting for Jake? And of course she's up to date on all her vaccinations. She was great as the stern but snarky, put-upon girlfriend. "I know I'm not a great cook, but I love following instructions." Aw. But man, is she a terrible cook. Nevermind Jake, even I would know that recipe was iffy.

 

And honestly, I'm really happy that she and Jake got some scenes together this week. Their dynamic is so great to watch, and however the writers turn it, Andy and Melissa make it work. 

 

Is it the MMR vaccination that idiots are refusing to let their kids have, these days? If so, this is something those poor kids may have to deal with. Good job, parents. And good job makeup guys, because those goitres were absolutely disgusting to look at.

Totally agree about Amy/Jake chemistry. They were great as friends/colleagues--so much so that I dreaded the inevitable coupling. But hey--it works! Kudos to AS, MS, and the writers for that.

 

Can't speak for the other idiots, but THIS idiot (and her idiot husband) opted out of all the vaccines for our (poor) kids. Which, I guess, makes us even stupider than the garden-variety idiots you mentioned? 

[formerlyfreedom]

A reminder; people are entitled to their opinions. We don't all have to agree (and honestly, what fun would it be if we all agreed on everything?), but we do have to respect each other. Thanks!

 

 

 

[Driad]

They didn't mention it, likely because this is a sitcom, but mumps can be dangerous. I knew a man who (before there were vaccines for mumps and measles) caught mumps from his kids and developed encephalitis. Fortunately he recovered, but it was touch and go for a while.

[kangarara]

Thanks to the Saskatoon School Board (who couldn't deal with mid-July birthdays, apparently, too young for vaccine one year, too old the next), I didn't get the MMR as a child and got the mumps when I was 25. Those prosthetics... they're damned accurate. I looked like the fat kid in the Gary Larson cartoons (my neck was wider than my head). And yes, it fucking hurts. Alternating ice packs & hot packs - I think it must have been that ANY sensation other than what was going on on the inside was preferable.

[Mama No Life]

"It's ALWAYS spaghetti!"

 

And also the conversation about forks made me laugh.

[joanne3482]

I needed an explanation of why Jake and Holt caught the mumps. Presuming Holt is the same age as the actor, roughly that would put him at late 40s early 50s which means he would've gotten the MMR as a toddler, as would Jake (again presuming he is roughly the same age as his character).  Jake would have even gotten the booster before elementary school.  Vaccine exemptions weren't that common in the early 70s and 60s. 

[Rockstar99435]

The MMR vaccine is only good for 10 years so even if they got their boosters as kids, they would need to keep up to date with their shots. That's why Amy wasn't at risk; she'd kept up to date with her shots.

 

 

Edit: Sorry, the TDaP shot is only good for 10 years. The MMR shot should last forever, but it depends on which shots you got as a kid and if you got your adult booster in your 20s. So it could be that Jake and Holt got their childhood shots for school but didn't get their adult boosters.

Edited January 21, 2016 by Rockstar99435

[hendersonrocks]

I miiiiiight co-opt Trivia Newton John as a team name for my next trivia night out. 

 

Loved this episode, and almost everything about it. The mumps storyline was perfection, but I thought Terry's was a little underdeveloped.

[arjumand]

I've watched it twice now, and I'm still laughing to tears every time the mumps storyline continues.

"CASE!"

One of my favourite bits is when Holt and Jake give her similar looks after "Oh Amy!" Jake's has this bit of worry in it - a tinge of "I knew you couldn't cook, but this is something else!"

The Boyle storyline hit a bit too close to home to completely enjoy, having recently lost my 17-year old cat to cancer.

Though I did appreciate Rosa's line for a few reasons:

"If anything happened to [Arlo], I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself."

1. Its perfectly deadpan delivery.

2. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

[peeayebee]

The way Holt says "CASE!" is just perfect. Kind of like a toddler.

[Loandbehold]

AB continues to be utterly fantastic as Holt. I swear, by the end, I could hear him pronounce "case" with the "k".

[jhlipton]

Yeah, but they did tell us that Hitchcock and Scully once were really good detectives, which I've always thought was a really neat touch by the show.

 

And they solve just enough cases to make their quota.  Since they are (probably) union, firing them wouldn't be easy.

[Eolivet]

I've loved the show this year, but I was not a fan of this one. My uncle had the mumps as a child and became sterile as a result, so I'm just never going to find preventable infectious disease funny. Plus, given the political climate, I can't tell if it was being slyly satirical ("Pretty soon, we'll be seeing more and more people with the mumps, so get used to it! Doesn't it look fun?") or weirdly juvenile ("Heh heh heh. Mumps. It's sounds weird and it affects the testicles! Heh heh heh.") The tone was just...off, to me.

 

This show has done so well with sort of timeless comedy, but I felt like this was the comedic version of "too soon."

Edited January 29, 2016 by Eolivet