"Captain Latvia" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The episode was seen by an estimated 2.15 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
In the cold open, Jake buys an inflatable tree for the break room, but it becomes too big and traps Terry inside, forcing him to crash through one of the windows to escape.
Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) is determined to find an action figure, Captain Latvia, for Nikolaj (Antonio Raul Corbo) as a Christmas gift.
In its original American broadcast, "Captain Latvia" was seen by an estimated 2.15 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
So instead of another 'Yippie Kayak,' Brooklyn Nine-Nine's 'Captain Latvia' has goes with an A Good Day To Die Hard reference (which happens to be the ultimate comeback from Boyle) as part of what starts off like a Jingle All The Way take and ends up serving as the nightmare fuel of us versus them rhetoric between parents and non-parents.
"[3] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote, "'Captain Latvia' was an excellent Joe Lo Truglio spotlight, allowing Boyle to be simultaneously creepy and awesome in his pursuit of the perfect Christmas gift for poor Nikolaj, taking advantage of his musk, his flat butt, and everything else that will give Jake nightmares.