"Johnny and Dora" is the twenty-third and final episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine's second season.
Holt assigns Jake and Amy to pursue a major identity thief but Jake is acting odd about the whole thing, leading him to confess that he was upset when Amy told him that she no longer wants to date cops. They vow to be nothing but professionals around each other, but the investigation forces the two to get very very close.
Meanwhile, Holt decides to try and blackmail Wuntch into letting him keep his job by digging up a letter where Wuntch openly criticizes the current NYPD commissioner. He gets Terry and Gina to try and find the letter in the City Hall archives.
Also, Charles accidentally lets slip that Marcus arranged a surprise party for Rosa's birthday, causing Rosa to become apoplectically angry.
This episode provides examples of:
- Almighty Janitor: Gina's network of assistants helps her track down the letter she and Terry are looking for.
- Bad Boss: Once again, Wuntch. She's perfectly willing to sabotage the careers of Holt's best detectives by transferring them to lousy precincts just to spitefully make sure Holt doesn't win one over on her.
- Benevolent Boss: While our main characters are obviously sad to see him go the shocked, horrified and saddened reactions of the various other officers and detectives provide more than enough evidence that Holt is a well-loved and respected commanding officer to the Nine-Nine.
- Big Damn Kiss: Three! The first two are because Jake and Amy are trying to preserve their covers. The third is where the two finally acknowledge their mutual attraction.
- Bittersweet Ending: Jake and Amy get together, but Holt and Gina leave the Nine-Nine.
- Blatant Lies: Amy doesn't do a very good job of pretending everything's not awkward after the first Fake-Out Make-Out between her and Jake in the restaurant.Charles: So, how was the restaurant?
Amy: SUCH A NORMAL TIME. - Book Ends:
- "Meep morp zeep." Jake and Holt's first conversation, the first episode of season one. Jake and Holt's last conversation, the last episode of season two.
- In the Cold Open, the squad suddenly find themselves having to say goodbye to their beloved vending machine. At the end, they suddenly find themselves having to say goodbye to their beloved captain.
- Cliffhanger: The Nine-Nine nervously waits outside the elevator doors for the new captain.Jake: Okay. Here we go.
[the elevator doors open then...cut to black] - Companion Cube: Scully's distraught at the thought of losing the precinct's snack machine. The other detectives also mourn the loss.
- Cringe Comedy:
- After Jake admits to Amy that he was planning to ask her out, the two end up having to role-play as an engaged couple while on stakeout. This ends up being as hilariously awkward as it sounds.
- Wuntch patting down Holt and the close-ups of her hands squeezing his body will make many a viewer squirm uncomfortably.
- Cutting the Knot: Terry's having trouble jimmying open a file cabinet drawer so he picks it up and carries the entire cabinet out.
- Eating the Eye Candy: Wuntch is clearly still attracted to Holt, as evidenced by the *ahem* thorough patdowns she conducts.
- Fake-Out Make-Out: Twice between Jake and Amy to keep from blowing their cover.
- Foreshadowing: The episode begins with the squad learning that the break room vending machine is suddenly being removed. Their solemn mourning of this occasion is played for laughs, but at the end, they learn that another beloved fixture of the precinct is being suddenly removed...
- Heroic Sacrifice: Holt ends up accepting the unwanted promotion in order to prevent Wuntch from spitefully transferring his detectives to other faraway precincts and derailing their careers.
- Hidden Depths: Charles knows Rosa extremely well. Including the fact that she's a fan of Gilmore Girls and was upset by the show's finale.
- Implausible Deniability: Jake and Amy get a bit defensive to the criminal they're arresting after their second Big Damn Kiss of the evening:Amy: NYPD! Freeze! We are police colleagues!
Jake: You're under arrest! This is a work event! - Mood Whiplash:
- From solemnly saying goodbye to the vending machine to gleefully grabbing at its contents after it's smashed open.
- Holt and Gina's emotional departure gets ruined by Scully when he says that he wants to leave with them too.
- No Yay: Discussed in-universe; Charles attempts to convince Jake and Amy that their restaurant kiss meant more than they were insisting by bringing up an example from his past:Charles: You guys are so naive; it's never 'nothing'. In high school, I played Daddy Warbucks in Annie. Becca Murse played Annie. And we were supposed to hug, on stage. And at first, that seemed like nothing too. But by opening night, we were full-on making out.
Amy: As Daddy Warbucks and Annie?
Charles: Mmm-hmmm... the audience was not on board. Playwright sued the school. - Not So Stoic: Holt gets visibly emotional when informing the precinct of his transfer, to the point where he's almost in tears.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- The precinct is floored when Holt gets visibly emotional when informing them of his transfer.Peralta: [Shaken] Go back to Robot Captain.
- Gina shows just how much she respects Holt by setting her phone on airplane mode.Terry: Oh my god, she doesn't even do that on airplanes!
- The precinct is floored when Holt gets visibly emotional when informing them of his transfer.
- Overly Long Gag: Wuntch patting down Holt goes on for much too long.Subtitle: 8 minutes later.
- Pass the Popcorn: Terry and Gina gleefully watch Holt and Wuntch's first confrontation while sharing a bowl of popcorn.Wuntch: I see you've got an audience for this little stunt?
Holt: Yes, well, who wouldn't want to see a man fight a crocodile? - Sadistic Choice: Wuntch gives Holt a choice: either Holt leaves the Nine-Nine or Holt stays in the Nine-Nine...but she transfers his detectives.
- Shipper on Deck: If ever evidence that Charles Boyle ships Jake/Amy was needed, his squeegasm in the van after learning that Jake and Amy kissed in the restaurant should provide a more than ample amount.Boyle: WHAAAAAAAAAAT?! TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: The Holt-Wuntch rivalry finally climaxes in this episode with Wuntch seemingly coming out on top for once and for all. This doesn't mean that Holt doesn't get in some good jabs as he's going down, however.Holt: Care to sit? I'm sure you'd like to take some weight off of your cloven hooves.
Wuntch: Calling me the Devil? How original, Raymond.
Holt: Actually, I was calling you a goat. You goat. - Strictly Professional Relationship: Jake and Amy mutually agree that, since they don't want to ruin their working dynamic or their friendship by giving into their feelings for each other, they will be perfectly content with settling for one of these. Naturally, the entire universe decides to see this as a challenge, and throws them into increasingly awkward romantically charged situations in order to test this. By the end of the episode, they're kissing in the evidence locker.
- Team Dad: Holt's status as father figure to the precinct in general terms and Jake especially is noted when Wuntch, while making her threat to have his detectives transferred, snidely refers to Jake as Holt's "little pet project".
