Brooklyn Nine-Nine survived being canceled after Season 5 and returned stronger than ever. It maintained an uncharacteristic degree of freshness for a sitcom, especially considering its eight-season run, even though the show did stumble in a few places (the Season 8 premiere, for instance).
Brooklyn Nine-Nine owes the bulk of its popularity to the roster of main characters as much as to the dozens of side and minor characters populating the series. While Holt, Charles, Jake, Amy, Terry, Rosa, and Gina remained relatively stable on the fan-favorite scale, there are a few characters whose popularity gradually declined over the course of the sitcom.
6 Caleb's Short-Lived Popularity Diminishes To A Cameo Role In Season 6
Caleb John Gosche, better known as Caleb the Cannibal, is Jake's only "friend" at Jericho Supermax Prison. Jake innocently believes that Caleb is in the protective custody unit because the latter is also a cop wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit. Caleb's revelation rocks Jake to his core, but he gets over the cannibalism aspect because there is a lot more to worry about when both of them are shifted to Gen Pop.
Caleb's overall demeanor can be classified as charming with a dash of grotesque, particularly when he reminisces about his past victims and dreams about eating human meat again. Caleb made waves when he was introduced in Season 5's double episode premiere, but he is quickly forgotten after Jake is exonerated and released from prison. Caleb briefly reappears in Season 6, but the character's short-lived popularity diminishes to nothing by this point.
5 Lynn Boyle Is Thoroughly Endearing, But He's Not Popular Enough To Maintain The Audience's Interest
Charles' intimate relationship with his father, while endearing, is a gold mine of comedy that is mined for everything it's worth. Lynn Boyle is similar to Charles in that both of them follow Boyle traditions to the letter, including hilarious rituals like the "Boyle boy's mimosa brunches." Lynn eventually falls in love with Darlene Linetti, Gina's mother, and the two of them end up getting married.
Unfortunately, the show limits Lynn to four episodes in Season 2, after which he is only mentioned in passing. The show could have delved much deeper into Charles' Iowan roots through his father, but Lynn was not popular enough to maintain the audience's interest.
4 Sharon Jeffords Disappears From Brooklyn Nine-Nine After Season 3
Sharon Jeffords offers a crucial perspective into Terry's domestic life, one that is rudely cut short when Brooklyn Nine-Nine decides to excise her character entirely. Her presence opens up a range of avenues for the series' to explore its main cast, including Captain Holt, Jake, and Gina.
Sharon is also one of the few characters capable of subduing others with a single glance; she wields an aura of authority comparable with the likes of Rosa Diaz. Sharon gradually disappears from Brooklyn Nine-Nine after giving birth to Ava in Season 3. Fortunately, her twin daughters, Cagney and Lacey, continue to appear on the sitcom all the way to Season 7.
3 Lohank's Comedy Potential Reaches Its Limits Around Season 4
Lohank begins his character arc as a sad-sack night shift detective known for leaving his shaved stubble all over Rosa's desk (and in her computer keyboard). Charles and Rosa take revenge on Lohank by stuffing his locker with loose hair and shaving cream, only to discover that their victim was already in the throes of depression. Lohank's wife later leaves him to raise their son alone, despite knowing about his prostate cancer.
It is later revealed that Lohank's main problem was the night shift timing because he transforms into a far healthier version when his squad is transferred to the day shift. He gains so much confidence that he's practically unrecognizable, although Jake is severely bothered by their reversed fortunes. Lohank's comedy potential reaches its limits around Season 4, which is when he is permanently booted from Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
2 Zeke's Comic Relief Novelty Wears Off Much Faster Than Anticipated
Terry's freeloading brother-in-law, Zeke, provides an extra layer of comic relief to Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He is best known for ridiculing Terry's (relatively) small size by calling him "Lil Dum Dum" and "Tiny Terry." Zeke loiters about in the Jeffords household on account of not having a job, which frustrates his brother-in-law.
Watching Terry physically and psychologically dominated by Zeke is ludicrously funny because the NYPD Lieutenant naturally towers over everyone in his precinct. Zeke's novelty wears off much faster than anticipated, forcing the show to cut him out after Season 3.
1 Roger Peralta's Absentee Father Has No Place In A Sitcom As Upbeat And Carefree As Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Roger Peralta does an excellent job at being a terrible dad to Jake, whose entire life is derailed when Roger abandons the family. He only visits his son when he needs help and promptly vanishes after Jake solves his problem. Luckily, Jake manages to find an alternative father figure in the form of Captain Holt, so Roger's sporadic appearance doesn't affect his son as much anymore.
Roger's shameless attitude towards parenting is almost painful to watch, but his antics help lighten the mood considerably, for instance, chopping his thumbs off on two separate occasions. The absentee father trope doesn't really have a place in a sitcom as upbeat and carefree as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, explaining why Roger's role is severely reduced by Season 7.
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