She did this because high-ranking members of the police are going to attend and she set up Holt to speak honestly (meaning with furious anger) about her in front of them, which would thus damage his career.
Holt receives help from Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) and Amy (Melissa Fumero), with the latter experiencing emotional overdrive, side effects from taking hormones her doctor had prescribed.
This prompts Jake to officially decide: he will take all three children to the movie by himself and leave Terry and Boyle at home, which the two don't end up minding since it means they have a free night away from their kids.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.12 million household viewers and gained a 0.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Even inserting one extra episode between the two scenes would have significantly reduced the feeling that it ultimately wasn't that hard for Amy and Jake to solve this problem.
"[4] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave it a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "With a just a minor hiccup at the end, 'Ding Dong' was everything you could want out of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Maybe it didn't play with the format like last week's episode, but not every outing needs to reinvent the wheel, so long as it stays true to the characters we love with silly and heartfelt stories.